Evening star., 1957-12-21
Tar Heels Nip One Threat
Get Tougher Test Tonight
West Virginia
Is Pinned After
Beutinq Kentucky

BY the Associated Press
North Carolina's fabulous
Tar Heels jump out Of the Big
Ten frying pan into q Southern
Conference FIRE tonight as they
continue their toughest "a
hours since the National Col
legiate Basketball champion
ships last March.
They're past part one Of
the two-part puzzle sprung on
them by the Kentucky Invita-
tional tournament at Lexing-
ton. q battling 1857 decision
over Minnesota's 0ophers In
last nights opener In which
the Big Ten team led much Of
the way.
Now It's on to the finals
with West Virginia's unbeaten
Southern Conference peren-
mails In the way Of the Tar
Heels push for the tournament
championship and their 38th
straight victory.
West Virginia is eminently
qualified TO meet the team
ranked No. In the Associated
Press poll after whipping host
Kentucky. TITO. for its seventh
victory in q row. The Noun
taineers dealt Adolph Rupp's
Wildcats their nth home court
loss Ia IA years.
Others OF the Nations bas-
ketball leaders last night gave
further indication that they
are ready. willin' and eager to
pick up the pieces Of any
North Carolina stumble.
Kansas Keeps Rolling
Kansas. No. 2 In the A. p.
poll. made II 60 with a 77-59
yomp over Washington. Wilt
Chamberlain scored 81 for a
seasons total Of l97 and q per
game average Of 32.8. That
was the second game Of q dou-
bleheader at Lawrence. follow
ing a 58-44 victory for third
ranked Kansas State. also 60.
over California.
Cincinnati. No. 4. continued
its onrush and the Bearcats'
sprightly soph. Oscar Robert
son. his bid for individual scor-
ing honors in a 94-53 rout OF
North Texas. Robertson. run
ner-up TO Chamberlain at this
stage, boosted his average to
$40 with 81 points.
The San Francisco Dons,
seventh in the last poll. de-
feated Seattle. No. IL. behind
Gene Brown 60-5l to reach the
finals OF the Blue Grass Holi-
day Festival at Louisville. They
meet host Louisville Cardinals,
66-6l winners over Army.
Elgin Baylor of Washington,
d. c.. scored % points for Sc
attle and dominated the back
boards.
Freshman Jackie Moreland's
two clutch baskets in the last
three minutes enabled Louisiana
Tech. a club that bears watch
ing. to Join Alabama in the
Carrousel Tournament finals at
Charlotte. Undefeated Louisi-
ana Tech bounced previously
unbeaten Tennessee. 1851. It
was Louisiana Techs sixth
straight victory. Len Kaplan
and Jack Kubiszyn paced Bama
TO their $3.50 beating Of Lou
iSiana State.
UCLA Loses Again
/ UCLA. unbeaten when it left
home a few days ago. suffered
its second straight loss on the
road. this one 67-43, inflicted
by llth-rated Bradley. Un-
beaten Utah won its fifth, 65-
40. from Stanford. the only
club able to beat San Francisco,
| Lou Jordan. with five of his
IS points in overtime. led Cor
nell in a 70-69 squeaker with
Syracuse. and Virginia Tech
won its first. 70-59. from Geor-
gia Tech as Bob Ayersman. q
6-foot-4 freshman. hit for 80.
( Improving Wichita downed
Texas. 1896. and Texas Tech.
on Gene Arrington's one
handler. won a battle OF un-
beatens from Santa Clara. g.
81. Baylor broke a string Of FIVE
losses. 62-53. over touring Au-
burn. and Oklahoma States
late freeze held of Wyoming.
$3.50.
Minnesota. unbeaten in three
games, led North Carolina, 62-
81. with little more than five
minutes left in their Kentucky
tourney showdown - but the
Tar Heels, as usual, had the
answer. Tommy Kearns. play
making veteran of last seasons
championship crew. led a late
drive that pulled 1t out. Pete
Brennan and Lee Shaffer COM
bined for as points for the Tar
Heels. Brennan getting 81.
West Virginia had five play
ers in double Figures against
Kentucky. led by Lloyd Shar-
rar with 2l.