European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse 18 the stars and stripes monday Mordi Wisconsin shocks buckeyes 186-67i funds skein Madison wis. A Wisconsin s battling badgers pulled basketball s upset of the year by Belt ing Ohio state the no. 1 Colleg team in the nation 86-67, Satur Day and snapping the buckeyes big ten winning Streak at 27 games. The badgers thrice beaten in conference play took the Lead half Way through the first period and held it the rest of the Way in handing Ohio state its first feat in 23 outings this season Wisconsin held All America Jerry Lucas to 23 Points. Don Hearden a Sophomore guard was the big gun for the badgers with 29 Points the top output of his career. Hearden s scoring came on 14 Field goals most of them far outside and one free mighty buckeyes last beaten by Cincinnati in the Mcaa title clash a year ago had won .47 straight regular season game since i960. In the big ten the Bucks had gone unbeaten since losing at in Diana 99-83, on feb 29,1960. But they were no match for the West Virginia whips Vii for Southern title Richmond a. A West Virginia a patched up mountaineers saving their Best for the last powered to the Southern Confer ence basketball championship saturday night with an 88-72 Victory Over a nervous Vii team that for 20 fatal minutes finally looked like just what it is a band of sophomores. It was the seventh league title in the last eight years for the injury plagued mountaineers and carried them into the Mcaa play offs against Villanova March 12 at Philadelphia. None of West Virginia s Pas championships had come with quite such effortless ease As this one. For the Young and jittery tech men who had split even wit the mountaineers in two regular season games and won 10 in a Row simply were not up to their task with a title on the 8 30 of the first half Vii went without a goal from the floor and by the time the drought ended West Virginia had streaked i front 28-7. It was 38-18 at half time and though Vii came alive after intermission it never succeeded inputting its deficit below 12 Points. Thorn stands ont West Virginia playing As if unaware it had three starters out of the lineup with injuries flashed a balanced scoring attack with the Brilliant Rod Thorn leading the floor game and sharing the Point making Load with plenty of others. Kenny Ward had 17 Points and so did substitute Donnie Weir for the mountaineers. Tom Lowry added 16, Thorn 15 and Dale cat Lett 12. Vii got Only seven Points from its senior Captain and regular season scoring Leader Bucky Keller before he fouled out with 10 35 remaining. In his absence lanky Sophomore Howard Pardue and Frankie Alvis another Sophomore paced the tech attack with 16 and17 Points respectively. A record crowd of 5,786 jammed every Corner of the Arena to watch the championship game. In route to the championship West Virginia Defeated Richmond 97-75, and George Washington 86 7x in previous games. The mountaineers now have won every con Ference title since 1955 with the exception of last year when George Washington won in a colossal up set. Braves sales about same Milwaukee a the Mil Waukee braves have announced that 5,789 season tickets have been sold so far for the 1962 baseball season at county stadium. This represents approximately 603,000 admissions. A club official said the sales were about the same As last year at this time. The stars and stripes royals defeat packers sew up 2nd place Chicago state has conference title three St with the help of Lucas John Havlicek. The badgers. 17-6 assured of at least a tie f
