Pitt Eagles Edge Salukis In Late Rally For 65 63 Win
Pitt Panthers improve to 3-2 after a late burst shifts momentum against SIU Salukis who slip to 2-3. Carl Morris and Bill Knight hit key baskets as Joe Merriweather fouls out and Nate Hawthorne leads SIU with 10 points, Tim Ricci adds 18 for Pitt.
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Salukis Fall In Steel Bowl Opener 89 77 To Duquesne
Southern Illinois University opened the Steel Bowl with an 89 77 loss to Duquesne in Pittsburgh. Pitt beat LIU 67 61 in the other half of the twin bill as 9 726 fans watched, with Merriweather keying SIU’s comeback efforts before fouling out late.
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Wake Forest Names Chuck Mills New Football Coach
Wake Forest in Winston Salem named Chuck Mills, 44, as its new football coach after Utah State tenure of six seasons. The announcement marks the third coach in three years for the ACC program as it aims to rebuild its gridiron unit.
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Pinckneyville and Du Quoin Devils Rout Terriers in 83-57 Win
Dan Sullivan led Pinckneyville-Du Quoin with 21 points and Carl Favreau added 17 as the Red Devils routed Terriers 83-57 in the third quarter. Herrin pulled away from Johnston City 78-60 on the Tigers home floor with Rafe and Newbold scoring in double figures. Metropolis held on to defeat Marion 63-60, while Chester edged Pinckneyville 59-58 late in a tense finish.
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Anna Jonesboro Surges Past Du Quoin 56 54 on Brimm Tip In
Anna Jonesboro erased a late deficit to defeat Du Quoin 56 54 as Alan Brimm connected on a four second left winning shot after Anna Jonesboro sealed the game with 15 seconds remaining. Brimm scored 14 and Phil Eddleman added 19 for A J while Du Quoin’s Robert Baxter led with 23 in the 0 2 start for the Indians.
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Meridian high school coach Byassee earns 400th win in prep basketball
Meridian defeated Sparta 99 79 Saturday night as coach Byassee tallies his 400th win in an 18 season prep career spanning Mounds City and Meridian. He previously spent nine seasons in Mounds City and nine in Meridian from 1964 onward. The team also contended as state runners up to Lawrenceville in 1972 Class A.
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Benton Holds Off McLeansboro in Rang er Rally
Benton defeated McLeansboro 78 to 59 as four players reached double figures led by Dave Hurley with 20 points. McLeansboro narrowed the gap to 59-55 early in the fourth quarter before Benton’s defense sealed the win. The Foxes drop to 2-3. Benton’s top scorers were Hurley 20, Smith 16, McCommons 14, Dinkins 13.
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Pistons Rally Past Bucks In Narrow 107 103 Win
Detroit overcame an 18 point first half deficit to beat Milwaukee 107 103 as Bob Lanier scored 22 with a late layup sealing the victory. Curtis Rowe and Willie Norwood provided key insurance while Kareem Abdul Jabbar led Milwaukee with 31 points.
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Northern Illinois stops Wichita State rally for 88 79 win
Northern Illinois defeated Wichita State 88 to 79 in Wichita. The Huskies dominated with 71 rebounds to 47 and opened the second half with a 14-3 run to seize a 56-43 advantage. Jim Bradley led NIU with 25 points, 14 in the second half.
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Saluki basketball players battered ahead of Weber State clash
SIU is thin as several players hobble with injuries after a rugged week that included a 65 63 loss to Pittsburgh. Dennis Shidler bruised, Tim Ricci with a thigh bruise, George Thompson knee soreness, Leon Wallace tooth extraction. next game is Dec 20 versus Tennessee Tech at home.
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No cover jinx persists for SIU basketball programs
SIU will not print free program covers after losing money on five-program game editions. Sponsors replace the paid covers while lineups and score spaces remain. In the opener Nate Hawthorne led with 27 points against McKendree, and Don Portugal, who scored two vs Davis California, provided late defense and a key jump-ball tip to seal a two-point win. Monitor Monday December 11 home game versus Weber State for the cover hero.
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Will Robinson’s coaching odds judged by Benton comments
Illinois State fell 81-75 at Dayton as Free throws favored Dayton 13 to 3 while Robinson’s club eyes road tests against Jacksonville Oral Roberts and two California schools. He recalls NIU’s 21 4 season mis invited to NCAA or NIT and questions his national championship timeline.
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College basketball scores from several games
Detroit defeated Illinois 79 77 in overtime while Wisconsin routed South Dakota 87 63 Purdue posted a 101 70 win over TCU Air Illinois State beat St. Louis 84 60 Notre Dame downed Bradley 58 63 Cincinnati led Saint John s 108 N Y Georgetown Connecticut beat Princeton 86 72 Providence topped St Francis 59 Notre Dame Lincoln Toledo 9 Cleveland State 78 Bucknell 61 Rider 69 Villanova 69 Philadelphia Textile 59 St Mary s California 63 Army 56 Clemson 89 Yale 89 Presbyterian 90 Louisville 90 Butler 66 Colgate 77 Cornell 6 North Carolina 96 Virginia Tech 62 Tri State 63 Central Indiana State 7 Occidental 71 DePauw 6 Ball State 92 Capital 65 Wabash 108 Anderson 82 Huntington 78 Indiana Tech 3 St Joseph s Indiana 68 Franklin 59 Drake 86 DePauw 75 Oklahoma 61 UNC Charlotte 3 Tenn St 95 Oglethorpe 5 Penn 58 Navy 39 Centenary 101 Indiana State 83 Weber State 113 Marion 89 Steel Bowl Pitt 65 Southern St 63 third Vanderbilt Invitational Kent State 64 Columbia 53 third Mountaineer Classic Nebraska 57 Air Force 63 third
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SIU Gym Team Places Second in Iowa Invitational
SIU gymnasts finish second to Iowa State in the Iowa Invitational meet. Iowa State takes first place, Nebraska fourth. Gary Morava wins all around and places in parallel bars and horizontal bars. Dan Bruing and Ed Hembd also medal in rings and bars.
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SIU Wrestlers Go 1-2 at Lehigh Meet
Southern Illinois University wrestlers won one and lost two in a Lehigh area event held in Le Stump, with John Goldsmith placing third at 158 pounds after a 73 0 win for Iowa and a 20 16 win over Maryland. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley tore a season ending injury.
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