SportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSportsSports Touring NCAA Hoops Chris Ward Staff Writer This week in college basketball has seen a few upsets as well as blowouts. In theßig East, number 18 Georgetown, which has been somewhat sluggish of late, dispatched any Hoya critics with a 59-53 win over St. John's, the fifth-ranked team in the coun try. The amazing fact about this game was that Georgetown made just seven field goals in the second half and managed to beat the Redman and deny coach Lou Carnesecca his 500 th victory. Also in the Big East, Villanova upset number 19 Pittsburgh with the help of Wildcat Greg Woodard's career-high 33 points. Indiana, the number four team in the nation and the second-place club in the tough Big Ten trashed Wisconsin 73-57 to set up Thursday's battle between unde feated Ohio State and Michigan State for the top spot in the conference. Number two Arkansas survived an early scare by the University of Alabama-Bir mingham and went on to crush their oppo nents 104-72 as Todd Day scored 33 for the Razorbacks. In a hotly contested game in Baton Rouge, the Bulldogs of Mississippi State Roundball Rap • The men's basketball team is shooting an average of 55 percent from the field in its six wins. • Lady Quaker Lori Helton currently ranks second in NAIA District 26 with her 6.1 assists per game average. • Women's player Tara Wilson in averaging less than two turnovers a game despite playing over 30 minutes per contest. • Quaker Paul Ferrell is second in the District with a total of 102 assists. • Lady Quaker Laura Klingseisen has missed only two shots from the field all year, connecting on 13 of her 15 attempts. • Quaker Mike Wright is averaging 11.2 points and 7.2 rebounds a game in his last five contests, making 68 percent of his field goal attempts. • Lady Quaker Betsy Green pulled down 11 boards against Mt. Olive and is averaging 7.9 rebounds a game. defeated Shaquille O'Neal and number 14 LSU by a score of 82-79. And in the Big Eight, football powerhouse Nebraska demonstrated that it has basketball ability as the 11th ranked Cornhuskers beat Mis souri 89-75. And now on to the ACC. The Virginia Cavaliers on Tuesday handed N.C. State its worst loss since the 1968-69 season. UVa's victory moved the 'Hoos into second place in the conference behind Duke. Virginia guard John Crotty tied a school record with 14 assists to wrap up another uneven game in the ACC. Wednesday night brought the Yellow Jackets of Georgia Tech face to face with the Duke Blue Devils. The Jackets hoped to avenge their 41-point loss to the Devils on January 9 with the help of guard Kenny Anderson. The game was close even though Tech coach Bobby Cremins threatened to take his team off the court after some over zealous Tech fans threw ice on the floor. With the score knotted up at 75, Duke guard Bobby Hurley made a beautiful pass to Thomas Hill for the layup and the win for Mike Krzyzewski's top-ten team. With that last-second shot at Atlanta's "Thriller Dome," this week in college basketball ended on an exciting note. The Cage Poll Compiled by Guilfordian sports writers and associates. Teams receive 11 points for a first-place vote down to one point for an 11th place vote. First Place votes are in parentheses - ~ " Team Record Points Previous 1. UNLV (6) 15-0 76 1 2. Ohio St. (1) 17-0 70 2 3. Arkansas 20-1 64 3 4. Indiana 18-2 44 4 5. Arizona 16-3 42 6 6. Duke 17-4 33 7. Syracuse 17-3 30 8. Kentucky 15-3 27 9. N.Carolina 14-3 20 5 10. Oklahoma 14-5 16 11. St. John's 15-2 15 Others receiving votes: Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Louisiana St., Nebraska, UCLA and Virginia. Come to SPINS First and Save! Our Pricing is usually $2.00 less per CD or Tape then other stores. \ | / Lawndale Shopping Center (CDIMCI (across from City Motors) 274-8530 MusicPosters*T-Shirts*Stickers moke greet! ANNOUNCEMENT: To All Guilford College Students RE: 1991 -92 Editorships of the Piper, Guilfordian, Quaker From February 11 -22, applications will be available for any interested students to apply for 1991-92 editorships of the Piper (literary magazine), Guilfordian (student newspaper) and the Quaker (yearbook). Applications will be available at the Founders Hall Information Desk and the deadline to apply is Friday, February 22. Quali fications: all candidates must have a 2.0 GPA, full-time student status and some experience related to student publications. For more information, contact any one of the current editors: Vicki Lyall (Piper), Jacob Stohler (Guilfordian) and Betsy Vance/Larisa Hulnick (Quaker). THE GUILFORDIAN February 4\ I^9*l ' • 11

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