Sunday. December 2 1 1 997 The Clarion-Ledger SCOREBOARD I WOLVES 92, CLIPPERS 91 STANDINGS STANDINGS All TimmCST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division All Times CST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East New England Miami Y. Jets Buffalo Indianapolis Central y-Pittsburgh y-Jacksonville Tennessee Baltimore Cincinnati West x-KansasCity y-Denver Seattle Oakland San Dieoo 6 0 9 0 9 6 0 6 10 0 3 12 0 11 4 0 10 5 0 7 8 0 6 I I 6 9 0 12 3 0 11 4 0 7 I 0 4 11 0 4 11 0 Pet GB 17 8 .680 16 10 .615 IVi 15 11 .577 Vi 13 11 .542 3vj 13 14 .481 5 12 .471 5 6 II .250 lOVi 7 .731 17 I .680 1 .640 2'i 15 .625 3 15 9 .625 3 12 13 .480 12 15 .444 7V4 3 23 .115 16 Pet. PF PA .600 355 277 .600 327 313 .600 331 274 .375 255 367 200 285 362 .733 366 291 .667 374 309 .467 317 304 .433 312 329 .400 339 391 600 350 219 733 434 284 .467 327 353 .267 315 399 .267 263 387 Miami Orlando New York New Jersey Washington Boston Philadelphia Central Division Atlanta Indiana Chicago Charlotte Cleveland Milwaukee Detroit Toronto WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Houston Utah San Antonio Minnesota Vancouver Dallas Denver Pacific Division Seattle A Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento I Golden State L.A. Clippers 15 15 11 5 2 21 20 15 14 9 5 5 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Pet GB I .636 9 .625 10 .600 Vi 13 458 4 17 .346 7 20 200 22 .083 13 5 .808 6 .769 1 I .652 9 .609 SVi 17 .346 12 18 .217 14K 21 .192 16 Pet.
PF PA Giants 9 5 1 .633 287 258 Washington 7 7 I .500 292 257 Philadelphia 6 I I .433 285 337 Dallas 6 9 0 .400 297 294 Arizona 3 12 0 200 254 353 Central x-Green Bay 13 3 0 .813 422 282 y-Tampa Bay 9 6 0 .600 268 248 Detroit I 7 0 533 366 296 Minnesota I 7 0 .533 315 331 Chicago 4 II 0 267 248 390 West X-Son Francisco 13 2 0 867 366 227 Atlanta 7 8 0 467 294 332 Carolina 7 9 0 .438 265 314 New Orleans 6 9 0 400 224 302 St. Louis 5 II 0 .313 299 359 Philadelphia Dallas Arizona i x-GreenBay Minnesota Chicago Carolina New one St Louis CALENDAR Men' College Basketball: Southern Miss. vs. Loyola of Chicago in San Juan Shootout; Alcorn State at Texas-El Paso. Women' College Basketball: Miss.
State vs. Wash-' ington State i.i Kona Classic at Hawaii; Southern Miss, at Tulane; Jackson State in Alabama-Birmingham tournament; Alcorn State in Wichita State Classic; Miss. Valley in Florida tournament. TELEVISION NFL: Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings, noon, NBC (Ch. 3, 9, 30); New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys, noon, Fox (Ch.
24, 27); New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs, noon, Fox (Ch. 40); New York Jets at Detroit Lions, 3 p.m., NBC (Ch. 3, 9, 30); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 7 p.m., ESPN. ABL: Columbus at Atlanta, 6 p.m., Fox Sports South. Women's College Basketball: Connecticut vs.
Stanford, 3:30 p.m., ESPN. Golf: Wendy's Three-Tour Challenge, 2:30 p.m., ABC (Ch. 6, 11, 16). Tennis: Chris Evert Pro Celebrity Classic, 1:30 p.m., ESPN. Figure Skating: Ladies Pro Championships, 3 p.m., CBS(Ch.
12, 15, 24). Network affiliations: 3 WLBT Jackson (NBC); 6 WABG Greenwood (ABC); 9 WTVA Tupelo (NBC); 1 1 WTOK Meridian (ABC); 16 WAPT Jackson (ABC); 24 WMDN Meridian (CBS); 27 WLOV TupeloWest Point (Fox); 30 WGBC Meridian (NBC); 40 WDBD Jackson (Fox). Note: Listings subject to change without notice. JACKSON AREA RADIO Pro Football: New Orleans Saints at Kansas City Chiefs, 11 a.m., WJDS-620AM. LETTERS TO THE SPORTS EDITOR To be printed, letters to the sports editor must be signed and include for verification but not publication mailing address and phone number.
Letters should be addressed to: Sports Editor The Clarion-Ledger P.O. Box 40 Jackson, MS 39205-0040 DIAL SPORTS Got a question? Call Dial Sports, 352-2810. Dial Sports questions and answers run each Tuesday. LOTTERY LINE Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in the Louisiana Lottery: LOTTO 1-7-23-25-29-33 (Pick 3) 9-4-7 (Easy 5) 2-3-12-21-26 (Daily millions) Red 4-6, White 8-10, Blue 3-4 Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday In the Florida Lottery: LOTTO 32-30-16-40-6-45 (Cash 3) 9-7-8 (Play 4) 4-3-2-4 Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in Powerball: 10-11-12-17-23 Powerball 7 x-won division title y-clinched playoff berth Saturday's Games Green Bay 31, Buffalo 21 St. Louis 30, Carolina 18 Today's Games Baltimore at Cincinnati, noon Chicago at Tampa Bay, noon Indianapolis at Minnesota, noon New Orleans at KansasCity, noon New York Giants at Dallas, noon Philadelphia at Washington, noon Pittsburgh at Tennessee, noon Atlanta at Arizona, 3 p.m.
Jacksonville at Oakland, 3 New York Jets at Detroit, 3 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 3 p.m. san Franctscoat Seattle, 7 p.m. Monday's Game New England at Miami, 8 p.m. End Regular Season PACKERS 31, BILLS 21 WOMEN MISS.
VALLEY 70, FLORIDA AM 67 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY Baker 2-9 1-15, A. Williams 0-4 l-l 1, Turner 1-4 2-2 4, Sur-ney 11-293-529, Pruitt6-125-720, Hamer04 04 0, J. Williams 2-6 2-5 6, Smith 04 04 0, KingO-3040, Pimpton 0-3040, Lawrence 2-7 04 4, Campbell 04 1-2 1. Totals 24-77 15-2370. FLORIDA AIM Clark 3-8 7-10 13, Jackson 2-3 1-1 5, Jenkins 8-9 2-7 18, Lee 1-4 2- 4 5, Marshall 2-7 1-2 5, Cammon 2-2 3-3 7, Peterson 3-6 1-27, Lewis 1-2 1-43, Worlds 1-20-02, McClendon 0-2 2-4 2.
Totals 23-45 20-3767. Halftime-Florida 40, Valley 36 3-Point Goals-Valley 712 (Surney 4-8, Pruitt 3-3, Pimpton 0-1); Florida 1-4 (Lee 1-2, Marshall 0-1, McClddon 0-1). Fouled Out-none. Rebounds Valley 40 J.Williams 9) Florida 52 (Jenkins IS). Assists-Val-ley 5 (Surney and Pruitt 2), Florida 10 (Lee 3).
Total Fouls-Valley 27, Florida 20. A-NA. MINNESOTA 61, ALCORN ST. Si ALCORN STATE (44) Causey 5-153-4 14, Mosby 2-2 044, Glover 1-3 2-2 4, Reed 2-9046, Frost 7-16 2-2 17, Ali 3-72-29, Barton 0- 240, Mackey 0-1 040, Wood 1-20-1 2. To-tals 21-57 9-1156.
MINNESOTA (34) Schieber 3-11 2-2 10, Iverson 5-10 2-6 12, Burns 2-8 3-6 7, Young 04 04 0, Whitfield 5-9 04 10, Pickens 2-50-1 4, Hass 1-50-1 2, LeCuyer 04 04 O.Seago 0-1 040. Totals 23-61 13-2461. Halftime Alcorn, 35, Minnesota 28. 3-Point Goals Alcorn 5-16 (Causey 1-4, Reed 2 8, Frost 1-2, All 1-1, Barton 0-1); Minnesota 2-11 (Schieber 2-9, Hansen 0-1, Hass 0-1). Fouled Out Minnesota, Burns.
Rebounds Alcorn 34 (Frost 10), Minnesota 47 Iverson 9). Assists Alcorn 8 (Causey 3), Minnesota 13 (Schieber and Burns 4). Total Fouls Alcor 22, Minnesota 15. A-l 15. JACKSON ST.
79, E. KENTUCKY 75 EASTERN KENTUCKY (5-3) Goodrich 5-9 1-2 1 1, ing 2-5 1-5 5, DOSS6-10 5-9 18, Gearhart 3-11 1-2 9, Roberts 5-11 0-0 15, Thedford 0-00-00, Pace 2-6 04 5, Sizemore 5-1404 12, FinleyO-20-20, Dues0-1 040. Totals 28-69 8-20 75. JACKSON STATE (7-1) Martin 7-100-0 14, Norment 5-1364 18, Hill 2-3 1-25, Gibbs 1- 4S-77, Spann9-144-723, FranklinO-20-00, McGuire 04040, Cannon 1-42-34, Ellis0-2 0-0 0, ing 3-7 2-4 8. Totals 28-59 20-29 79.
Halftime-JSU 42, E. Ketucky 36. 3-PolntGoals-E. Kentucky 11-27 (Doss 1-2, Gearhart 2-6, Roberts 5-10, Pace 1-4, Size-more 2-5); Jackson St. 3-t! (Norment 2-7, Spann 1-3, Franklin 0-1).
Fouled Out- none Rebounds E. Kentucky 38 (Doss 10) Jackson St. 45 (King 9). Assists-E. Kentucky 15 (Roberts 5), Jackson St.
17 Norment and Cannon 5). Total Fouls E. Kentucky 22, Jackson St. 18. A-265.
MISSISSIPPI ST. 45, NEVADA 35 MISSISSIPPI STATE (7-3) Thompson 5-19 3-5 13, Perry 6-8 1-2 13, Scott 0-3 04 0, Harris 1-6 1-2 3, Farrls 0-6 0-0 0, Hall 4-1 1 04 8, Overstreet 0-0 04 0, Wamsley 04 04 0, Porter 2-5 1-3 5, Graham 1-6 04 3, Thomas 0- 1 0-0 0, Jarrett 04 04 0. Totals 19-65 6-12 45. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA (6-3) Clark 1-5 0-0 2, Donadelle 2-8 1-2 5, Franceschini 0-1 0-0 0, Fable 3-8 2-3 10, Meyer 0-5040, Heer0-1 040, Larsen 0-204 0, Huntington 0-9 0-0 0, Caldwell 0-0 04 0, Zrnic 7-144-7 18 Totals 13-537-12 35. Halftime-MSU 23, Nevada 19.
3-Point Goals-MSU 1-12 (Thompson 0-1, Perry 0- 1, HarrisO-1, Farrls0-2, Hall 0-3, Porter 0-1, Graham 1-3); Nevada 2-16 (Clark 0-1, Fable 2-6, Meyer 0-2, Heer 0-1, Larsen 0-1, Huntington 0-5). Fouled Out none. Re-bounds-MSU 43 (Thompson 13), Nevada 53 (Zrnic 17). Assists-MSU II (Harris4), Nevada 10 (Donadelle and Meyer 3). Total Fouls-NSU 17, Nevada 14 A-150.
OLE MISS 82, TEXAS A4M 79 OLE MISS (6-7) Adkins 10-20 7-11 28, Bethley 3-14 4-6 11, Vollrath 2-4 04 5, Murph 4-5 0-0 8, Myatt 5-11 0-0 14, Rosamond 0-00-00, Bantz 3-50-07, Wyslnger 1-1 3- 4 5, Dorsey 2-4 0-1 4, Signaigo 0-2 0-0 0, Gadd 0-1 04 0. Totals 30-67 14-22 82. TEXAS A4M (4-6) Sharpe 5-9 0-0 12, Linder 34 0-1 6, Yates 5-17 2-2 15, Tarking-ton 4-8 5-8 13, Patterson 3-95-611, Jones 34 2- 28, Beard 2-4 7-8 11, Burrows 0-1 1-21. Totals 2641 22-29 79. Goals-Ole Miss 8-16 (Adkins 1-3, Bethley 1- 3, Vollrath 1-1, Myatt 4-7, Bantz 1-2); Texas 5-18 (Sharpe 2-3, Yates 3-12, Tarkington 0-1, Jones 0-2).
Fouled Out-none. Rebounds Ole Miss 42 (Bethley and Texas 37 (Sharpe 11). Assists Ole Miss 13 (Adkins and Myatt 4), Texas II (Tarkington 4). Total Fouls-Ole Miss 19, Texas 21. A-NA.
But GB First downs 21 14 Rushes-yards 21-51 34-102 Passing 274 170 Punt Returns 3-37 2-25 Kickoff Returns 5-77 4-83 interceptions Ret. 0 3-69 Comp-Att-Int 24-45-3 17-28 0 Sacked-YardsLost 1-10 1-15 Punts 7-29 6 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-3 Penalties-Yards 10-93 13-115 Time of Possession 27:52 32:08 Buffalo 0 0 8 13-21 Green Bay 14 7 3 7-31 Passing Comp-Att-Int MEN STATE Mississippi 106. Prairie View 59 Mississippi St 80, Tennessee-Martin 60 Oklahoma St. 60, Jackson St. 58 EAST American 77, Howard U.
41 Ashland 89, W. Virginia Tech 63 Boston College 69, Holy Cross 54 California, Pa 102, Dist. of Columbia 55 Colgate at Harvard, ppd. Connecticut 93, N.C.-Wilmington 55 Dowling82, American Intl. 61 Drexel 75, La Salle 70 Duquesne67, St Francis, Pa.
58 FDU-Madison69, Kean67 Fairleigh Dickinson 79, Quinnipiac 61 Gannon 86, Hiram Col. 73 George Washington 93, N.C. Charlotte 83 Georgetown 101, St. Leo 47 Hofstra 82, Stony Brook 59 lona 84, Liberty 68 Jacksonville 76, Monmouth, N.J. 73 Jersey City St.
90, Bloomfield 80 Loyola, Md. 75, Mount St. Mary's, Md. 73 Marist 40, Cornell 48 County 83, W. Maryland Navy 74, Gettysburg 41 PennSt.91, Bucknell75 Providence 71, Canisius 69 Rider 83, Northeastern 66 Robert Morris 58, Morehead St.
S3 utgers 72, Temple 63 S. Connecticut 82, C.W Post 57 St. John's 74, DePaul 70, 20T St Peter's88, Cent. Connecticut St 77 Stonehill 102, New Hampshire Coll. 89 West Chester 85, Wilmington, Del.
61 Youngstown St. 63, Niagara 40 SOUTH Ala. -Birmingham 71, Auburn 65 Mobile 70 Alabama St 80, Talladega 62 Austin Peay 81, Georgia Southern 64 Belmont 77, UNC-Greensboro72, OT Brescia 75, Harris-Stowe 57 Citadel 89, Greensboro 57 Coastal Carolina 47, E. Tennessee St. 61 Coll.
of Charleston 71, Guilford 47 Cumberland, Tenn. 72, Athens St. 70 E.Mennonite71, Bridgewater.Va. 67 Elizabeth City St. 84, Winston-Salem 82 Georgia Tech 94, Louisville 86 High Point 73, Lees-McRae68 James Madison 76, Towson 62 Kentucky 74, Tulsa 53 Ky.
Wesleyan 90, Oakland, Mich. 58 Lamar 73, McNeese St. 58 Marshall 73, KentaB Michigan St. 68, South Florida 53 Mississippi 106, Prairie View 59 Mississippi St. 80, Tenn.
-Martin 60 N. Carolina St. 68, S. Carolina St. 67 N.C.-Asheville 61, East Carolina 57 Nlcholls St.
86, Loyola, NO 69 North Carolina 81, Florida St. 73 Richmond 71, Campbell 49 South Carolina 77, St. Joseph's45 Stetson 86, Catholic U. 70 Tennessee 68, Memphis66 Thomas More 70, Wittenberg 67 Tulane76, Alabama 71, OT VMI 113, Lynchburg 59 West Virginia 86, Georgia 81 SOUTHWEST Harding 69, Ark. -Montlcello 61 North Texas 72, Rock 70 Oklahoma 91, Florida Atlantic 65 Oklahoma Baptist 70, NW Oklahoma 48 Oklahoma St.
60, Jackson St. 58 Southern Meth. 75, Davidson 59 MIDWEST Akron 49, Ohio U. 55 Aquinas4l, Taylor 59 Augustana.S.D. 74, Mankato St.
42 Aurora 81, Cornell, Iowa 71 Blackburn 71, Dominican, 111.59 Bluffton 82, Earlham 77 Briar Cliff 81, Dakota Weslyn 78 Cedarville 99, Wilfrid Laurler 48 Cent. Missouri 92, Monmouth, III. 84 Cincinnati 106, E. Kentucky 53 Creighton 100, Southern U. 78 DePauw 65, Savannah 60 DrurySl, Missouri-Rolla66 E.
Wash. 8, Jeff. 66 E. Michigan 57, Toledo 56 Elmhurst71, North Central 57 Ferris St. 100, Calvin 94 Findlay 90, Ohio Weslyn 55 Fort Hays St.
82, Emporia St. 57 Franklin 103, Milllkin 90 Grand View 84, Simpson, Iowa 79 III. -Chicago 72, Louisiana Tech 58 Illinois 105, Texas 80 Illinois Col. 45, Webster 57, OT Illinois St. 72, Bay 70 Indiana St.
42, Evansville 52 Kansas 94, Texas Christian 78 KansasSt. 74, Va. Commonwealth 70 Lake Superior St. 75, Spring Arbor 72 Manchester 105, Indiana-East 39 Marian, Ind. 73, Mount St.
Clare 71 Michigan 87, Chattanooga 53 91, Moorhead St. 87 Minnesota 92, Fresno St. 72 Missouri 79, Sam Houston St. 54 Louis 79, Washington, Mo. 71 Mount Union 81, Heidelberg 78 Nebraska-Omaha 79, Morningside41 Northern 89, Jamestown 74 Northwd, Mich.
97, Madonna 45 Notre Dame 99, Fla. International 85 Ohio Northern 82, Wilmington, Ohio 67 Ohio St. 79, Southern Col 73 Olivet Nazarene 79, Indianapolis 69 Pittsburg St. 84, Missouri Baptist 64 Purdue 86, Xavier84 S. Dakota St.
99, St. Cloud St. 89 S. Illinois 80, Drake 78 S. Indiana 117, St.
Francis, Ind. 87 SlU-Edwardsvllle 86, Eureka 67 SW Missouri St. 91, Wichita St. 61 St. Joseph's, ind.
89, Concordia, III. 75 St. Xavier 87, St. Ambrose 83 Valparaiso 80, Mo. -KansasCity 68 Wayne, Mich.
87, St. Francis, III. 48 Wayne, Neb. 68, Winona St. 55 Williams Baptist 86, Sanford Brown 64 Wisconsin 71, Coppln St.
63 Wright St. 79, Cent. Michigan 72 FAR WEST Adams St. 85, Carroll, Mont. 81 Albert son 100, Washington 87 BellevueBS, St.
Martin's 80 Cal St. -Fuller-ton 71, Portland 61 Gonzaga 90, Whitman 44 Idaho 74, Montana St. 63 Massachusetts 79, Colorado 68 Master's 86, Point Loma 69 Montana 76, S.Utah 52 New Mexico 81, Texas Tech 62 New Mexico St. 60, Wyoming 45 Rocky Mountain 96, Montana Tech 65 S. Oregon 93, Patten 62 San Diego 86, CS Stanislaus 56 San Francisco 71, UC Santa Barbara 60 UC Davis 65, CS Bakersf ield 59 UCLA73, Saint Louis67 Utah St.
100, Long Island U. 84 Washington 86, Old Dominion 68 Washington St. 77, Portland St. 72 Weber St. 77, Seattle Pacific65 TOURNAMENTS Hawait-Nikt Festival Third Place Texas Southern 85, Houston 69 ISU Holiday Classic First Round Iowa St 57, Alaska-Anchorage 55 SubwayDARE Holiday Tournament Championship Walsh 77, St.
Thomas Aquinas 74 Third Plata Westminster, Pa. 110, Ohio Valley 71 Sunshine Shootout First Round NW Missouri St. 71, Simon Fraser 55 Super 8 Classic Championship William Jewell 78, Dana 74 Third Place Hannibal-LaGrange 70, A Vila 60 UNO Christmas Classic Championship New Orleans 72, George Mason 63 Third Place N. Illinois 75, Samford67 Warrior Invitational Championship Susquehanna 87, Lycoming 85 Third Place Juniata 58, Muhlenberg 55 EXHIBITION Windsor, Ont. 93, Maione 87, 20T WOMEN STATE Mississippi St 45, Nevada 35 Jackson St.
79, E. Kentucky 75 Mississippi Valley St. 70, Florida 67 Minnesota 61, Alcorn St. 56 EAST Alderson-Broaddus73, Bluefleld St. 50 American Intl.
62, Dowling61 American U. 70, Georgetown 59 Binghamton St. 79, Webber 54 Bloomfield 66, Jersey City St. 37 Butfalo67, Syracuse 58 Cornell at Colgate, ppd. Edinboro68, Fairmont St.
56 Franklin Pierce 59, Kutztown 50 Gannon 89, Geneva 63 La Salle 64, Drexel 53 Lehigh 41, Wagner 57 Niagara 42, Canisius 51 S. Connecticut 55, C.W. Post 52 St Peter's 60, Fordhom 59 West Chester 92, Wilmington, Del. 49 SOUTH Albertson 85, Elmhurst 47 Campbell 67, Wake Forest 42 Christian Brothers 88, Williams Baptist 57 Ciemson 101, New Orleans 58 East Carolina 41, Davidson 59 Fla. International 74, Cleveland St.
58 Georgia Southern 81, Furman 47 Missouri 78, South Alabama 47 North Carolina 88, W. Kentucky 47 Richmond 110, Radford 82 SE Louisiana 98, Lamar 90 South Florida 55, UNLV 46 UCLA 93, Duke 83 UNC-Greensboro66, Elon 53 Warner Southern 67, La Roche 53 William Mary 77, Coll. of Charleston 56 Winston-Salem 75, Elizabeth City St. 55 SOUTHWEST Louisiana Tech 76, Southern Meth. 74 Oklahoma 67, Miami 62 Oklahoma Baptist 69, S.
Nazarene 66 Ouachita 64, Texas 77, Detroit 52 W. Illinois 58, Tulsa S3 MIDWEST Augustana.S.D. 47, Mankato St. 64 Baldwin-Wallace 69, Marietta 47 Bluffton 67, Heidelberg 60 Butler 85, W.Michigan 35 Capital 86, Wittenberg 64 Cent. Methodist 99, SW Baptist 86 E.
Illinois 74, Austin Peay 56 Earlham 72, Centre 50 Emporia St. 96, Rockhurst 88 Findlay 84, Tri-State 54 Franklin 81, Taylor 76 Huron 98, 69 Illinois 101, DePaul 86 80, St. Joseph's, Ind. 58 Kentucky 71, Miami, Ohio 64 Michigan Tech 70, BemidiiSt.44 Mo. Southern 74, Lincoln, Mo.
44 Mo. Western 85, Quincy 59 Nebraska 92, Wyoming 41 Nebraska Weslyn 81, Graceland 59 Nebraska-Omaha 89, Morningside83 North Dakota 91, Dakota St. 47 Northern 75, Jamestown 56 Pittsburg St. 84, Lindenwood 52 Purdue 48, Arizona 54 io Grande 77, Notre Dame, Ohio 41 St. Cloud St.
99, S. Dakota St. 90 St. Francis, Ind. 87, Hillsdale 40 Tiffin 65, Kalamazoo 56 Toledo 97, Ill -Chicago 49 Wayne, Neb.
64, Winona St. 38 West Virginia 85, Ohio U. 73 Windsor 93, Maione 87 Bay 76, Illinois St. 57 Xavier 81, N. Illinois 58 Youngstown St.
81, Marshall 52 FAR WEST E. Washington 55, Cal 51 Hawaii 75, Michigan St. 48 Montana St. 94, Carroll, Mont. 43 Montana SI.
-Northern 81, W. Montana 72 N. Colorado 93, South Dakota 44 San Francisco 72, N. Arizona 60 TOURNAMENTS Boise State Holiday Tournament First Round Southern Cal 67, CS Northridge 40 Hampton Inn-Fazoli's Classic Championship Indiana 48, Wright St. 44 IUPUI Holiday Tournament Third Place St.
Francis, III. 70, Northwood, Mich. 60 Lady Blazer Classic First Round Ala. -Birmingham 66, W. Carolina 58 Jackson St.
79, E. Kentucky 75 Midland Classic Championship Grand View 62, Peru St. 64 Third Place Hannibal-LaGrange 43, Midland Lutheran 59 Nan Nichols Women's Basketball Classic Championship Mount Union 78, North Central 40 Third Place Wooster 76, Thomas More 69 Perkins Northern Kentucky University Classic First Round Fayettevllle St. 69, Salem-Teikyo 62 Lake Superior St. 44, Kentucky 58 Pizza Hut Shocker Shootout First Round Minnesota 41, Alcorn St.
54 Rattlerette Classic First Round Grambling St. 93, Florida Atlantic 63 Miss. Valley St. 70, Florida 67 Seattle Times Classic First Round N. Carolina St.
87, Santa Clara 63 Washington 93, Loyola Marymount 54 State Farm Bearcat Invitational Championship Cincinnati 76, Tenn. -Martin 59 Third Place Chattanooga 79, N.C.-Asheville74, OT UTSA Holiday Tournament Third Place Air Force 64, Texas-Pan American 51 Wells Fargo Classic First Round Auburn 65, Long Island U. 46 (N.ash 18 V.57. OIB1 TOUIS moenix UCn- ui i iiutiiat t-in, n.r Technic.l-Fortson. A-12, 120 FirstOuarter recovered muffed punt in ena zon (Longwell kick), GB Freeman 4 pass from Favre (Longwell kick), 3:19.
Second Quarter 2 pass from Favre (Long- wel1 klck 7 26. ThirdOuarter GB FG Longwell 35, mit1 5 run (Riemersma pass from Van Pelt), :23. Fourth Ouarter 1 run (pass failed), GB-Sharper 20 interception return WlST'' ManiiArcnri 1 1 Oortortnn X. Iminiie A i Henderson 1-3, Pederson 3- (minus 4), havre (minus i PASSING-BuffalO Van Pelt 23-44-3- 255, Mohr H-0 29 Green Bay Favre 0-156 Bono HM-29 RECEIVING Buffalo Early 7-120 Johnson 4-44, Riemersma 4-42, A Smith 4- 32 Moulds 3-31 Reese 1-13 Holmes 1-2 Green Bay, Freeman Brooks 4-83' Henderson 3-18, Chmura 2-17, Davis 1-2. Levensl-2 MISSED FIELD GOALS Green Bay Longwell 45 (WR) RAMS 30, PANTHERS 18 S'L Car First downs 23 21 Rushes-yards 39-147 20-83 149 233 Punt Returns 2-2 110 Kickoff Returns 2-45 7-146 Interceptions Ret.
3-9 0 Comp-Att-Int 16-254 21-42-3 Sacked-YardsLost 1-14 3-28 -5 Fumbles-Lost 14 14 Penalties-Yards 7-53 12-86 Time of Possession 34:09 25:51 St. Louis 10 6 7 7-30 Carolina 0 0 8 10-18 First Quarter StL Waggert fumble recovery in end tl.lM. WI UUt, kC'CIII II tlQTUCII 'M TENNESSEE-MARTIN 60 Player mn fg-a tt-a reb pf tp 20 3-7 1-2 5 3 1 7 35 6-8 4-7 2 1 2 16 35 3-7 0-0 7 0 2 4 Ohlsen 32 4-12 0-0 0 3 1 16 Cude 14 0-3 0-0 2 0 4 0 Griffin 5 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 2 Castle 22 4-6 0-0 1 1 2 11 1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 '0 1 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 O'Mara 5 0-10-01010 Hassett 5 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0, Team 5 200 24-52 5-9 28 9 13 60 MISSISSIPPI STATE 80 Player mn fg-a ft-a reb a pf tp Hughes 21 2-5 0-1 7 3 2 4 Webster 37 10-24 1-3 10 2 3 21 la CLIPPERS (91) Murray 5-105-5 15, Wright6-l63-3 15, Vrankovic 4-60-08, Barry 2-132-27, Martin 6-15 1-1 16 Pi.lkni,. nj 0, Rogers 6-14 0-0 15, Taylor 5-9 1-2 11, ichardson 2-40-0 4, Closs 0-2 (H) 0. Totals 36-9212-1391.
MINNESOTA (92) Garnet! 7-13 6-7 20, Gughotta 11-172-524, Parks 2-5044, Carr 2- I 4, Porter 5-7 OO 12, Roberts 2-4 2-2 6, Mitchell 1-52-24, Marbury 4-12 1-69, West 3- 4046, Hammonds 1-1 1-23. Totals 38-76 14- 2492. LA Clippers 20 20 21 23-91 Minnesota 20 30 IS 27 92 3-Point goals Los Angeles 7-23 (Rogers 3-5. Martin 3-7, Barry 1-6, Murray 0-1, Plat- kowski 0-2, Richardson 0-2), Minnesota 2-7 (Porter 2-2, Garnett 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Mar- Re- bounds-Los Angeles 56 (Wright 22), Min- nesota 49 (Garnett 14) AnKl les 23 (Martin 7), Minnesota 31 (Marbury vim inula ios Angeies zu, Minneso- a n. IB, KINGS 89.
MAVERICKS 88 SACRAMENTO (89) Williamson 10-17 7-10 ws, Kicnmonos-18 1-220, Johnson 8-14 04 18, Salvador! 0-30-00. Abdul-Rnnf n-9ruin Hur'y2-3(M4, DALLAS (88) Srott a 17 l.l 7-124-4 18, Green 3-4 1-27, FinleyS-16 34 13, Packs-18 4-4 14, Riley 1-1042, Davis W3-3 i Reeves MO-oo. Totals 34-78 16-2088 Sacramento 23 21 21 21-89 Dallas 29 24 13 -u 3-Point goals-Sacramento 6-12 (Rich- mond 3-4, Johnson 2-2, Dehere 1-2, Abdul- Rauf 0-1, Abdul-Wahad 0-3), Dallas win rouieo out-walker. Re- bounds-Sacramento 43 (Williamson 10), Dallas 52 (Green 10) Assists-Sacramento 20 (Johnson 6), Dallas 22 (Pack 8). Total jot, amcmu in, UaliaS If.
I OCnni- cals-Sacramento coach Jordan. SPURS 100, ROCKETS 87 HOUSTON (87) Elie 34 0-1 6, Barkley 9-16 4-5 22, Willis 5-14 8-10 26, Maloney 0-3 04 0, Bullard 14 04 3, E. Johnson 0-4040, Davis 0-30-00, Price 1-3 2-24, Harrington 2-5 2-26, Stephens 1-2042. Totals 31-7823-2887. SAN ANTONIO (100) Elliott 7-14 2-4 20, Duncan 9-14 2-6 20, Robinson 4-11 3-6 II, Jackson 5-12 l-l 14, A.Johnson 10-13 1-3 21, Perdue 2-3 04 4, Williams 3-6 0-2 6.
Alexan der 2-5 04 4, ose 0-1 04 0. Person 0-3 0-0 0 Herrera 0-1 040. Totals 42-83 9-22 100. Houston 24 16 23 24 87 San Antonio 28 27 22 23-100 Drexler 1-5, Barkley 0-3, Elie 0-2, E.Johnson 0-2, Davis 02, Price 0-2, Malonev 0-1 San Antonio 7-17 (Elliott 4-6, Jackson 3-4, rcr-ruii mexonuer u-i). rouieo OUT 10 3)' Antoni 54 (A.Johnson 10).
Total fouls- San Antonio 22. Technical-Barkle 31,282 SUNS 102, NUGGETS 81 PHOENIX (102) Robinson 5-12 5-5 12, McCloud 1-4 04 2, Milic 1-1 04 2, Thompson 1-20-03. Totals41-90 15-19 102. DENVER (81) -Battie4-1l6-7 14, Ellis Jackson3-125-6ll, Washington 5-11 2-2 14, Fortson 1-4 2-2 4, Newman 3-6 3-4 10, Goldwire 4-6 0-0 9, Gar- ris 1-1 04 3, Lauderdale 0-1 04 0, H.Ellis 2-5 2-26, Wolf 1-10-02. Totals 26-72 24-31 81.
Phoenix 23 34 22 23-102 Denver 26 12 26 17 81 3-Point goals-Phoenix 5-15 (Nash 2-5, Kidd 1-2, Ceballos 1-3, McCloud 0-1, Chapman 0-3), Denver 5-11 (Washington 2-4, Garris 1-1, Goldwire 1-2, jVrfsrp- tw1 ftHIJirtt 4 nil uiDDiADo Da wf ww nniiiwnw GOLDEN STATE (89) Ferrell 1-5 1-23, Smith2-12 1-25, Dampier6-113-7 15, Coles2- 6044, Shaw3-122-29, Bogues 1-1 1-1 3, Delk 8912-2189 SEATTLE (108) Baker 6-11 7-11 19, Schrempf 7-14 4-5 20, Mcllvaine 1-4 1-2 3, Hawkins 5-102-2 13, Payton 5-106-7 16, Ellis 5-101-214, Perk ins 0-2 040, Williams 4-6 3-4 11, Wingate 2-3 0-0 4, Anthony 1-3042, Cot- ton 1-6 1-13, Snow 1-2 1-23. Totals38-81 26-36 108. Golden State 16 20 22 31- 89 Seattle 29 23 31 25-108 3-Point goals Golden State 1-6 (Shaw 1- Ferrell 0-1, ColesO-2, Delk0-2), Seattle- 18 (Ellis 3-4, Schrempf 2-3, Hawkins 1-4, Payton 0-1, Perkins 0-Z Anthony 0-2, Cot- ton 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Golden State 53 (Dampier 8), Seattle 60 (Schrempf 9).
Assists-Golden State 24 (Coles 8), Seattle 27 (Payton 11). Total fouls-Golden State 25, Seattle 18. Techni- cals-Golden State coach Carlesimo, Seat- tie illegal defense. Flagrant foul-Coles. A 17,072 LEADEK9 1 1 nrougn uec.
IV) FG I Maione, Utah 24 Robinson, S.A. 24 Richmond, Sac. 25 23 Van- Wa ker' Ewlng, N.Y. 25 'ST Robinson Mil 24 Webber Wash 23 Gugliott'a, Minn. 23 Baker Sea 25 Hill Det 25 Howard Wash 24 wiiarns Det 26 VEGAS LINE Gannett News Service (Home Teams in CAPS) NBA Favorite CLEVELAND BOSTON Portland Pts 2 6Vi 6 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Today MARQUETTE 10 San Juan Christmas Tournament Opening Round At Fort Buchanan Army Base Dayton Puerto kico SouthernMIss NoLine St Bonaventure NoLine Tennessee Tech NoLine PUERTRtCO- NoLine NFL Today DALLAS 3'! HOUSTON 3 WASHINGTON 5Vj KANSASCITY 8 MINNESOTA 6 CINCINNATI 6'i TAMPA BAY 7Vi Jacksonville 3' DENVER 15 DETROIT 6V4 Atlanta 3 SEATTLE 2 Monday MIAMI 2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS.V,.,,,,,,,, "Gr, Gray NoLine c9l 3 iucightCOM Bowl c0 B0WI 10 "dependence Bowl Lsu oV Sports Humanitarian Bowl "rowI Colorado St Tuesday, Dec 30 ruroue AlomoBowl Wednesday, Dec 31 sun Bowl Iowa 5 Liberty Bowl Southern Miss SVi Wednesday, Dec 31 Fiesta Bowl KansasSt Thursday, Jan 1, 1998 Outback Bowl Georgia 7' Gator Bowl North Carolina ll'i Citrus Bowl Florida 9Vj Cotton Bowl UCLA 12 Rose Bowl Michigan Tfi Sugar Bowl FlorldaSt 6Vi Friday, Jan 2 Poach Bowl Auburn 6Vi Orage Bowl Nebraska 14 Syracuse FT PTS AVG 236 164 643 26.8 230 161 621 25.9 196 179 571 23.8 196 140 567 22.7 179 120 506 22.0 201 169 571 22.0 194 81 496 21.6 199 130 528 21.1 166 84 440 21.0 142 498 20.8 205 73 493 20 5 50 471 20 5 170 120 461 20 0 206 89 501 20.0 172 147 492 19.7 180 112 472 19.7 221 67 509 19.6 VANCOUVER VANCOUVER Loyola-Chi Furman Oral Roberts Iowa New York Pittsburgh Philadelphia New Orleans Indianapolis Baltimore Chicago OAKLAND San Diego York ARIZONA San Francisco New England Blue St Marshall New Mexico Notre Dame Utah St West Virginia Missouri Oklahoma St Arizona St Pittsburgh Wisconsin Teen Pennstate Texas A8.M 5t c.
ciemson Tennessee 30 5-8 0-1 9 2 4 10 Myles 26 1-2 0-0 3 6 0 2 27 6-11 1-2 2 6 0 Moore 21 5-8 0-0 I 0 2 10 18 4-10 0-0 5 0 3 10 Hyche 12 1-6 2-2 110 5 Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 00 1-2 4 0 0 I Edmonson 1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0.,3 Team 6 200 3575 5-11 48 20 14 80 Halftime MSU 43-35. Three-point goals Tenn. 7-16 (Ohlsen 4-8, Cude 0-2, A. Castle 3-3, DeVilder 0-1, R. Castle 0-1, D.
Harper 0-1 MSU 5-17 (Myles 0-1, White 1-3, Hamilton 2-6, Jones 1-6, Edmonson 1-1). Shooting percentages Tenn. 55.6, MSU 45 5. Turnovers Tenn. 19, MSU II.
Techi nicais none. Officials Benedict, Robinson, Poole. Attendance DIVISION l-A A CHAMPIONSHIP YOUNGSTOWN ST. 10, MCNEESE ST. 9 Saturday's Games Chicago 100, New Jersey 92 Washington 94, Toronto92 Indiana 95, Orlando 92 Miami 99, Atlanta 92 Detroit 1 15, Philadelphia 78 LA.
Lakers 109, Charlotte 100 Minnesota 92, LA. Clippers 91 Sacramento 89, Dallas 88 San Antonio 100, Houston 87 Phoenix 102, Denver 81 Milwaukee 98, New York 78 Seattle 108, Golden State 89 Today's Games Utah at Cleveland, 5 p.m. L. A. Clippers at Boston, 6 p.m.
Portland at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Monday's Games Dallas at New York, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Orlando, 6:30 p.m. Toronto at Charlotte, 6:30 p.m.
Utah at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. L. A. Lakers at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m. BULLS 100, NETS 92 CHICAGO (100) Kukoc 6-11 1-1 14, Rodman 4-7 0-0 8, Longley 6-9 1-2 13, Jordan 10-234-524, HarperS-14 3-3 19, Brown 2- 6 (H) 4, Kerr 1-4 5-5 7, Cafley 2-4 0-0 4, rell 1-1 1-1 3, Wennington 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 41-81 17-19 100 NEW JERSEY (92) Gill 7-12 2-2 16. Van Horn 7-16 4-7 20, Williams 6-13 0-0 12, Kittles 7-15 4-5 15, Benoit 0-7 0-0 0, Douglas 3-5 04 6, Cage 2-3 0-0 4, Edwards 0-4 040.
Totals 38-88 12-1692. Chicaao 28 20 17 35-100 New Jersey 22 23 26 21- 92 3-Point goals-Chicago 1-8 (Kukoc 1-4, Harper 0-2, Kerr 0-2), New Jersey 4-14 (Van Horn 2-5, Kittles 1-2, Cassell 1-2, Gill 0-2, Benoit 0-3). Fouled out-None. Re- bounds-Chicago 50 (Rodman 24), New Jersey 46 (Williams 17). Asslsts-Chlcago 22 (Rodman 5), New Jersey 15 (Cassell 7).
Total fouls-Chicago 15, New Jersey 22. Technicals-Harper, Rodman. (20.049). WIZARDS 04 RAPTORS 09 waington (Ml Him 1 4 Howard 1 13 3 7 15 Webber 23 2 5 28 ChMnevViJI-il rirtEndB 1424 gmVIWbS 42-27, WhitneyO-l 0-00. Totals Camby 5-12 I U-U Wallace O- J-J 3, aiOTCr U-J -l i.i rui i A-ii fLi ft o.
vu. 10-1192. Washington 29 23 18 24 94 Toronto 24 25 21 22-92 3-Point goals-Washington 4-13, (Mur- land 0-1), Toronto 4-9, (Williams 3-5, Christie 1-2, Stoudamire 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 55 (Webber 12), Toronto 39 (Stoudamire 7).
Assists Washington 29 (Howard 7), To- ronto 30 (Stoudamire 8). Total fouis Washington 11, Toronto 20. Technical- Washington illegal defense. HEAT 00, HAWKS 92 ATLANTA (92) Corbin 3-6 04 6, Laettner 34 3-4 9, Mutombo 44 11-12 19, Smith 7-21 8-9 23, Recasner 5-13 0-0 11, Brown 4-7 3-4 12, Henderson 3-11 1-17, An- derson 1-3 1-23, Gray 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 30-81 29-3492.
MIAMI (99) Mashburn 6-9 2-2 14, Brown 3-7 1-2 7, Mourning 9-16 3-6 21, Le- nard 4-112-2 11, Hardaway 7-16 2-2 18, Aus- Murdock 1-42-34. Totals 39-77 18-2699. Atlanta 2S 24 18 25-92 Miami tltllt 91- .99 3-Polnt goals-Atlanta 3-11 (Brown 1-1, Recasner 1-3, Smith 1-4, Corbin 0-1, Gray 0- 2), Miami 3-13 (Hardaway 2-5, Lenard 1-5, Murdock 0-1, Maierle 0-2). Fouled out- Brown. Rebounds-Atlanta 52 (Mutombo 15), Miami 50 (Mourning 12).
Assists-At- lanta 16 (Recasner 11), Miami 29 (Hardaway 13). Total fouls-Atlanta 20, Miami 26. Technicals-Brown. (15,200) PACERS 9S, MAGIC 92 INDIANA (95) Mullin 7-13 3-4 18, D.Da- vis5-7 04 10, Smits6-1304 12, Miller 345-5 1Z Jackson 6-9 54 18, A.Davis 3-5 7-10 13, PopeO-1040, Rose 1-7042, Best54 0410, 20-2595. ORLANOO (92) Outlaw 2-8 04 4, Grant 7-170-0 14, Seikaly 12-27 13-1837, Wilkins 2-9 ans 1-4 04 2, Armstrong 24 2-2 7, behaves 0- 1040.
Totals 37-94 17-22 92. Indiana 23 24 28 20-95 Orlando 24 14 24 30-92 3-Point goals Indiana 3-9 (Mullin 1-2, Miller 1-2, Jackson 1-2, Bestu-l, noseu-z), Orlando 1-8 1 Armstrong 1-2, Grant 0-1, Wil kins 0-1, Harper 0-1, Evans 0-1, Price 0-2) Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Indiana 45 (D.Dovis 9), Orlando 57 (Grant 15). As- slsts-lndiana 22 (Jackson 8), Orlando 13 (Price. Armstrona 3).
Total fouls Indi- ana 19, Orlando 21. PISTONS 11S, 76ERS 78 PHILADELPHIA (78) Thomas 4-10 3-5 1 1, Coleman 6-12 44 16, Weatherspoon 3-9 3- 4 9, Iverson 5-13 1-2 12, Jackson 4- lu 4-4 Cummings 1-20-02, Ratliff 342-28, McKie 2-7 0-0 4, Overton 0-5 04 0, Davis 1-4 04 2, 5 Williams 04 1-2 1. Totals 29-78 18-25 78. DETROIT (115) B.Williams 0-3 2-2 2, Hill 7-1844 18, Montross3-7046, Hunter 6- 16 3-4 17, Dumars 1-4 04 3, Stackhouse 5-14 9-1020, J.Williams8-!06-10 22, SealyS-94-5 22-24, Pollard 1-1 1-23. Totals 39-87 33-45 1 15.
Philadelphia 20 24 18 16- 78 Detroit 16 35 31 33-115 1 3-Point goals-Philadelphia 2-11, (Iver- 1 son l-l, Jackson 1-2, Coleman 0-1, Overton 1 o-l, McKie 0-3, Thomas 0-3). Detroit 4-12, 1 (Hunter 2-5, Stackhouse 1-3, Dumars 1-4). 1 Fouled out Thomas. Rebounds Phila- 1 delphia 51 (Coleman 8), Detroit 65 (Mon- truss 14). Assists-Philadelphia 19 (Jack- son 6), Detroit 22 (Hunter 7).
Total fouls- 1 Cummings. LAKERS 109, HORNETS 100 LALAKERS(l(r5)-Horry2-5045 Fox 64 3-4 17, Campbell 44 24 10, Jones 7-11 2-2 0. Totals 41-75 17-30 109. CHARLOTTE (100) Mason 7-11 54 19, LA Lakers 26 30 26 27-109 Charlotte 30 24 24 22-100 3-Point goals-Los Angeles 10-20 (Jones 1-3), Charlotte 4-16 (Rice 4-7, Phills 0-2, Curry 0-3, Wesley 0-4). Fouled out-None.
B0h.nnnri Los Anoe es 4j ourn aj, Charlotte 46 (Divac 18). Asslsts-Los An-. neles 29 (Van Exel 11). Charlotte 25 (Wes- ley 8). Total fouls-Los Angeles 24, Char- i-M- -i a it tint fA iai BUCKS 98, KNICKS 78 NEW YORK (78) L.Johnson 4-10 1-4 10, Oakley 1-4042, Ewing4-94412, Houston 6- 132-2 15, Ward4-7049, Williams0-4 1-21, i 0 0, Starks 3-9 3-4 10, Myers 3-3 1-2 7.
Totals 28-7318-2678. i MILWAUKEE (98) Hill 4-7 2-4 10, Rob- Inson Allen 11-188-8 35, Perry 1-5042, Smith 1-3042, 04040. Totals 35-72 23-32 98. New York 21 13 21 23-71 Milwaukee 20 24 27 27-98 3-Point goals-New York 4-13, (Houston 1-2, L.Johnson 1-3, Ward 1-3, Starks 1-4, Ew- ing 0-1 I.Milwaukee 5-7, (Allen 54, Perry 0- 1). Fouled out-None.
Rebounds New York 46 Milwaukee 53 (E.John- son 10). Asslsts-New York 18 (Ward 7), Milwaukee 19 (Perry 5). Total fouls-New York 20, Milwaukee 19. Technical-New York Illegal defense. 11433).
TORONTO (92) -Williams 6-10 04 15, 3 ID Millar l-Aft-ntl ChrUti Mil. 7-YH4. TabTk 2 ia.n -in1pjAAlH zone (Wilklnsklck), StL FG Wilkins 49, :28. Second Ouarter StL FG Wilkins 42, StL FG Wil- kins 47, :00. ThirdOuarter StL-Thompson 7 run (Wilkins kick), Car-Carruth 35 pass from Collins (Muhammad pass from Collins), 6:46.
Fourth Ouarter StL-Conwell 1 pass from Banks (WHIM kins kick), Car-Mills 2 pass from Beuerlein (A.Johnson run), 5:08, Car-201 Safety, Horan forced out of end zone, :46. A 58,101. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-St. Louis, Moore 27-HZ Thompson 3-11, Banks 2-11, Lee 3-10, Kennison 1-5, Heyward 2-1, Horan l-(mi- YSU MSU 12 39-73 29-58 127 143 12-21-0 14-28) 5 28 5-36 0-0 04 3-20 3-35 31:33 0 3 0 7-10 3 0 4 0-9 nus 3). Carolina, Lane 14-78, Carruth 1-3, A.Johnson 1-3, Beuerlein 1-2, Greene 1-2, Collins 2-(minus5).
PASSING-St. Louis, Banks 16-25-163. Carolina, Collins 11-25-3-132, Beuerlein 10-174-129. RECEIVING-St. Louis, Bruce 5-43, Lee 4-37, Conwell 3-39, Small 2-30, Laing 1-11, Kennison 1-3.
Carolina, E.Mills 5-66, Car-, 4-66' Mangum 4-56, Muhammad 4-45, A.Johnson 2-15, Greene 2-13. M'SSED F'ELD GOALS None. The NFL playoff possibilities tor the fi- 3 1 WEST VIRGINIA 86, GEORGIA 81 WEST VIRGINIA (9-1) 24, Solheim 3-6 2-4 8, Lewin 4-6 3-3 11, Pledger 7-14 1-1 15, West2-7 1-27, Goree 0-4 4-4 4, G.joneso-ll 2-2 17, ea rse 0-2 0-0 0, Scott 0-0 0-00, BerryO-00-00, Beynon 0-00-0 0. Totals 31-6! 19-27 86. GEORGIA (7-3) J.Jones 4-15 2-2 13, Chadwick 2-6 1-1 5, Hall 1-1 1-2 3, Smith 5-9 2-4 15, Harrison 9-18 1-2 23, Ransom 1-30-0 3, Oliver 2-40-04, Dukes 0-1 0-10, Brown 1-1 2- 24, Nordin 4-5 2-2 11.
Totals 29-63 11-1481. Halftime West Virginia 40, Georgia 32. 3- Polnt goals-West Virginia 5-15 (G.Jones 3-8, West 2-4, Kearse 0-1), Georgia 12-27 (Harrison 4-9, Smith 3-5, J.Jones 3-8, Ransom 1-1, Nordin 1-1, Dukes 0-1, Chadwick 0-2). Fouled out Solheim. Rebounds-West Virginia 43 (Lewin 11), Georgia 33 (J.Jones 10).
Assists West Virginia 14 (Owens 5), Georgia 15 (Smith 4). Total fouls West Virginia 17, Georgia 20.A-20.793. TULANE 76, ALABAMA 71, OT TULANE (4) Owens 1-40-03, Jordan 3-64-6 10, Nelson 6-9 1-3 13, Mouton 10-160-2 24, Osean 3-5 4-4 10, Billingsley 0-1 0-0 0, Wells 3-7 2-28, KritzaH0-00, Franklin 3-7 0-09, Davis 0-00-0 2. Totals 29-55 1 1-17 76. ALABAMA (4-4) Terasher 0-1 0-0 0, Mazique 1-2 2-3 4, Alexander 9-17 4-4 22, Williams 3-18 2-28, London 0-00-00, Ashby 2-4 1-2 5, Jones 2-7 5-10 9, Bocote 4-11 4-4 15, Rollis 0-0 0-0 0, Hays 4-4 0-1 8.
Totals 25-46 18-3071. Halftime Alabama 30, Tulane 26. 3-Point goals Tulane 7-11 (Mouton 4-5, Osean 0-1, Wells 0-1, Franklin 3-4), Alabama 3-16 (Alexander 0-1, Williams 0-8, Jones 0-2, Bacote 3-5). Fouled out Mouton. Rebounds Tulane 44 (Jordan 13), Alabama 32 (Alexander 7).
Assists Tulane 16 (Nelson 4), Alabama 18 (Williams 6). Total fouls-Tulane 27, Alabama 17. Technicals Nelson. A NA. S.
CAROLINA 77, ST. JOSEPH'S 65 ST. JOSEPH'S (2-3) Simmonds 5-11 2-2 14, Haskins 5-9 0-0 13, Rasul 3-7 0-06, Bey 8-25 2-2 22, Woods 1-7 0-0 2, Brown 1-4 0-0 3, Wllkins2-70-05. Totals25-72 4-445. SOUTH CAROLINA (6-1) Grant3-4 1-2 8, Stack 5-9 2-2 12, Johnson 1-1 1-2 3, McKie 8-14 2-4 19, Watson 5-122-2 15, Ross 2-40-06, Rouse 0-1 2-22, Gollman 3-100-06, Nix0-00- 00, Williams 3-40-06.
Totals 30-59 10-14 77. Halftlme-South Carolina 42, St. Jo- seph's33. 3-Point goals St. Joseph's 11-31 (Bey 4-12, Haskins 3-4, Simmonds 2-7, Wilkins 1-3, Brown 1-4, WoodsO-1), South Carolina 7-20 (Watson 3-7, Ross 2-4, Grant 1-2, McKie 1-5, Stack 0-1, Rouse 0-1).
Fouled out Simmonds. Rebounds St. Joseph's 39 (Haskins 8), South Carolina 39 (Gall-man 8). Assists St. Joseph's 9 (Bey 3), South Carolina 21 (Watson 5).
Total fouls St. Joseph's 16, South Carolina 9. Technical South Carolina bench. A 9,112. KENTUCKY 74, TULSA 53 TULSA (7-3) Coley 3-8 1-2 8, Gendron 7-130-0 17, Thompson 1-142-25, Bennett 3-5 0- 26, Ruffin 2-55-49, Spurlock 1-32-24, Hill 1- 4 0-03, Williams 0-0 0-00, Cornwell 0-1 1-2 1, Gillin 0-10-00, Bell 0-1 (M0.
Totals 18-55 11-1453. KENTUCKY (9-1) Edwards 4-7 0-0 9, Padgett 3-30-0 8, Magloire 3-4 1-2 7, Turner 0-0 10, Sheppard 3-8 4-4 1 1, Smith 1-11-2 3, Mills 1-30-03, Mohammed 6-10 5-7 17, Evans 0-1 3-4 3, Anthony 0-30-00, Bradley 0-0 3-5 3, Hogan 0-2 0-0 0, Masiello 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-50 17-2474. Halftime-Tulsa 29, Kentucky 28. 3-Point goals Tulsa 6-18 (Gendron 3-6, Co-ley l-l, Hill 1-3, Thompson 1-6, Cornwell 0-1, Gillin 0-1), Kentucky 5-15 (Padgett 2-2, Mills 1-2, Edwards 1-3, Sheppard 1-6, Anthony 0-2).
Fouled Out None. Rebounds Tulsa 30 (Ruffin 10), Kentucky 33 (Padgett 8). Assists-Tulsa 10 (Coley 4), Kentucky 19 (Edwards 5). Total fouls Tulsa 18, Kentucky 16. STANDINGS All Times CST EASTERN CONFERENCE Columbus 19 5 New England 12 13 Atlanta 10 13 Philadelphia 9 15 WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland 17 Long Beach 12 10 San Jose 13 13 Colorado 11 13 Seattle 6 19 Pet GB .792 7V4 .435 8V! .375 10 Pet GB .480 3 .500 4 .458 5 .240 11 Saturday's Games Columbus48, New England 56 Colorado 70, Seattle 58 San Jose 84, Philadelphia 72 Sunday's Games Columbus at Atlanta, 3 p.m.
Colorado at Long Beach, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland, 6 p.m. Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games No games scheduled Wednesday's Games No games scheduled Thursday's Games No games scheduled Friday's Games No games scheduled Saturday, Dec. 27 Columbus at New England, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m.
Long Beach at Portland, 9 p.m. Seattle at San Jose, at San Jose Arena, Sunday, Dec. 28 Colorado at Columbus, 6 p.m. Portland at Long Beach, 6 p.m. aan jose at Seattle, 8 p.m.
nat week as released by the league. AFC EAST MIAMI Can clinch AFC East title with a win. Can clinch playoff berth with either a N.Y. Jets loss OR a tie against New En- JACKSON STATE SB Player mn fg-a ft-a reb a pf tp Pulliam 34 6-12 04 6 2 3 7 5 20 0-0 0-0 2 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 4 I Fairley 24 1- 5 04 9-16 7-8 2- 8 0-0 0-1 0-0 0- 1 0-0 1- 2 0-0 0- 2 0-0 2- 4 04 1- 2 0-0 1-2 0-0 Han 31 Draper 34 1 Marks. 0 0 0 0 Moton Dixon TBradley Bradley Jones 18 16 6 1 2 2 1 1 Totals 200 23-55 7-8 20 10 25 OKLAHOMA STATE 60 Player mn fg-a ft-a reb a pf tp 33 Mason 38 4-13 8-10 4-10 2-4 32 4-9 8 10 Adkins 26 1-9 04 Gottlieb 34 1-3 16 2-2 Laster 11 0-1 2 0-1 Webber 8 0-0 24 3-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 Team 200 1648 24-35 40 10 11 60 Halftime Oklahoma 26-21.
Three-point goals JSU 5-19 Pulliam 3-7, Hall 2-4, Draper 0-5, Marks 0-1, Moton 0-1, Walker 0-1), Oklahoma 4-19 (Peterson 0-6, Ma-sonO-4, Adkins 1-5, Gottlieb 1-2, Alexander 2-2). Shooting percentages JSU 87.5, Oklahoma 68 6. Turnovers JSU 17, Oklahoma IB. Technicals none. Officials Bosone, Jacobs, Smith.
Attendance PRAIRIE VIEWS9 Player mn fg-a ft-a reb a pf tp 3-4 2 15 8 Marble 24 23 2-7 1-2 32 9-14 13 1-5 Sharpe 21 Giron 13 Bell 32 Rowe 16 Batie Lilly Mowbray Thompson Team 200 20-52 14-21 OLE MISS 106 Player mn fg-a ft-a reb a pf Smith 24 4-8 u-t 6 12 Sesay 26 6-12 Boon3 17 4-4 5-7 5-7 04 1-2 54 4-4 1- 2 4-5 2- 2 1-2 White 19 Carter 22 4-5 3-8 Darby 20 5-11 Rogers 13 2-3 1-5 1-1 1-5 44 Team Totals 200 35-48 28-38 44 17 21 106 Ole Miss 47-31. Three-point Halftime goals Prairie View 5-10 (Marble l-l, Whetstone 2-3, Bilodeau 1-3, Sharpe 0-1, Bell l-l, Lilly 0-1), Ole Miss8-22 (Sesay 0-2, White 2-3, Carter 1-5, Darby 4-9, Carpenter 1-1, Cantrell 0-2). Shooting percentages Prairie View 46.7, Ole Miss 73.7. Turnovers Prairie View 14, Ole Miss 8. Technicals Prairie View, Mowbray, Sharpe; Ole Miss, Cantrell.
Officials -Jones, Petty, Stuart. Attendance UCLA 3, SAINT LOUIS 67 SAINT LOUIS (8-1) Cobbin 5-11 4-6 17, Banlak 2-3 0-0 4, Luechtefeld 3-4 0-1 7, Hughes 4-12 6-10 14, Walker 2-6 0-0 5, Redden 3-6 0-2 7, Heinrich 4-4 0-2 8, Simmons 2-40-05, Robertson 0-1OO0. Totals 25-55 12-21 47. UCLA (6-1) Henderson 5-15 9-12 19, Johnson 4-6 5-7 13, Bailey 2-9 11-15 15, Watson 3-42-48, Davis 4-125-9 14, Reed 1-20-2 2, Knight 1-20-0 2, Loyd 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 32-4973.
Halftlme-UCLA 29, St. Louis 28. 3-Point goals-St. Louis 5-17 (Redden Simmons 1-2, Walker 1-3, Luechtefeld 1-3, Cobbin 1-4, Hughes 0-4), UCLA 1-4 (Davis 1-4, Bailey 0-1, Knight 0-1). Fouled out-Baniak, Luechtefeld, Hughes, Heinrich.
Rebounds-St. Louis 31 (Luechtefeld II), UCLA 36 (Henderson 10). Assists-St. Louis 15 (Luechtefeld, Hughes 4), UCLA 10 (Bailey, Watson, Davls3). Total fouls-St Louis 33, UCLA 19 SCHEDULE Dec.
20 At Spotlight 29 Casino, Coachella, Ahmed Santos, Phoenix, vs. Antonio Diaz, Coachella, 12, for Santos' IBA super lightweight title; Jan Bergman, South Africa, vs. Leroy Owens, Las Vegas, 10, welterweights; Francisco Espi-tia, Mexico, vs. Jesus Lopez, Denver, 8, bantamweights gland and a N.Y. Jets-Detroit tie.
NEW ENGLAND: Can clinch AFC East titlewitheitherawinoratieandN.Y. Jets loss or tie. Can clinch playoff berth with either a tie or a N.Y. Jets loss. NEW YORK clinch AFC East title with a win and a Miami-New England tie.
Can clinch a playoff berth with a win OR with a tie If Miami-New England game does not end in a tie. AFC CENTRAL PITTSBURGH: Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch AFC Central title and a first-round bye with either a win or tie OR either a Jacksonville loss or tie OR Pitts-New burgh does not lose to Tennessee by 65 or more points. JACKSONVILLE: Has clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch AFC Central title and a first-round bye with a win and a Pittsburgh toss to Tennessee by 65 or more points.
AFC WEST KANSAS CITY: Has clinched AFC West title, a first-round bye and home-field ad-Michigan vantage throughout the playoffs. DENVER: Has clinched a playoff berth. NFC EAST N.Y. GIANTS: Have clinched NFC East title and will be the host for a wild card game. WASHINGTON: Can clinch a playoff berth with a win and either a Detroit loss I STANDINGS NORTH CONFERENCE Northeast Division Pts GF GA 4 34 92 71 2 32 96 108 Hampton Roads Richmond Wheeling Roanoke Chesapeake Johnstown Northwest Division 15 5 15 10 14 12 13 7 97 108 66 61 8 13 6 20 84 105 80 127 Pts GF GA 3 37 124 81 5 37 109 86 2 34 119 106 2 32 97 103 3 29 100 117 2 26 87 91 Peoria Toledo Dayton Huntington Louisville 17 9 16 6 16 9 15 10 13 14 12 12 Columbus SOUTH CONFERENCE Southeast Division First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession Youngstown St. McNeese St. FirstOuarter Second Ouarter YSU FG Griffith 21, 2:19. Third Quarter MSU-FG LaFrenz 37, MSU- -FG LaFrenz44, :51. Fourth Quarter YSU-Ray9passfrom Tidwell (Griffith kick), 8:08.
A 14,771. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Youngstown Andrea-" dls 16-35, Brown 14-34, Zwick 3-4, Tidwell 5-2, Harris l-mlnus-2. McNeese Davis 19- 54, Beavers 3-13, Ashley 1-3, Leger 1-3 Prejean 5-minus-15. PASSING-Youngstown Tidwell 1- 20- 0 110, Zwick 1-1-0 17. McNeese Pre-iean 14-28-1 143.
RECEIVING-Youngstown Tyrell 4-54, Ray 3-38, Marshall 3-22, Cox 1-14, An-dreadis 1-minus-l. McNeese Ashley 4-45, Perkins 4-44, Morris 2-31, Fontenot 2-, 12, Davis 1-10, Bynum 1-1. OREGON 41, AIR FORCE 13 Ore AF First downs 22 11 Rushes-yards 43-244 41-152 43-244 317 Passing 317 59 Comp-Att-Int 14-30-1 4-21-1 Return Yards 2 52 Punts-Avg. 6-38 7 10-36 6 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 19-166 7-57 Time of Possession 30 22 Oregon 13 13 8 7-41 Air Force 0 0 13 0-13 First Quarter 1 Ore Johnson 69 pass from Smith (Fronkel kick), Ore-McCullough 76runkickfailed), 12:54. Second Quarter Ore Parker recovered blocked punt' in end zone (kick failed), Ore Hartley? pass from Maas (Smith kick), :28.
Third Quarter AF-Morgan 1 run (Wright kick), 8:29 Ore Hartley 21 pass from Maas (Spence pass from Maas), AF Fisher 45 fumble return (pass failed), :43. Fourth Quarter Ore Johnson 78 pass from Maas (Smith kick), 14:50. A 21,514. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Oregon, McCullough 17-150, Maas 5-40, Latimer 5-30, Cooper Crump 5-26, Parker 1-8, Winn (-(minus 1), Young Hmlnus 2), Smith 2-(minus 12). Air Force, Singleton 13-44, Ruff 7-27, Brown 1-14, Farmer 1-13, Paroda 5-12, Ril-los 1-5, Hill 3-5, Morgan 8-5, Gilliam 2-3.
PASSING-Oregon, Maas 9-15-0-188, Smith 4-10-1-87, Feeley 3-4-0-42, Johnson 0-' 1-0-0. Air Force, Morgan 6-19-1-59, Bonds 0-20-0. ECEIVING Oregon, Johnson 5-169, Hartley 3-35, Spence 2-59, Collins 2-5, Parker 1-22, Weaver 1-20, Brust 1-4; Haynes 1-1. Air Force, Newman 2-29, Ruff 210, Rillos 1-13, Former 1-7. Dec.
21 1941 The Chicago Bears win the NFL championship with a 37-9 rout of the New ork bianrs. tzzn mr STANDINGS All Times CST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pts GF GA New Jersey Philadelphia Washington N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers Florida Tampa Bay Northeast Division 23 10 1 47 106 67 20 9 7 16 13 7 15 15 5 47 101 78 39 103 98 35 97 92 10 15 12 32 94 103 12 19 5 29 88 108 7 21 6 20 62 105 Pts GF GA Pittsburgh Montreal Boston Ottawa Carolina Buffalo 18 10 8 44 99 84 19 14 14 14 15 17 13 IB 11 14 42 107 90 38 91 92 34 88 84 31 92 100 28 81 93 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Pts GF GA 24 9 4 52 118 77 Dallas Detroit St Louis Phoenix Toronto Chicago Pacific Division 20 9 20 12 47 I IB 91 44 105 85 34 95 99 27 75 91 27 72 86 14 15 II 17 10 17 TPts GF GA Colorado 18 8 11 47 110 93 Los Angeles 14 14 4 34 101 97 San Jose 13 IB 4 30 87 98 Anaheim 12 17 4 30 80 107 Edmonton 11 17 8 30 83 103 Vancouver 11 19 5 27 103 117 Calgary 10 20 7 27 93 111 Friday's Games Buffalo 1, Montreal 0 Detroit 5, New Jersey 4 Pittsburgh 3, Colorado 3, tie Phoenix4, Anaheim 2 Pts GF GA South Carolina 17 11 0 34 98 91 Pee Dee 14 7 6 34 87 82 Charlotte 13 9 4 97 87 Tallahassee 13 13 1 27 80 97 Raleigh 10 13 4 24 90 110 Jacksonville 9 14 1 19 81 93 Southwest Division Pts GF GA Mississippi IS 11 3 33 94 94 Pensacola 15 11 2 32 117 102 New Orleans 14 9 2 31 102 88 Louisiana 14 6 3 31 94 77 Birmingham 13 10 3 29 93 94 Baton Rouge 12 10 5 29 80 85 Mobile 11 11 3 25 80 78 or tie OR a Minnesota loss or tie. NFC CENTRAL GREEN BAY: Has clinched NFC Central title and a first-round bye.
TAMPA BAY: Has clinch a playoff berth. MINNESOTA: Can clinch a playoff berth with a win OR a Washington loss. DETROIT: Can clinch a playoff berth with a win OR either a Minnesota or Washington loss. NFC WEST SAN FRANCISCO: Has clinched NFC West title, first-round playoff bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Saturday's Games Tallahassee at Baton Rouge Charlotte 7, Jacksonville4 Chesapeake4, Raleigh2 Peoria 3, Columbus 2 Dayton 4, Louisville 1 Hampton Roads 7, Johnstown 4 Birmingham 5, Mississippi 2 Mobile 4, Pee Dee 3, SO Louisiana 5, Pensacola 4, SO Richmond 9, Huntington 2 South Carolina 4, New Orleans 3 Today's Games Toledo at Dayton Pensacola at Louisiana New Orleans at Raleigh South Carolina at Richmond Mobile at Tallahassee Roanoke at Wheeling Monday's Games No games scheduled Saturday's Games Late Games Not Included Philadelphia 2, Florida 0 N.Y.
Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 2, tie Los Angeles 4, Calgary 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 3 Washington 2, Carolina 1 Montreal 4, Ottawa 1 Dallas 2, Edmonton 1, OT Pittsburgh at St. Louis (n) Toronto at Phoenix Chicago at Vancouver (n) Today's Games BuHaloatN.Y. San Jose at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Monday's Games Detroit at Boston, 6:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m. BASEBALL League CHICAGOWHITESOX-Decllnedtoof-Virginia fer a lw8 contract to INF Norberto Mor- fin. KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Declined to offer a 1998 contract to SS Orlando Miller. TEXAS RANGERS-Agreed to terms w'Tn B'" Haseiman on a one-year con-Washington trsct Decined to offer 1998 contracts to RHPRogerPavlikandRHPWilsonHere-ON05' diet.
National League COLORADO ROCKIES-Slgned 2B Mike Lansing to a four-year contract. NEW YORK METS-Agreed to terms Wth Toaa Prt Jnd Luit Lo.el on one-year contracts. I.
