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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1972
Page
6
Miami's Chuck Foreman starred for the South with 83 rushing yards and 60 receiving yards in a 17 10 loss, earning MVP honors but his two late fourth quarter fumbles may hurt his draft stock. Foreman, a Miami standout, was expected to go early but the mishaps raise questions for scouts.
Rufus Ferguson of Wisconsin was named the North's top player after a two yard TD run that tied the game at 10 10 in the fourth. Arkansas quarterback Joe Ferguson threw for 205 yards with one TD but also four interceptions as North and South defenses clamped down in a tense All-Star clash. Arizona's Bob McCall and Villanova's Kevin Reilly found the end zone for the North on a late drive after a key fumble by Foreman, sealing the victory.
UCLA remains No. 1 in the AP poll with a 51 game winning streak and 500 points. Maryland, Marquette and North Carolina State follow, while Missouri reaches No. 7 and Kansas State sits at No. 16 with Oklahoma at No. 19 and San Francisco entering the Top 20.
Top college programs UCLA Maryland Marquette Minnesota Long Beach State Missouri Pennsylvania Vanderbilt Oklahoma and Villanova begin a busy holiday tournament slate as unbeaten records face tough early opponents. UCLA carries a 185 5 mark over 190 games and opens vs Drake in the Sugar Bowl tourney in New Orleans while Missouri meets Colorado in the Big Eight opener.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 32 points including 13 in the final quarter to lift the Milwaukee Bucks 104-99 over the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. The victory, part of a seven-game win streak, moved Milwaukee 4 games ahead of Chicago in the Midwest Division. Nate Archibald had 20 points and 18 assists for the Kings. Other Monday results: Knicks beat Pistons 113-110. Trail Blazers 116-113 over SuperSonics. Phoenix topped Bulls 111-104.
Missouri 8-0 and Oklahoma 6-0 carry perfect records into the Big Eight tourney at Municipal Auditorium. Kansas State 7-1 is viewed as the dark horse with core players from last season. Mitchell leads K State after a 26 point burst versus Arizona. Tournament runs Wednesday through Saturday with seed matchups including Missouri vs Colorado and Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State.
Harrah s Tahoe Racebook lists the Miami Dolphins as 2 1/2 point favorites over the Pittsburgh Steelers for the American Conference title and the Washington Redskins as 3 4 point favorites to beat the Dallas Cowboys in the National Conference.
Marshall Rogers, the 6-2 guard from St. Louis, rejoins the Kansas University basketball squad after the Jayhawks voted to readmit him. He will not play in the Big Eight tournament but is cleared for the January 7 game against Notre Dame.
Chuck Noll was named the 1972 winner of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Dapper Dan Award, the first Steeler coach to receive the honor. The 40-year-old Nell led Pittsburgh to its first division title in 40 years and a playoff win over Oakland.
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