Evening star., 1955-02-02
Wilkinson Scores 3S
As Virginia Gives
n. {. State a Scare
BY the A..oeia.sd Pres.

Sixth-ranked North Carolina
State had better look to its
defenses if 1t wants to keep
ahead Of seventh-ranked George
Washington University in the
national basketball rankings.
North Carolina State was
forced to come from behind in
the last minutes Of play to
defeat a determined Virginia
team. 98-91, last night in an
Atlantic Coast Conference game
at Raleigh.
Guard Vic Molodet scored "a
points for State while Guard
Buzz Wilkinson played brilliantly
for Virginia. He scored 38 points.
The victory gave N. C. State a
conference record of 6-2 and an
overall record of TIA. 1t was
the sixth loss against three wins
for Virginia in the ACC and gave
the Cavaliers a season record
Of 1913.
Virginia Leads at Half.
The Wolfpack jumped off to
q 1922 edge early in the game
but Virginia made a comeback
and held a 49-48 advantage at
the half. The score was tied
several times in the second half
and with only 6 minutes re-
manning. Virginia held an 81-79
lead. Ronnie Shavlik dropped
In two free throws to tie the
score. Then Molodet sent the
Wolfpack ahead with a jump
shot.
Idle for the last two weeks
because of midyear examina-
tions, Holy Cross, ranked 14th
In the weekly Associated Press
poll. returned to action last
night with an 1886 triumph
over st. Francis of Brooklyn for
its sixth straight victory.
Tommy Heinsohn came of
the bench and scored 20 points
to break open a tight game. The
6-foot-6l2 junior had been con-
fined to the infirmary Monday
night with bronchitis.
He sat out the first II minutes
of the game as his teammates
led. ills. Rushed into the
lineup, he scored 10 points as
Holy Cross pulled away to a
1928 halftime advantage. The
lanky center collected 10 more
points in the first 10 minutes
of the second half and left the
floor with the Crusaders ahead,
62-35.
Two others of the Nations
top 20 teams, Dayton (No. 15) |
and Missouri (tied for No. ID, |
played last night.
Dayton. paced by big Bill
Uhl's % points. bowled over
Western Kentucky, 1851, and |
Missouri moved into undisputed
possession of second place in the |
Big Seven Conference with an
1857 triumph over Iowa State. !
In another Big Seven test, |
Kansas State put on a second
half surge to whip Oklahoma,
71-60, as Dick Stone scored 25 |
points. Wichita, sinking 80 free
throws, downed Detroit, 80-75, |
In a Missouri Valley game.
Sets Baylor Record.
Murray Bailey set a Baylor
season scoring record as his team |
trimmed North Texas State. So
70. Bailey scored 20 points to
give him $50 for the season.
The previous mark was 348. set
by John Starkey in 1858. Elmer
Fortner's 20 points sparked Mem |
phis State to its 18th straight
VICTORIAN 81-67 conquest of
Xavier of Ohio.
The Phillips Oilers of the /
AAU National Industrial Basket |
ball League had little trouble
beating Wake Forest, 1854, after
setting up tight defense.
Arnold Short, from Okla !
homa City University, hit eight |
set shots against the Deacons' |
zone defense and broke up the |
game with his 20 points.
Dick Hemric scored II for the |
Deacons.
Clemson was outclassed by
presbyterian, 1886, at Clin-
ton. s. c.
In other games Houston
trounced Murray Ky.0 State, |
9l-65. and Santa Clara whipped
San Jose State, 57-45. 4