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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1968
Page
11
Georgia over Auburn 76-74 to claim its ninth win in 14 as Jim Youngblood free throws put Georgia ahead 75-72. Auburn missed a late tying shot after Bill Alexander scored to make it 75-74 with 16 seconds left and Georgia secured the rebound as time expired.
The Morgan County tournament opened with three junior games. Austin beat Cotaco 65-35, Priceville defeated Ryan 55-48 with Paul Davis and Jeff Williams as top scorers for Priceville, while West Morgan beat Union Hill 65-43 led by Ricky Bowling with 25 points.
Don Ohl sparked a third quarter rally scoring 20 points as St Louis turned a halftime deficit into a 120 111 victory over Cincinnati. Zelmo Beaty led with 30 points while Oscar Robertson was ejected after two technical fouls.
Third ranked North Carolina defeated Georgia Tech 82 to 54 in Charlotte. The Tar Heels extended their winning streak to 10 games and improved to 12 of 13 against a single-loss opponent as Larry Miller led with 22 points.
20 by Rusty Clark spearheaded a North Carolina attack that built a 38-23 halftime lead. The Tar Heels extended it to 54-33 early in the final period as Dave Clark scored 28 points to top Tech.
Daytona International Speedway begins annual Speed Week with a turbine powered Howmet car racing against Ferrari Porsche and Alfa Romeo in the 24 hours event Feb 3-4. A Trans-America Division for Camaros Mustangs and other models is introduced. Ferrari and Ford engines face new limits under 3 liter rules. The Porsche factory enters three new prototypes as Mario Andretti and Lucien Bianchi join the Alfa Romeo T33 challenge. The 24 hour race offers 75000 purse with pole positions set Feb 11 for the Daytona 500 and a 300 mile winter championship to follow.
The University of Miami beat Florida Southern 94 76 in Lakeland as the Hurricanes surged in the final seven minutes to break a 68 68 deadlock. Don Curnutt hit a 15 foot two handed set shot with 7:40 left to spark the rally. Florida Southern led 52 49 with 16 31 remaining in the second half.
Troy Red Wave overcome Jacksonville 88 73 to seize the ACC lead with five minutes left. Doug Hawkins 21 points Billy Cannon 12 Jerry Im briacco 11 led Troy while Jacksonville’s Gary Angel added 18 and Bill Brantley left with an injury.
The college basketball slate shows Tennessee Tech 81 over Morehead 7 and Georgia 76 over Auburn 74. Alabama State’s Willie Scott tops NCAA division scoring with 33 ppg.
Neal Walk totals 36 points and 31 rebounds to set a Florida career and game record in an 88-75 Southeastern Conference win over Alabama. He lifts the Gators into a midgame lead and remains ahead as Alabama’s Gary Elliott and Tom Jones push the rally.
Detroit Pistons upset Los Angeles 125 119 at home as Dave DeBusschere scores 33 and Dave Bing 23 to end a three game skid. Strawder grabs a career high 26 rebounds while Gail Goodrich posts 23 for the Lakers who see a five game win streak halted.
The Tanner Rattlers defeated Athens Bible School 70 to 55 as Danny Crawford scored 33 points. It was Tanner’s eighth win in 15 games. They seek their ninth win Thursday against Ardmore’s Tigers in the Limestone County Tournament. No further game details were available.
Tuscaloosa witnesses the debut of Hayden Riley’s Crimson Tide in Memorial Coliseum a 15000-seat air conditioned arena named for veterans and designed for basketball and multi purpose use including high school tournaments and convocation the move from Foster Auditorium marks a new era for Alabama basketball.
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