Lester Lane, who georea si puis
to lead both teamsf shot the Soon-
ers into contentiofl after they. fell

j i the Buffs with
six minutes\remf :

Twice it Wee Lane who was sup-
posed to shoot for the tie-breaking
‘basket as time -ran out, but -he
didn’t. get a chance either time.
With the score tied at 68-all in reg-
ulation, the Sooners kept the ball
3 minutes and 20 seconds and then
weren’t able to get the shot.. ~

Lane started a drive with seven
seconds to go, was stopped and. had
to pick up his dribble. He passed
off, got the ball back and the buz-
zer caught him with the ball in
hand.

Lane Puts Sooners Ahead

‘In the overtime Lane put. Okla-
pine in front, 70-68, with a long
jump shot after 1:15 elapsed. Mick
Mansfield, a substitute who wasn’t
even listed on the program, pulled
Colorado within a point with a free
shot with 3:25 to go.

The Sooners then went into their
freeze again, but it was twice
broken up on fouls by Mel Coff-
man, Buff forward from Ponca
City, Oklahoma. The first time
Coffman fouled Lynn Hart and. the
Sooner senior missed both attempts.
Peck was fouled the next time.and
hit one of the two for a 71-69 lead
45 seconds before the finish.

Colorado swept back determined-
ly and Bob Jeangerard connected
from 20 feet out to tie the score
‘with 30 seconds showing on the
(clock.