Spartans Edge Tar Heels In Classic Final
NC State defeats Cincinnati Bearcats 69 60 as Richter scores 26 points and 15 rebounds. Case praises Richter and Stepanovich while detailing defense against Robertson and Davis.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1958
Page
10
NC State defeats Cincinnati Bearcats 69 60 as Richter scores 26 points and 15 rebounds. Case praises Richter and Stepanovich while detailing defense against Robertson and Davis.
North Carolina State upset Cincinnati 69 60 to reach the Dixie Classic finals against Michigan State. Oscar Robertson scored 29 for Cincinnati while John Richter led NC State with 26 points as State withstood a late push from the Bearcats. Michigan State edged North Carolina 75 58 in the other semifinal as Jumping Johnny Green scored 20 and the Spartans dominated boards 57 38. Louisville beat Wake Forest 20 points in consolation play and Duke rallied from a late deficit to top Yale.
Reynolds Coliseum hosts Dixie Classic action with NC State unbeaten in first-round play at 24 4 in classic history. Wake Forest Duke UNC Navy and Georgia Tech details show repeated early exits. Highlights include Allan Pond brother of Nick Pond and tallest players Fred Sawyer 6 11 Gerard Glynn 6 10 and Yale’s Lou Pucillo 5 9 amid 1958 tournament context.
Dick Chapman of Oyster Harbor Massachusetts who captured the North and South Amateur title last April teamed with his son Tuesday to win a separate golf tournament.
UNC coach Frank McGuire decries no call on a key foul by Michigan State players John Green and Horace Walker that shifted momentum in a 75-58 defeat. He defends his team, accepts mistakes, and notes the Tar Heels will rebound with 19 games left.
Duke coach Harold Bradley praised his team's poise after a strong 18 point lead disappeared as Yale surged back. John Frye hit two late free throws to seal a 56 53 win at Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh. Bradley said the squad must iron out early mistakes and aims to challenge Louisville next.
Bill Smith scored 31 points leading Pembroke College of North Carolina to an 86-83 win over Stonehill in the North-South Holiday Basketball Tournament consolation game held in New Bedford Massachusetts.
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