European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse 18 the stars and stripes March 1966 pops Kentucky for Mcaa title College March it a inspired Texas West led by the gymnastic Effort of Little Bobby Joe toppled to ranked Kentucky 7285 Satur Day night and captured the National collegiate athletic association basketball championship that Kentucky coach Adolph Hupp wanted to add to his col Lection of four Duke won the game for third beating Utah 7177 despite a tourney record scoring performance by the Ules Jerry a 5foot10 backcourt scored 20 most of them in clutch situations and Many on spectacular driving Lay ups that brought to mind the heyday of Bob in the it was Texas West erns vaunted defense and sur prising poise that won the big on the other noted for its finesse and discipline under the legendary coach ing of was kept off bal Ance throughout and was guilty of a shocking number of bad passes and men Tal Texas once a Little mining school just across the Border from was Mak ing its first appearance Ever in the National final under Young coach Don but didst let the pressure or the exposure before a National television audience bother it a the miners calmly dropped in 28 of 34 free throws and that along with the rebounding of their Strong front line was the Kentucky led Only and that was a moment later big Dave lat tin jammed in a Field goal and Villanova beats army for 3rd Cougar slut Nyu in wit finals new March if a Jim Slmaa took Over for Ace Dick Nometka and parked a spurt at the Start of the second half that carried Brigham Young to a 17m basketball Victory Over new York University saturday la the finals of National invitation the title is the second for the in eight but could get Only its second runner up Villanova won third place by defeating army 7665 behind the i Point performance of Bui Jalmas came into the game for who has averaged 24 Points a when the six foot guard Drew his fourth personal with left in the first the 61 sub started the second half and scored the cougars first Point on a free he then passed to Craig Raymond for a Layup and scored himself on a jump taking Brigham Young from a five Point half time advantage to a 9349 with Raymond dominating the boards and Jeff Congdon passing the cougars went on from there to make a runaway of the the top seeded westerners led by 17 Points late in the second Stan Mckenzie kept Nyu on the getting it of the violets last is the Best he could do was get the violets to within 10 with the Foo tit Raymond scored 21 hitting on 10 of 14 shots from the he also grabbed 18 rebounds and kept the violets from getting too close to the con dons passing continuous 76ers Clinch let place tie in Aba East by turning Back 127121 March it a the Philadelphia 78ers clinched at least a tie for the Eastern division title of the National basketball association saturday edging the Cincinnati Boyzia 127ul for their 1mb straight we Chamberlain scored m Points Ait tuned Down re Bounds to help Philadelphia stay one game ahead of Boston with one the celtics kept Pace with the then tar defeating the new York knickerbockers both dub Ryad the season Sun More Andrac Tapaau in it was a Mao stuck game opening c the Obertots same was tied five and the Lead shifted hands on occasions before the royals went ahead with one minute left for a Uji Adan but after five minutes of the second Tien with cunning Ham and Cost Walker called even at 4mi and Tow went toe teen Beld the Ted at and through most of the third Quarter when Tapin by Jerry Lucas put on Annao ahead till for lust Gerry Ward tied it up and then Chamberlain stuffed in Russion sets now Lang jump record March m a strict athlete tier set Mew Weru Toff lamp Recerd it m laches daring ladder eem Omli jobs be atarian to of Ike soviet tweet the Tasa news Agency reverted Tab was Ablest a half Lack belter thai the previous world Mark of m it laches set by Terova Erraa la new York a shot to put the 76ers in front for backing up Chamberlain were Walker with 26 cunning Bam with and Hal Greer with High for the royals was Adri an Smith with followed by Connie Dierling with 21 and Lucas with Oscar usually the royals biggest was so Well guarded by Wall Jones and Ward that he got Only 18 including four Field new March it a the Boston celtics won their 10th without a loss Over new York saturday defeating the knickerbockers 126111 and Larry Siegfried was the cel tics big he came off the Bench with the knocks leading 1817 Midway in the first Quarter and scored 12 he sparked Bostons 201 spurt that enabled it to take a 1721 led by John have Leeks shoot ing and Bui russells rebound the celtics took a 24polnt Lead late in the second Quarter and held a 7390 advantage at the the knocks closed the Gap to Larry Siegfried rally igniter keeping alive their Hopes of win Ning their 10th straight Eastern division title in the National basketball the Triumph was Bostons fifth new York has lost 11 of its last 10615 with but to go in the Boston rallied and increased its margin to it Siegfried was the games High scorer with m Tom san Den had 17 while to Volcek and Sam Jones bad 21 each for the Dave Stallworth paced new York with red Bostons Gen eral received a framed scroll from the knocks during a Brief Auer Bach will retire from coach no at the end of this season and this was Bostons final appear Ance in new he will continue As celtics general manag March ii a the Louis Hawks kept their playoff Chancel in the National basketball associations Western division alive saturday night As they held off the pistons playing their third game in As Many the Hawks got off to a slow the pistons started four three of them former Hawks Chaco John barn flu and John Tresvant and jumped ahead s429 after one former Piston Rod thorns y set up Brigham Young Field flail and kept the violets look no the wrong Mckenzie was the violets Ilgah scorer with 27 Points while Steve Kramer added 20 for Brig Ham the runners up in the Western athletic Confer finished the season with a 105 which had won eight of nine games going nto the finished at Melch Lonny map for leading Villanova to third Melch Lonny was named he tournaments most valuable the 6footi senior scored lot in four the fifth highest total in the tournaments 20 which lost to Johns in last years title did not have too much trouble with the who had upset san Francisco and nearly repeated against Brigham the Consolation game was the third in three years for the West pointers but marked their first defeat in the Battle for third in the two previous they edged Nyu by one playing his last game for the scored 10 Points in the first half As Vil Lanova took a 1310 then came Back with ii in the second the six Fortone backcourt Ace finished the tournament with lot Points for an average of 27 a Bui Schutsky topped army scoring with ii Points while Mike Noonan added i Point burst in closed it to 5751 the second at halftime another former Piston Joe teamed with b1u Bridges to Send the Laws sprinting to a 10polnt Lead and a on Page til made it a three Pointer when he converted the following foul shot the miners never trailed after had a 3431 Lead at half ume and led by As Many As 11 Points at the turning Point came Early in the second half after Ken Tucky had closed to within one Point at the miners rallied with six straight Points tour of them on free throws for a 5245 Lead that never was seriously Willie a 5foom Sophomore substitute who was a Surprise starter and proved to be a perfect running mate for hit on three of three foul shots in the important the closest Kentucky got after that was but a set shot by Orston a steal and jump by h1u and a Latton tip in made it 6051 with and the miners had it in the hit la clutch Kentucky simply could do no who has won 747 games in his 38 years at Ken has called this his finest shooting team but it want when it the whose Only other loss in 28 games was a mean ingless 6102 upset by Tennes was Able to hit on Only 27 of 70 Field goal attempts a diurnal per Texas Western was Good on 23 of 4t from the floor and complemented the performance with a disturbing Manto Man defense that developed into occasionally full court that press was Best demonstrated in the Early going when within a 10second Span hu1 twice swiped he Ball in the Kentucky backcourt and went in for easy coached us girls Hills 20 led All scorers while Lattin contributed 16 and arts 15 to the Miner Pat Mey and Al America Louie Dampler each had ii for the a onetime High school girl basketball who has brought about a Basket Ball revolution at Texas West closed out us finest season with a 281 the miners Only loss was to Seattle an underrated foot4 scored 32 Points in m Page Tatj Rupp Laud Fine defense College March ii a Texas Western coach Don Haskins pointed to his de sense As the key Factor in Satur Day nights startling 7265 upset of Kentucky for the National collegiate basketball championship and Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp tended to the almost legendary coach who has won four championships at singled out two steals by Bobby Joe Hill As the key plays that killed us Hopes for a fifth Hill Hurt us Hurt us real bad with those two steals in the first half Rupp Kentucky trailed Only 101 when Hills efforts added four Points in less than 10 oae of our finest it was one of the finest defensive games weve played All said the Mearold a graduate of Oklahoma state and a Tho disciple of the Henry of it was the he re it seemed like weve been Able to do it like that All season when we had before the came we feared Belr it was the Best thoroughgoing try Iba school offensive team we played and r team defense was excellent weve kept teams to Tower but we we rent playing teams like it was an Honor and thrill for me to play a game with let alone win it in the it was the Surpris ing poise the miners displayed and their Confidence shaking de sense that did the they made a Tot of and so did Rupp said the pressure got to us a our boys did things they our offence was not challenging the to beat Dake Rupp said a flu epidemic that hit the team Early this week bad weakened his and they Mav have let Down after Friday nights semifinal Victory Over second ranked Duke we came to beat Duke and might have keyed too much on Rupp the 64yearold Winner of 747 games in his 36 years at had a pointed answer when asked if he had until they by thought of i want to coach u haul me Oft the
