Supersonics’ Win Streak Now 8 Games

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Detlef Schrempf scored 16 of his 22 points in the third quarter Thursday night and Seattle overcame a lethargic performance with tough defense at Minneapolis, extending its winning streak to eight games with a 102-87 victory over Minnesota.

Schrempf had just four points at halftime, but scored the first nine of the the third quarter as the SuperSonics rallied from a 57-53 deficit to beat the scrappy Timberwolves for the 14th straight game.

Shawn Kemp added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Sonics. But he was bothered by foul trouble and took just four shots after scoring 11 points in the first quarter.

Only Schrempf’s effort and the Wolves’ miserable second-half shooting kept Seattle perfect in 1995.

SuperSonics 102, T’wolves 87

FG FT Reb SEATTLE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Kemp 38 5-11 10-14 4-13 2 4 20 Schrempf 37 9-20 4-5 6-10 3 1 22 Cartwright 15 0-2 0-0 0-3 0 3 0 Gill 26 4-10 1-2 2-4 3 3 9 Payton 35 7-19 2-3 2-2 8 3 16 Perkins 20 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 3 6 McMillan 28 4-5 0-1 1-6 5 3 8 Marciulionis 21 4-7 2-2 2-4 2 3 10 Askew 20 3-5 5-6 1-4 2 3 11 Totals 240 38-84 24-33 18-48 26 26 102

Percentages: FG .452, FT .727.

3-Point Goals: 2-7, .286 (Perkins 2-2, Schrempf 0-1, Gill 0-1, Payton 0-3).

Team Rebounds: 10.

Blocked shots: 8 (Kemp 4, McMillan 2, Schrempf, Askew).

Turnovers: 18 (Kemp 5, Payton 3, Schrempf 2, Gill 2, Perkins 2, team 2, Marciulionis, Askew).

Steals: 12 (Marciulionis 3, Gill 2, Kemp 2, McMillan 2, Schrempf, Payton, Askew).

Technical foul: Coach Karl, 5:57 fourth.

Illegal defense: 1.

FG FT Reb MINNESOTA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts Laettner 28 1-8 2-2 4-7 4 5 4 Marshall 26 5-10 3-3 4-8 2 2 14 Rooks 26 3-5 1-1 1-6 0 2 7 Garland 27 2-11 2-2 1-1 3 4 6 West 41 5-10 6-7 1-3 3 3 16 Rider 36 7-21 4-6 3-5 3 4 22 Smith 21 2-7 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 Foster 17 1-5 3-6 0-5 1 3 5 Shackleford 18 3-5 2-2 2-8 0 3 8 Totals 240 29-82 23-29 17-45 19 28 87

Percentages: FG .354, FT .793.

3-Point Goals: 6-17, .353 (Rider 4-11, Marshall 1-1, Smith 1-3, West 0-1, Foster 0-1).

Team Rebounds: 11.

Blocked shots: 9 (Laettner 2, West 2, Marshall, Rider, Shackleford, Foster, Smith).

Turnovers: 19 (Rider 6, West 4, Laettner 2, Shackleford 2, team 2, Marshall, Rooks, Foster).

Steals: 8 (Garland 3, Laettner, Rooks, West, Rider, Shackleford).

Technical fouls: None.

Illegal defense: 1. Seattle 24 29 26 23 - 102 Minnesota 26 31 17 13 - 87

A-13,396. T-2:06.

Officials-Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Tim Donaghy.