Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-06
Maryland Five Is Stunnedby Blowing
Big Lead in Point Loss to Virginia
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hitting. The Terps were get
ting the important rebounds,
and Virginia was sticking with
in 10 points only because Of its
foul shooting. Maryland had a
S3-4l lead with about nine min
utes left.
But in the middle Of this
streak. Coach Bud Milikan
yanked Mcneil. Bechtle and
Pete Krukar. all with three
personal fouls on them.
Coach Critized
Millikan was roundly criticized
here for benching his three
regulars too long-about 7 min
utes. When they came back
they were cold. the Cavaliers
had pulled within 6 points. and
they had the spark.
Millikan blamed the defeat
partly on three players missing
fouls on the one-and-one situa-
ton i've consecutive times late
In the game.
Even after the Terps had
stopped playing their game on
offense and had started TO
panic. they had q 7-point lead
with 3la minutes to 60. $3.50.
But their only field goal in the
last 3l2 minutes was Bill
Murphy's Jump shot that re-
gained the lead with II sec
onds remaining. Virginia had
gone ahead for the first time
on John Siewers' outside shot
with 80 seconds left.
Winning Basket
John Haner. who with Paul
Adkins gives the Cavaliers a
great backcourt combination,
scored the winning basket with
nine seconds left on an outside
shot.
Maryland took time out. and
Jim Halleck took the final shot.
But it hit the front Of the rim
as the gun sounded. The Cav
alters mobbed Haner, whose
tremendous shooting gave him
a 25-point night.
No Comparison
The MISUNDERSTANDING game
figured to be a toSsup, but the
N. c. State-South Carolina I'm
ish was totally unexpected. N. 7
c. State, No. 10 in the country, ,
had a 1874 season. South Caro- :
lima had lost nine straight and |
had a 4-l9 record. and there
figured to be about that much
difference between the teams.
But like Maryland. South Car c
olina lacked a man to pull them s
out Of a hole. I,
Coach Everett Case said his {
team played a terrible game. II
We're always lousy in the first I
round of a tournament. South I
Carolina almost beat us last I
year, and Louisville almost beat +
us In the Dixie Classic" In that 4
tournament, the Wolfpack won (
by beating Cincinnati and t
Michigan State after catching
Louisville in overtime. "
The Wolfpack was in trouble
because Lou Pueblo. an AP I
second team all-American,. had ],
an OF night. The tiny play =
maker made only five points. '
and was way of in all depart
ments. The game was tied So ! !
all at halftime. .
+
Sets Record
John Richter, States big .
man, set tournament record ;
with % rebounds and tied
Dukes Howard Hurt for scor-
ing honors with % points. But
1t was Bob MacGillivray who
was N. c. States hero as he
tied the game with a three !
point play with rs seconds re-
naming.
South Carolina had its 81
point lead and the ball with
80 seconds left, but couldn't
work the ball past midcourt. j
Richter scored two baskets and
MacGillivray three fouls in the
overtime, in which N. C. State
never trailed.
N. c. States bad game was
bad news for Virginia, because !
tonight the Wolfpack figures
to rebound, as 1t always has. I
The Maryland rooters, who
believed their team could beat
Virginia. all were on South
Cardinals side, as a South
Carolina victory figured to
make it much easier tonight
for the Maryland Virginia
winner.
Grabs Rebounds
Virginia's delirious dressing
room had nice things to say
for Bob Mortell, a skinny g.
foot-8 sub who is in the hectic
going in the final minutes
pulled down seven rebounds.
besides grabbing the ball each
time Maryland missed the free
throws on the 1-and-1 situa-
ton.
Murphy, the Maryland star
in the championship victory
over North Carolina last year,
missed three fouls after his
1l-point performance in a re-
serve role gave the Terps a i
lift. Mcneil and Danko each
missed one.
Maryland played without a
sub in running up a l0-point
halftime lead which looked so
easy. Maryland. as usual, had ]
a sizeable edge in field goals, !
IS to 81. but lost the game on !