College Scoreboard Saturday Results From AP
Miami Ohio defeated Bowling Green 75 to 63 while Purdue topped Indians 88 to 8 and Auburn beat Florida 85 to 70 in college basketball action reported by the Associated Press.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1971
Page
15
Miami Ohio defeated Bowling Green 75 to 63 while Purdue topped Indians 88 to 8 and Auburn beat Florida 85 to 70 in college basketball action reported by the Associated Press.
Guilford defeated Livingstone 100 to 84 after a hot shooting run in the final period. Jerry Crocker scored 30 and David Smith 25 for Guilford while James Partee led Livingstone with 23.
Wake Forest built an early lead, then held on for a 11-6 overall record win over Florida Southern. Sophomore Griffin scored 13 in 10 minutes, while Charlie Davis led Wake with 24 points before leaving with seven minutes left. Pastushok and Habegger added 18 and 12 as the Deacons shared the scoring load. Florida Southern, upset by coach Thomas Greene, failed to mount sustained offense.
The 57th CGA championship will be at Pinehurst Country Club July 27-31 with Leonard Thompson no longer defending as he turned professional. Lanny Wadking, resident of Winston-Salem and national amateur champion, is among top contenders as the event opens a season of 25 one day handicap tournaments starting March 7 at Rock Hill South Carolina.
Collins at 6-7 led the Panthers with strong rebounding as they battled through a tough game. Mountaineers struggled to find inside scoring and slipped to 5-13 overall. Carolina prepares for Wednesday Atlantic Christian visit in conference play, already owning one win over the Bulldogs this season.
Purdue slowed Indiana and held George McGinnis to 21 as the Boilermakers beat the Hoosiers 85-81 in Bloomington. Purdue improved to 4-1 in the Big Ten and 11-4 overall while Indiana dropped to 2-2 in the conference and 10-4 overall. Weatherford led scorers with 28 points as the Purdue defense shifted to a zone to overcome an early Indiana lead.
South Carolina edged Clemson 47 to 44 in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash in Clemson. John Roche scored 23 to lead USC, with Tom Riker sealing the win late at the foul line as Clemson poor free throws kept them at bay. Clemson’s Dave Thomas sparked the rally with three baskets late, but USC held on for their 13th win to 4 in league play.
Furman rallied from a 14 point second half deficit to defeat The Citadel 91-86 in Greenville. Don Jackson scored 23 points while Whitener added 20 and Jerry Martin 20 for Furman. Ben Ledbetter led The Citadel with 31 points as the Bulldogs erased halftime behind.
Auburn cruised to an 85 70 victory over Florida as John Mengelt and Al Leapheart combined for 62 points. Mengelt scored 36 and Leapheart added 26, including 19 in the second half, erasing an early Florida lead and carrying the Tigers to the win.
West Carolina nips Richmond 82 81 in Greenville as ECU grabs an early lead on a Dave McNeill basket. Jim Gregory scores 20 points in the first half and finishes with 32, tying his season high while Richmond narrows a 19 point deficit before Mike Anastasio’s final shot rims out at the buzzer.
Penn State crushed George Washington 94 61 as Bill Kunze led with 26 points. The Nittany Lions opened strong, taking a 46 14 lead in the first seven minutes and never trailed. It was Penn State’s seventh win of the season against eight defeats.
West Virginias Mountaineers defeated Davidson 85 60 in Morgantown on Saturday night. Larry Harris led WVU with 26 points and 21 rebounds while Steve Ibley scored 21 for Davidson. WVU used full court pressure causing many Wildcats turnovers and built a dominant second half.
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