The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-27
Normal Drops Last Contest
Overtime Decision Dropped
1914 Despite Final Surge

In spite OF a second half surge,
led by Forwards Ed Kontry and
Ed Gilday, that kept the Hurons
even with their foes through the
last l3 minutes OF play. the Mich
igan Normal basketball team con
cluded its 1892 season by dropping
a 49-44 overtime decision to Uni
Yersity OF Detroit Thursday at Yp-
SLANT High School gymnasium.
The Hurons held meager 44-42
lead with a minute and a half to
play as a result of Howard Mes
senger's tip-in shot Then, with
81 seconds remaining in the game,
Detroit's Bob Brice twirled in a
goal from the corner to tie the
score. Neither team scored again
before the regulation contest end
ed.
Phil Haweeli, swarthy Detroit
guard, put the Titans ahead after
minute and a half of the over
time period with a field goal, and
Art Stolkey enlarged Detroits
margin by adding a basket and a
free throw a minute later. The
Titans successfully froze the ball
the rest of the way.
The defeat was the sixth in IS
starts for the Hurons this winter.
Detroit, by marking up a victory,
kept intact its winning streak
over Michigan Normal Since
Lloyd Brazil took over the coach
ing job six years ago. the Titans
have produced IL straight tri-
umphs over the Hurons.
Billed as a toss.up contest be-
tween two OF the best collegiate
teams in the state, the game was
a one-sided affair throughout the
first half. Detroits defense bot
tied up the Huron attack, and the
Titan sharpshooters hit the hoop
from all angles on the court.
All OF this was accomplished by
the Titans without the services
OF their CAPTAIN, Charley O'Brien,
who broke his leg last week.
Brice took over OBriens job as
pacesetter to score seven points
as Detroit assumed a 21-13 half
time lead.
The Hurons came back after the
intermission TO come within two
points OF equaling the Detroit
fetal. After seven minutes of play
in the. second half, Gilday tossed
in field goal to put the Hurons
ahead, 1925. Brice retaliated with
a foul shot, and the battle for SUI
premacy was on.
No more than four points sep
arated the teams at any time in
the second half until Michigan
Normal pushed in front. 42-37.
with three and a half minutes to
play. That lead didn't last long.
for Joe Nader tapped In a field
goal and Stolkey contributed three
/ points to tie the score again.
Messenger and Brice, rival CEN
ters, matched baskets to put the
game in overtime.
There we're any number Of in
dividual stars in the tilt. Gilday,
for instance, turned in one OF his
best performances as he scored
IA points to pace Michigan Normal
in scoring. The Hurons' other
hero was Kontry. who accounted
for IL points before being eject
ed from the game through fouls.
Detroit's scoring was led by
Nader. Brice and Stolkey. whose
combined effort was good for 81
points. Nader edged out the
other two by sinking seven field
goals for II points. Brice made
~ and Stolkey H.
AS has been the case in most
Of the Huron games this year &C.
curacy in converting free throw
attempts was the chief factor in
Michigan Normars strength. AT
the end of the regulation game
Detroit had scored 20 field goals
to Normal's 10. The Hurons held
the margin in penalty losses
however, 50.
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