Buck Johnson blocks Winters as Coner hits game winner
NCAA Tournament action features Buck Johnson blocking Efrem Winters with 26 seconds left. Coner drives past Bruce Douglas for the winner with nine seconds remaining, while Illinois coach Lou Henson questions a traveling call. Orr and Frieder praise upsets and late hero Bennie Bolton powers NC State past UALR in OT.
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Alabama
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Illinios
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Lou Henson
Henson
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N.C. State
Jim Valvano
Iowa State Beats Michigan 72 69 in Roundup Card
Iowa State defeats Michigan 72 to 69 as Jeff Grayer scores 16 and Ron Virgil adds 14 to build an 11 point cushion and withstand a late Wolverine rally. Orr enjoys a personal win over his former program once led by Michigan in 1976 with Bill coaching now.
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Iowa State
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State
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Michigan
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N.C. State
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Myron Jackson
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Wolfpack
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Kareem Leads Lakers past Rockets in eighth straight win
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar poured in 43 points on 16 of 24 shooting to power the Los Angeles Lakers to a 116-111 victory over Houston, matching up against Ralph Sampson and Akeem Olajuwon as the Rockets struggled to contain him.
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UNLV Beats Maryland Behind Jones Comeback Effort
Anthony Jones totaled 25 points, 17 in the second half, lifting UNLV to a 70 64 victory over Maryland. Len Bias had a late 13 point run for Maryland, finishing with 31, while Jones credited persistence after a slow start.
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Aiken
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Doug Batchelor
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Flora claims 3 A state title in dominant final
Rodney Taylor of A C Flora exploded for 42 points and 17 rebounds to lead Flora past Riverside 73 52 in the AAA state final. Sophomore Greg Bouknight added 13 as Flora finished 28 5. Riverside finished 19 9 after double teams. Elsewhere Crescent High beat Wade Hampton 67 64 to win the AA title and Estill defeated Lewisville 69 64 for Class A.
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Rodney Taylor
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Greg Bouknight
Warriors
Trenny Dawkins
Darby Rich
Crescent High School
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Estill
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Crescent High
Chuckie Scotland
Tigers
Crescent
Claude Terry
Scotland
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