Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-17
Jones' Absence
10 Hurt
|Dons in NCAA
BY the Associated Press

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BY the Associated Press
Bill Russell may not be one
man basketball team, but he Ger
tainly is a one-man defensiv
platoon for the University of Sal
Francisco.
/ While the gangling All-Amer
lea is minding, the cords, tn
Dons' opponents might as wei
not shoot from the outside, a
IUCLA learned to its dismay II
Corvallis, Greg, last night.
The Uclans managed to hi
on just five field goals in tn,
first half and were frustrated
completely by "Goalie" Russell
AS a result, what shaped up a
a battle between two Pacifi,
Coast powers turned into a rou
tine 1851 victory for the Don
over a team that had won L
straight. UCLA's last defeat wa
administered by San Francisco
in December.
1t was San Francisco's So,
straight victory and an impor
tant one because it advance,
Coach Phik Wolpert's team on
step closer to a successful defens
of the coveted NCAA champion
ship. The game was a Western
regional and tonight the Don
meet Utah in the quarter finals
SemifinaIs Thursday
The winner, along with tn
victors at three other sites to
night, will head for Evanston
ILL.,. for the semifinals and final
of the tournament next Thurs
day and Friday.
In other quarter finals to-
night, Temple meets Canisius IL
Philadelphia, kentucky goei
against Iowa in Iowa City ant
Oklahoma City tangles with
Southern Methodist in Law
renee, Kans.
AS If that isn't enough tt
occupy basketball fans, the Ma,
tional Invitation Tournamen
gets under way in New Yorl
with four games pairing st
Francis of Brooklyn 1872
against Lafayette (20-6); de
Tending champion Duquesn
(l6-9) against Oklahoma A6eN
(18-8); Seton Hall (l9-4
against Marquette tl3-1O, ant
st. Louis $3.50 against Xavie
iof Cincinnati d6-1O.
| In addition, the NAIA (smal
college, championship will b.
decided in Kansas City whei
McNeese State of Louisiana
plays Texas Southern in tn,
finals McNeese whipped Pitts.
burg (Kans.) State. 1872. ane
Texas Southern topped Wheat.
on, ILL.,, 82-73, in the semifinal.
last night.
After its fine performance
against UCLA, even without it!
star guard, K. c. Jones, who a.
a four-year man is ineligible fol
iNCAA post-season competition
San Francisco rates as over.
whelming favorite against Utah
which turned back Seattle
81-72. Gary Bergen came off tn,
Utah bench in the closing min,
utes to score eight straigh
points to insure the victory.
Sub Scores % Points
Jones substitute, Sophomor,
Gene Brown. acquitted himsel
splendidly, dropping in % point
| to lead the Dons. After tn,
/ first half, San Francisco merely
Itoyed with UCLA, a team tina
had averaged SO points a game
in winning the Pacific Coast
Conference title.
OF the Uclans' five first-hall
field goals. only two were from
outside. The other three were
tapins that 6-foot-5 Willie
Naulls Gagged with desperation
leaps.
"One good big man can make
Ia difference" commented UCLA
Coach Johnny Wooden, referring
to Russell. 1--WE had a miserable
first half. Brown did good work
for them. too"
The other games last night
ended as expected, although
some of the favorites had more
trouble than anticipated. In
Philadelphia Temple defeated
Connecticut, $3.50, and Canisius
eliminated Dartmouth, 66-58. In
Iowa City Kentucky whipped
Wayne CMich.), 1864. and Iowa
Icluhbed Morehead tKy0 State
97-83. while in Lawrence, Kans.
Oklahoma City halted Kansas
State, 97-93. and Southern Meth
odiSt vanquished Houston, 1914
Hal king Lear was the CHIEF
architect of Temples victory
He hit for 40 points, five shy oil
the tournament record set by Box
Houbregs of Washington in 1853
NOwak Leads Canisius
Henry Nowak, a 20-year-old
junior, dropped in 20 points fol
Canisius and it was an oppor-
tune time for him to catch fire
for his teammates experienced
rocky going in the first half.
Kentucky had mighty scare
thrown into it by Wayne. The
Detroit outfit led, 1892, at the
half and appeared headed fol
an upset until the Wildcats
awakened after five minutes OF
the second half. Bob Burrow
found the range for 80 points
for the winners.
Iowa, which now has won Il
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