SPORTSCAST « by Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Station KPMU « Marah 2, 1944

An youl, the Big Six Conference is closing its final basketball race with to
teams dendlocked for first position, (iklaham scored a thrilling upset victory over
Town State College st snes, Iowa, on Mondsy night by a soore of 44 to 50, senting the
Sooners to a first place position over the Towa State Cyclones. Oklahoma has closed
her eeason in the conference by winning 9 gemes and losing 1, while Iowa state College
‘hae won 8 ond lost 1. ‘The important came on the lowa State Cyolone's sehedule is with
the University of yonsas here in Mooh Auditorium Priday night, Marsh 3, at 7150 peme

It will be necessary for Conch Louie Mense's team to defeat Kensas to finish in
g. tie deadlock with the Oklahona sooners for a first place position. Awin for lew.
State will give then 9 games won ant 2 lost, thereby tying up Big Six honors. towever,
At will be necessary for Tawa State to defeat Kansas to be the Big Jix representative |
toam in the Western Notional Collegiate Athletic ‘sscolation play-off which will be held
in Kansas City's Muntoipal suditoriu iarch 24 ant Bi. A rule was passed by the Big
Six Cenference before Pearl Marbor to the effect that when tr or more team are tied
for first plane position, the teon with the better offensive-defensive ratic record
shall be the team ropresenting the Mig Six Confwrenee in the NOAA play-off. Iowa state
seh tenetn (il for thee plese tn 2000, Wh Tom State tnd the betlee effeniivestete
enatve ratio record; therefore, Tom ‘tate was tie reprosentative teas in the tournanonts
Iowa State played Creighton University, Creighton being the Iasour Valley representa~ 4
tive for tho right to represent this distriot, Creighton won, thereby being the Fifth
Metrict represertativa. he FalC: Photetet hae tre strung eenferensen © the Mg sie
Conference and the Missourt Valley Conference, - and comprises the states of Kansas,
t4{ssouri, Oxlahom., Iowa-and Nebraska, There are four collegiate districts west of
the Mesisstgpt River, the Firth being our area, the Sixth the Southwest Conference
area, the Seventh the Roaky Mowrtain Area, and the Bighth the Peeific Coast ares.
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