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Iliimillll—iMm ■!iiiiwii■—if ■imimiw Tuesday, February 18, 1986/The Battalion/Page 9 f Blackman, Ag netters back home to host Lamar Mavericks nip Nets 126-124 Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rolando Blackman scored a Mead- owlands record 42 points, including two free throws in the final minute, to lift the Dallas Mavericks to 126- 124 victory Monday over the New Jersey Nets. Blackman hit 10-of-13 field goals and made 22-of-23 free throws to break the old arena record of 40 points by Bernard King of the New York Knicks on April 20, 1983. Blackman had 17 points in the hird period, when Dallas outscored he Nets 40-27 to wipe out a 66-57 halftime deficit and sweep into a 97- 93 lead. The Nets, who played without in jured Otis Birdsong and Darryl Dawkins, outscored Dallas 50-37 from the field. But the Mavericks hit on 51 of 58 free throws, while New ersey made 23 of 25. Thirty-seven fouls were called on the Nets who had four players — Richardson, Buck Williams, Jeff Turner, and Mike O’Koren — foul Other Monday NBA scores (home team in capitals) CLEVELAND 111 New York 97 INDIANA 124 Chicago 110 SEATTLE 100 Atlanta 87 DETROIT 117 Utah 96 Milwaukee 111 PHILADELPHIA 106 Boston at PHOENIX (late) Washington at LA. CLIPPERS (late) Houston at GOLDEN STATE (late) By KEN SURY Assistant Sports Editor A&M’s No. 1 women’s singles player Vanne Akagi concentrates on nailing a forehand during Photo by GREG BAILEY a match earlier this year. Akagi and the rest of the Ag women netters host Lamar today at 1:30 p.m. The Texas A&M women’s tennis team is looking to prove the old ad age, “There’s no place like home,” as it takes on Lamar at the Omar Smith Tennis Center today at 1:30. The Aggies are hoping to find some consistency after a rollercoas ter week of tennis in the South. The women easily defeated Loui siana State last Thursday, were rained out while leading Tulane Fri day, and then dropped a disappoint ing 6-3 contest to South Alabama Saturday. Against USA, A&M’s singles play fell through as they lost four of the six matches. The doubles teams didn’t fare much better with all three tandems lost their first set. However, A&M’s No. 1 duo of Vanne Akagi and Gaye Lynn Gen- sler battled back for the Ags’ only doubles win that day, a 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over USA’s Jillian Muller and Gillian Adams. A&M Women’s Tennis Coach Bobby Kleinecke said Akagi and Gensler have been playing great doubles tennis the past two weeks. The duo made it to the consolation finals match in the Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches Association (ITCA) Nationals tourney Feb. 9, but lost the match to Harvard’s Cathy Vigna and Erika Smith. Against LSU, the Aggie pair knocked off the Tigers’ twin tandem of DeAnn and Dana Watlington, 6- 2, 6-4. The Watlingtons won the ITCA doubles regional qualifying tourney last fall. Kleinecke said the team made its share of mistakes over the weekend, but added, “We’re not making the same mistakes twice. We’re making new ones. But that’s what these matches before conference are for.” RUMOUR: STUDYING WILL BE PRO HIBITED IN RUMOURS STARTING TOMORROW. FACT: YOU CAN STUDY IN RU MOURS SNACK BAR AT ANY TIME. BRING YOUR BOOKS AND A FRIEND. Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm Behind The MSC Post Office KITldCUK'S Rockets to be Akeem-less for at least 2 weeks Associated Press HOUSTON — Akeem Olajuwon, the Houston Rockets’ all-star center, will miss at least two weeks of the season, the club said Monday. The injury to his right knee comes at a time when the Rockets wefe just beginning to establish themselves as a power in the NBA. Monday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors marked the first time in Olajuwon’s pro career and only the second time in his en tire career that he had missed a game because of an injury. Olajuwon, who averages 23.4 points and 11.4 rebounds per game, missed four of the first six games of his college career at the University of Houston and had played in 237 con secutive games. Team physician Dr. Charles Baker said Olajuwon received a sprain of the medial colateral liga ment Saturday in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers when team mate Robert Reid fell on him under the basket. The doctor said Olajuwon started receiving therapy on the knee Mon day. Rockets General Manager Ray Patterson moved quickly to sign for mer Rockets player Hank McDowell to fill Olajuwon’s roster position. McDowell, who played 34 games for the Rockets last season, was ex pected to be in uniform for Monday night’s game against Golden State. McDowell, who has been playing basketball in Europe, averaged 1.4 points and had nine rebounds in 34 appearances for the Rockets last sea son. Doctors who examined Olajuwon Saturday feared the 6-foot-11 player had torn a ligament, meaning he would have been lost for the season. Rockets Coach Bill Fitch said he would move 7-4 Ralph Sampson into the center position and start Jim Pe tersen or Rodney McCray at Samp son’s power forward spot. Olajuwon’s injury forced Fitch to change his starting lineup for the first time this season. “1 he whole chemistry of the team changes with Akeem out of there,” Fitch said. “You look at his statistics, and they don’t really tell the whole story. It’s his intimidation factor and the way other players interact with him. “We’ll have to scrap some of our plays designed especially for Akeem and add some other things that suit the remaining personnel.” Rockets point guard John Lucas said Olajuwon’s impact had been felt not only on the team but on the game itself. “We’ll have to be a smarter team now,” Lucas said. “You’ve got to take good shots because the big fella won’t be there to jam in back in the hoop for you.” COME AND MEET THOSE DANCING FEET! BROADWAY BEGINS AT OAVID MERRICK’S Dlr*ct*d and Choreographed by GOWER CHAMPION BEST MUSICAL TONY AWARD 1981 l) Sponsored by MSC Town Hall Broadway February 27 Rudder Auditorium Tickets: MSC Box Office and Dillards or call 845-1234. VISA and MasterCard accepted. Call Battalion Classified 845-2611 Start with a job as big as your ambitions. Lead the Adventure as a Navy Officer. 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