Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, March 18, 1991 TAG: 9103180045
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From Associated Press reports
DATELINE: DAYTON, OHIO LENGTH: Medium
Carter grabbed 18 rebounds and scored 19 points Sunday as fifth-ranked Ohio State held off the Yellow Jackets 65-61 in the second round of the Midwest Regional.
"Perry Carter loves a game when he can lean on somebody," Ohio State coach Randy Ayers said. "He rebounded the ball well. That's our game plan, to use our quickness down inside and to make their inside guys run up and down the court."
Ohio State, which plays St. John's in the regional semifinals, got 19 of its 24 baskets inside and outrebounded Tech 50-44.
"They were tremendous on the boards," Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins said.
Ohio State (27-3) led 36-28 at halftime thanks to a 26-18 edge in rebounding. The Buckeyes were ahead 55-45 with 9:08 left before Tech (17-13) came back behind All-American Kenny Anderson.
"Once we got close, I was hoping maybe Kenny could win it for us," Cremins said. "He just didn't shoot with the confidence he normally does."
Anderson scored 25 points, but he missed 20 of 28 shots from the field. When he got on track, scoring six straight points for Tech, the Yellow Jackets closed to 57-53 with 5:14 left.
"I got some wide-open shots. I had two wide-open shots that I normally hit," said Anderson, who will decide in the next few weeks if he will enter the NBA draft. "They didn't go in today."
After Jon Barry scored on a reverse layup with 3:38 left to cut the lead to two, Mark Baker made one free throw for a 58-55 Ohio State lead.
Over the last 7:29, the Buckeyes were 1-for-8 from the field and 8-for-13 at the free-throw line. But Ohio State made seven of its last eight free throws and scored its final eight points on foul shots.
Anderson made the first of two free throws with 32.4 seconds remaining to make it 58-56. But he missed the next free throw and Ohio State fouled Jamaal Brown, who made two free throws for a four-point lead.
Barry's driving layup with 19 seconds left made it 60-58, but Jim Jackson, who scored 16 points, was fouled on the inbounds pass and made both free throws. After Anderson missed a shot, Carter made two more free throws to clinch the victory.
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