North sweeps all-star tilts
Baltimore - The men's and women's North All-Stars were too much for their
South counterparts as they rolled to victories Saturday in the 6th Annual
National Car Rental Black College All-Star Basketball Classic at Morgan
State's Hill Field House. 
Both the North men and women, made up of senior stars from the Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA) and the Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference (MEAC), built double-digit halftime leads and
cruised to victories over the North's Southwestern Athletic Conference
(SWAC), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
and independent all-stars before a crowd estimated at just under 3,000
fans.
The North women had a distinct height advantage as 6-5 Julie Tarrance
of Livingstone, 6-3 Malveata Johnson of N. C. A&T
and 6-2 Sharon Palmer of Johnson C. Smith, towered over
the smaller South women leading to a gaping 72-48 rebounding advantage.
The South led 39-27 at the half before finishing off a 84-61 victory.
Delaware State forward Chavonne Stewart scored 10 second
half points and finished with a game-high 16 to garner women's MVP honors.
Alcorn State's SWAC MVP Cherea Wood was the only South player
to reach double-figures with 10 points.
In the men's game, Coppin State's all-MEAC forward Joe Brown
had eight points in each half to lead all scorers with 16 and cop
the MVP award in a 98-77 North victory. His first eight helped the North
jump out to a 45-35 halftime lead. Brown led four North players in double
figures.
Tennessee State guard Jamie Roberts, Miles forward
Dwayne Marable and Southern sharp-shooter Courtney Henderson
all had 14 points to lead the South who canned only 29.3% (24 of 82)
of their shots from the field.
Former NBA stars Ralph Sampson (North) and Darryl Dawkins (South) coached
the men's teams while retired WNBA player Kym Hampton (North) and former
Hampton and NBA star Rick Mahorn (South) handled the women.
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