Terriers reach Sweet Sixteen with 78 61 win over Centralia
Carbondale Terriers roll past Centralia 78 to 61 in the sectional, win fourth straight over the Orphans this season. Les Taylor leads with 30 points. Moore praises team as they prepare for Mt. Vernon in the supersectional. Bobby Pankey and Chuck Taylor add key baskets as Carbondale shoots 54.4 percent.
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Southern
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Mt. Vernon
Harrisburg
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Doug Woolard
Bob Pankey
Chuck Taylor
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Nate Moore
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Carbondale
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Woolard
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Holloway
Malone
Johnson
Dopple
Ryan
Terriers fall behind as late-arriving crowd swells at Carbondale
Centralia drew fewer than 3,000 for tipoff while Du Quoin star Alan Crews watched from a box seat as Carbondale beat the Terriers 78-71. Crews faces a looming college choice and SIU coach Jack Hartman attended. Roger Westbrook, SIU freshman scorer, also attended. Belleville West and Carbon- dale linger in the hunt with Pinckneyville and LaSalle-Peru advancing in the sectional rounds.
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The
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Centralia
Alan Crews
du Quoin
Southern Illinois University
Jack Hartman
Carbondale
Crews
Roger Westbrook
SIU
Carbondale Centralia
Westbrook
Southern
Sectional results from multiple cities
Springfield Lanphier over Stephen Decatur 92 to 88 in Springfield. Effingham defeats Arcola 107 to 57 in Bridgeport. Belleville West beats Carlinville 73 to 59 in East St Louis. Evanston crushes Marine South 74 to 4 in Arlington Heights. DeKalb upsets Elgin 69 to 65 in Aurora East. Danville Schlarman defeats Bis marck 68 to 56 in Champaign. Rockford Auburn edged Freeport 53 to 50 in Dixon after two overtimes. Mount Vernon defeats Eldorado 77 to 54 in Harrisburg. LaGrange LaGrange fielded LaGrange 52 Proviso East 47 in Hinsdale. Quincy over North Greene 64 to 38 in Jacksonville. Lockport Central beats Thornton 80 to 71 in Lockport West. LaSalle-Peru defeats Pontiac 100 to 54 in Normal. Peoria Central tops Pekin 48 to 40 in Peoria Woodruff. Galesburg defeats Kewanee 95 to 67 in Rock Island. Crane Tech edge Marshall 75 to 65 in Chicago playoff.
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Marine South
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Eldorado
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Quincy
North Greene
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Normal
LaSalle-Peru
Pontiac
Peoria
Woodruff
Peoria Central
Pekin
Rock Island
Galesburg
Kewanee Wethersfield
Chicago
Crane Tech
Marshall
Dayton tops West Virginia to advance in NIT
Dan Obrovac and Don May fueled Dayton to an 87-68 NIT victory over West Virginia as Obrovac scored 30 points, 18 in the first half. Notre Dame beat Army 62-58 in another NIT clash, while LIU rallied past Bradley 80-77 behind Luther Green's late jumper and free throw.
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LSU
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Joe Allen
Braves
Larry Newbold
Liu
Newbold
al Smith
Allen
Bob Arnzen
Arnzen
Jim Derring
Irish
UCLA Routs Santa Clara For NCAA Far West Card
UCLA and Lew Alcindor opened strong and beat Santa Clara 87-66 to advance to the NCAA semifinals against Houston. Alcindor had 22 points 18 rebounds and five blocks as Lucius Allen 21 Warren 15 led the Bruins to a 27-1 season. Santa Clara ends 22-4 after a 51-34 halftime deficit. A separate note reports Flit-To and Warren Censor dead heat in the $25 000 added Canadian TWURF Handicap at Gulfstream Park, a first in Gulfstream stakes history.
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Houston
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Central State Wins NAIA Championship Opener Remains Title
Central State of Wilberforce Ohio captured the NAIA basketball title with a 51 48 victory over Fairmont West Virginia State. Roy Hinton led with 17 points while John Jamerson topped Fairmont with 16. Central State had previously defeated Millikin 81 64 in the first round.
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Robert Moore
Chris Buchanan
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Dave Gardner
Donnie Prickett
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Prickett
Ohio State Edges Kentucky in Sealing NCAA Final Berth
Dave Sorenson hit a desperation basket with three seconds left to lift Ohio State 82-81 over fifth ranked Kentucky in the Mideast Regional final in Lexington. The Buckeyes advance to Los Angeles for the NCAA semifinals to face North Carolina after beating Iowa 85-81 in a Big Ten playoff.
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Steve Howell
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Steve Clevenger
Jody Finney
Mike Pratt
Howell
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Tar Heels rally past Davidson to reach NCAA semifinals
North Carolina trailed 34-28 at halftime before defeating Davidson 70-66 to advance to the national semifinals in Los Angeles. Rusty Clark scored 22 for UNC, while Davidson’s Maloy led with 18 points as the Wildcats battled without starter Doug Cook.
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Wildcats
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Rodney Knowles
Mike Maloy
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Charlie Scott
Larry Miller
Rusty Clark
Heyward Dotson
Jim McMillian
Dave Newmark
Bob Lanier
Houston routs TCU to take Midwest crown and extends win streak
All-American Elvin Hayes scored 39 as Houston, the top ranked team, crushed Texas Christian 103-68 to extend their 32 game unbeaten run and press toward an undefeated season. Hayes boosts tourney scoring pace, needing 55 more in two games in Los Angeles to break the mark.
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