Alcindor Leads UCLA Past St Johns In Holiday Festival
Lew Alcindor and UCLA rout St Johns 74 to 56 to win the ECAC Holiday Festival title at Madison Square Garden. Alcindor posts 30 points and 22 rebounds, with Kenny Heitz holding St Johns star John Warren to six points. Scott and White shine for North Carolina and Kansas in other tournament games. Minnesota downs Detroit as Larry Mikan leads the Gophers. Villanova takes fifth, and other ranked teams fall.
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New No 2 Team KU Moves To Fifth
UCLA Bruins remain undefeated and top the AP college basketball poll with all 40 first place votes after beating St Johns in the ECAC final. Davidson rises to No 2 as North Carolina falls to fourth following a Madison Square Garden upset.
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Poll Boosts for Kansas Santa Clara Detroit and Illinois
Davidson advances after strong wins and Kentucky climbs as UCLA remains unbeaten. North Carolina and Duke face upcoming tests while Villanova slips from the top tier in the latest college basketball poll and several others enter the Second Ten.
Bethel vs Bluffton in Mennonite tournament final
Bethel faces Bluffton of Ohio for the Mennonite basketball tournament title in Moundridge Kansas. Tabor and Goshen meet for third place after Bluffton beat Tabor 107 87 and Bethel edged Goshen 84 77 in overtime with key free throws and late scores.
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Jayhawks clinch Big Eight tourney title over Oklahoma State
Kansas, ranked fifth, defeated Oklahoma State 56 45 to capture the Big Eight preseason tournament crown. Jo Jo White led Kansas with 16 points before his February eligibility ends. Dave Robisch added 22 points as Kansas solidified top conference status. Colorado took third, Nebraska beat Missouri, and Iowa State beat Oklahoma.
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Missouri
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Gene Williams
Wildcats
End Game Showdown in Orange Bowl Battle
The Penn State-Kansas Orange Bowl pits tight end Ted Kwalick against Kansas defensive end John Zook in a high stakes clash. Penn State, ranked No. 3, relies on Kwalick’s receiving and rush numbers to threaten Kansas’ 9-1 season, while Zook and Vern Vancy test PSU’s blocking and running attack.
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