Word: semis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Coming back for the second half the Hoosiers, sparked by the brilliant performance of 6 ft. 1 in. All-American guard Isiah Thomas, went into their act. In the semi-final against a strong Louisiana State team the Hoosier had popped in 14 straight second half points before the Tigers got on the scoreboard. They nearly repeated that show last night outscoring Carolina 12-4 in the first ten minutes...
...tell Virginia and Wake Forest and Maryland that the ACC Tournament isn't a big one. Tell Utah and Kansas State and Virginia again that losing early in the NCAA tournament--second or third or semi-final round--doesn't get you just as eliminated as losing on the last Monday night with half the people in the country plus Al McGuire watching. Tell Ralph Sampson that wasn't a big one Carolina won Saturday. Or, tell him he's a choker, and he can't handle the pressure...
...Cross seems confused about the ages of her characters; a man who seems thirtyish suddenly becomes a World War II vet, for example. The denouement of the mystery is predictable and dull. And a minor annoyance: Cross's work suffers from the classic academician's addiction to the semi-colon. Alas, it is no surprise, considering Amanda Cross is, in real life, Carolyn Heilbrun, a tenured professor of English at (of all places) Columbia...
...Carolina fan since Dennis Wuycik and Bill Chamberlain played their hearts out in a semi-final loss to Florida State a decade ago, I wish I was in Philadelphia, too. But even more, I'd like to be at the Four Corners. To watch the nation's finest squad with the nation's finest fans would be an honor I'd never forget...
...shucks, I guess it's just beginning for Clean Gene, his own man with his own team. The Blazers take on Indiana in Bloomington this week in the regional semi-finals, and if there's anyone as wise as Joe B. Hall, it's Bobby Knight...