Indiana State Falls to Illinois State 81 76
Senior guard Billy Lewis scored 25 and Ron Jones added 18 as Illinois State beat fourth ranked Indiana State 81 76 in a nonconference game. Indiana State star Larry Bird posted 37 points and 17 rebounds in the loss. The teams traded leads and Illinois State led by eight early in the first half before a 37 37 halftime tie.
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Weed Clinches 11th Dexter Invitational with 64 54 Victory
Weed defeats Lordsburg 64 to 54 to claim the championship at the 11th Annual Dexter Invitational. Kelly Lee Jose Chavez and Robbie Van Winkle earn All Tourney from Weed. Nuco Artiaga George Basabillzazo and Phil Seaman join from Lordsburg. Phillip Smith of Weed takes Best Free Throw Percentage honors.
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College basketball results from AP report
Boston Cal beat Dartmouth 73 58 and Brandeis edged Williams 60 59. Duke defeated La Salle 91 81. Multiple games postponed due to snow. Penn 99 over Furman 92. Princeton 91 over Hofstra 67. Rutgers 84 over Lafayette 70. St Bonaventure 96 over Canisius 60. St Josephs Pa 85 over Vermont 59. Seton Hall 87 over Fairleigh Dickinson. Slippery Rock 69 over Lock Haven 50. Rutgers result noted. Yale Navy postponed. Alabama 66 Vanderbilt 59. American U 73 William & Mary 67. Clemson 79 Virginia 70 in OT. Davidson 84 South Carolina 73. Florida 74 Louisiana State 70. Georgia State 71 Old Dominion 68. Jacksonville State 72 North Alabama 67. Rochester Bucknell postponed. Tufts Springfield postponed. Wesleyan 58 Amherst 56. York C W Post postponed.
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Connors Seeks Title After Berth in Boca Final
Jimmy Connors advanced to the final of a 250000 pro tennis event at Boca West by defeating Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-4. He will face Bjorn Borg who upset him last year, as CBS televises the Pepsi-sponsored final with a 125000 first prize and 40000 for the consolation match. Connors’ win came with a strong net game and passing shots before a near capacity 8500 crowd in Boca Raton Florida.
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Colts defeat Cavemen in non-conference clash 61 55
In Carlsbad on Saturday NMMI Colts beat Cavemen 61 to 55 to move to 10 3. Bill Voelkers led with 21 points and John Daniels added 12. Ricky Green led Cavemen with 24 points. Colts trailed 29 25 at halftime before scoring 19 12 third period and 17 14 final. Free throw woes persist though they hit 11 against Cave City.
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NBA midseason look highlights 1977 78 surprises and chaos
Phoenix leads pleasant surprises while Boston Houston and Los Angeles stumble as five coaches are fired and Kermit Washington’s punch sparks a league wide controversy. Spurs surge in Central as Blazers dominate at home with perfect 20 0 record.
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