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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1972

Page

6

Gamecocks Rally Past Bonnies 61 59 in Close Victory

South Carolina surged from nine down in the final 10 minutes to defeat St. Bonaventure 61 to 59. Ed Peterson hit four straight three pointers as Brian Winters added key baskets and free throws to fuel the comeback. Glenn Price led the Bonnies with 20 points.

Columbia Larry Weise St. Bonaventure South Carolina Frank McGuire Bonnies McGuire Kevin Joyce Bob Carver Danny Traylor Tom Riker Ed Peterson Soph Omore Brian Winters Glenn Price

Wake Forest and Duke Aim at UNC in ACC Showdowns

Wake Forest, 0-2 in the ACC, travels to North Carolina on Wednesday while Duke, hosting a regional telecast, faces the Tar Heels Saturday. North Carolina remains 12-0 with ACC wins, Duke sits 1-2 in league play, and NC State is 8-5 overall, 2-2 in the league.

Wake Forest Duke UNC Associated Press North Carolina Duke Blue Devils Tar Heels ACC Maryland Navy Norfolk Clemson Virginia Tech North Carolina State Pittsburgh South Florida Princeton Virginia Cavalier Blue Devils

UCLA Holds Top Spot as West Coast Trio Dominate Poll

UCLA remains No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll with 40 of 41 first place votes and 818 points after a 12 0 week. Long Beach State rises to No. 4, Southern California climbs to No. 8, and Michigan, Princeton, and North Carolina trail the top rivals as South Carolina drops to No. 5.

UCLA Long Beach State Southern California Associated Press Long Beach Southern Cal Bruins Stanford California 49Ers South Carolina Virginia Marquette Warriors Detroit North Carolina Louisville Ohio State Michigan Penn Princeton N. Carolina S. Carolina USC Florida St Louisiana BYU Villanova Marshall Minnesota Hawaii Tennessee N. Illinois

College Basketball Scores From Various Matches

A rundown of college basketball results shows Rochester defeating Iowa 98 to 74, Temple beating Hamilton 82 to 2, Akron edging Worcester Tech 83 to 81, Delaware defeating Buffalo State 66 to 7, Gettysburg over Lincoln 91 to 60, Johns Hopkins the South Jacksonville 120, Alabama over St Peter's 6 to 1, Notre Dame down Georgia 62 to 8, Kentucky besting NC State 8 to 3, Clemson beating South Carolina 61 to 4, Houston defeating St Bonaventure 115 to 3, and multiple other regional results across conferences and divisions with assorted scores and upsets. Teams like Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Indiana, and Texas A&M appear among the varied matchups with final tallies ranging from narrow margins to high-scoring games.

Iowa Rochester Hamilton Temple Delaware Tufts Worcester Tech Akron Buffalo State Lincoln Gettysburg Johns Hopkins St Peter's Ealt Loyola Ga Tech Notre Dame Georgia Kentucky State Clemson S Carolina St. Bonaventure Houston S Miss Tennessee Florida East Tenn

Wildcats Seek Top Spot in Southern Conference Clash

Davidson travels to Virginia Military Institute for a sole league game aiming to seize first place as Furman and VMI duel. Davidson sits 4-2 in the conference at 8-5 overall while UNC Asheville, Appalachian, and others battle in nearby matchups.

Associated Press Davidson Wildcats Virginia Military Wildcat Furman Paladins VMI Appalachian Unc-Asheville

Ali aims to whip Frazier in rematch bid after exhibition

Muhammad Ali, after an exhibition showing in White Plains, says his main goal is a rematch with Joe Frazier. He confirms four upcoming fights at $500000 each, but stresses defeating Frazier is his top priority despite Frazier's 1971 win. Yank Durham counters that Ali talks but takes no action toward the rematch.

Muhammad Ali Frazier White Plains N.Y Joe Frazier Ali Alonzo Johnson Rankin Spider Owens Philadelphia New York Yank Durham

Eastern Conference Basketball Standings and Schedule Summary

Eastern and Western divisions are listed with team records and standings. The schedule notes all star game in Los Angeles and several reduced or no games across various days with matchups like Pittsburgh at Indiana and Virginia at Kentucky reflected.

Boston New York Philadelphia Buffalo Baltimore Altlanta Cleveland Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago Phoenix Detroit Los Angeles Seattle Houston Portland Kentucky Oovirginia Pittsburgh Carolina Utah Indiana Memphis Denver Woo Dallas White Mosday Dallas Virginia Charlotte

Petty Wins Myers Brothers Memorial Award in 1971

Richard Petty collects another trophy at the NMPA banquet in Charlotte as he receives the Myers Brothers Memorial Award for 1971 stock car contributions. His father Lee accepts on his behalf. Petty won 21 NASCAR races and $333,148 that year, while Bobby Allison was named 1971 NASCAR driver of the year and earned about $290,000 with more superspeedway wins.

Charlotte N. C Richard Petty Randleman National Motorsports Press Association Petty Myers Brothers Lee Richard Riverside Calif NMPA Bobby Allison Nascar Allison

Racing Roundup Feature Wins Highlight Weekend Card

Johnny West at Liberty Bell tops Briartic by a length to win the feature with stablemate Navy No. Cognition takes the Glenwood Purse at Bowie over Jerali. Duck Dance opens Gulfstream Park season with a two-length victory over Our Note in the New Era Handicap.

Associated Press Philadelphia Johnny West Briartic Navy No Liberty Bell Bowie Cognition Jerali Miami Duck Dance Gulfstream Park

Owens Named Southern Conference Player Of The Week

Jerome Owens of East Carolina earns the conference weekly honor after two Pirate games. The 6 foot 1 transfer from Baltimore Community College shot 12 of 21 and 15 of 27 at the line for 39 points in wins and losses including an 82 73 victory over Furman.

Arlington Jerome Owens East Carolina Owens Baltimore Community College Furman

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