Virginia keeps rating UCLA has wide lead in both polls
Virginia climbs to 18 1 and enters the top 10 in the APUPI ratings while UCLA remains undefeated at 19 0 with all first place votes. Marquette holds No 2 as North Carolina and South Carolina follow. Virginia’s surge comes after wins over VPI West Virginia and Wake Forest with a difficult finish ahead.
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Bruins Lead AP Top Twenty. Thundering Herd Far From UCLA Realm
UCLA tops the AP Top Twenty with 818 points and 40 first place votes but Marquette breaks one first place ballot. North Carolina, Lawsville, Pennsylvania and Virginia follow, while South Carolina climbs from ninth to seventh and many others receive votes in the expanded ranking.
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Marquette coach sparks buzz with pregnant remark
The Associated Press reports Al McGuire quipped that a player looked four months pregnant after a hard run in Marquette's 90-76 win over Butler. The comment followed Marquette’s 20th straight victory as Kentucky, Tennessee won elsewhere in college basketball Monday night.
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Findlay vs Lima clash set in Buckeye tourney
Findlay returns to Lima to face Lima Senior in bracket one of the Buckeye Conference tournament. Celina and Lima Senior are defending champs as Lima Senior seeks revenge after last year's 63 61 loss to Findlay in the opening game.
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Stars Flatten Floridians 134-112 In Utah Victory
In Salt Lake City the Utah Stars defeated the Floridians from Miami Beach 134-112. Willie Wise led with 29 points, Merv Jackson added 22, and Florida’s Willie Long and Mack Calvin scored 22 and 19 respectively as Stars pulled away after a 66-49 halftime edge. Former Star Manny Leaks had 10 points before fouling out.
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Ashland Set To Open Sectional Basketball Tournament
Ashland is top seeded after a 14 3 season and meets Elyria High in the Ashland Class AAA Sectional. The Arrows face Shelby February 25 at 9 p.m. in an upper bracket game, with other district assignments for Mansfield Malabar, Mansfield Madison, Mansfield Senior, and Galion as the region advances toward Bowling Green. The Olympic salute in New York honors multiple U S sports figures at the Hotel Commodore on February 18.
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Scoopy Eyes Parma Byzantine for former Midview star coach
Former Midview standout Bob Krosky emerges as a leading candidate for Parma Byzantine head basketball coach next season. He currently runs Brunswick High School hoops and has prior experience under Chuck Machock at Steubenville College and Elyria Catholic. The piece notes a broader critique of Lorain tournament seeding and possible reforms.
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Notre Dame routs Bowling Green as Cleveland State falls to Western Illinois
In South Bend Indiana Notre Dame defeated Bowling Green 92 65 as Tom O Mara scored 21 and Garry Novak 20. Bowling Green shot 26 percent first half and 16 turnovers. In Cleveland Western Illinois beat Cleveland State 72 63 led by Ernest Jones and Duane Demmin with 15 each and Matt Taylor with 23. Cleveland State drops to 8 14 while Western Illinois improves to 9 11.
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