Page 12 -- The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 21, 1986 4 THE NCAAs Wa1ker, Kentucky top aerP, Tide, 68-63 ATLANTA (AP) - Kenny Walker scored 22 points and James Blackmon hit two key baskets in a second-half burst that opened a nine-point lead as third-ranked Kentucky continued its mastery of Alabama 68-63 in the NCAA Southeast Regonal basketball semifinals last night. It was the 14th victory in a row for the Wildcats and their fourth this season over Alabama in advancing to Saturday's regional finals against the winner of Thursday's second game between No. 6 Georgia Tech and Louisiana State. ALABAMA fought back from a 12-0 spurt in the first half to close to within 38-36 on a driving basket by Terry Coner with 14:43 left in the game. Kentucky then went on a 10-3 burst to build a 48-39 and the Crimson Tide was never able to get closer than seven points until the final 30 seconds of play. Winston Bennett started the key spurt form inside with 14:09 left, Cedric Jenkins then scored from the left baseline and Blackmon drilled two straight 20-footers from the cor- ner before Walker closed it by hitting two free throws with 9:08 remaining. ALABAMA'S only scoring during that span included a free throw by Jim Farmer and a basket by Buck Johnson. Alabama cut the lead to seven several times and Kentucky had 10- point leads three times down the stretch. ] Baskets by Derrick McKey and Coner in the final 30 seconds marked the first time Alabama trailed by less than seven. The victory lifted Kentucky to 32-3 and Alabama finished at 24-9. Coner led the Crimson Tide with 20 points. Auburn 70, UNLV 63. HOUSTON (AP) - Auburn's Chuck VOTE!!! VOTE!!! VOTE!!! 1986 GOVERNING BOARD ELECTIONS MARCH 17-21, 9 AM -5 PM or mail in your ballot by March 21* AT 1429 HILL ST. Any student on the Muemailing list before FEB. 14, 1986, is eligible to vote!! MAILED BALLOTS MUST BE IN THE HILLEL OFFICE NO LATER THAN MARCH 21 Person scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and rallied the unranked Tigers to a 70-63 victory over No. 11 Nevada-Las Vegas Thursday night in the semifinals of the NCAA West Regional basketball tournament. Person, who hit only four of 11 shots from the field in the first half, scored Auburn's first three baskets of the second half and led a charge that gave the Tigers, who trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half, their first lead of the second half, 50-49, with 7:57 left in the game. Auburn, 22-10, will play the winner of the other West semifinal game later Thursday night between North Carolina and Louisville on Saturday. The West Regional champion will advance to the NCAA Final Four tournament March 29-31 at Reunion Arena in Dallas against the Southeast Regional champion. Auburn, advancing to its farthest point in NCAA play, took the lead for good at 56-55 with 3:55 to play on a side jumper by Person. NEVADA-Las Vegas' Anthony Jones, who scored 16 points, missed three free throws over the final 2:44 as the Runnin' Rebels couldn't mount a last-minute charge. Freddie Banks, who scored 12 first- half points as the Runnin' Rebels took a 34-25 halftime lead, finished with 20 points, while Armon Gilliam led Nevada-Las Vegas with 21. Auburn's Jeff Moore gave the Tigers a 50-49 lead, Auburn's first sin- ce Person hit the first basket of the game. Person, Auburn's leading scorer and three-time All-Southeastern Con- ference selection, had only eight poin- ts at the half. Banks fueled Nevada-Las Vegas' first-half surge before he collided with Auburn's Chris Morris with 2:22 left in the half and had to be helped from the court. Gynasts are healthy, ready for Big Tens By DOUGLAS VOLAN A healthy women's gymnastics squad will challenge for the Big Ten championships this weekend in Minneapolis. "It's what we've worked for all year long," said coach Dana Kempthorn. The team is very optimistic since this will be the first time in a long time that coach Kempthorn can put all three of her top all-around per- formers (Heidi Cohen, Janne Klepe, and Amy Meyer) together in the same meet. Injuries have made this impossible up to the Big Ten meet. "WE HAVE more depth now," said Kempthorn. "This will be our ;strongest lineup." Realistically, though, coach Kempthorn knows that it will be hard powerhouses Ohio State, Michigan State, and Minnesota (where the Golden Gophers will be at home for the Championships), since each of those teams average more than five points better than the Wolverines in team score. "I'd like to be better than fourth (Michigan finished fourth in last year's Big Ten championships), N * but I'd be very pleased with four- 4 ""~ th," said Kempthorn. "Just to get fourth we'd have to hit like we've never hit before, and no falls.We'd have to perform our cleanest routines of the year. HOWEVER, any hope for upending one of the top three teams is not in* vain. When the Wolverines took an , Ohio State and Michigan State earlier in the season (both losses) k\\ they did not have the depth in lineup they'll benefit from this weekend. "Due to injuries, we did not have our strongest lineup for OSU or Michigan Stae, so I'm hoping for a surprise," said Kem-tC o uen pthrn.... top all-arounder pthorn. The Big Tens are also important because the team members get to compete individually and have a chance to be Big Ten champions in the four different events. "There is a lot of incentive for the girls to do well because there is a lot of pride and prestige in the Big Ten's," Kempthorn noted. "It's a chance for the girls to prove themselves." In regards to the tournament schedule, the team competition will be tonight, while the individual competition will then be tomorrow night. Heidi Cohen represents the Wolverines' best chance for success in the in- dividual competition. She will try to better her fifth place finish on the floor excercise in the 1984 Big Ten meet. I 4 Associated Press Kentucky's Kenny Walker works the ball inside against Alabama's Jim Farmer in an NCAA Southeast Regional semifinal game last night. Walker poured in 22 points as the Wildcats dumped the Crimson Tide. SPOR TS OF THE DAIL Y: IF ~11, N' 5 1 1 Softball team wins three at Pony Invit. a sU f lm ' =T'SHIRT PRINTING TEAM AND ORGANIZATION SHIRTS RUSH JOBS WELCOME MULTI-COLOR OUR SPECIALTY SURPLUS AND OOPS SHIRTS 3/$550 SUPERIOR QUALITY SINCE 1973 206 S. FIRST 994-1367 Special to the Daily FULLERTON, Calif. - After a marathon session of four games on Wednesday, the women's softball team extended their record to 5-1. Playing among some of the nation's toughest teams at the Pony In- vitational, The Wolverines won three of four games. In their first game of the day, Michigan beat the United States In- ternational team by a score of 2-0. r Free Intensive Workshop l1 . w w SELF-DISCOVERY MICHIGAN LEAGUE, HENDERSON ROOM, U of Mk SUNDAY, MARCH 23 AUTO QUIZ 1) Can You Lease A New Car Without Credit Experience Or A Cosignor? 2) Where Should You Go To Get Prompt Service For All Your Auto Needs? 10a.m.-noon * knox+ yourself discover your potential & goals, self' confidence & discipline inner peace, satisfaction in daily life. L noon-2 p.m. sCI f-ate areness concentration & meditation echlique 11 s. "lmv meditation inllproves dlaily life'. Personal problens. 3-5 p.m. Intuition & creativity, astrology myi st icism mnusic,. art R Poetry a, an aid to selI- discoser' 5-6 p.m. Fxercise & sports. How, fitness aids self iransendence. e"et arian (liet. 6:30-8 p.m. Establish a personal progran ON erconle obstacles. Role of a teacher. Oneness xs it h hun'anit Public Invited J (answers inside paper) toreps 1-eIT hCi Wl1GdPBUYTWIT! IOK 4. NV QC3G Pitcher Vicky Morrow raised her record to 2-0 while Alicia Seegert drove in the game's only home run. THE U.S. International team then turned around and showed the Wolverines their comeback power as they defeated Michigan, -3-2. Mauri Foster took the loss for the Wolverines and started her at 0-1. In game number three, Mankato State became Michigan's next victim as they fell 4-1 to the Wolverines. Julie Clark pitched her first game of the year while fellow hurler Morrow hit a triple and drove in two runs for the game. Seegert also helped out to the Wolverine's winning ways with a double and one run batted in. Michigan notched California-River- side 3-2 in their final effort of the day. Michele Bolster pitched the winning games and upped her record to 2-0 on the season. Martha Rogers had a two- run home run in the fifth inning to put Michigan on top for good. The Wolverines continue play at the Cal. State Fullerton hosted In- vitational through the weekend. Among the 16-team field, eight of the schools were powerful forces in last year's National Championships. Detroit 10, Boston 9 WINTER HAVEN, Fla (AP) - Doug Baker drove in four runs with four hits, incuding a homer and a tie- breaking infield single in the 10th in- ning, as the Detroit Tigers handed Boston a fourth consecutive defeat in Rent a Car from s. Econo- -Cr We rent to0 19 YR. OLD STUDENTSI Choose from small economical cars to vans. Special WEEKEND rates Pick up services upon request We accept cash deposits a 10-9 decision yesterday over the Red Sox. Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd, repriman- ded for arriving at the park more than 90 minutes late for his first spring ap- pearance, blanked Detroit on two hits over three innings. BOYD, released after one week of hospital tests disclosed nothing more serious than a noncontagious viral hepatitis infection, struck out two and walked one. He explained he was late because his wife was ill. Boston, 4-8, built a 7-0 lead in the fir- st three innings against Detroit right- hander Dan Petry, who had allowed just one run in three previous outings. However, five of six runs in the second inning were unearned because of two errors by shortstop Alan Tramell. Mike Easler capped the big inning with a two-run homer,-his first, and rookie Sam Horn drove in a run with a double in the third. MIKE TRUJILLO replaced Boyd and faced only three batters in the fourth. Then the Tigers scored six runs on four singles, two walks and a two-run throwing error by shortstop Glenn Hoffman after he cut off a throw from the outfield. Rookie Mike Rochford took over for Trujillo in the sixth and was tagged g for Baker's two-run homer, a drive through the wind over the fence in left-center. Detroit made it 9-7 on an RBI single by Baker off Tim Lollar in the eighth. Mike Stenhouse's two-run single off Brian Denman tied the score in the ninth. The Tigers then pulled out their 10th victory in 14 preseason starts on a' double by Darnell Coles and Baker's ground single into the hole at short off Joe- Sambito, who became Boston's sixth pitcher at the start of the ninth. Shuler killed in accident PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mid- dleweight boxer James Shuler was killed yesterday when the motorcycle he was driving was involved in an ac cident with a tractor-trailer, authorities said. Shuler, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5 p.m. accident in nor- th Philadelphia, according to Police Corp. Lawrence DeJarnette. Details of the accident were not available, but DeJarnette said Shuler was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle north on a city street and a tractor- trailer driven by Paul D. Wilson, 51 was heading west on an intersectin street when the accident occurred. The morgue employee said Shuler had just bought the motorcycle and had the temporary registration in his pocket. Shuler, 26, lost his North American Boxing Federation middleweight title March 10 when he was knocked out by Thomas Hearns in 73 seconds of the first round. Shuler went into the fight nhaten in 22 nrofessional fihL Japanczyi Tech Center SPECIALIZING IN THE MAINTENANCE & REPAIR OF TOYOTA - HONDA - MAZDA - SABARU - DATSUN - MITSUBUSHI - ISUZU MAINTENANCE - " We can tailor make a maintenance inspection to meet your individual needs. 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