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Tuesday, April 3, 1984/The Battalion/Page 9
Lewis tosses in the towel
Hoyas win it all in Seattle
United Press International
SEATTLE — Georgetown’s
extraordinary bench eclipsed
college basketball’s Clash of the
Titans Monday night, sending
the Hoyas to an 84-75 victory
over Houston for the NCAA ti
tle.
In completing their magnifi
cent run this season, reserves
Reggie Williams scored 19
points and Michael Graham 14
for the Hoyas. Georgetown had
to withstand the excellent sec
ond-half of Houston’s Alvin
Franklin, who scored 21 points
and kept the Cougars alive.
It was their play that dictated
the tempo of this championship
game rather than the celebrated
showdown of centers between
Patrick Ewing of Georgetown
and Akeem Olajuwon of Hous
ton.
In winning its first national
title, Georgetown became the
first team from the East in 30
years to win the NCAA crown
since LaSalle in 1954. In their
previous appearance in the
championship game in 1982,
the Hoyas lost in the closing sec
onds to North Carolina.
The decison was yet another
frustration for Houston, which
now has been to the Final Four
three straight years without
winning the crown. Last season
the Cougars were denied the ti
tle on a final-second dunk by
North Carolina State.
Georgetown, ferocious on
defense all season, was coming
off a 53-40 obliteration of Ken
tucky in the semifinals. But this
game was not nearly as easy be
cause Ewing and Olajuwon en
countered foul trouble and left
the spotlight to some of the less
luminous names.
The focus was clearly on Ola
juwon and Ewing in what was
billed as the most celebrated
showdown of centers in the his
tory of the NCAA title game.
But with both teams swarm
ing on defense, their productiv
ity was limited. Ewing, a 7-foot
All-America, finished with 10
points and just one basket in the
second half, while his 7-foot Ni
gerian counterpart finished
with 15 points. Each had nine
rebounds.
Houston’s forwards con
verged on Ewing while Franklin
dropped down from his guard
E osition to help out. Olajuwon
ad to deal with Georgetown’s
entire front line, often with
Ralph Dalton fronting him or
Graham muscling in for posi
tion.
With 16 seconds left and
Georgetown secure in its vic
tory, Ewing raised his arms in
triumph. He was removed from
the game and hugged his coach
as he went to the bench.
For No. 2 Georgetown, 34-3,
David Wingate added 16 points.
Houston, 32-5, received 18
points from Michael Young.
Again, the Cougars could have
improved their plight by hitting
more of their foul shots, going
13-of-21. Unlike their semifinal
victory over Virginia, Houston
attempted to utilize its bench,
but its reserves were no match
for Georgetown’s.
After sinking the first basket
of the second half, the Hoyas
held their biggest lead, 42-30.
Their position appeared greatly
enhanced when Olajuwon drew
his fourth foul 23 seconds after
intermission. He eventually sat
out for a six-minute stretch but
Houston refused to budge.
Thanks to the shooting of
Franklin, a 6-2 sophomore who
was able to split Georgetown’s
guards, Houston drew to 51-47.
A jump shot by Franklin and a
shot from the side on which he
temporarily injured his leg con
cluded the burst.
A three-point play by Frank
lin followed by two foul shots
from him cut it to 57-54 with
10:29 to play. Georgetown then
turned to Williams, an elegant
6-7 freshman with an especially
soft shot. The Hoyas went on an
1 1-6 tear with Williams, scoring
5 points in the run.
Georgetown outscored Hous*
ton’s bench 16-4 in the opening
20 minutes. Williams hit for 6.
points and Graham delivered!
the bulkv work inside.
Houston, which finished first-
in the Southwest Conference!
this year, defeated Louisiana*
Tech, Memphis State and Wake-
Forest in the Midwest Regional
before edging Virginia in the!
semifinals.
Georgetown, winners of the
Big East, swept through the
West Regional by beating
Southern Methodist, Nevada-
Las Vegas and Dayton. Then
came the obliteration of Kem
lucky in the semis and Monday
night’s last step in a
championship season.
Houston coach Guy Lewis
summed up how he felt to lose
his second straight National 1
Championship in the season’s
finale.
“You feel awful, awful, aw
ful,” Lewis said. “They were in
control for the most part. We.
got up early but they were Hr
control from then on.”
Thompson was generous in
praising Lewis, whose coaching
strategy has been repeatedly
criticized.
“If he can’t coach, I hope I
catch the disease he’s got,” he
said.
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Photo by JOHN MAKELY
caught in Seattle Monday night as
Houston lost the national
championship to Georgetown 84-75.
Cribbs And Co. break Breakers
United Press International
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — joe
Cribbs rushed for 162 yards
and caught a touchdown pass
Monday to power Birmingham
to a 31-17 win over New Or
leans, pulling the two teams into
a tie for first place in the USFL
southern Division.
Rookie cornerback Chuck
Clanton from Auburn had
three interceptions, one for a
29-yard touchdown, and full
back Leon Perry scored two
more TDs in the game that left
New Orleans and Birmingham
with identical 5-1 records.
The Stallions took advantage
of New Orleans’ errors in a
steady rain to put the game out
of reach in the fourth quarter.
Mike Miller kicked a 29-yard
field goal to give the Stallions a
24-17 lead with 10:40 left to
play.
Breakers quarterback John
nie Walton then misfired on a
pitch to rookie Marcus Dupree
and Birmingham linebacker
Mike Murphy recovered on the
one. Perry scored his second
touchdown from there to put
the Stallions in charge 31-17
with 9:47 left in the game.
The score was 14-10 at the
half and both teams had long
touchdown drives in the third
period.
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Tuesday, April 3, 1984
Mental Handicaps: Whose
Responsibility?
Institution or Community