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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1976
Page
15
Sports shorts note college hoops lack of clear favorite as upsets reshuffle early power ratings. Syracuse over Vanderbilt and Louisville, Indiana, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Clemson and others mix in the race to Atlanta. Referee tale ends with light humor.
The Indiana Hoosiers dropped to 13th after a 59 57 loss to Toledo, losing over 400 points in the AP rankings. Michigan held No 1 with 40 of 49 first place votes, Marquette moved to second, UCLA remained third, and Kentucky rose to fourth after week games.
The Wildcats defeated Texas Christain 103-53 in their only game as Nevada Las Vegas opens 3-0 with wins over Oregon 78-67 and Iowa State 115-80. Wake Forest climbs to No 11, Clemson sits 16th, Louisville drops to 14th after a home loss to Syracuse. Syracuse joins at No 20.
Indiana coach Bobby Knight hoped to limit Kentucky inside play but Rick Robey and Mike Phillips combined for six points as Jay Shidler and Larry Johnson sparked the Wildcats to a 66-51 victory over No. 13 Indiana in Bloomington. Shidler connected on early baskets to give Kentucky the edge and Ke ntucky pulled away.
High Point College, now 4-4, was defeated by Campbell 93-72 as Campbell's full court press and hot early shooting pace overwhelmed HPC. Coach Jerry Steele worries about his young team's emotional reaction and notes standout scorers for Campbell led the win.
In Malibu California High Point College makes its first NAIA national tournament appearance as one of 16 teams in a double elimination event. The Panthers host Tulsa University in the opening round with three games set for the start and potential progression to semifinals and finals. they carry a 31 7 record and are the sole North Carolina entry.
Milwaukee completes six deals involving 14 players as GM Jim Baumer moves to improve the 1977 club. Key trades include Cecil Cooper to Milwaukee for George Scott and Bernie Carbo, plus Jamie Quirk and Jim Wohlford from Kansas City for Darrell Porter and Jim Colborn. Six American trades also include Larry Haney to Oakland.
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