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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1968
Page
4
Iowa and Michigan State figure prominently as the Big Ten standings tighten with Michigan State beating Northwestern 75-62 to rise into a seventh place tie with Indiana. Ohio State and Iowa share second after 2-1 records, while Northwestern leads at 3-1. Michigan and Ohio State host Ball State and Georgia Tech respectively as the league schedule lightens this week.
Muscatine Community College suffered a 92-83 defeat to Lea College amid a weekend slump, dropping to 7-8. Key players include Bob Leech and Harold Lloyd leading MCC’s late surge, while Lea’s Jim Roberts poured in 27 and Willie Hester added 21 as coach Al Arends’ Lancers pulled away late. The Indians face Palmer JC next, then Grand View at home, as they chase a return to the 100-point target and bounce back from a two-game skid.
DETROIT AP A few years back the Knicks won a coin toss with Detroit and gave up their No 1 NBA draft pick Cazzie Russell. The Pistons chose Dave Bing of Syracuse, arguing he was a solid player from the East and not a replicate of Rus sell.
Local school hoops and wrestling schedules fill the week from Burlington to Iowa City with junior varsity to varsity games across grades and age groups. In pro basketball, Russell scored 42 as the Knicks beat Detroit 115-103, while the Lakers and Celtics posted big wins and Beaty led Atlanta with 32. Norway selects a 71 member Winter Olympic team for Grenoble Games next month.
Iowa Hawkeyes aim to end Michigan State’s 25-game home win streak in East Lansing to claim a share of the Big Ten lead. Iowa 82 Minnesota 70 earlier boosted their standing as other titles chased with Northwestern leading 3-1 and Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin at 2-1. Ben Norman and Sam Williams sparked a 19 point night for Williams after heavy scoring runs, while Norman matched a career high with 22. In other action, Iowa State lost 72-67 at Missouri as Don Smith fouled out after 12:38 left, with Missouri stretching a 39-38 halftime edge into a late win. Wartburg extended Iowa Conference lead by beating Buena Vista 71-68, led by G E Bunning with 23. Northern Iowa beat Central State 81-62, Ken Huelman 22 points and 21 rebounds.
UCLA seeks a rematch with Houston after a 71-69 defeat in the Astrodome that snapped a 47-game win streak and cost them the No. 1 ranking. Lew Alcindor led UCLA with 15 points as Elvin Hayes dominated for Houston, while Coach John Wooden downplayed revenge and praised the Cougars.
Eastern Iowa matchups feature West Liberty girls at Clear Creek, Durant girls at Lost Nation, Mount Vernon boys at Linn Marr, Highland boys and girls at Mid Prairie, Norway girls at Solon, West Branch girls at Delwood. Southeast Iowa includes all boys and girls at Winfield, Highland at Mid Prairie, New London at Morning Sun. Cornbelt shows Rockridge at Atkinson and Alexis at Wesermi.
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