Globetrotters Top Sanchez's NABC All-Stars

Former Temple Owl William Cunningham, now a member of the Harlem

Globetrotters, helped his squad to an 82-80 victory over Pepe Sanchez's NABC

All-Star team.

Cunningham, who played for Temple from 1992-96, scored a bucket, grabbed two

rebounds and had two blocked shots in 11 minutes. Sanchez played 22 minutes

and turned in his typical stat line: seven assists (one turnover), five

points and four steals.

HANK LOWENKRON of the AP wrote:

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Harlem Globetrotters, renowned for their comedy

routines in entertaining fans, had to concentrate on basketball to defeat

the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Stars 82-80 Saturday. The

8,286 fans at Conseco Fieldhouse didn't see any of the routines that

have gladdened millions since the Globetrotters made their debut Jan. 7,

1927.

Instead, the Globetrotters played hard throughout the tight game

against the 12-man all-star team of college seniors. Nick Sheppard's layup

at the buzzer extended the Globetrotters' winning streak to 1,215.

Sheppard, a 6-foot-11 center who just joined the Globetrotters after

helping Pepperdine reach the second round of the NCAA tournament, finished

with 14 points and 16 rebounds.

Former Maryland star Johnny Rhodes had 24 points for the

Globetrotters, who haven't lost since Sept. 12, 1995. Rhodes, who hit 10 of

20 shots from the field, was voted the most valuable player for the winners.

Kenyon Jones of San Francisco was voted the MVP for the NABC team

with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Oregon's Alex Scales was the only other

player in double figures with 14 points.

"All the kids ... stuck together," said Connecticut coach Jim

Calhoun, who attempted to divide the playing time equally among the

all-stars. Eleven of his 12 players were in the game from 14 to 23 minutes.

The only exception was Connecticut's Kevin Freeman, who injured his left

elbow in the first half and was sent to Methodist Hospital for examination.

"The initial diagnosis was dislocation, possible fracture," Calhoun

said. "He got his elbow caught, he got hooked and was held in."

The Globetrotters trailed 69-62 with 7:12 to play. Rhodes hit a

3-pointer with 6:49 to play to ignite the comeback. His fourth 3-pointer of

the game with 4:59 left the Globetrotters trailing 71-70.

The teams then traded the lead four times and there were two ties

before Sheppard's winning basket. It came after Jones had made two free

throws with six seconds remaining.

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