April 01, 1964 (vol. 74, iss. 138) • Page Image 7
… opening semi-final contest of the NCAA basketball championships last week and bow- ed out, 91-80. The Wolverines, minus the serv- ices of guard Cazzie Russell, roared back on the second night of the tourney…
… to dump Kansas State, 100-90, and claim a third place finish. The split in the NCAA finals gave the Wolverines a 23-5 sea- son mark, the best ever for a Michigan basketball team. Strong Start Coach…
… and, al- though he didn't score a point, contributed a whopping 10 assists to the Wolverine attack, three more than the entire Michigan team had against Duke the night before. The- score was tied 11…
… more 'times through the game until Michigan finally pulled away at 13:41 of the second half when Cantrell hit on an 18 foot jumper to put the Wolverines on top by two, 67-65. In Control Michigan, despite…
…-2 edge. When, with two and a half minutes gone, Buntin put in two layups -within 20 seconds of each other to put the Wolverines ahead 9-4, Michigan fans had some fleeting thoughts of a repeat of the…