Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-26
Bradds Fills
Starring Role
For Buckeyes
By the Associated Press

A stand-in who became a
star. Gary Bradds, is playing
to rave notices to very dis
terminating audiences-Big Ten
Conference basketball fans.
The 6-foot-8 junior, who
underStudied the celebrated
Jerry Lucas last season, now
Is the spotlighted performer of
Ohio States Buckeyes. and is
carrying off the role superbly.
Bradds put on a typical show
last night, scoring Is of Ohio
States last 16 points as the
Buckeyes topped Northwestern,
50-45, on the Wildcats floor.
The victory was a clutch one,
keeping Ohio State tied for the
Big Ten lead with Illinois.
The Illini shook loose in the
closing moments and won at
Minnesota, 8l-70. leaving the
Gophers with only a mathe-
NAUTICAL chance to tie for the
conference championship. In
diana's hopes also were dashed
in a 1926 loss at Wisconsin.
Ohio State and Illinois are 90
with three games left, Indiana
is IA and Minnesota Us.
Nails Down Tie
Mississippi State nailed down
no less than a share of the
Southeastern Conference crown,
posting a 1857 victory at
Tulane, while Georgia Tech
took sole possession of second
place by winning at home
against Florida, $3.50. Auburn
dropped to third in q 55-47
setback at Tennessee.
The Big Eight race loosened
up a bit, with Colorado whip
ping Iowa State. 1889, and
Nebraska beating Oklahoma
State, 49-48, for its first con-
ference victory of the season.
Bradds, the Big Tens leading
scorer, with a 27.9 average,
clinched Ohio States victory
over the stubborn Wildcats with
five straight points. The score
was tied, 41-41. at the time.
Illinois broke through Mime
sofas pressing defense for three
baskets in the waning seconds
in tripping the Gophers.
Mississippi State earned q
spot in the NCAA tourney for
the third straight year, but the
Maroons are again likely to be
shut out Of the classic because
of the States unwritten law
against integrated athletics.
Maroon Coach Babe Mccarthy
went on the radio after the VIC
tory at New Orleans with a
plea to the people of Mississippi
to send the team to the NCAA:
II wish the boys, by some
means, would have the oppor-
tunity to play. 1t breaks my
heart. It's tough to win three
times and just hang up the
uniforms"
9-3 I'm Race
Georgia Tech never trailed
against Florida in boosting its
SEC mark to 1913, while Au-
burn slipped to ga in the loss
at Tennessee. Mississippi State,
ILL.,, can take the title outright
by winning at Mississippi Sat-
urday. Tech finishes at home
against Vanderbilt, and Auburn
plays Alabama at Montgomery.
Colorado, winning its oath
straight at home. now is 9-3
in the Big Eight to 80 for
Kansas State. The race may
go down to the end. when Colo
RADIO plays at Kansas State
March 8. Iowa State fell to
8-5. Charlie Jones basket with
40 seconds to go gave Nebraska
its squeaker at Lincolp over
Oklahoma State, leaving the
Cowboys IA in the conference.
Arizona State, the Western
Athletic Conference champion,
struggled to its 47th home floor
victory in a row, 1910. over
Creighton, despite the loss of
two stars in the process. Art
Becker went out in the opening
half with an ankle sprain and
Joe Caldwell fouled but with
six minutes to play. The fourth
ranked Sun Devils boosted their
record to 23-2.
In another major game, Mar
quette beat st. Louis. 1888. in
a match between two clubs
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