Rockets edge Bucks as Thorpe posts first career triple double
Houston rode Mike Woodson’s hot shooting and Otis Thorpe’s triple double 10 points 11 rebounds 11 assists to beat Milwaukee 120-104. Akeem Olajuwon added 32 points 17 rebounds as Houston opened a five game homestand and Milwaukee slid to 15 15 on the road.
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Spartans Sink Kent State In NIT Opener
Michigan State, led by Steve Smith with 28 points, used a size advantage to defeat Kent State 83-69 in Detroit. Other games included UAB 83 over Georgia Southern, Nebraska 81 over Arkansas State, New Mexico 91 over Santa Clara, Pepperdine 84 over N M State, and Wichita State 70 over UCSB with 18 points from Steve Grayer and 15 rebounds.
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Illini surge as Cowboys falter in second-half run
PUTEIAT earlier opened with a 10-0 run to lead 26-21 at halftime. Gill notes comeback traits while Welch, Pullard and Griggley balance tempo and injuries. Illinois then widened the margin from 30-23 to 40-25 and 58-41 as Larry Smith drove for a late score.
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Dukiet fired as Marquette coach in shakeup
Marquette University confirms Bob Dukiet has been dismissed as men's basketball coach and offered an assistant athletic director role. Dukiet, 41, could not comment on accepting the new post as a coaching search starts immediately. Dukiet went 39-45 in three seasons with the Warriors, who finished 13-15 this year, beginning back-to-back losing campaigns since the mid-1960s.
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al McGuire
Astro graphic March 18 1989 zodiac forecast
The column presents an Astro-Graph style weekly forecast for all signs with independence and teamwork themes. Pisces should balance romance with work harmony while Aries Taurus Gemini and others receive daily guidance on spending manners relationships and judgment. A mail-in Matchmaker offer is noted.
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