
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, April 1, 1990                   TAG: 9004010185
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE: HOUSTON                                LENGTH: Short

OLAJUWON MAKES MARK IN HISTORY

Akeem Olajuwon scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to become the second player in NBA history with 1,000 or more rebounds and 300 or more blocked shots in a season, and the Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-98 Saturday night.

Olajuwon had five blocks, giving him 332 this season, and increased his rebounding total to 1,001. The only other NBA player to accomplish the feat since the league began recording blocked shots is former Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who did it twice.

Otis Thorpe had 24 points, hitting 12 of 13 shots (.923) from the field for the second best field-goal percentage in a game in Houston franchise history. The Rockets moved a half-game behind Seattle in the battle for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

by CNB