BIG SEVEN.--

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is also the third year in a row
that Missouri has won.

The most important fact in
the 1953 victory was that’ Mis-
souri, led by 6-foot 8-inch cen-
ter Bob Reiter, had too much
| height and rebounding power for
| the shorter Cyclones.

Control Boards.

Control of the boards gave
them control of the ball, and the
Tigers didn’t waste the oppor-
‘tunity. They unleashed a trio of
hot shooters who overcame the
‘fact that State’s Chuck Duncan
was high scorer with 19 points.

Reiter, who gathered : three
fouls in a hurry and sat out
about half of the game, still
managed 14 points, as did guard
Med Park. The other “villain”

| was smooth sophomore forward
Norm Stewart, 6-4, who tossed
in 16.

Park, scoring 11 of his
points in the second half, was
double trouble for the Cy-
clones, for he did a magnifi-
cent patrol job on Dutch Van
Cleave, holding him to eight
points,

Stewart, assisted by Lloyd
Elmore, was the gunner at the
start as the Tigers took off into
a 15-7 lead. Only Duncan was
able to tally a single point for
the losers during this stretch.

Juggies Lineup.

Just when the crowd of 9,000
was settling back for a rout,
Coach Chick Sutherland man-
aged to juggle around until he
found a warmer crew.

Duncan and Van Cleave of
the starting five teamed wth
three huskies—Barney Alle-
man, Dean Nims and Howard
Johnson — to throw a little
weight around and_ climb
back into the game.

All were scoring as the Cy-
clones climbed up to within 19-
18 early in the second quarter.
The effort, though, was tiring
and halfway through the period
Reiter suddenly came to life and
threw in three quick hook shots
to reopen a 7-point lead.

38-30 at Half.

It was, thanks to Johnson’s
desperation long that dropped
after the gun, only 38-30, favor
of Missouri, at the half. It be-
gan to look dark again in a
hurry.

Although Reiter picked up his
fourth foul in no time, and went
to the bench, Park started hit-
ting. Reiter’s sub, Bilf Holst,
also bagged a couple of goals as
the Tigers roared int® a 58-38
lead.