Gophers Rally to Top Illinois 91 62 in Big Ten Showdown
Minnesota uses relentless full court press to pound Illinois 91 62 at Williams Arena. Clyde Turner and Keith Young lead with 21 and 19 points while Davey Winfield adds 20. Minnesota improves to 10 3 and 16 6, threatening a share of the title as Purdue looms.
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Indiana Rallies To Upset Ohio State On Road
Indiana horned back from a 10 point first half deficit to defeat Ohio State 65 to 57 in Bloomington. Steve Downing and Joby Wright led IU with 21 and 19 points as the Hoosiers closed out the game strong and knocked OSU further behind Minnesota in the Big Ten standings.
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Michigan State Beats Michigan In Key Big Ten Clash
Michigan State upset Michigan 96-92 as guard Mike Robinson scored 37 points. The Spartans erased early Michigan leads, pulled ahead at halftime, and withstood a late Wolverines run to seal the win and drop Michigan to 13-9.
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Five point play seals K State win over Colorado
Kansas State led 24-9, then held off Colorado 73-55 as Lon Kruger was fouled on a shot and Colorado’s Jim Creighton tipped it in. The basket counted, a technical foul on Buffalo coach Sox Walseth followed, and Kruger hit a free throw to spark a five point swing. K State moved clear 64-49 with 4:11 remaining and improved to 16-8 overall, 10-2 in the Big Eight.
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Gophers Clinch Tie For Big Ten Title With Illini
Minnesota 62-Illini in Williams Arena as first year coach Bill Musselman lauds an awesome display of basketball. Clyde Turner 26, Winfield 20, Young 19 spark a 40-27 halftime lead. 10-3 conference mark prompts playoff considerations if Purdue win. Michigan State upset Michigan. Indiana over Ohio State settles late.
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Collins 36 Leads Illinois State Past SIU 88 84
Illinois State 88 Southern Illinois 84 in Horton Field House as Collins scores a school record 36 points for ISU. DeVries dominates with 22 rebounds and 21 points, while SIU struggles at the line finishing 18 of 31. The Salukis end Midwestern Conference play at 1 7 and travel to Creighton next Tuesday.
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Lions Acquire Yanchar From Browns in NFL Trade
Detroit Lions obtain defensive tackle Bill Yanchar from Cleveland Browns on Saturday in exchange for an undisclosed Detroit pick in the 1973 NFL draft.
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Cincy Upsets Florida State In NCAA Bid Bid Hope
Cincinnati Bearcats upset 10th ranked Florida State 88 64 using tight defense and balanced scoring. Derrek Dickey led with 16 first half points and finished with 20, while Ron King had 22 for Florida State. Cincinnati improved to 17 9 with 10th win in 12.
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Bradley Pounds St Louis In MVC clash in Peoria
Bradley University dominated St Louis University 86 to 73 in a Missouri Valley Conference game at Peoria with four Bradley players in double figures. Sam Simmons led Bradley with 26 points while Rich Schultz and Seymour Reed added 19 and 17 respectively. Carlos Martinez and Harry Rogers topped St Louis with 19 each as the season finale left St Louis 18-8 and Bradley 17-9.
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Patience pays off as Purdue edges Iowa in Big Ten thriller
Purdue shoots 60 percent and nets 87-85 over Iowa behind Bob Ford with 34 points. Iowa never leads but narrows to one twice in the final 30 seconds. Ford hits 15 of 20. Frank Kenrick adds 23 and Bruce Rose 11 for Purdue, which improves to 12-10 overall and 6-6 in the conference.
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Northwestern Routs Badgers 90 82 in Big Ten Clash
Mark Sibley scored 32 points to lead Northwestern past Wisconsin 90 82 in Madison. Northwestern improves to 5 16 overall and 3 9 in conference play while Wisconsin drops to 12 10 overall and 5 7 in the Big Ten.
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Chisox Top Mets Behind Brinkman Homer in Sarasota
Chicago White Sox beat the New York Mets 6-1 in Sarasota as Chuck Brinkman hit a two run homer off Tom Seaver with Tony Muser aboard. Jorge Orta added two hits and two stolen bases while Stan Bahnsen earned the win in his first White Sox appearance. Seaver allowed eight hits and all six Chicago runs through three innings. A 56.4 million dollar figure is noted from the 1972 National Boat Show in New York.
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