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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1971
Page
19
Purdue defeated Marshall 79 to 74 as Bob Ford scored 22 points guiding the Boilermakers in a tight early game. Marshall led briefly at 40 03 after Mike D Antoni hit two baskets before Purdue pulled away in the final stretch.
Miami guards Mike Wren and Larry Garloch spark a late rally to overturn a 55-50 deficit and beat Dayton 60-59. Wren scores two layups and two free throws in the final four minutes, while Garloch adds a crucial tip in with 83 seconds left.
A brisk roundup lists college men basketball results with a spread of scores. Notable outcomes include Northwestern fading to 85 at Ohio State and Georgia Tech suffering a 49 point loss to Southern Illinois. Other totals feature Arizona 81 over Brigham Young 76 and SMU edging Arkansas 90 to 88.
SAN DIEGO AP Miller Barber joined a five man lead pack at the 54 hole mark of the Andy Williams San Diego Open. Barber 4 under par 68 70 69 and 70 for 207 tied with George Archer Bob Stone Lee Eker and Dave Eichelberger nine under at Torrey Pines. Other contenders include Bob Shaw Paul Harney Don Finsterwald and a larger group within two strokes of the leaders.
The SECAL slate saw Athens Bulldogs bounce back with a 60 50 win over Ironton Tigers while Waverly and Glouster posted early season SECAL victories. Chuck Robinson led the Lancers with 27 points in a 79 58 win over Eastern, and Glouster edged Southern 48 46 on Tim Seevers' final buzzer shot for their first win. Athens 12 3 overall 9 2 SECAL. Glouster 1 12. Southern 6 6. Meigs fell to Waverly 79 53 as Rick Eblin scored 27 for Waverly and Jeff Norris 23 for Meigs. Additional scores include Gallipolis loss to Jackson 85 57 as Rouse 23 and Marta 24 paced Jackson.
Pittsburgh and St Louis completed a deal with the Pirates receiving pitcher Nelson Briles who endured two pulled thigh muscles last season and outfielder Vic Davalillo. St Louis sent outfielder Matty Alou and relief pitcher George Brunet in a move that mirrors last year's gambit that paid off.
Ohio University defeats Kent State 86 76 extending home win streak to 25 and moving MAC record to 3 2. Craig Love leads with 22 points, Todd Lalich 19, Bobby Howell 18, while Ruben Vance scores 30 for Kent before fouling out. Ohio shoots 50.3 percent and earns 32 4% shots. Kent 43.2 percent. Ohio hosts Marshall February 3 at 7 30 p.m.
Ohio University freshmen edged Kent frosh 71 70 after a seesaw second half. Denny Thompson led Ohio with 20 points, Bill Brown 17, Tom Hester 10. Floyd Jefferson paced Kent with 19, Grant Wyborny and Ted Freeman 17 each. Ohio hit 43.4 percent from the field and 94.4 percent from the line. Kent shot 41.4 percent. Bobkittens move to 3 3, Kent frosh to 3 2 with Marshall looming Feb 3.
Ohio University Bobcats drop second straight as St Louis Billikens win 5 4. Nestle and Ivany star for Billikens with two goals each while Bobcats goalie Haworth makes 38 saves. Ohio swims fall to Kent State and Michigan State, dropping to 3 4 in MAC.
Michigan State upset Ohio State 82 70 in Columbus as the Spartans wore Ohio State road uniforms after their gear was stolen earlier. Pat Miller scored 12 points off the bench to spark a second half surge, while Bill Kilgore led MSU with 21 points. Rudy Benjamin and Ron Gutkowski added 19 each. Luke Witte scored 19 for the Buckeyes before fouling out.
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