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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1977

Page

9

Celtics End Five Game Slide With 124-115 Win Over Bucks

Boston, led by Don Chaney back in a Celtics uniform, snapped a six game skid with a 124-115 victory over Milwaukee. Chaney had four points in 14 minutes but provided defense and fast break effort. Cowens Havlicek White and Bing each scored 20+. Knicks beat Nets 109-101 as McAdoo 38 and Williams 19 pace New York. Suns toppled Kings 116-104 behind Westphal and Davis with 33 each. Rockets edged Cavaliers 104-99 as Malone and Murphy each 26 and Ratleffira tip-in seals late.

Associated Press Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn Celtics Milwaukee Bucks Heinsohn Celtic Don Chaney Boston Los Angeles Charlie Scott National Basketball Association New York Knicks New Jersey Nets Phoenix Suns Kansas City Kings Houston Rockets Cleveland Cavaliers Chaney Duck Dave Bing Dave Cowens John Havlicek Jo Jo White Bing Milwaukee Knicks Nets Bob McAdoo Ray Williams New Jersey McAdoo Williams Bernard King Dis Suns Kings Paul Westphal Walter Davis Phoenix Rockets Cavs Moses Malone Calvin Murphy Ed Ratleff Cleveland

Ohio College Minn-Duluth Upsets Capital 56 54

In aHoliday Classic event Minn-Duluth edged Capital 56 to 54 as several teams played in consolation rounds. Other results include Georgia 73 over Louisville 70 in OT and Toledo 100 over Wyoming 79 in the Glass City Classic final.

Ohio College Minn-Duluth Capital Georgia Louisville Toledo Wyoming Long Beach St VMI Otterbein Mt Vernon Adrian Midh Kenyon Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Colorado Missouri Iowa St San Diego Fordham Purdue Pittsburgh New Orleans Murray St Southern Mercer Long Beach Oregon Washington Rice Illinois Ohio St LaSalle Georgetown Alabama Holy Cross Princeton Dakota Neb Omaha New Hampshire Old Dominion Micigan SMU Carolina Texas Tech Stanford Providence Lafayette Hawaii Rhode Island Brigham Young Pepperdine Mid Tennessee Bucknell Virginia Temple Southern Cal Auburn Stetson Bowling Green NC Charlotte Kent St Eastern Montana Montana St Tenn-Chattanooga Livington DePaul Yale Idaho Mesa Win & Mary Rollins Massachusetts Niagra Connecticut Manhattan Armstrong State of Georgia Buffalo State Ohio Miami-Ohio San Francisco Oklahoma City Bowling Green University Orlando Fla Capital Univeristy Minnesota Duluth

College basketball results from multiple tournaments around nation

Readable scores show Mt. Union Urbana Denison Bethany W Va etc. across Shrine Classic Wooster Wabash Ohio Northern Defiance Kalamazoo N Cent Ill. East West and Midwest matchups include St Francis Lehigh Duke NC State Kentucky Georgetown Valparaiso Navy Indiana State Ball State St Louis Tulsa Wisconsin Loyola Pacific UCLA Arizona etc. The roundup spans several tournaments with team pairings and final scores, highlighting Moss.

Mt. Union Indiana Ball St Mankato Henderson St. Louis Tulsa Wisconsin Loyola Ill Southwest Mississippi Texas Far West Montana Great Falls NW Christian Western Bast Pacific Columbia UCLA Arizona Whitworth Nontana San Francisco Miami Ohio Boston Cal Austin Peay A&m Oral Roberts Oklo Ohio Northern Defiance Brad Longberry Kalamazoo Mich North Central Illinois Wooster College Wittenberg Wabash College Wheaton Baldwin-Wallace Muskingum University of Wisconsin At Oshkosh Albany N.Y

Arkansas Players Withdraw Bid to Play in Orange Bowl

Three suspended Arkansas Razorbacks running backs Ben Cowins Micheal Forrest and flanker Danny Bobo dropped a federal court bid to rejoin the team for the Orange Bowl. US District Judge Terry L Shell dismissed the motion three days before the Monday night game with Oklahoma.

Little Rock, Ark University of Arkansas US District Court Terry L. Shell Ben Cowins Micheal Forrest Danny Bobo Oklahoma

Kent State Center Nesbitt sidelined by broken hand

Kent State University announces 6-9 sophomore Burrell Nesbitt from Sandusky has a broken hand and will be out indefinitely after an injury sustained in Monday night defeat at Illinois State. X rays confirmed the extent on Thursday.

Kent Ohio Kent State University Burrell Nesbitt Nesbitt Sandusky Illinois State

Ohio State Tops La Salle in Louisville Consolation Tilt

Ohio State defeats La Salle 86-83 in the Louisville Holding Classic consolation game as Ken Page and Mike Cline seal it with late free throws. La Salle cut a 16 point halftime deficit but could not overtake the Buckeyes, who led 48-32 at the break.

Louisville Ohio State Eldon Miller Buckeyes LaSalle Miller Explorers Eldon Georgia Ken Page Mike Cline Paul Westhead Westhead Terry Burris Rick Smith Ohioans Michael

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