Hawks Triumph As 76ers Defeat Knicks 114 105
Wally Jones shines for the Philadelphia 76ers scoring 24 points in a 114 105 win over the New York Knicks. New York coach Dick McGuire replaced by Red Holzman as Knicks slide to five in the Eastern Division. Celtics fall to St Louis while Denver and Pittsburgh win in the ABA.
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Prep basketball results and officials appointment across Illinois
A roundup of prep basketball scores features Edwardsville, Champaign Central, Belleville W, Elmhurst York, New Trier E, Decatur, Homewood Flossmoor, and others with varied margins. Additionally, Chicago AP reports Hermann F Rohrig named Big Ten officiating supervisor for football and basketball in a dual role, first since 1948, replacing Armstrong and Harlow.
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Disappointing Centralia Holiday Tourney for Benton and Centralia
In the Cen tralia holiday tournament South Seven entries faltered. Benton lost 66 to 62 to Edwardsville after a late comeback attempt while Centralia fell 65 to 57 to Homewood Flossmoor. Edwardsville displayed strength with Dezert 26 and Gussewelle 30 leading the winners.
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Esposito Shines As Bruins Defeat Blackhawks 7 2
Chicago’s fading title hopes suffer as Phil Esposito scores hat tricks guiding Boston past Chicago 7 2. Esposito, now a Bruin after leaving Chicago, reaches 15 goals in 32 games this season while Hull’s record pace fades from view.
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Small college cage poll and season standings
The Top Ten with first place votes noted, season records through Saturday December 23, and points on a 10 9 8 basis. Also listed are others receiving votes in alphabetical order American International Catawba Chyne St Fairmont W Va Georgetown Ky Guilford Howard Payne Illinois St Lincoln Mo Louisiana Tech N A T N Dakota St Northern Iowa Pan American St Benedicts SW Texas Stephen F Austin Valparaiso Westminster Pa W Virginia St Wisconsin St Youngstown
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