ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, January 31, 1996 TAG: 9602010089
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
Greg Buckner had 18 points and Tom Wideman, a player Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins turned down, scored 15 as No. 24 Clemson slowed the 25th-ranked Yellow Jackets' march through the Atlantic Coast Conference, 73-70, Tuesday night in Clemson, S.C.
Clemson (13-4 overall, 4-4 ACC) had lost four of its past five league games, but Buckner hit for 12 points in the second half, including a turnaround basket with nine minutes left that put the Tigers up for good.
Stephon Marbury had 18 points to lead Georgia Tech (13-9, 6-2), but went 0-of-4 from the field in the game's final seven minutes, the last a possible tying shot with two seconds to play.
Wideman, who scored only 23 points in his seven ACC games, was a former teammate of Cremins' son, Bobby Jr., in Atlanta. Wideman's running one-handed floater with 22 seconds left gave Clemson a 71-68 lead.
In other games:
No.1 Massachusetts 80, Fordham 50: In Amherst, Mass., Marcus Camby scored 24 points in his second game since returning after his collapse, and the Minutemen got their easiest win of the season, beating the Rams in the Atlantic 10.
The Minutemen led 32-17 at halftime as their swarming defense held Fordham to six field goals. Camby scored the Minutemen's first three baskets of the second half, and the lead ranged from 15 to 33 the rest of the way.
Massachusetts (19-0, 7-0) also got 11 points from Tyrone Weeks. The Rams (2-15, 0-8) lost their eighth straight game.
Indiana 76, No. 16 Iowa 73: In Bloomington, Ind., Brian Evans scored 25 points, and the Hoosiers, held without a field goal for eight minutes in the second half, got their final six points on free throws for a Big Ten victory over the Hawkeyes.
Indiana (12-8, 5-3) blew a 16-point lead as Iowa (15-5, 4-4) scored 10 straight points midway through the second half. A steal and fast-break dunk by Jess Settles brought the Hawkeyes within 62-59 before a basket by Indiana's Andrae Patterson.
A 3-pointer by Chris Kingsbury pulled Iowa within 74-73 with six seconds left, then Haris Mujezinovic and Patterson each made one of two free throws for the Hoosiers in the closing seconds.
No. 11 Memphis 80, Saint Louis 63: In Memphis, Tenn., Lorenzen Wright scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Tigers (15-3, 6-1) whipped the Billikens in a Conference USA game.
The 6-foot-11 Wright controlled the middle against the smaller Billikens (12-7, 3-5) front line, going 11-of-20 from the field and 5-of-9 from the free throw line.
St.Bonaventure 72, Rhode Island 69: In Olean, N.Y., Rashaan Palmer scored a career-high 22 points and the Bonnies (6-11, 2-6) held off a furious rally by the Rams (12-6, 4-3) to snap a five-game losing streak in an Atlantic 10 game.
Women
Roanoke 101, Emory & Henry 94, 2OT: Lori Boyd scored 24 points to lead the Maroons to a double overtime win over the Wasps in an OId Dominion Athletic Conference game at Salem.
After trailing 37-29, Roanoke (13-3, 11-2) went on a 16-2 run to take a 59-54 lead with 7:24 left in the game. Emory & Henry fought back to tie the score at 71 with just over a minute to go. After a 75-75 tie at the end of regulation, the teams headed into overtime.
The game remained close through the first overtime until Roanoke's Ashley McCallum sank a shot to give the Maroons an 88-86 lead with 25 seconds left. But Tracye Steele hit a field goal for the Wasps with five seconds to go to send the game into a second overtime.
Again the teams played closely, keeping it a two-point contest, until Marcee Hufton hit two 3-pointers in a row to lift the Maroons to a 97-92 lead with 1:50 remaining. Roanoke held on to seal the victory.
Hufton finished with 22 points for Roanoke.
Jackie Greene scored a school-record 34 points for E&H.
Washington and Lee 58, Randolph-Macon Woman's 48: The Generals overcame a 13-point first-half deficit to beat the Wildcats in an ODAC game at Lexington.
Washington and Lee (3-12, 2-11) trailed 34-28 at halftime and tied the score at 44 with 10 minutes left. The Generals then went on a 14-4 run to seal the victory.
Freshman Chrissy Burghardt led Washington and Lee with 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
Eastern Mennonite 59, Hollins 47: Becky Miller scored 13 points and Anika Egli and Keri Bontrager had 12 each as the Royals (10-7, 8-6) downed Hollins in an ODAC game at Hollins.
Amy Worley scored 19 points for Hollins (1-16, 0-14), and Angie Johnson added 12.
Monday's games
East Carolina 71, William and Mary 65: Jonathan Kerner scored 15 points, including six in the final three minutes, to help the Pirates (13-4, 6-2) hold off the Tribe (6-11, 2-6) in Williamsburg in a Colonial Athletic Association contest.
Randy Bracy led the Tribe with 19 points. Tim Basham (Patrick Henry) added 10 points for East Carolina.
Duquesne 59, Dayton 56: Mike James scored 18 points, including 10 in the second half, to lead the Dukes past the Flyers (10-8, 2-5) in Pittsburgh. The victory, the first in Atlantic 10 Conference play for rookie coach Scott Edgar, ended a seven-game losing skid for Duquesne (6-10, 1-6).
Note
COLORADO STAR PLEADS GUILTY: Martice Moore of Colorado pleaded guilty to shoplifting and was fined $150 in Westminster (Colo.) Municipal Court on Monday afternoon. Hours later, he played a key role in his team's upset of Missouri.
Moore entered the plea on Monday, and that night, the 6-foot-8 junior from Atlanta scored 25 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in Colorado's 106-94 Big Eight victory over Missouri. His mother, who came to Colorado during the weekend, paid his fine.
Former coach Joe Harrington said any player who broke the law would be suspended. Harrington resigned Jan.16, however, apparently giving all players a clean slate from that date forward. Interim coach Ricardo Patton said Moore, a transfer from Georgia Tech, would not be disciplined further.
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