Missouri
Cops 71-66
Cage Win

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 29.—Mis-
souri’s touted. Tigers were. all
their name implies on the boards
here Wednesday night as they held
off a determined, underdog Ne-
braska. for a 71-to-66 victory in a
Big Seven tournament: ata oand
‘match.

nursed it through the final 20
minutes. with tenacious rebound-
ing which. consistently limited the
enemy to a’ single. offensive cast.
After the score had been tied
nine tinies and the le: ud:

the first ‘half, Miso
front to stay at
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hi ee: fielder’ to ‘more than offset
Jim Kubacki’s two pointer and
give the Tigers their halftime
eget

‘Rex Eckwall, -who topped the
game scorers with 25 points, and
Kubacki kept the. Cornhuskers
within striking distance and led a}
‘rally which brought them to
\within a single point at 48-49.

Lionel Smith led Missouri’s
scoring with 22 points as Stewart,
who carried a 26.3 average into
the tournament, managed 16
points on seven goals and a pair
of free throws.—G. F.

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