Villanova earns trip to semifinal
Villanova reaches the semifinals after a 76 percent shooting second half surge and standout work by Harold Pressley and Harold Jensen, erasing a 12-point deficit to topple North Carolina 61 53 as Dean Smith’s Tar Heels misfired. Kid Pinckney struggled inside while Villanova’s defense caused Carolina’s offense to err.
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Massimino
North Carolina
Dean Smith
Wildcats
Smith
Tar Heels
McClain
Buzer
Carolina
Kenny Smith
Villanova
Harold Jensen
Kid Pinckney
Jensen
Pinckney
Harold Pressley
McLain
St Johns Wins On Free Throws In NCAA Tilt
Mullin led St Johns with 25 points while Berry scored 19 and Wennington 14 with 10 boards as the Redmen edged N C State. Free throw shooting, 25-of-31, proved decisive in a tense late rally with a key air ball by Stewart fueling NC State’s comeback bid.
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Mullin
Webb
Walter Berry
Wennington
Redmen
Wolfpack
St. John’s
Stewart
Charles
Valvano
N.C. State
McNichols Arena
Brad Wright
UCLA
Fresno State
Bruins
Scott Barnes
Mitch Arnold
Bulldogs
Walt Hazzard
Final Four clubs in NIT field with NCAA titlists
UCLA Indiana Louisville and Tennessee advance to the NIT semifinals in New York after quarterfinal wins. Indiana outlasted Marquette 94-82 in double overtime, Louisville held off Tennessee Chattanooga 71-66, UCLA beat Fresno State 53-43, and Tennessee topped Virginia 61-54. Indiana meets Tennessee and UCLA faces Louisville midweek, with the finals Friday.
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Associated Press
UCLA
Indiana
Louisville
New York
Tennessee
Marquette
Tennessee- Chattanooga
Fresno State
Virginia
Bob Knight
Steve Alford
Hoosiers
Alford
Uwe Blair
Blair
Stew Robinson
Whe
Lorain Catholic tops Miamisburg for state title in 1927
Lorain Catholic under new coach Lars Wagner upset Miamisburg 32-12 to claim the state championship, Gaines scoring 17 points in a historic second area title. The Indians later failed to repeat in 1928 and 1929 as Oberlin also posted four straight state appearances, a first for the area. The text chronicles multiple area schools, coaches, and appearances in the state tournaments from 1933 through 1980, noting Elyria and Oberlin as frequent participants and detailing key players and outcomes.
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Miamisburg
Gaines
Lars Wagner
Indians
Kent State
Wagner
New Concord
Oberlin
Henrietta
John Salisbury
Robert Hostetler
Akron Coventry
Delphos
Lawrenceville
Amherst
Bob Hubbard
Fremont St. Joe
Ed Schacht
Johnny Lupe
South Amherst
Cavaliers
Dennison
Millersport
Cavs
Midvale
Columbus
Elyria
Roy Clymer
Dan Gogin
Paul Fritz
Bob Novak
Joe Scott
Benny Pfaff
Glenn
Pioneers
Dale Reichenbach
Lee Johnson
Rick Cowen
Ken Dick
Jim Garbash
Steve Hays
Jackson
Portsmouth
Johnson
Cleveland East
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ST. John's
Chris Mullin
Chronicle-Telegram
Tom Copa
Kreigh Smith
Daryl Thomas
Rick Majerus
Warriors
Mark McSwain
Jeff Hall
Tennessee-Chattanooga
UTC
Gerald Wilkins
Moccasins
Denny Crum
Lorain Catholic
Maumee
Willis
Findlay
Meke Reley
Jay Anderman
John Mongerson
Dave Sellers
Jerry Gilbert
Gary Stevenson
Jeff Smith
Craig
Schumacher
Bob Bosley
Cincinnati Eider
Elyria Catholic
St. John Arena
The
Bob Guinta
Russ Sherman
Paul Zemanek
al Noll
Mark Talarek
Ric Schneider
Mike Rushinsky
Tom Kaminski
Scott Plas
Panthers
Delphos St. John
Olmsted Falls
James Scullion
Danville
Lockland
Clearview
Doyt Perry
Bremen
Clippers
Bob Walsh
Larry Harris
Lorain County
Indian Valley South
Franklin Monroe
Admiral King
Eric Morrison
Tony Nieves
Tracy Suttles
Jeff Simmons
Larry Mahoney
Mitch Gilliam
Linden-McKinley
Central Howor
Toyota
Spitzer Motors of
Elyria, Inc
Hheelms
East Bridge Street
Ohio
Goodyear Coycon
Vector
Ava
Arriva
MAY Company Tire and Service Centers
Onions & Prospect
Decor & Wirensvile
Brookpark
Gowrdown
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Sheffield
MOV Conocoy
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