Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com (TOM WITHERS, UPI Sports Writer) Newsgroups: clari.sports.basketball Subject: College Basketball Roundup Keywords: basketball, men's college Message-ID: <1Rbkc-colbkrup_96@clarinet.com> Date: 14 Jan 90 02:06:30 GMT Lines: 92 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: sports Slugword: bkc-colbkrup Priority: major Format: summary X-Supersedes: ANPA: Wc: 536; Id: s1461; Sel: ns--s; Adate: 1-13-855pes; Ver: 2takes Codes: yskcmxx. Minnesota Coach Clem Haskins was pleased with his team's performance Saturday against Michigan, but his assesment of the officiating wasn't nearly as complimentary. Terry Mills made two free throws with 27 seconds left and No. 4 Michigan made 26 of 32 free throw attempts Saturday to post an 87-83 victory over No. 15 Minnesota. Minnesota took just nine shots from the free-throw line, making only three, and the Golden Gophers were whistled for 28 personal fouls, compared to 15 for the Wolverines. The differential didn't sit well with Haskins. ``The free throws were 32-9,'' Haskins said. ``It's hard to overcome that. We're good enough to overcome 55 percent bad calls, but you can't overcome 65-70 percent. ``I was pleased with my team to stay within four points with a chance to win. If we'd made a few extra free throws -- and we had the chances -- we could have won.'' The effectiveness of Michigan's front line was the key to the Wolverines' victory. Mills and forward Sean Higgins scored 23 points each and center Loy Vaught pulled down four key rebounds down the stretch to go along with 26 points from guard Rumeal Robinson as Michigan improved to 11-2 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten. Melvin Newbern and Walter Bond paced Minnesota, 10-3 and 1-2, with 20 points each. Kevin Lynch added 16 and Willie Burton scored 12. ``Clem (Haskins, Minnesota's coach) will say it's poor officiating,'' Michigan Coach Steve Fisher said, ``but we'll say we passed up good outside shots to get better inside shots. That's why we got so many foul shots.'' Haskins said the Golden Gophers ``feel good about this game. There's no disgrace losing to the defending (NCAA) champs. I have great confidence we can beat this team or any team in the conference.'' Mills and Vaught keyed an 11-0 run that gave the Wolverines control with four minutes to play. Vaught pulled down four crucial defensive rebounds in the final 6:30 while Michigan was overcoming a 66-63 deficit. Newbern's layup with 35 seconds to go, following a Robinson turnover, brought the Gophers to within 84-83, but Mills made his two free throws and Robinson added another with six seconds to go to account for the final score. Minnesota outscored Michigan 10-2 to end the first half and led 44-40 at intermission. Elsewhere Saturday in the Top 20, No. 1 Kansas mastered Oklahoma State 91-77, No. 2 Georgetown held off DePaul 74-64, No. 3 Oklahoma routed Texas 103-84, No. 5 Missouri husked Nebraska 111-95, No. 8 Nevada-Las Vegas crumbled Temple 82-76 and No. 9 Georgia Tech bested North Carolina State 92-85. Also, No. 11 Duke defeated Maryland 91-80, No. 16 St. John's edged Pittsburgh 71-70, No. 19 UCLA upended No. 17 Arizona 73-67 and No. 20 Alabama burned Mississippi State 62-57. _x_ _x_ _x_ _6_2_-_5_7_. At Lawrence, Kan., Rick Calloway scored 17 points and the Kansas defense harried the Cowboys, 8-5 and 0-2, into a 6:40 scoring drought. The Jayhawks, 18-0 and 2-0, led 57-56 with 14:26 left but Oklahoma State did not score again until a Royce Jeffries baseline jumper with 7:46 remaining. At Rosemont, Ill., Alonzo Mourning scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half to rally the Hoyas, 13-0. Mourning hit a pair of free throws and David Edwards scored four points to give Georgetown the lead for good with less than five minutes left. David Booth scored 18 points for the Blue Demons, 8-8. At Norman, Okla., Jackie Jones scored 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked a school-record 9 shots to lead the Sooners, 12-0. William Davis added 19 points for Oklahoma, which won its 38th consecutive home game. Travis Mays scored 21 points for the Longhorns, 10-3. At, Lincoln, Neb., Doug Smith scored 31 points and Anthony Peeler added 29 to help the Tigers, 15-1 and 2-0. Lee Coward and Nathan Buntin each added 21 points for Missouri. Carl Hayes scored 20 points, 15 in the first half, for the Cornhuskers, 6-7 and 0-2. At Philadelphia, Larry Johnson made 6 free throws in the final 34 seconds to help the Runnin' Rebels record their 10th victory in 13 games. Johnson finished with 26 points. Donald Hodge scored a season-high 29 points for Temple. At Atlanta, Brian Oliver made 8 free throws in the final 1:54 and finished with 27 points to help the Yellow Jackets, 11-1 and 2-1, hold off the Wolfpack, 12-3 and 1-1. Kenny Anderson and Dennis Scott each scored 18 points for Georgia Tech. Rodney Monroe scored 25 points for North Carolina State. At Durham, N.C., Christian Laettner scored 27 points and Alaa Abdelnaby added 22 to lead the Blue Devils, 12-2 and 3-0, to a victory over the Terrapins, 10-5 and 2-2. Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski recorded his 214th victory, moving him past Vic Bubas into second place on the school's all-time win list. At New York, Jayson Williams scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and the Redmen, 14-3 and 3-1, overcame a pair of missed one-and-one free throw attempts by Boo Harvey in the last minute to hold off the Panthers, 5-9 and 0-4. Brian Shorter scored 21 for Pittsburgh. At Starkville, Miss., James Sanders scored 13 points and David Benoit added 12 to help the Crimson Tide, 12-3 and 3-1. Melvin Cheatum and Robert Horry each added 10 points for Alabama. Cameron Burns scored 23 points and Tony Watts had 15 for Mississippi State, 8-5 and 1-4.