Tuesday, March 10,1987/The Battalion/Page 11
NIT Tournmanent to open tonight
From the Associated Press
^Montana State got a brief taste of
New York basketball last season.
Nov the Bobcats would like a chance
totake their game to the Big Apple.
^Montana State, regular-season
Jchampions of the Big Sky Confer-
jence, plays host to Washington to-
“it in one of three games that
n the 32-team National Invita-
tioh Tournament.
^Jdarquette is at Nebraska and
Utah at Boise State in the other two
ning-night games,
lontana State enters its game 21-
far better than last season’s 14-16.
But last season, it made the NCAA
Hrnament with a 14-16 record by
winning the conference tournament.
His year, the Bobcats were upset by
Weher State 106-101 in the postsea-
^■jSO they had to settle for the NIT.
■‘It’s a chance to redeem our-
Iselyes,” guard Ray Willis said. “If the
^■son was going to end, we didn’t
jwant it to end on that note, playing
jlike we did against Weber State.”
T,ast year, the Bobcats played
icreditably in the NCAA tournament
Jlosing 83-74 as the 16th seed in
lithe West to top-seeded St. John’s in
Hig Beach, Calif. This year, three
ps will put them in the NIT semifi-
“New York, that’s the place to be,”
Willis said.
Washington, 18-14, lost in the
Pac-10 final to UCLA and also had
to settle for the NIT. The Huskies’
offense revolves around 7-foot West
German center Christian Welp.
But just the fact that it’s Washing
ton is enough for the Bobcats.
“I always wanted to play against a
Pac 10 team, not necessarily to com
pare leagues but just for a chance to
go up against that type of school to
see how strong we are,” said forward
Calvin Andrews, a native of Rich
mond, Calif.
“It’s a good opportunity to extend
our season with some good postsea
son play,” said guard Chris Conway.
“It should be good experience for
the team, playing a nationally-
known opponent.”
Marquette, 16-12, and Nebraska,
17-11, will be meeting from two dif
ferent perspectives.
For Nebraska, where football
overshadows basketball, this is a
chance to get some needed exposure
at home. For Marquette, it’s routine
business — this is the Warriors’
purs fall to Hawks in overtime
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.AN ANTONIO (AP) — The San
m^Btonio Spurs clawed their way back
during regulation only to throw it
away in overtime Tuesday night as
the Atlanta Hawks defeated them
in NBA action.
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ft Hid-period deficit and tied it at 101
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Hrtime should not have hap-
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ally well in overtime to win, and to
night we did not.”
Hawks guard Glenn Rivers scored
seven unanswered points in over
time and Dominique Wilkins hit for
37 points — including a short
jumper at the five-second mark that
sent it into overtime — to aid At
lanta.
“Nevertheless, you can’t give San
Antonio enough credit,” Atlanta
Coach Mike Fratello said. “They
came back in the second half and did
it defensively. They got on a roll,
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HOUSTON (AP) — Reserve
guard Eddie Johnson hit a 3-
point shot and two free throws
in the last 28 seconds of double
overtime to power the Seattle
SuperSonics to a 136-127 NBA
victory over the Houston Rock
ets Tuesday night.
The SuperSonics’ win spoiled
a triple-double performance by
Rockets center Akeem Olaju-
won, who scored 38 points,
grabbed 17 rebounds and
blocked 12 shots. In the first
overtime, guard Dale Ellis
scored eight of Seattle’s 10
points, including two layups and
two jump shots. But it Was two
free throws by Johnson with 13
seconds left that tied the score at
119.
Olajuown and forward Jim
Petersen led the Rockets with
four points each in the first over
time.
The SuperSonics rallied from
a seven-point deficit in the
fourth quarter to take a three-
point lead with 12 seconds left in
regulation. Rockets point guard
Allen Leavell then hit a 3-
pointer to tie the score at 109.
Tom Chambers and Ellis com
bined for 19 fourth-quarter
points to lead the rally.
The SuperSonics raced to a
34-25 first-quarter lead, paced
by Xavier McDaniel’s 13 points.
Seattle also held a 62-55 halftime
advantage with Chambers lead
ing the way with 17 points.
Houston, led by Olajuwon’s
12 points and McCray’s seven,
outscored Seattle 33-21 in the
third quarter to take a seven-
point lead.
“After it left my hands, it felt
good,” Johnson said Tuesday
night of his game-clinching
three-point goal. “We didn’t
make too many mistakes in the
overtimes, controlled the tempo
and won the game.”
The field goal Johnson hit in
the second overtime was the only
one he made in the game. The
SuperSonics’ victory was their
fourth in five games with the
Rockets.
“This is exceptional team ef
fort,” said Seattle Coach Bernie
Bickerstaff. “Tom Chambers
had a good night, but I don’t
want to single out one man. We
made the plays when the money
was on the line.”
Rockets Coach Bill Fitch,
meanwhile, was upset by the
loss.
“It was a gut-wrencher,” Fitch
said. “A long night for no cigar.
If you are a Rockets fan, this
game was a lump in your stom
ach.”
blocked a few shots and got a couple
of guys hot offensively.”
Wilkins also said he had to give
the Spurs “a lot of credit.”
“I know this is the first time I’ve
won in this building,” he said. “But
give Atlanta credit also. We came
back and made the big plays when
we had to.”
Kevin Willis added 24 points as
the Hawks won their eighth game in
a row.
The Spurs made a game of it in
the third period when rookie Larry
Krystkowiak poured in 10 of his sea
son-high 20 points. Atlanta led by as
many as 16 in the period, but held
only an 81-74 advantage going into
the fourth period.
San Antonio missed a last oppor
tunity to win in regulation when Da
vid Greenwood, unable to find a
teammate underneath, missed on a
3-point shot.
Mets edge
Astros 5-4
in exhibition
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) —
Lee Mazzilli’s two-run homer in the
bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday
gave the New York Mets a 5-4 vic
tory over the Houston Astros for the
defending World Series champions’
first triumph this spring.
The Mets had lost their first three
exhibition games. The Astros, who
lost to the Mets in last year’s National
League Championship Series, are 0-
3.
Left-hander Steve Engel walked
Dave Magadan to start the eighth,
and Mazzilli followed with his sec
ond home run in two days.
Houston had taken a 4-3 lead in
the top of the eighth off Jesse
Orosco. They loaded the bases on a
walk to Chuck Jackson, a single by
Glenn Davis and a walk to Gerald
Young. Jim Pankovitz drove in one
run with a fielder’s-choice grounder,
and pinch-hitter Bert Pena gave the
Astros the lead with a sacrifice fly.
Davis homered off Mets starter
Ron Darling in the second inning,
but New York came back with an un
earned run against Houston starter
Danny Darwin in the third. Lenny
Dykstra and Mookie Wilson singled
to put runners on first and third. An
error by shortstop Dickie Thon on a
ground ball by Keith Hernandez al
lowed Dykstra to score.
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Both coaches, Bob Dukiet of Mar
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“Financially, the NTT’s not as
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