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withantiHorn-andnl ofli InmanI u 1)mage) at-thcv%Chamberlain Scores 100For RecordSciHuvji HERSHEY, Pa. lt;AP)-“It’s a , row-'rci Td bate to try and break ! my.so 11’,“ says Philadelphia's Witt man ■von cll.i,mberlaltJ eyeing his new 100-1 unde point National Basketball Assoel-,, : ation single game standard,keen: Chamberlain’s mark, eclipsingIns own record of 78, came Fri-icvonv’Cllp.kecftmi *bo New York Knickerbockers.i to lt;Ja-v night as the Warriors defeat-•-•lod t’f.i tbl' New York Knickerbockers, ■ ”'(l j 160-147.third i Tiu' lolal Pf 'ints scored, 316, inhs'i i also sct an NUA record in a nightoiled ; just madc for rewriting (He NBAhad ‘ ,recorlt;i columns.' The previoushigh was 312 scored by Boston lt;173) and Minneapolis (139).When Chamberlain scored the 78 earlier this year, in a triple overtime against Los Angeles.Coach Frank McGuire predicted, someday he will hit 100.The 7-fool-i giant lived up to the prophecy as he scored 36 field goals, and 28 of 32 foul shots, both NBA records, He also scored 31 points in the final quarter, and scored 59 points in the second half both records.The 36 goals were made on 63corn! ’tries' for 57 per cent. victx-nl-s i ‘T wasn’t-even thinking of hit- RlS'open tin* a 100- but af(er Putting in ' c®.nl 7‘ al nine straight free throws, I was Pliri thinking about a foul shooting T] j tl,( i reecrd,'’ he said. i lig«r,r\nn: ‘‘II waa m’ greatest game,” he JH1iv mg •core Jonssev stan-foul will sec-dubs I the but mlon ?nce. hreuyear 45. 1 piaet an 8' win : In of til a got55.SCTh narn the h crow the 'slate Th: figur Buck Jim Don tack point Swai Inf the 1 onlyWCS at*ded. for j McGuire agreed, It has to beSeioLariright ilbc greatest game of his career. Jon ’cij.l- Chamberlain scored again and .,in.Dil-lav-CFA L thefirst the inch nslve e as reral ds. lents stan-their iame fourthly vc toMikBus;BubMelBillPet t Reu Diciagain on his fallaway shot as the i Al excited crowd of 4,124 shrieked, Don Give It to Wilt, give it to Wilt.His teammates complied.“The team made all the difference, it would have been impossible to score this many if they hadn’t kept feeding me,” said Chamberlain.When he hit 100 cn a dunk .shot with 46 seconds left, the fans streamed out onto the court to-mob him. The game ivas held up Cal until the floor was cleared. LesChamberlain, approaching a 4 000-point single season, has scored 3,865 poinls this season and has four games to go. He has scored an average of 50,8 points for the Ru-a sti 76 games. ,Chamberlain’s career total is * ic a! now 9,605, having scored 2,707 ^ai the I Points his rookie year and 3,033 55 tad a I year. seefAHi
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Wellsville Daily Reporter
Wellsville, New York, US
Sat, Mar 03, 1962
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