Natt helps Blazers
rake Spurs on road
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Calvin
Natt scored 26 points, seven of
them in the fourth quarter, to
lead the Portland Trail Blazers to
a 126-124 National Basketball
Association victory over San An
tonio Tuesday.
Blazer guard Jim Paxson hit a
22-foot jumper with 47 seconds
left in the game to give Portland
the final lead.
Portland grabbed the ball and
ran out the clock after Spurs
coach Mo McHone tried to tell
his players to call a time-out.
As George Gervin raised his
hands to make his signal, guard
Johnny Moore passed him the
ball and hit Gervin in the face.
‘‘Portland made some big
shots in the last two minutes,
and we didn’t," said McHone.
“We turned the ball over in
crucial situations.”
“It was a very, very big win for
us," said Portland Coach Jack
Ramsay. “Our starting five were
magnificent, and the bench
played well also. This was a real
blood-and-guts game."
The game was tied 25 times,
the last at the 1-minute mark
when the score was 124-124.
Forward Gene Banks led all
scorers with 27 points. Blazer
forward Mychal Thompson
tallied 22 points, and guard
Darnell Valentine and backup
forward Kenny Carr chipped in
20 points apiece.
Banks also led the Spurs with
10 rebounds, the same number
for Thompson. Valentine, who
scored six of his 20 points in the
last four minutes of the game,
also handed out 10 assists.
Moore, one of the NBA’s top
assist men, had 12 assists and
14 points against the Blazers.
Seven Spurs scored in double
figures.
The Spurs outshot the Blazers
61.6 percent to 56 percent from
the field. But the Blazers shot a
sizzling 92 percent from the free
throw line, outscoring the Spurs
23-17.
The Blazers appeared to have
control of the game with a four
point lead with five minutes left
in the third period. Then Gervin
scored six straight points to give
the Spurs a two-point lead.
Center Artis Gilmore got in
early foul trouble and sat out
most of the second and third
quarters. He finished with 19
points and seven rebounds.
Before the game, Gilmore was
honored for scoring his 20,000th
career point last April.
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“Realistically, we re hoping to
beat Pepperdine and upset
Brigham Young,” said Voelz.
“This tournament will be an all
time challenge for us."
The Ducks conclude their
pool play the next day against
Texas (9 a m.) and tournament
host UCLA (noon). Texas is rank
ed 10th in the nation while UCLA
holds the number-four position
in the polls.
“I would like to think that we
could upset Texas and UCLA
too,” Voelz said. “It’ll be a
tough, tough competitive
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Oregon’s chances will hinge
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be very important to us. Without
them at full strength, we'll have
a much weaker contingency.”
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Avezzano reflects on victory
CORVALLIS (AP) — Oregon State football
coach Joe Avezzano found himself in the un
precedented position of reacting to a Pacific-10
Conference victory Tuesday.
“It was very gratifying,” Avezzano said of
the Beavers’ 31-18 victory over Stanford Satur
day. "I'm not sure I can explain it. There is so
much deep down.”
It was the first conference triumph for
Oregon State since 1979 and Avezzano’s first
Pac-10 victory in nearly four seasons at the
school.
"In the locker room you could see the
tremendous relief on the faces of the players,”
Avezzano said.
He warned, however, that the Beavers
could be in for another long Saturday this week
against Washington State if they don’t
remember what it took to accomplish the long
awaited victory.
"If they don’t apply themselves, exhibit the
same ingredients against Washington State,
we’ll have a problem,” he said.
Avezzano said the keys to the long-awaited
victory were the fact the Beavers committed on
ly one turnover and the emotional performance
by the team’s defense.
Meanwhile, Athletic Director Dee Andros
said new goal posts will be erected at Parker
Stadium in time for Saturday’s game against
WSU. They were torn down by Oregon State
students after the victory over Stanford.
Andros said he wasn’t upset that the goal
posts had been destroyed.
“I don’t blame anyone,” he said. “In fact, I
think I’d have been a little disappointed if
something like that hadn’t happened.”
Andros said the new goal posts will cost
$3,000 plus freight and installation fees.
The Beavers should have enough money.
Andros said Oregon State and Washington
State should receive $225,000 apiece from ABC
for the regional telecast of Saturday’s game.
Oregon State received $171,000 from its
regional television appearance on CBS against
California earlier this year.
Kickoff for Saturday’s game has been mov
ed back to 3:50 p.m.
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