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“py: JAY SIMON
‘ (Daily Oklahoman Sports Writer)
KANSAS CITY; Dec. 28—The upset motif continued in the ninth
annual Big Seven basketball tournament here Tuesday night as Iowa
State toppled previously undefeated Kansas, 82-81, and Kansas State
bounced Caliiornia’s favored guests, 88-75.
A capacity crowd of 10,500 at Municipal Auditorium saw the
league’s two “States” roll into the semi-finals along with Oklahoma
and Missouri, who earned their berths in first round action Monday.
night.
The Sooners go against Missouri at 8 p. m. Wednesday with
Kansas State and Iowa State fol-
lowing in the second semi-final to

see who meets in the champion-
ship match Thursday night.

_ Consolation play begins Wednes-
day afternoon with Colorado and
Nebraska clashing in the 2 p. m.
game and Kansas meeting Cali-
fornia in the other.

Today's Starters

OKLAHOMA Pos, MISSOURI
6-3 Sam Thompson rr! Norm Sabet 6-4
6-0 Bobby_ Burr F Med Park 6-2
6-3 Fred Muller Cc Bob Reiter 6-9
5-10 Lester Lane G Lionel Smith 6-1

5-§ Jimmy Peck G Redf’d Reichert 6-1
TIPOFF-—8 p. m., Municipal Audito-

srr Kansas City.
ND GAME-Iowa State vs. Kan-

sas State, 9:45 p.m.
CONSCLATION BRACKET
2p. m.—Colerado vs. Nebraska.
3:45 p. m.—Kansas ys. California.

Tuesday's Boxes

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71, in overtime on Jimmy Peck’s
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Iowa State, showing great im-'
provement in Bill Strannigan’s first
year as coach, never let the lead
out of its grasp the rest of the way
as sophomore Gary Thompson twice
went to the foul line during the
final pulsating minutes to lift
‘through four freethrows.

Kansas, which led most of the
game and by as much as six points
with 8% minutes to go, clawed
frantically for the ball as it became
apparent its season’s first defeat in
five games was in the making. But
the Cyclones stood them off “down
the stretch and the big crowd;
ready to claim another underdog
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inine years that Iowa State man-
aged to win its opening tournament
game, the other first-round victory
one at the expense of Harvard
in 1948.