Evening star., 1961-12-07
Lucas Hurtinq,
May Not Play
In Two Games
Buckeye Moinstoy
Having Trouble
With Knees Again
BY the Associated Press

win Knees Again
BY the Associated Press
Just how effective Ohio
States college basketball forces
are without its top marksman,
Jerry Lucas. or possibly with
a subpar Lucas in the lineup,
may be determined this week
end when the first-ranked
Buckeyes face Wichita and
Wake Forest.
Lucas availability was in
doubt today after Ohio State
had polished off Pittsburgh,
99-79, last night. The two
time All-America, hobbled by
knee trouble, scored % points
I-18 in the second half-as the
Big Ten champions won their
second straight game.
In the dressing room after
the game, the limping Lucas
was favoring his sore knees
and admitted they were bother
ing him. The 6-foot-8 sharp
shooter has been beset by sore
knees for several years.
ITS my knees again." Lucas
said. They were worse than
they've ever been. They are
swollen and inflamed. I.don't
know if I'll be playing this
week end. I'll have to talk to
the trainer"
Providence Wins
Ohio State entertains Wichita
tomorrow night and visits Wake
Forest Saturday. Wake Forest
was rated No. 3 in the pre- sea-
son Associated Press poll.
Wichita has won four in a row.
Only two other top 10 teams
saw action last night and both
posted victories. Fifth-ranked
Providence turned back Boston
College. 77-73, and st. Johns,
No. 9, whipped George Wash
ington, 1866. Well-regarded
Utah drubbed Western Texas
State, S6-61.
LucA&, who scored IL points
in Ohio States 72-57 opening
triumph over Florida State, hit
for only five points in the first
half against Pitt. The Buckeyes
led 37-3l at halftime but Lucas
connected for three baskets in
a row after the intermission
and the Ohioans never were
headed. Pitts Ben Jinks topped
the scorers with % points.
Ohio State Coach Fred Tay-
lor didn't know if Lucas would
be able to suit up tomorrow and
Saturday. There's no way of
telling whether his knees will
get better by the week end" he
said. But we want to give him
plenty of rest"
Ernst Triggers Spurt
Vim Ernst, a 5-8 dynamo,
triggered a late Providence out
burst against stubborn Boston
College. Ernst hit for eight
points as the Frlars went on Q
1872 tear to wipe out Boston
Colleges one-point lead. Prov
idence took a commanding
71-60 lead and held on for It's
second consecutive victory.
Ernst, who sparked the
FriarS to the National In
vitational Tournament cham
pionship last spring. finished
with 10 points. John Thomp-
son. a 6-10 teammate, COL
lected 81 but scoring honors
went to Boston Colleges Jim
Hooley, who netted 25.
Billy McGill of Utah racked
up 81 points at the expense of
West Texas State. The SO
star had 81 field goals and
nine free throws.
Elsewhere unbeaten Wichita
chalked up its fourth, 6l-56,
over Northwestern, as Lanny
Van Eman nit for % points;
Penn downed Michigan, 1854,
and La Sale beat Albright, 7S-
SO, in a Philadelphia Palestra
ouble-header: Louisville
thumped Miami (Fla.), 77-59,
behind Bud Olsen's 10 points
and Mike Milholland sank 16
of his "a points in the Sec
ond half in sparkling unde-
feated Tulane to an 1918 lac
ing of Texas Christian.
Missouri Breaks Ice
Missouri won its first game
in three starts, handing Wash
ington of st. Louis a 1850
setback with Ken Doughty
scoring 81 points; Memphis
State, utilizing a fast break
and a tight defense, topped
Baylor, 59-46; st. Joseph's (Pa.O
romped over Rutgers, 1926:
Georgetown outlasted Mary
land, 1918, in double overtime
and Auburn hit on better than
so per cent of its shots to wallop
Southwestern Louisiana, 62-46.
In other games, DePaul
shelled Lawrence Tech, 1922
70; Texas scored 1886 tri-
umph over Texas Wesleyan;
Holy Cross outclassed Rhode
Island, 1851; Villanova beat
Princeton, 1856; Mississippi
State rolled over Louisiana
Tech, 81-58; Florida State
ripped Rice. 1856; Alabama
crushed Spring Hill, 84-67;
Dayton overwhelmed Toledo,
72-57; Duquesne coasted to a