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However, Missouri faces no easy pathe .. addition
to the new Cyclones mengayx menace, the Tygers are bracketed with Kansas,
a team it never has beaten in four tournament matches. This would be a
semifinal match if the Tigers dispose of Nebraska ani KU clears Cornell,
this year's guest teame Furthermore, no defeniing champion ever has ree
peated in this evente

The latter engagement is surrounded by upset possibiliti
as is the @viauma Sclahome-Colorade face-off. Cornell is nexvavier Be,
mxex a half-game behind Kansas. Bit it will field a front line of 64, 6-5,
6-4 ani floor the km meet's Noe 3 preetourney semvr scorer in Chuck Rolles,
5-6 gumi cuarde The “ayhawkers have huffed and puffed te write their 402
devel owning only a lel victuryxuprasdper came —_— spreads dew ite
their 600 readings )

Oklahoma upended Colorado in last year's opening
round ami is far closer in personnel to the Buffaloes this timee Cu
hasn't been the same since it absorbed a #@epx two-night 48-point shelling
from BYU two weeks ago in Provoe It lost its preemeet finale, 58=60, to
Colorado A & M Friday. All this after a 60-57 win over Iowa 's defending
Big Ten kings, tenth=ranked in the latest AP poll. ie

For the second time in three years, zenek pivotemen,
long the dominant scoring figures in this meet, may be shutout of the
individual point championshipe All three 20-point pre-tournament scorers
are guards. Missouri's big ceptain, Norm Stewart. tops the list at 2662
with Garp hompson, clever Iowa Stete junior, second at 2302. Rolles is
only two-tenth behind.

Thompson xkremtyx exceeded two tournament records
against Vanderbilt in eollecting 40 points. This 1s one more than Sherman
Norton ‘3 single-game meet standard sf erected against Stanford in "51.
Thompson 's 18 free throws ayaa is four beyond the tournament ceiling of

now held jointly by Kansas State's Dick Knostman ami Bill Brainard of Sansas.