Norm Stewart's Missouri Tops AP Poll After Big 8 Rise
Missouri moves to No 1 in the AP poll after wins over Kansas and Oklahoma while coach Norm Stewart faces questions about his temperament post illness. The Tigers, 26 games into the season, boast key wins and a potential Final Four run with stars Stewart notes and a sidelined Lee Coward.
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Orm Stewart
Walters
Missouri
Norm Stewart
Stewart
Associated Press
Kansas
Oklahoma
Tigers
Billy Tubbs
Illinois
St. Louis
Kansas State
Central Connecticuts
Mercers
Louisville
Creighton
Southwest
Arkansas
Southwestern
Southern University
North Carolina
Memphis State
America
Iowa State
Johnny Orr
Cyclones
Lee Coward
Steve Stipanovich
Jon Sundvold
Tiger
Stipanovich
Whittaker Fined $1500 by CBA for Officiating Critique
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets coach George Whittaker was fined 1500 by the Continental Basketball Association after comments in a January 28 Gazette commentary on officiating and NBA oversight. He criticized NBA influence and urged a stronger CBA role and leadership within the league.
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Mike Koolbeck
CBA
Cedar Rapids Silver Bullets
George Whittaker
Gazette
NBA
Whittaker
Rod Thorn
Jerry Schemmel
Jefferson Regis clash highlights girls play
The Jefferson Regis girls meet in a top district clash as two highly ranked teams square off in a key regional setup. J-Hawks 19-3 and Royals 21-1 battle at Washington at 7 p.m. with regional finals and state advances on the line.
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dZéue
Iowa
J-Hawks
Royals
Washington
Linn-Mar
Solon
Anamosa
Kennedy
Vinton
Jeff-Regis
Vinton-Kennedy
Dubuque
Dyersville Beckman
Veterans Auditorium
Des Moines
Dildy clinches win as Flames top Panthers at buzzer
Tracy Dildy drilled a three pointer with two seconds left to lift Illinois-Chicago past Northern Iowa 63-60 in AMCU action. Reese led UNI with 19 points, but turnovers hampered the Panthers, who fell to 17-7 overall and 5-5 in conference play.
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Chicago
Tracy Dildy
Illinois- Chicago
Northern Iowa
Jason Reese
Dildy
Illinois
Eldon Miller
Reese
AMCU
Illinois-Chicago
Corwin Hunt
USC
Hill
Chris Harris
Cedrick McCullough
Troy Muilenburg
Panthers
McCullough
Three Point Shot Powers High Scoring in College Hoops
Springfield Mass AP reports Dr Edward Steitz of the NCAA rules committee praises the three point shot for boosting scoring and attendance. He notes Loyola Marymount and LSU lead in points while teams frequently surpass 100, with talk of moving the line back to restore balance.
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Springfield
Mass
Edward §. Steitz
NCAA
Steitz
Springfield College
Loyola Marymount
Oklahoma
U.S. International
Louisiana State
Gary Johnson
Loyola
Johnson
Purdue routs Indiana in Big Ten showdown
No 9 Purdue toppled No 25 Indiana 72-49 in West Lafayette as Chuckie White scored all 12 first half points and Stephen Scheffler added 18 to lift the Boilermakers to sole possession of the conference lead. Purdue built its largest margin since 1969 and extended its record to 19-4, 11-2, while Indiana dropped to 16-7, 6-7.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Chuckie White
Stephen Scheffler
Purdue
Indiana
Boilermakers
Michigan State
Hoosiers
White
Purdue Tops Indiana In Controlling Big Ten Clash
Purdue led 38 24 at halftime as Indiana shot 37 percent and committed seven turnovers while Purdue hit 67 percent and had three turnovers. Scheffler sparked the shift scoring seven straight to start the second half as Purdue pulled away with an 11 4 run in the first eight minutes.
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Jamal Meeks
Indiana
Hoosiers
Purdue
Scheffler
Chris Lawson
Doerrfeld hits 21 in ISU win over Loyola
Iowa State defeated Loyola 84-79 as Paul Doerrfeld led with a career high 21 points. Terry Woods added 15 and Keir Rogers scored 34 for Loyola. Iowa State improved to 8-15 while Loyola fell to 6-18 in a tense finish.
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Ill
Iowa State
Paul Doerrfeld
Cyclones
Loyola
Terry Woods
Johnny Orr
Woods
Victor Alexander
Doug Collins
Brian Pearson
Pearson
Ramblers
Keir Rogers
Orr
Bryan Wolf
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Mark Dukes
Chicago Bulls
Stacey King
Houston Rockets
Larry Smith
Ed Nealy
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