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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1969

Page

9

Rainbow Classic Semifinals headline LSU St John’s clash

In the Rainbow Classic semifinals at Louisville Louisiana State defeated St John’s of New York 80 to 75. The score highlighted a tight matchup with both teams showcasing strong defense and contrasting offenses as the event moved toward the final.

Maravich sets Rainbow Classic scoring mark with 53

LSU star Pete Maravich poured in 53 points to break the Rainbow Classic single-game record as LSU beat St. John’s NY 80-70 in the semifinals. LSU advances to face Yale for the title while St. John’s meets San Francisco for third.

Yale San Francisco St. Bonaventure St. Joseph's Purdue Cincinnati NYU Boston Manhattan

Humidity Mars Sugar Play, Gamecocks, Irish In Finals

In New Orleans the Sugar Bowl Basketball Tournament picks a final between South Carolina and Notre Dame amid humid, slippery play. Carolina routed New Mexico 85 to 62 as Notre Dame edged West Virginia 84 to 80. John Roche scored 31 for USC and Austin Carr tallied 27 for Notre Dame.

Notre Dame West Virginia Carolina New Mexico New Orleans Ney South Carolina Associated Press Johnny Dee Mountaineers WVU Wil Robinson Austin Carr Sid Catlett Carr Catlett Sonny Moran Curt Price Bob Lowe Frank McGuire Lobos Gamecocks USC John Roche Tom Owens Rick Aydiett Blacksburg Ayciett Wille Long John Somogyi

Notre Dame star Mike McCoy jokes on shirt sizes before Cotton Bowl

Notre Dame defensive tackle Mike McCoy, 6 5 and 286 pounds, jokes that clerks measure his neck size before fitting shirts. He talks about his size, family, and mock fears of city life as Notre Dame faces Texas in the Cotton Bowl, with McCoy projecting as a Heisman candidate finalist and top NFL draft pick.

Dallas Tex Mike McCoy Notre Dame Erie McCoy Texas Notre Dame Behemoth Mike

Missouri Has Chance To Up Stne Respect

MIAMI AP The Big Eight can improve its national standing if Missouri upsets No 2 Penn State in the Orange Bowl Missouri is a three point favorite to claim three bowl wins for the league Colorado beat Alabama in the Liberty Bowl and Nebraska crushed Georgia in the Sun Missouri seeks revenge for the 1969 Orange Bowl loss to Penn State Penn State coach Joe Paterno predicts a top level game for both teams with NBC carrying the telecast kickoff at 8 pm ET Both squads enjoy Florida sunshine as they finalize plans before the game

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Redskins Demons In Northwestern Holiday Final

Northeast State Indians meet the Northwestern Demons in the Northwestern Holiday Basketball Tournament final after Northeast beat Quantico 100 80 and Northwestern edged Ouachita Baptist 101 79. Led by Bill Snellings 24 points and 20 rebounds, Northeast builds a 17 point halftime lead, then holds on to reach 4 2. Marines Bob Brown 22 points and Chris Crawford 20 pace Quantico in the consolation.

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Wicks' Last-Second Jumper Nips Princeton in Bruin Classic

UCLA edges Princeton 76-75 as Sidney Wicks sinks a 12-foot jumper with three seconds left. Henry Bibby leads Bruin scorers with 19, while Geoffrey Petrie tops Tigers with 28 points and John Hummer adds 25 in a tight title game.

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