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Big East d By Associated Press A St. John's victory capped a succcssful weekend for the Big East Conference, which will send a record three teams to the Final I Four National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championships in Lexington, Ky., next weekend. Qtutnomqn PlirJc \^??l1in cr?/\ri?n P r/\rv? rtll Mf.lllUII VIII 1.1 1TIUIIIII, .1V.V/I 1115 I I Will (111 over the floor, had 25 points and forward Walter Berry added 19 as third-ranked St. John's defeated North Carolina State 69-60 m/" A A \\r?* : 1 r: 1 ytsiviuay in lliv inv. w cm rcgiuilill IIIIUI, I sending the Redman to a Final Four rematch with No. 1 Georgetown. St. John's will be in the Final Four for the i first time since 1952. IN OTHER ACTION yesterday in Birmingham, Ala., Fd Pinckney of Villanova was f named the outstanding player in the NCAA Southeast regional basketball tournament yesterday after sparking the Wildcats to the championship with a 56-44 upset victory over ! North Carolina. Pinckney had 25 points, 20 rebounds. three blocked shots and three steals in the Wildcats' two victories lhat got them a berth in the finals in Lexington, Ky. Villanova's trip to the NCAA final fulfills a four-year pact made by four Wildcat seniors. we maue a paci oeiore we piayea a game as freshmen that before we finished, we ^ would go to the Final Four," Pinckney said. UK SAII) he, Dwaync McClain, Garry Mcl.ain and Brian Harrington, independent of each other in the Final Four on their goal cards. "We've finally done it." Pinckney said. "There aren't :inv wnrrU tn how I led." In the two games played Saturday, Georgetown and Memphis State also advanced to (lie I inal I our. In Providence, R.I., with 7-foot AllAmerican Patrick "liwing on the bench lor lim?.t c?l" I In* Wi'fiml hull' IV. ^ - ....... '"r',w,.'w,v Climb a I for a $1 jjjj| j 11 MB HI HUMfl liMMMl purchase < jil save ? ? " -L - d !>< I ominates N! And then there wer \w ^ ai * mmumss*JIU r /% VVj W\~Southeast Regional fit Lexington, Ky. March 30 IdfldMl Midwest Regional fii MEMPHIS STA Williams hit lour clutch free throws and defending champion Georgetown held on for a 60-54 victory over the sixth-ranked Georgia Tech. THAT (iAVK the Novas the Hast Regional title and earned their third trip to the f inal Four in four years. In the Midwest final in Dallas, Memphis State Kiiard Andre I urner scored four points I fountain I i M CLIMBER - ? h >f Ig. fries and Ifl. drink) ! 14S? ' | LlSanueaek I 2nd ftoor HubmH >*ou? I j GAA Cham e four... THE FINAL FOUR S a list west Mm D\1985NCAA. gJCHAMHONSHlP Lexington, Ky. nalisl April 1 EaS) iTE 9 p.m. < in the final 33 seconds and All-American Kieth Lee had 23 points to lead the -Tigers to a 63-61 victory over fourth-ranked Oklahoma. Memphis State held Oklahoma, the na 111)11 S IllgllCSl SLUIlUg (Lcllll ill vu.o ponus a game, to its lowest total of the season. The Sooners had one last chance alter Turner missed a free throw with eight seconds to ) 1 | All You Can Eat \\ Every WEDN1 W Also Tuesday Ni I Knox Abbott I 975 Knox j "Si I 794! j SiMGLE [EXTEND J VISION SOFT C FVFfiUSm 1 1CI Kj m fk.wvnw | Mkn | LMt il stfrartteml I Lmtn I I ?hw> : on . ?f ; j 6 V '. ! Pow* iCarftUna Vision i Caroiht ; jj Clinic ! Cil | j Corner of Taylor & Bull | Corner of 1 | I . 256-3198 ! 256 j JjDfftf ExpirH March 31, 1984 Off? Eipjrw I LIMIT AS Al i IN THE JANUAI ipionships !S?fer="i T. JOHN'S ^nSj! I Regional finalist Lexington, Ky. March 30 ' Regional finalist / GEORGETOWN play, but Anthony Bowie's 24-footer at the hii77Pr hit fhp harl of thr* rirr* anH hnnncnH away. Three of the four coaches will be making their first appearances in the finals. Memphis State's Dana Kirk, the Wildcats' Rollie > .wl Cl tnlinV I r'.irn..c? will be making their debuts, while Georgetown's John Thompson will return from last year's championship squad. [T ON! ? Spaghetti Dinner. \\ 2SDAY NIGHT. \ * ghts and Saturday. S J9 00 if gn jdidu 11 ? Drink Afler 2 pm. U Hu Tony's Abbott Dr. 5469 Mon.-Sat. 10 am-10 pm edwetr! "btfocal 1i OMTACT j EYEGLASSES j ICC* 1 Limit As MvmUui I# . 149 *55 I a Vision |: Carolina Vision jf " ink; < Clinic p! royler & Bull | Corner of Taylor & Bull } 3198 j 256-3198 ^ March 31. 1985 | Off* Expirss March 31, 1985 I DVERTISED J IV 91c* IQQIIC 4 &> aoi iuuul ; ; J