: threw away an 11-point bulgel@
@ |during the second half, then|§
f |fought back to put Washington’s|§

lof a 74-69 decision here Sat-

i if appeared the Wildcats were] i

i. give this one away. With sixi#

jleft the Wildcats with a 3-2
*|for the season. The loss dr ped

‘jlong time

‘| Huskie stand

all night, flipping: in: nine field
‘|goals and seven free shots for

Cats Survive
Closing Rush
To Save Win

BY FRANK BOGGS
Daily Capital Sports Writer

MANHATTAN—Kansas State i

tall Huskies on the short end

urday night before 7,800 howling
fans.

For a time late in the game,|.
going to play Santa Claus and|§

minutes to go the Huskies had|@
forged’ a 65-63 margin butir
Wayne Hutchins, a 6-6 sopho-|}
more reserve from  Winfield,|
tipped in his only basket of the
night to pull the Cats even ati§
65-65.
From there in it was a hectic];
affair but the K-Staters were
on top to stay when little Pachin
Vicens canned a couple of free
shots with 4:42 remaining.

Kansas State’ went on to
mount its lead to 72-65 before
the Huskies made it close by
nailing two straight baskets
to make it 72-69. Eddie Wal-
lace, little 5-9 junior, hit the
final Wildcat bucket a the gun
to sew it up.

The victory kept Kansas
State’s home string for this sea"
son alive at three in a. row a;

the Huskies to a 2-3 ree

25 points—most of his fielders

coming on brilliant hook shots.
Jim Coshow, a 6-6 hotshot,

added another 18 points for|

 

‘Washington and snagged 16 re-

bounds to lead both teams. in|
that department.

Vicens, getting half. his points
from the foul stripe, led the Wild-
eats. with 20. points. Jack, Parr,

|the Cat’s 6-9 sophomore center;

 

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who had averaged 19.5 per game,