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iowa state

CYCLONE SCOREBOARD . |
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Record to determ 75 Marlton 603 67 Bradley 79; 980 Yenver
593 100 Greighton 653 72 Drake 55

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Returning lett ermen:x( 5) - arney Alleman,f; Don DKoster,

f; Cimek Dunca, c; Sten Frahm, f3 Larry Wetter, g :
1954 Big "even finishis Tth, 2-103 all gamese 615
Previous tournament finishes: 1946= 8th; 1947 = 7th;
1948 = Srds 1949 = Sth; 1950 = 6ths3 1951 - 7th; 1952 = 7th; 1955 = 6th ( wW7
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Remaining preetournament games = none

First round op conent - Kansas, 8 peme Tuesday

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Iowa State, a tean which has finished in the upper
reaches of the Big “even toumament field only once in eight yedees is
the most likely nominee for a first-round upset imx w hen the ninth annual
pes t-Christ mas aribble derby opens a foureday stand in Municipal auditorium.

Zksx For one-thing the Cyclones will be better than
you think, with Bin Stranmnigen, late of Colorado A & M,at the ax coaching
controlse For another, “ansas, starting four sophomores who never have
played on the auditorium boards, tasn 't shot a geet outside its own
friendly bailiwick , Hoch auditorium, in four starts. The “ay hawkers BvEX
wmdeite cbadx will come in as defending champions and the only unkextenx
tournamait team unbeata in pre-meet gamese But they'l! be the first
to be exposed to Strannigan's single-post, a more deliberate style than
Cyclone clubs of the kas past few seasons have employede

Strannigan, who led A & M to the Skylige Eight

thampionship ami into the NCAA last winter, will unleash one of the +

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