Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-05
Duke Advances
AS Real Threat
In ACC Race
Schedule Toughens
After Blue Devils
Win Sixth Straight
~ the Associated Press

BY rights. Dukes Blue Devil.
should be dragging their feet
about now. Instead. they're
sprinting through a suicide
schedule in a run for the tor
lin the tough Atlantic Coast
Conference basketball race.
Their 1887 victory owe
Clemson last night was TIN
sixth in q row for the Blut
Devils. now tied for second il
the ACC, and their third IL
four nights.
Trouble is, Duke has two
more to go in its rough rumble
through five games in II days
time. And the two left are
mo patsies-defending cham
pion North Carolina Saturday
and first-place North Carolins
State next Tuesday, both OF
the road.
All the scrambling isn't fol
a title, just for position in thu
pairings for next months tour
nament that will decide thu
champion and NCAA tourna.
ment, entry. The first anC
fourth place f1nishers in regu'
lar season play are paired II
one bracket, the second anC
third place clubs in the other
N. C. State slipped out Of
tie with idle North Carolina BY
getting past Virginia, elsa
last night, while Duke joined
the Tar Heels in second place
IN. C. State is To. North Caro-
lima and Duke 6-2.
Duke, lis overall, started
Its six-game streak by defeat
ing N. C. State. 76-75, in over
time, then knocked of top
ranked and previously unbeater
West Virginia to move into the
Associated Press rankings this
week in 18th place.
Took Early Lead
First-half shooting decided
the game against Clemson al
Charlotte, N. c., with the Blue
Devils hitting SO Per cent from
the field while Clemson man
aged only .154, sinking six Of
80 shots. Duke led, 37-14, al
the half and breezed. Bob Yer.
non, deadly with a one-handel
from the corner, led Duke witt
"a points, but all five starters
hit double figures.
N. c. State. 1873 for the sea-
son and ranked No. 9 nation
ally, needed a foul shot by Lol
Pueblo and a pair by White,
Bell in the final minute to gef
past Virginia. Big Herb Busch
scored 10 of his 81 points fol
Virginia in the first half. but
the Wolfpack then went intC
a full court press and he hi
only one Of but five field goa
attempts in the final 20 min
1utes. John Richter led STATE
with 10. Bell had 16.
In the Southwest Conference
where a high-scoring game il
still an oddity, Rice hit so pei
cent from the field and joined
Texas Tech and Southern
Methodist in a tie for seconc
with a 102-68 victory ovel
Texas. And Texas A6EM set 8
school scoring record with &
92-74 decision over Houston ir
a nonconference game.
Rice, which meets f1rSt-plact
Arkansas this week emo, nevel
had scored more than SO point!
against Texas in their 43-yeal
rivalry Tom Robitalle wa!
high with "a while teammatt
Dale Ball canned 81 for the
Owls.
GObblers Score Big
The Aggies hit on 51.6 pei
cent of their field goal at.
tempts against Houston. Mel
Swisher paced them with 2;
points.
Virginia Tech hit 100 points
for the fourth time in history
whipping Furman. 102-76, in {
Southern Conference game
Techs three fabulous freshmen
scored 80 points among then
Bob Ayersman getting 80
Earl Gilbert % and Chril
Smith 10.
Little Don Hennon scored 8.
as Pitt came from behind anC
held Connecticut to seven felt
goals in the second half for {
1892 decision. Notre Damt
ripped Canisius, 71-59, will
Tom Hawkins scoring 26 anC
John Mccarthy 81. Greg Brit
also scored rs for Canisius.
Western Kentucky made of
with a 1852 victory over De-
Paul, which lost its top scorer
Mckinley Cowsen, through Low
grades a few hours before gam,
time. Ralph Crosth W ait,
scored "a and Owen Lawson
% for the Hilltoppers.
xaxier of Ohio, also hit BY
scholastic difficulties with bis
man Corney Freeman side.
lined, moved past Florida State
1850. behind Joe viviano's 2.
points.
st. Johns Of Brooklyn. un.
beaten before last week when II
lost to Pitt and Temple, clob.
bered Brooklyn College, 91-77
with AL Seiden scoring rs.