Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-02-06
I21FouIs Passed Up,
Only A Goals Result;
Kentucky Still No. |
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Oklahoma A. and M, engaged
in a seething, two-team battle
with Kentucky for national bas-
ketball honors, was one victory
up on the Wildcats today.
Hank Iba's Aggies, ranked No. 2
behind Kentucky in today's Asso-
ciated Press poll. defeated Kansas,
46-41, at Lawrence. Kans.. last
night. 1t was Oklahoma A. and
MS 10th victory against only one
setback. Kentucky's record is
1871.
The Aggies held Kansas huge
Clyde Lovellette to three points
in the second half, and that was
the difference. Lovellette had
connected for IA points in the first
half and wound up with II for.
the night.
But it wasn't quite enough.
Oklahoma A. and M. after trail
ing by three points at intermis-
sion, climbed into a $3.50 lead
early in the second half and hung
on for the rest of the game.
Allen Strategy Backfires.
Phog Allen, Kansas coach, con-
tinued his practice of waving free
throws-and it was a costly ma
neuver. Kansas waived 81 foul
shots in order to keep possession
of the ball, but got only four field
goals out of it. That means the
losers got the equivalent of eight
successful free throws in 81 at
tempts, an extremely poor average.
Kansas State, fourth-ranked
nationally, smeared Nebraska.
1880. to strengthen its grip on
the Big Seven lead. 1t was K
States sixth conference triumph
against no defeats and made its
overall record 1872. Substitute
Dick Knostman paced the winners
with Is points.
Meanwhile, Illinois and Wis
consin frightened the Big Ten
race considerably by scoring i'm
portant victories.
Illinois ended a 14-year jinx by
outlasting Purdue. 85-76. al
Lafayette, Ind. The Illini had
not won on Purdue's floor since
1887. Don Sunderlage, with 20
points, was high man for Illinois.
Big Ten Race Close.
Wisconsin turned back Ohio
State. the defending champion,
56-51, for its sixth straight league
victory. Wisconsin and Illinois,
each with 6-1 records, are a half
game behind Indiana 800. The
Hoosiers now are ranked third
nationally.
In other Big Ten action, Michi-
gan State stalled long enough TO
down Minnesota, 50-44, and Iowa
whipped Northwestern. 1885.
Wyoming trimmed Utah, 47-36,
to move into second place in the
Skyline Conference. Washington
State solidified it's position atop
the North Division Of the Pacific
Coast Conference with a 55-44
victory over Oregon.
In an inter- conference battle,
Oklahoma nipped Texas, 49-47.
Six of the top 10 teams see &C
ton tonight: Bradley (No. 81 is
at Houston; Columbia (No. g., at
Harvard; Kings Point at st. John S
(No. y; st. Louis (No. 81, at
Wichita; Muhlenberg at Villanova
(No. 81, and Temple at North
Carolina State (No. 10).
Long Island Now 18th.
Kentucky and Oklahoma A. and
M. lost serious challenger when
Long Island University dropped
completely out of the top 10 in the
Associated Press eighth weekly
poll.
OF the 1853 who cast ballots, rs
named Kentucky as best, while
the Aggies received only Is first
place votes. Last week the Wild
cats polled ~ f1rst-place votes anG
the Aggies 81.
The main shakeup saw the LII
Blackbirds, who lost four of five
games on their recent Western
trip. tumble from fourth to 18th
Villanova, winner of Is out o.
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II games, moved into the first 10
taking over the ninth position. TIL.
Philadelphians were 18th a weel
ago. This created the first break
IN the top 10 in three weeks.
Here are the rankings: