HAWAII PACIFIC CLAIMS NAIA TITLE

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

DATE: TUESDAY, March 23, 1993                   TAG: 9303230267
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: KANSAS CITY, MO.                                LENGTH: Short
HAWAII PACIFIC CLAIMS NAIA TITLE
Keeping it simple proved the winning formula for Hawaii Pacific, which won the first national basketball championship by any Hawaiian team the hardest way possible - without its star player.
With leading scorer and rebounder Roger Huggins on the bench with a leg injury Monday night, the Sea Warriors (30-4) got 24 points from Lemar Young and four high-pressure free throws from David Smith to beat top-seeded Oklahoma Baptist 88-83 in the title game of the NAIA tournament.
Darrell Barnett had 19 points for the Bison (34-3).

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB