Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-06
n. {. State Opposing
Aggravating Deacons
In Finals Tonight
BY MerreII WhittIesey
Sfor Sfoff corresponden,

RALEIGH. N. c., Mar. g.
North Carolina State figures to
do tonight what South Carolina
should have done Thursday
afternoon and Maryland booted
a chance to do last night-beat
Wake Forest. But don't bet on it.
Wake Forest is the most ag-
gravating team in college bas-
ketball. The Deacons look bad,
leave their zone open, miss easy
shots. throw the ball away, have
no reserves, and make many
technical mistakes. All they do
right is win.
After a horrible afternoon
Thursday in which they had no
license to beat a poor South
Carolina team-but did-the
Deacons came out last night and
waltzed Maryland into submis-
sion, 64-56, in overtime. Over
time usually is associated with
exciting finishes. There was
nothing exciting about this one.
Final Repeated.
So again it's Wake Forest
against the Wolfpack in a tour
nament final-last year the
Southern Conference, this year
the Atlantic Coast Conference
final. N. c. State scored 13 Of
the first IS points in the fourth
quarter against Duke last night
and won. 1915, in another game
that wasn't as close as the score.
If N. c. State wins tonight, it
plays the George Washington
Richmond winner Monday night
at Durham. If Wake Forest
wins, it plays the Southern
champion here Tuesday.
Those pairings are for the
Eastern regionals of the NCAA.
The game originally was sched-
uled here regardless of who won
the Atlantic Coast title, but
George Washington led a South
ern Conference protest against
playing N. c. State on its own
floor. No wonder.
Since Everett Case started to
build basketball here eight years
ago N. c. State has played SO
tournament games on its home
floor and won IS of them.
Terps Ignore Orders.
Maryland hoped to get another
crack at N. c. State, was favored
to, but came up with one Of those
games coach can't do anything
about.
Bud Millikan Of the Terps was
so upset after the game he paced
around the dressing room alone.
Millikan would signal for a
time out and tell the Terps
what to do, but they were think
ing slowly. They moved the
ball all right, but not in position
for shot. He implored them to
drive up the middle against the
Deacon's zone because he knew
Dickie Hemric wouldn't block a
shot, but they ignored his plea.
Shue Has OFF Night.
The disheartening note Of
Maryland's defeat was that Gene
Shue ended magnificent career
on an off night. He scored Is
points, but it was not a typical
Shue performance.
The game was tied at 50-all
and there was a minute and "a
seconds to play when Maryland
gained possession. 1t played for
one shot and meant, of course,
for Shue to take it. He did.
with seconds to go. but it was
from outside his range.
The overtime was anti-cli-
mactic. Maryland didn't score
a field goal and the Deacons
sank one, by Hemrlc. But the
Deacons scored 10 straight foul
shots and it was no contest.
Everett Fouls Out.
Maryland was hurt when Bob
Everett, who did such a ire
mendous job on the 6-foot-6
Hemric in College Park, drew
three fouls in 3 minutes and 81
seconds of the game. Bill Mar
tin and Bob Dilworth alternated
against Hemric for the rest of
the half. Everett played the last
half and the overtime without
drawing another foul
Last nights card drew a SELL
out of 12,400 and only 1000