Peak Is 16 Points. 4
Missouri's lead grew to 61-45,|
its peak, early in the fourth but’
Nebraska got within nine points’
later in' the quarter before late
Husker fouls added to the Tiger
total. Se ae
Reiter hit twelve field goals
and a pair of free throws for
game scoring honors, 26. Weber
“ high for the Huskers with
Missouri hit 39.4 per. cent from|
the field while Nebraska had
30.8 per cent. Missouri had a!
hugh edge in rebounding 42 to 26.!

Reiter was the top rebounder,
of the game, too, with seventeen
saves off the boards, Stewart
was next with nine. Willard
Fagler and Bill Johnson with
seven each were best for Ne-
braska, ‘

Missouri pulled away from
Nebraska to a-10-7 lead half-
way through the first quarter
with Lloyd Elmore doing most
of the scoring in the early min-
utes. The margin grew to 16-9
as Bob Reiter and Jim Sally
hit, then Reiter rebounded one
in and hooked off the post for
a 22-16 Missouri first quarter
lead. ae

Huskers Run Hard.

Nebraska began_ running
harder in the second quarter,
and with the Huskers ganging
the alley to snare most of the
rebounds, caught and passed}
the Tigers. Missouri failed to;
score at all for three minutes)
of the second, |

In the meantime Fred Seger)
and Fred Weber got two goals}
apiece to spark the Husker rally
which put them ahead 26-22.)
Then Reiter hit a free throw,
Garvin Filbert hit a jump shot
and Reiter hooked from the
corner for a 27-26 Missouri
lead.

Weber hit two free ones as}
Nebraska went back into a tem-
porary lead but Filbert hit two
long shots and Reiter hooked
another one as Missouri went
ahead, 34-28, and was. on top

36-30 at the half.
NEBRASKA (57). | MISSOURI (72

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Officials—Ogden and Lloyd.
Missed f throws: Nebraska—Weber 5,
s F er 4, Buel. Missouri—Reiter
3, Holst 2, Elmore, Schoonmaker.

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