IAY, MARCH 12. 1966 TAE MICHIGAN DA111",Y KENTUCKY NEXT: Cagers utlast H lltoppers PAGE SEVEN South, East, West Quads, Markley Hall andIHA Present By RICK STERN Special To The Daily IOWA CITY-For sixteen ter- rible seconds it looked like the end of the line for Michigan's frus- trated Wolverines - the elusive NCAA crown would be out of their grasp before they really got close to it. But Cazzie Russell, given a sec- ond chance; by the soft, heaven- sent tweet of a referee's whistle, *sunk two 'cool free throws with 11 seconds showing on the clock to give the desperate Wolverines a 80-79 triumph over Western Ken- tucky's rebellious Hilltoppers. Michigan plays the, nation's number one team, Kentucky, to- night at 10 p.m. for the Mid-East regional championship. The Wol- verines fought Western Kentucky, at a furious pace for 36 minutes. Then, holding a razon-thin, one- point lead, they tried to stall for the remaining four. After holding the ball for 90 seconds Russell was, fouled by Dwight Smith and sunk two to make it 78-75. Thirty sec- onds later Bill Kaufman scored on a jump shot, bringing the Hill- toppers to within one. The Wol- verines lost the ball as Cazzie slipped on the floor for his second slip-up in 60 seconds. With only about fifty seconds left Western Kentucky's senior center, Steve Cunningham, hit what was almost the most important jump shot of his career. With 0:27 showing on the big clock, it gave the Hilltoppers a 79-78 lead, which must have look- ed like three years' worth to frantic Dave Strack. The Wol- verines bounced down the court, lost the ball without getting a shot. The Hilltoppers took the ball, Myers fouled Wayne Chapman but the nervous Hilltopper missed the shot. Western Kentucky grabbed the rebound and these were the two seconds that Strack will have nightmares about. Somehow Jim Myers managed to get his hand on the ball and with 12 seconds left, a held ball was called. Referee Louis Eisenstein tossed the ball into the air and Western gained possession again. But Steve Honzol, the second referee, spotted Greg Smith lean- ing on Cazzie's shoulder. And Russell succeeded in the most successful one-and-one foul shot of his career. Said prayerful Dave Strack after the game, "It is was a gutty call. He's a tough official." Russell led the Wolverines with 24 points including 10 of 12 from the foul line. John Clawson and Oliver Darden backed him up with 18 apiece. Cunningham led the Hilltoppers with 24 and Chapman added 22, while the Smith broth- ers, after topping the fifty mark against Loyola, were held to 16; King of Mountains MICHIGAN Clawson Darden Russell Thompson Myers Bankey Dill Totals G 8-12 7-16 7-15 4-9 4-15 0-0 F R 2-2 2 4-5 12 10-14 6 0-0 5 2-3 10 0-0 0 31-69 19-22 36 P 2 1 3 3 3 0 1 13 P 4 0 3 4 5 0 16 T 18 18 24 8 10 (1 0 80 T 22 2 15 9 7 24 79 PRIMA VERA ANNUAL SPRING SEMI-FORMAL DANCE WESTERN KENTUCKY G'F R Chapman 11-23 0-1 6 Kaufman 1-2 0-0 0 Haskins 5-16 5-7 12 G. Smith 4-11 1-3 13 D. Smith 3-10 1-2 2 Cunningham 11-21 2-4 6 Totals 35-83 9-17 391 -Daily-Kamalakar Rao CAZZIE RUSSELL and Oliver Darden wait for the rebound after a shot by Wisconsin's Kenneth Barnes. Cazzie sank two free throws last in last night's game to defeat Western Kentucky, 80-79. Cazzie totaled 24 and Darden 18 in the close contest. SCORES COLLEGE BASKETBALL NCAA Regionals Utah 83, U. of Pacific 74, NBA Baltimore 126, New York 123 between them. The Blue had come out court at the start of the half, down by six, but gained a lead they were lose until Cunningham's effort. on the second quickly not to clutch and decided to go out there and win that game," said Strack. John Thompson, sharpshooting from the outside, gave the W91- verines the needed shot in the arm; and Oliver Darden's tipped- in rebounds added girth to the effort. "We got together at halftime NCAA REGIONALS: Duke, Syracuse Advance in East, TexasWestern, Kansas inMidwest Darden suffered a cramp in his leg with 27 seconds left in the game, sat out 14 seconds and then came back in for the important Chapman foul shot. "It was the worst cramp I've ever had," said the 6'7" senior in a post-game in- terview. "After awhile, though, it just got stiff, and I knew it would feel better out there on the floor." Michigan triner Jim Hunt in- dicated that Darden should be able to start tonight against Ken- tucky. But back to last night and Western Kentucky. John Clawson's lay-up had made it 66-60, Michigan, with 12:42 left, and the Blue were in a position to break the game open. But Cun- ningham scored four in a row in 30 seconds to cut the margin to two. Once more Michigan stretched it to six, at 73-67, but Chapman and Haskins broke loose for successive lay-ups making it 73-71, and then Haskins added two free throws to tie it with 5:28 left. Myers' three-point play set Michigan back in front, 76-73. And then, after a Chapman jumper had brought the Hilltoppers with- in one point, Strack called time out and went into the stall. "We expected Western Kentucky to use the zone press against us because other teams had been successful with it against us with it. That's why we went into the stall-to break the zone press by making them come out to get us," explained Strack. Then came five minutes of soft- shoe shuffling and then 27 sec- onds of God-awful suspense. The Blue had started out by making Western Kentucky look like a second division contender playing at Yost. Trailing 14-13 after 14:10 of the first half, the Wolverines put together 11 straight points to take a com- manding edge. Russell hit a lay-up, a jumper and one of his basketball thrill shots, the hook; while Clawson and Thompson, scored on fast breaks. Western Kentucky surged back, but the Blue streaked, building the margin to 37-27 on momentous stuff shots by Cazzie and Darden. Disaster struck. Fortified by a rousing round of "Dixie," the Hill- toppers proceeded to stomp Michi- gan for the remaining seven min- utes of the half. They were chant- ing "bring on Kentucky," and at halftime it stood 47-41 in favor of the Hilltoppers. But basketball games aren't over after twenty minutes, or even after 39 minutes and 49 seconds. And Western Kentucky will meet Day- ton in the consolation round to- night. SOUTH QUAD SAT., 12 MARCH 9:00-1:00 DONAT ON Music by Symphony In Swing The Prime Movers $3.00 %mJ Tickets Sold through House and Building Presidents . =< : ' : L ' ?: , ' $;;} ivit }tiff ~ ? 't ti {{ ' {} By The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C.-Duke built up a 10-point lead but then had to beat off a surge by St. Joseph's of Philadelphia to defeat the Hawks 76-74 last night and move into the finals of the NCAA Eastern Re- gional basketball playoffs. Jack Mann sank four free throws in the closing seconds for the margin of victory. Marin had brilliant support from Mike Lewis, Bob Verga and Steve Vacendak, all of whom scored in double figures. But the fifth-ranked Hawks led by Cliff Anderson with 20 points, kept the pressure on and forced the Blue Devils into errors that almost cost them victory in the defensive struggle. The Blue Devils, using height to control both boards, held a 37-33 lead at the half. It was after the rest period that they began to widen the lead. Verga led Duke with 22 points. Marin scored 18 points, Lewis 14 and Vadendak 13. Matt Gourkas dropped in 19 for St. Joseph's. RALEIGH - All-America Dave Bing and George Hicker led Syra- cuse to an easy 94-78 victory over Davidson in the last game of last night's Eastern Regional playoffs.{ Hicker scored 22 points and Bing 20 as Syracuse crushed a Davidson team that was erratic in its ball handling, failed to use its height to advantage and couldn't hit from the outside. Bing hit on two goals early in the second half to get the Orange- men started on what turned into a rout after leading 43-27 at the half. The Wildcats, Southern Confer- ence champs, went without a field goal for more than five minutes in the second half and Syracuse raced into a 35-point lead at 88-53. * * * LUBBOCK, Tex.-Texas West- ern's Miners battled to a 78-76 overtime verdict over seventh- ranked Cincinnati last night in the first round of the NCAA Mid- west Regional basketball tourna- ment. The victory earned Texas West- ern, ranked third nationally, a finals berth against Kansas, win- ner over Southern Methodist. Cincinnati's John Howard at- tempted a desperation shot in the final seconds but the ball was short and to the left. David Lattin hit a total of 29. points for individual honors and drew major scoring support from teammate Bobby Joe Hill with 17. and Millie Cager with 11. Roland West led the Bearcats, the Missouri Valley Conference champions, with 19 points, one more than Robb Krick. * * * LUBBOCK - Fourth - ranked Kansas turned back a spirited bid by Southern Methodist last night to forge a 76-70 victory and join Texas Western in the finals of the NCAA Midwest Regional basket- ball tournament. Kansas, the Big Eight champion, was heavily favored against its Southwest Conference opponent, but failed until the final moments to capture a commanding lead. 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