Tar Heels celebrate regional title after beatdown of Penn
Mike Connell reports North Carolina claims NCAA Eastern Regional title as fans flood the Coliseum floor. Dennis Wuycik named Most Outstanding Player with Steve Previs lifting the nets. George Karl reflects on the defense and Karl’s benching, while Dean Smith eyes Los Angeles.
Pt Marion and Eight Others Triumph in Junior Champ
Pt Marion Pa Elementary players led by Tim Garcia with 20 points in a 44 to 17 win over Cheat Lake B in the Junior Champ Grade School tournament at Arthur H Clyde Gym. The day featured a nine game slate with Brown's Chapel Oak Grove St Francis and Suncrest among other winners and schedule set for four matches this afternoon across bantam and midget divisions.
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Greenbrier East Captures AAA Title From Dunbar
Warren Baker scored 33 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as Greenbrier East defeated Dunbar 64 58 to win the West Virginia Class AAA basketball title. The 6 7 center delivered a late layup with 46 seconds left and helped seal the victory with free throws by Chink Ballard. Baker led Greenbrier East with 21 first half points as the Spartans built a 37 25 halftime margin, finishing 25 1 on the season. All tournament picks include Baker and teammates from Greenbrier East with Dunbar’s Harvey Chester scoring 18 and Doug ly 16.
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Basketball results from various regional championships
Summary of several high school and college games across multiple classes and regions. Mullens beat Matewan 46 to 41 in Class AA while Greenbrier East defeated Dunbar 64 to 53 in Class AAA. meandering list includes PIAA scores and NCAA tournament first round results such as Syracuse edging Davidson 81-77 and Maryland over St Joseph's 67-55.
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UCLA Rolls Past Long Beach for West Regional Title
UCLA, led by Bill Walton 19 points and Henry Bibby 23, defeated Long Beach State 73 to 56 to claim the NCAA West Regional crown. Walton dominated inside with seven blocks and 11 rebounds, while Bibby hit key longs and paced the Bruins to a 34-23 halftime lead. Walton was named the tournament outstanding player and UCLA advances to face Louisville in the national semifinals in Los Angeles.
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Farrell wins PIAA clash to reach Class A quarterfinals
Danny Stewart paced Farrell as Ed McClusky earned his 500th victory in 24 years. Farrell defeated Allegheny 84 to 55 to advance to a Wednesday date with Keystone Oaks at Butler. Stewart led with a personal scoring high while Ron Bennett and Jim Morrison added 12 points each.
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Pirates blank Reds 2-0 in Caracas
Manny Sanguillen delivered a bases loaded single in the first inning scoring two runs for the Pirates who defeated the Reds 2-0. Steve Blass earned the win over Jack Billingham as Cincinnati failed to score through six innings despite threats in the eighth.
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Seminoles push past Kentucky to reach national semifinals
Florida State, led by Ron King with 22 points, defeated Kentucky 73-54 in the NCAA Mideast Regional final in Dayton. The Seminoles pulled away in the second half, holding Kentucky to four free throws over an 8:30 stretch and advancing to face North Carolina in Los Angeles.
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Titans St Johns pull off NIT upset to reach quarters
Mel Davis scored decisive baskets in OT as St Johns NY surprised 19th ranked Missouri 82 81 to secure a National Invitation Tournament quarter final berth against Oral Roberts. Rich Fuqua led Oral Roberts with 42 points in an earlier 94 74 rout of Memphis State.
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St. John’s
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