1-S, TRIMS

Oklahoma Winds Up 4th as Bat-
tling Cyclones Come From
3 Behind to Win, 71-64.

STOP TWO SOONER STARS

Victors Shackle High-Scoring
Lane and Peck, Holding Each -
to Only Nine Points.

Gary Thompson and Chuck Dun-
can Set Offensive Pace With
21 and 19 Tallies.

By Ep GaricH.
(A Member of The Star’s Sports Staff.)

The long time easy;
mark of the Big Seven
basketball world, Iowa
State, thrust past Okla-|
hhoma last night, 71 to 64,
to take third place in the
conference pre-season
basketball tournament in

Municipal Auditorium.

It was only the second time
in the 9-year history of the
tournament that the Cyclones
have finished in the upper half.
The other time was in 1948 when
the Cyclones also finished third.
-Kansas State and Missouri
met for the title before a crowd
of 10,500.

Cyclones Go Ahead.

Iowa State was first to. take
a lead after the close early
skirmishing when the. Cyclones
took advantage of a .4-minute
scoreless streak by the Sooners
to post a 15-10 advantage.

' The Cyclone lead was demol-
ished when Jimmy Peck rustled
cotton with two quick’ goals and
a free throw, the

broke downcourt

 

ame back to take

f until a late bom-

y the Sooners scored

nine poimts in two and one-half
minutes while Iowa State was
blanked. This gave the Sooners;
a 34-29 lead but it was chopped
to a single point, 36-35, at the
buzzer.