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I think it would be a littlea man:/.y.Xt-XvXv'v.*Georgetown coach John Thompson, on* f: ARen Iverson’s decision to turn pro.irsday, May 2,1996Southern Iowa's Best NewsPage 11Th« Associated Pressfftttt «t» help of#J-S IklAAAl#nign to diocko layup attempt toy Chicago’s Luc Longley during 1trst*quarier play oft action at Miami Wednesday.considerate on his part,” Frateilo said sarcastically.After that incident, Fratello’s team came back.The Knicks, who opened a 19-point lead in the second quarter andseemed to be cruising in the third,went scoreless for more than fiveminutes in the final period and fellinto a 70-70 tie with 4:51 left.‘‘We were up against a very desperate team trying to get back in the game, Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy said.Starks made his fifth 3-pointer of the game and 14th of the series with3:22 left to build the lead back tofive, and Cleveland never got closerthan two down the stretch — eventhough Patrick Ewing missed fiveof six free throws in the final 2:04.Starks had 22 points and Ewingadded 16 points and 10 rebounds butwent iust 6-for-14 from the freethrow line. The Knicks, who scored only 13 points in the fourth quarter,won despite having 21 turnoversand shooting 20-for-37 from the line.Terrell Brandon had 19 points and Dan Majerle 16 fcr the Cavaliers, but both missed crucial shots in the final 30 seconds.Tyrone Hill scored on a putback with 49 seconds left to draw Cleveland within two, 7976. and AnthonyMason answered with a post-up hook with 35 seconds remaining.Brandon missed a 3-point attempt and Ewing rebounded and was fouled, but he missed both shotswith 24 seconds left. Majerle thentried a running left-hander that missed, and Starks picked up the loose ball.It was New York’s first playof(sweep since 1989 against Philadel*phia. The Cavs were swept in alayoff series for the third time inour years.This is the real season now, andwe feel like we have a good team,”Ewing said “We can't celebratebecause I think everybody has already forgotten about the game wejust played. All anybody will talkabout is the Bulls.”By halftime, it seemed as thoughthe Knicks would advance to thenext round without even enduring atense moment. Hubert Davis hadeight points in a 16-3 run that gaveNew York a 44-25 lead, and Starkshit a twisting 3-pointer from halfcourt at the Buzzer for a 50-32 leadat intermission.At halftime the guys looked atthemselves and said, ‘You knowwhat, we don’t want to go out thisway,”’ Frateilo said.•v JIM QRIE8Courier sports writer“OTTUMWA - The Indian Hillssoftball team is heading into thisweekend's Region XI tournamentwith the right kind of momentum after playing the right kind ofgames.The Warriors have won their last four games and all of them have been close. It should prepare them well for the tournament, which begins Saturday in Mason City.They took on Simpson's junior varsity Wednesday ana won the opener,7-3, as Traci Smith improved to 23-0 with relief help from Tracee Collins.The teams struggled to get anytype of offense going in the nightcap.Both teams had chances to break the1-1 stalemate.Indian Hills (54-7) got the first two runners on base in the sixth, only tohave bizarre plays halting the potential winning run from scoring.But Kelly Uhde’s 13th homer of thewing an Amy Barker single in the seventh propelled the Warriors to a 3-1 win and the sweep of the doubleheader.The games were what I really hoped they would be,” Indian Hills coach Jeff Kelley said. “Two relatively close games, especially the last one. I thought we were flat offensively coming out in the second game and Polly (Glandon), in herlast home start as a sophomore, dida heckuva job and the defense madesome good plays behind her.”Stacey Hughes began the sixth forIndian Hills with a walk and AmyNoel was inserted as a pinch-runner.That's when the fun really began totake placeMindy Graham, one of five sopfoh mores ' playing their final homegame, bunted the ball toward Simpson pitcher Elysha Franzenburg She tried to get Graham at first, but the ball slipped from her hand and everybody was safe.Jenna Benjamin laid down a sue cessful sacrifice bunt, moving runners to second and third JamieCook hit a bunt that fell between the pitcher’s circle and first base andFranzenburg threw to MichelleFowler to get Noel at the plate forthe second out of the inning.“After 1 told Amy to go for home,I looked from the corner of my eyeand I realized I made a mistake,”Kelley said. “I was watching thebunt and I thought she was havingher momentum going towards home and i said ‘Go'. Then I looked andshe was leaning coming back to third. She was at a far enough disadvantage that they had an easy play at the plate.”Cherish Hutt ended the weird inning when she interfered with Simpson first baseman Jennifer Cope on M ■(Please turn to Page 12)
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