Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com Newsgroups: clari.sports.basketball Subject: College Basketball Roundup Keywords: basketball, men's college Message-ID: Date: 12 Jan 90 08:24:34 GMT Lines: 85 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: sports Slugword: bkc-colbkrup Priority: major Format: summary ANPA: Wc: 904; Id: s0434; Sel: ns--s; Adate: 1-12-320aes; Ver: sked Codes: yskcmxx. _U_n_i_t_e_d_ _P_r_e_s_s_ _I_n_t_e_r_n_a_t_i_o_n_a_l In a memorable struggle between the ACC's two best teams, Duke got in the final flurry Thursday night to knock Georgia Tech from the ranks of the unbeaten. Christian Laettner's dunk and free throw with 34 seconds left, helped the 11th-ranked Blue Devils to a 96-91 triumph over No. 9 Georgia Tech before a record crowd of 9,795 at Alexander Coliseum. It was Duke's first win in five trips to Alexander. Laettner's 3-point play gave the Blue Devils 92-86 lead and capped an exciting conference contest that saw both teams battle back from sizable deficits. ``I thought we won the game,'' said Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski. ``It was a game where somebody was going to win. A team wasn't going to lose that game.'' Phil Henderson scored 26 points and Laettner finished with 23 for Duke, which won its eighth straight and raised its record to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in the ACC. Dennis Scott had a game-high 30, but only 9 in the second half for the Yellow Jackets, 10-1 and 1-1. Brian Oliver added 24 points for Georgia Tech. Trailing by 9 points with 9:00 to play, Duke went on a 14-0 run over four minutes, to take the lead. ``We seemed to have momentum and everything there, but something happened,'' said Georgia Tech Coach Bobby Cremins. ``That's something I've got to look at. If we got good shots and missed them, that's fine.'' Henderson's 3-pointer ended the spurt and put Duke up 85-80. Georgia Tech twice got to within one, but the Blue Devils held on with Laettner's dunk an exclamation point in the victory. Laettner scored 10 points in the final 8:37. ``We came here ready to win and prepared to win,'' said Laettner. ``We didn't think about playing an unbeaten team, we just thought about playing a good game against a good team.'' The game also featured two of the country's finest freshamn, guards Kenny anderson of Georgia Tech and Bobby Hurley of Duke. Their matchup was a standoff with Anderson getting 19 points and Hurley 15. Both handed out 11 assists to their teammates. Elsewhere in the Top 20, No. 10 Louisville bested South Carolina 79-66; No. 12 Indiana pasted Northwestern 77-63; No. 15 Minnesota was upended by Purdue 86-78; No. 17 Arizona waxed Southern Cal 90-75; No. 18 Loyola-Marymount outscored Santa Clara 113-100; and No. 19 UCLA thumped Arizona State 62-53. At Columbia, S.C., Keith Williams made 8 of 9 field goals and scored a career-high 24 points to power Louisville. Cornelius Holden added 14 points For Louisville, 11-2 overall and 1-1 in the Metro Conference. Jo Jo English led South Carolina, 5-4 and 1-1, with 20 points. At Evanston, Ill., Eric Anderson scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half to lead the Hoosiers, 12-1 and 2-1 in the Big 10. Anderson accounted for 11 points during an 18-2 run that erased a 46-40 deficit and helped Bobby Knight become the winningest coach in Big 10 history with 229 wins, surpassing Purdue's Ward ``Piggy'' Lambert. Rex Walters led Northwestern, 7-5 and 0-2, with 20 points. At West Lafayette, Ind., Ryan Berning scored all 13 of his points in the final nine minutes -- including 6 free throws in the last 71 seconds -- to help Purdue snap the Golden Gophers' 10-game winning streak. Tony Jones scored 17 points to lead six players in double figures for Purdue, 10-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big 10. Willie Burton scored 22 points for Minnesota, 10-2 and 1-1. At Los Angeles, Jud Buechler collected 22 points and 10 rebounds and Sean Rooks added 18 points to power Arizona. Rooks scored 7 points in a 17-2 run as the Wildcats overcame a 52-49 deficit and coasted to their fourth Pacific-10 triumph in a row. Arizona is 9-2 overall and 4-2 in the league. Harold Miner led the Trojans, 5-6 and 0-4, with 26 points and Chris Munk added 20. At Santa Clara, Calif., Bo Kimble, the nation's leading scorer, tallied 35 points and Hank Gathers added 22 to boost the Lions. The Lions, who reached 100 points for the 11th time in 13 games, improved to 10-3 and 1-0 in the West Coast Conference. The Broncos fell to 3-11 and 0-2. At Los Angeles, Trevor Wilson collected 17 points and 11 rebounds and Don McLean added 12 points and 10 rebounds to power UCLA, 10-2 overall and 4-0 in the Pac 10. Alex Austin tied a career high with 31 points for Arizona State, 8-5 and 2-3. In other games, it was: Holy Cross 63, Manhattan 56; Massachusetts 80, George Washington 61; St. Joseph's 75, Rhode Island 67; Temple 73, West Virginia 69; Clemson 78, North Carolina-Asheville 54; Furman 60, Davidson 57; Southern Mississippi 87, Virginia Tech 85; Cincinnati 82, Florida St. 62; Evansville 66, Detroit 54. Also, it was: Marquette 95, Dayton 84; Michigan State 78, Ohio State 68; Wisconsin 73, Iowa 69 in overtime; Tulane 81, Memphis State 80; Tulsa 101, Bradley 82; Brigham Young 69, Texas-El Paso 67 in overtime; California 72, Washington State 67; Utah 79, New Mexico 60; Washington 71, Stanford 59; and Wyoming 76, San Diego State 60