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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1966
Page
8
The Associated Press recap lists college basketball results across regions. Bucknell over American VA 86 74 and Wake Forest 99 Virginia 87 highlight top scores while Kentucky over Oklahoma 89 63 leads the Midwest, and Texas A and M 64 beats Prairie View 106 103 in the Southwest.
Kentucky remains unbeaten and ranked, winning 69-65 in double overtime after a 60-60 tie with Georgia. Louie Dampier scored 23, Cliff Berger and Tommy Kron added key baskets in the second OT. Vanderbilt crushed Mississippi 106-58, Kansas beat Oklahoma 89-68, and other Top Ten teams posted victories.
University of Houston officials expressed deep regret after the NCAA barred the Cougars from postseason bowls and NCAA telecasts for three years amid findings of 1962 to 1955 violations involving financial aid, illegal recruiting, and out of season practice.
Roswell Recreation Committee launches a boys 8-18 basketball league with 20 teams at the Honda Center. In opening night results the Longhorns beat the Coyotes 32 7 Cardnals edged the Wildcats 17 15 Warriors beat the Rockets 24 20 Road runners toppled the Stingrays 42 22 Mayor Gail Harris threw the ceremonial ball Monday night.
Duke remains No. 1 in the AP poll with 405 points and 2 first place votes. Kentucky trails by 40 points in second as Kansas climbs into 10th with Iowa dropping from the group. Indiana, UCLA, and Brigham Young also feature among the leaders with notable wins for the week.
Charles Bubba Smith, a 268 pound 1 foot 7 inch end from Michigan State, starred for Pollard High in Beau mont. He stood out as a dominant basketball player during his high school career.
St Peter Crusaders riding a seven game win streak enter the second half of the 1965-66 season at Cloudcroft. Coach Ron Bohls has four players averaging in double figures with five in the city's Top Ten scorers. Greg Franchini leads the Crusaders with 13 points per game. The squad escaped Hondo 51 50 at Cloudcroft Saturday.
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