Braves Hold On To Top Friends 70 69
Ottawa University edged Friends University 70-69 in Wichita at Campus High gym. Dave Hale made two free throws with seven seconds left for the Braves, and Jim Jemmerson scored a late layup for Friends as Ottawa held on. Hale and Olberding powered Ottawa early amid a see-saw contest marked by many miscues.
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Bethel
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Missouri Southern
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Stauffer
Whitcomb
Fluty
Deuel
Minson
Lovely
Murdock
UCLA Maintains Top Slot In AP Basketball Poll
UCLA remains the unanimous No 1 in the AP preseason major college basketball poll after opening with a 94 82 win over Purdue. North Carolina Kentucky Kansas and Notre Dame trail in order as Gonzaga and others begin seasons with mixed results.
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K State Falls to Cincinnati as Big Eight Race Stirs
Kansas State watched its early Big Eight season slip when Cincinnati surged past them in a fast break attack. Oklahoma opened with a 45-38 win over Centenary after six players were suspended for curfew violations. Missouri, Colorado and Iowa State went 2-0, while Missouri beat Arkansas 60-59 and Nebraska defeated Wisconsin 68-55.
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Owens Wins Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year
Oklahoma star Steve Owens, the Big Eight's top rusher, was chosen as the conference offensive player of the year by the AP. He set or tied multiple rushing records, including 1,53 yards in two seasons and nine straight 100 yard games, leading Oklahoma to three consecutive wins over Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
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Steve Owens
Associated Press
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Colorado
Bob Douglass
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Missouri
Nebraska
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Reynolds
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