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(AP) — Stanford completed a five-year climb to the top of women’s basket ball Sunday by defeating Auburn 88-81 in the NCAA championship game behind the record 3-point shooting of Katy Steding and Jen nifer Azzi. Steding made six 3-pointers and Azzi four as Stanford won its first national title and handed Auburn its third straight loss in a championship game. The Cardinal did it by going over the top of Auburn’s zone defense in stead of trying to go through it, and Steding, Azzi and Sonja Henning made that approach work. Steding and Azzi both shattered the previous championship game re cord of two 3-pointers by Auburn’s Ruthie Bolton against Louisiana Tech in 1988. Steding finished the five-game tournament with a record 12 3-pointers, topping the old mark of 10 by Stephen F. Austin’s Mozel Brooks in 1988. The game also produced an atten dance record. There were 20,023 tickets sold and 16,595 people in the arena. The previous high for a wom en’s championship game was 15,615 at Austin, Texas, in 1987. The Stanford victory capped a building project that Coach Tara VanDerveer began when she took the job five years ago. Stanford was 13-15 in her first season, 1985-86, but improved each year thereafter and finished 32-1 this season. Henning finished with 21 points to lead a balanced Stanford offense. Steding scored 18 and Azzi, who is from nearby Oak Ridge, Tenn., added 17. Azzi was named the out standing player of the Final Four. Trisha Stevens contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Car dinal. Auburn, which lost to Louisiana Tech in the 1988 title game and to Tennessee last year, closed at 28-7. Carolyn Jones led Auburn with 24 points, 16 in the first half. Stanford overcame an eight-min ute shooting drought and nine-point deficit in the first half to get control of the game eariy in the second half. The Cardinal ended the first half with a 9-0 run to tie the score at 41. Then, with Auburn leading 46-43, Steding nailed a 3-pointer from the left of the key to start a 9-0 run that put Stanford ahead to stay. Stanford went on to outscore Au burn 22-7 over an eight-minute stretch to open a 65-53 lead in Hen ning’s jump shot with 10:13 left. Az- zi’s 3-pointer made it 70-57 with 7:54 left. dp!990 CARIBBI 14 ALPHA 2 SURPRISE BRAZOS 32 WACO / AG-S COfAfe HOME TO FACE eEARMATS-'TVE. 7Pt\ And then there were two ... INTERDI M( 21 SCUBA< Duke, UNLV square off for title GAY AN “T p. DENVER (AP) — When the nets are cut down following Monday night’s NCAA championship game, a few things will be certain. Either UNLV or Duke will be have won its first national title; a lot of points will have been scored; and some of the best man-to-man de fense in the game will have been played. It sounds incongruous but this ti tle game should be the highest-scor ing one since 1978 when Kentucky beat Duke 94-88 and probably the one with the most tenacious defense since 1980 when Louisville beat UCLA 59-54. “Both teams will play great de fense but I don’t think it will be a low-scoring game,” UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian said Sunday, the eve of his first championship game in three trips to the Final Four. “For the past eight years, next to UNLV, Duke has oeen my favorite team,” said Tarkanian, who could be the first Western coach to win the ti tle since John Wooden’s UCLA dy nasty ended in 1975. “Their defense is very similar to ours and we’re probably the only two teams I can think of still playing the type of de fense we do. We pressure the ball at halfcourt, deny the lead pass and front the post. There aren’t very many teams doing that. College bas ketball has changed.” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, making his second appearance in the title game for a school 0-7 in Final Fours, agrees with Tarkanian. “We both have real good ball pres sure,” he said. “We deny wing en tries, are very active and help inside. The principles of both are exactly the same. I hey look a little different but are pretty much the same de fenses.” The offenses are close with Duke averaging 89.5 per game, 14 more than the opposition, and UNLV gets 93.2 per game, 14 more than the Runmn’ Rebels allowed. UNLV, the only top-seed to reach the Final Four this season and just the first preseason No. 1 to reach the final game since North Carolina in 1982, waited until the second half against Georgia Tech on Saturday before giving a defensive clinic in its 90-81 semifinal victory. The Runnin’ Rebels (34-5) smoth ered Kenny Anderson and bothered Dennis Scott enough to overcome a seven-point deficit and h Yellow Jackets their first lossof season by more than five points, “We weren’t moving quiddyinij first half and so we went withm; zone,” Tarkanian said. “Wert going in against Duke think about playing zone but ifthejt ANTHR< P- dictates we will.’ CHRIST M in Duke (29-8) wore down Ark outscoring the Razorbacks24-5p the last seven minutes in the31 semifinal win. “Our depth really helped us our foul trouble actually turned to be a blessing for us,” Krzyzew said. Both teams had foul trouble Saturday ^nd neither can on Monday night with the mile-hi altitude of Denver being such a tor in the players’ stamina. Most of the Duke opportune are created by freshman point gun Bobby Hurley, who was forced I I leave the Arkansas games because; stomach troubles. The most exciting NCAA tout® ment — 23 games, decided by points or less — is going to ci down to defense. AGGIE te MSC RE K S0CIE1 tc WILDLI JOL Portugal’s pitch Astros hurler out to prove 1989 was no flash in pan KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Mark Portugal made good on his vow last season that he would not return to the minor leagues. His battle cry for 1990 is to prove that his emer gence as a Houston Astros starting pitcher wasn’t an accident. “I can’t take last year for granted,” Portugal said. “I still have a lot to prove that last year wasn’t a fluke. “It was only a half season ana in this game you have to do things for a whole season.” Portugal was recalled from Houston’s Class AAA team at Tucson on July 15 last season, and he re warded the Astros by winning seven straight deci- In 17 games after the All-Star break, Portugal had a 7-0 record and 2.39 earned run average. Portugal’s 7-game streak was the longest since No lan Ryan won eight games in a row in 1983. He finished tne season 7-1 with an ERA of 2.75 and the security of a starting job going to spring training this year. “My plan is basically to win ball games,” Portugal said. “I ll he competitive every time 1 pitch and if I have a bad day. Ill come hack five days later and re deem myself,” Portugal spent parts of four seasons on the Min nesota Twins roster before coming to the Astros in December 1988. He was called up from Tucson on June 5 hut by June 12 was back in the minors. Portugal arrived in Houston just in time to lose to San Diego, snapping Houston’s 10-game winning streak. When Portugal was recalled a second time, he in formed Manager Art Howe that he was in Houston to stay. It was more determination than cockiness, “I’ve still got it in the back of my mind that if I go out there and don’t pitch well through the first month of the season, things could go sour for me,” Portugal said. Portugal already has received a setback that caused him to miss a turn in Tuesday’s spring game. Pitching in a minor league game on Saturday, Portugal was struck on the right Knee but he doesn't consider the injury serious. He is scheduled to pitch in Thursday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals. “I don’t see this as a longtime injury,” Portugal said. “I feel great but I’m not going out there and push myself. I’m not going to hurl my arm because my leg is hurting.” Portugal posted several career firsts in his mem orable half-season. His second victory was a 3-hitter over San Fran cisco for his first National League complete game. Portugal was 4-0 in September, including a 1-0 victory over Cincinnati for his first major league shutout. He also was dazzling at the plate in September hit ting .375 for the month that included his first major league homer. He earlier got his first major league hit. Repeating such a magical performance could he difficult hut Portugal says he’s starting from a more comfortable position in t990. Maleeva dot (Continu House c< vision. Ellerbe her proc Lucky D problem? of the pe the fund the comn Althoc \ icism fro many d Sanches Vicari “ d ' sh,: for Slims title Rangers’ Pettis looking to fit in PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Gary Pettis says he can fit into any situation and the Texas Rangers have several situations — primarily center field — for him to fit into this season. Pettis signed a free agent contract with the Rangers after four seasons at California and two with Detroit. The Rangers expect Pettis to lead off, steal bases and continue making circus catches in the outfield. “He gives us one of the best de fensive center fielders in baseball and he got on base 38 percent of the time last year,” General Manager Tom Grieve said. “That’s better than we’ve had as a leadoff hitter.” Pettis finished out his Tiger ca reer with a string of 51 errorless in nings and has a history of making highlight film catches. He had an over-the-fence grab last July 22 that took away a two-run homer from California’s Brian Dow ling. “I’m a pretty easygoing guy,” Pet tis said. “I feel I can fit into any situa tion. “I know these guys from play ing against them. “I won’t try to change anything. I’ll just try to keep doing what I’ve done in the past.” Playing good defense means not worrying about making errors, Pettis said. Continuing his errorless string is not primary on his mind. “I like playing defense as much as offense but I don’t go out thinking about setting records for errorless games,” Pettis said. “I don’t like to make errors but sooner or later you make one. “I don’t get uptight when I do make an error. I tnink that helps me a lot.” Pettis is a career .239 hitter who hit .257 at Detroit last season. He missed the first 34 games with a sprained thumb and still stole 43 bases. Since 1984, Pettis has not dropped below 40 stolen bases in a season; his high was 56 in 1985. “Hopefully, he’ll give us a guy at the top of the order that can get on base regularly and a center fielder who made all the plays,” Grieve said. “That’ll be a real positive addition to our team.” Prior to Sunday’s exhibition game, Pettis was hitting .385 with one stolen base and several out standing catches. Pettis thinks he’ll adjust quickly to his new surroundings in Texas. “It was a good feeling to know that somebody out there really wanted me,” he said. HOUSTON (AP) — With just hours of sleep and one upset victo already behind her, Katerina M leeva was a little tired Sundayk she knew she had what it takes win. After blitzing No. 5 ArantxaSi chez Vicario in the first set andtki losing just as badly in the secoK Maleeva came hack and third set to win the Virginia Slims Houston 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. It was another upset victory the 12th-ranked Maleeva, who hi beaten No. 2 ranked MartinaNa'ti tilova in the semifinals Saturtk night. Maleeva said, after Sunda' match that it was her best perl# mance yet. “I thought I was the player,” she said. “But in the tto 1 set, it could’ve have gone either^' “When it gets tight, shegivesilf 1 erything she’s got,” Maleeva her opponent. Fourth-seeded Maleeva w $45,000 in the $225,000 tournanif' at the West side Tennis Club. Sat chez, the third seed, took hot* $22,500. Maleeva went to bed at 3:30 aJ Sunday because the semifinal didn’t end until about 12:30 a.m. stead of her usual 10 hours sleef she had just six. “It was really very hard,” Malet' said. “I knew that against Arantt it’s not going to be easy becausew play long points.” Maleeva next plays in the Fai® 'Circle Cup, which begins Monday'- Hilton Head, S.C. Sanchez also played Saturday,aa she put on two thigh wraps durta the match because of strained mu: cles from the previous match. “I didn’t have much timetorec 1 - perate,” Sanchez said. “I camebai pret ty good. I tried to do my best.” “She played really good,” Sanchf said. ’’She’s changed her game. This year she was more aggressive. Maleeva, of Bulgaria, and Sal chez, of Spain, are now 1-1. Sandi® beat Maleeva in straight sets in th 1 1988 Eckerd Open in Tampa, fit Both matches were played on da courts. On Sunday, the two played held! a sellout crowd of 6,014. 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