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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1972
Page
14
Herrin shot 31 of 47 from the floor and jumped to a 59-29 lead to cruise past Carbondale 83-58. Jeff Ferguson's Tigers improved to 4-0 in league play while Carbondale dropped to 0-1 in South Seven action.
Murphysboro, coached by Tom Ashman, trailed 13-11 after eight minutes but pulled away to a 68 94 victory over Cairo Thomas. Murphysboro led 38 29 at half and 58 41 after three quarters, with four players in double figures including Murphy 13 and 16 point efforts from Flowers and Ivey. Cairo Thomas countered with 17 from Flowers and 16 from Ivey, while Murphysboro shot 41 percent on 36 of 87. A preliminary game finished 83 67.
West Frankfort led 16 10 at first and held on as Warren scored 22 and Bray 16 while Centralia managed 45 points. The game featured tough man to man defense and 28 West Frankfort turnovers, with key players fouling out late.
Metropolis 70 Johnston City 53 in a quick prep game with Metropolis leading 53 37 at intermission. Key scorers included Peebles 10 Karcher 10 Hamp ton 4 Dawes 2 Hahn 15 Goodman 13 Nelson 12. Pinckneyville beat Du Quoin 73 or for a 33 0 4 record in preliminary notes.
Vienna clinched the title as Ken George hit a last second shot to seal a 71 61 win. Cobden stood 6 1. Mt Vernon recovered from a Friday overtime loss to beat Fairfield 73 54 to move to 4 1.
Freshman Doneil Norman tallies 18 points all in the second half and overtime to lift Arizona over Northern Illinois 91 90. Eric Money leads Wildcats with 19 as Arizona builds a 40 37 halftime edge and five players reach double figures.
Logan improved to 34 over all and eyeing Carterville in its weeklong tournament while dropping Kaskaskia 81 to 70 on Friday. Logan sits 1-2 in the league as Southeastern and Logan battle for scoring leaders with multiple players posting double digits.
The Northeastern Illinois University team used a strong second half press to pull away from Southern Illinois Edwardsville for a 113 to 85 road win on Saturday.
Herrin led by Randy Lively with 17 points as John Lam and Carl Favreau anchored defense. Five Herrin starters hit double figures in the 83-58 conference win at Carbondale behind a taller, more experienced Tigers squad.
Maurice Lucas scored 20 points and Larry McNeill 18 as fourth ranked Marquette beat Xavier of Cincinnati 76-52 at the Milwaukee Arena. The Warriors used a 12 point run to pull away, led 67-42, and finished their fourth win in as many starts.
18th ranked Michigan defeats University of Detroit 74 to 65 as Henry Wilmore scores 31 points, 18 after halftime, lifting the Wolverines to a tight victory. Campy Russell adds 16 as Detroit slips to 3-1.
San Francisco, down 17-6, got a late surge with John Brodie back at QB. He threw a 18-yard TD to Dick Witcher with seconds left for a 20-17 win over Minnesota. Brodie passed for 165 yards and two TDs after replacing Spurrier, sending the 8-5-1 49ers to the NFC West title and a wild-card date with Dallas. Minnesota ends 7-7. Falcons and Rams also in NFC West drama.
Michigan State rallied from a 12 point deficit to beat Western Michigan 76 73 as guard Mike Robinson scored 14 of his 28 points in the final nine minutes. The Broncos led 56 44 with 11 43 left after owning a 10 point edge earlier and held a 35 30 halftime lead.
Ohio State outscored Butler 20 4 late in the first half to win 86 65. Jack Wolfe 14 points in place of Luke Witte for the Buckeyes, now 3 2. Kent Ehret scored 20 for Butler as the Bulldogs drop to 3 3.
Minnesota, ranked fifth, built a 49-34 halftime lead using a full court press. Loyola Chicago tied the game 77-77 with 2:39 left as Paul Cohen hit two free throws. Ron Behagen then answered with two baskets, and Clyde Turner plus Jim Brewer added free throws to seal an 85-77 win for Minnesota.
Lee Brown remains interim director on a 5 month term ending March 15 with a monthly 1820 salary while SIU’s search committee in St Louis reviews six or more applicants. Mayer and Derge indicate January is target for unveiling the new director at the NCAA convention in Chicago.
Oral Roberts University dedicates its 11000 seat arena Dec 4 as Hank Iba era Oklahoma State faces Texas A&M in the other twin bill. Ken Trickey leads a diverse 22 man squad including 17 black players and senior scorer Dick Fuqua who aims for top national ranks. Over 8000 season tickets sold, with 11000 capacity sellouts expected for every home game.
Kansas State 6 1 opened with strong start in both halves to defeat previously unbeaten Washington 71 64 on Saturday night. Steve Mitchell scored 20 points while Lon Kruger and Danny Beard added 17 each for the Wildcats.
Seymour Reed scored 33 and Jim Caruthers added 23 to lift Bradley to a 100-83 win over Tennessee Tech. Frank Jones led Tech with 17 as the Golden Eagles fell to 2-2 while Bradley improved to 3-2.
Iowa State pulled away in the second half to defeat Drake 88 84 in Ames. All five Cyclone starters scored in double figures as Iowa State improved to 4 1 while Drake dropped to 4 1.
Florida State rebounds to beat Baylor as Reggie Royals scores 18 and Bennie Clyde and Ron King add 14 each. Baylor, led by Charlie McKinney with 19 points, drops to 3-2 in the tourney stack with a 21 point deficit in the second half.
DePaul's blue Demons played erratic basketball early but surged in the second half to claim a decisive victory as they cashed in on turnovers and defensive stops.
Wilson Barrow slipped in a tip with 13 seconds left to lift Kansas over previously undefeated San Francisco 60 58 and win the Jayhawk Classic title in Lawrence.
Indiana defeated Ohio University 89 to 68 and Michigan beat Bradley 100 to 83. Other notable scores include Augustana Illinois over Carroll 108 to 63, and St. Louis past Seton Hall 78 to 65.
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