Lew stops Purdue for third NCAA
It's over. The Alcindor era in college basketball has come to an end and now teams can go back to planning for the national championship that has been conceded to UCLA for the last three seasons.
Several other developments can also be foreseen. Coach-of-the-Year—and recruiter of the decade-John Wooden will now have to resume normal coaching duties after enjoying semi-retirement since Lew's arrival.
Sportswriters will have to be on their toes for the first time in three campaigns in picking the weekly "No. 1" quintet.
And pro teams will have to concoct methods to combat the game's ultimate weapon as soon as he departs the Westwood campus for that big pay window in Milwaukee or New York—or wherever else Alcindor chooses to sell his financially limitless services.
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Whatever happens however, last Saturday Big Lew ended his college career on top where it started, as he led the top-ranked Bruins to 92-72 trouncing of cold-shooting Purdue for an unprecedented third straight NCAA title.
Never in doubt
The Uclans wrapped up the championship early as they raced to a quick 14-6 lead and 42-31 halftime margin. Purdue sharpshooter, Rick Mount, the leader in the Boilermakers' semi-final shellacking of North Carolina, found the hoop only three times in 18 attempts in the initial stanza, cutting down on the effectiveness of the loser's attack and setting the stage for what was to be a long afternoon for the Eastern champions.
Alcindor's dominance was complete as he racked up 24 points in the Uclans' first half spree in addition to hauling down 12 rebounds. Occasionally
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he drifted out from under the basket a la Bill Russell to harass
No place to go
Purdue's Rick Mount looks for shooting room he seldom got in Saturday's loss to UCLA in the NCAA championship tourney. Mount finished with 28 points but could net only 12 of 36 shots from the field.
and intimidate Mount into off-target heaves.
Aleindor was not the only Bruin to get into that act however. Senior guard Kenny Heitz stuck to the blond Boilermarker like his shadow, seldom giving Mount, the cog in Purdue's attack, a chance for an open shot.
Mount did finish with 28 points but most of these came after UCLA had settled the issue.
Alcindor closed his career out with a tournament high of 37 points and was voted the Most Valuable Player of the event for the third consecutive year. He was also selected to the all-tournament team and joined by Mount, teammate John Valeley, Drake's Willie McCarter and North Carolina's Charlie Scott.
The latter two put on quite an individual duel in the consolation game, won by Drake 104-84. Scott tallied 35 points for game-high honors but it was not enough to overcome the listless play of his teammates. McCarter popped home 28 points to go with his 10 assists and led a Bulldog attack that was too fast for the Tar Heels.
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KC Blues become victims of speedy KU rugby team
Countering size and power with speed, the KU Rugby team defeated the Kansas City Blues Saturday to move into a tie with Rockhurst College for control of the Heart of America league.
In a rough and brutal match with the Blues—a large and powerful team of ex-collegiate and professional football players—the Jayhawks speed proved to be too much. KU's Jim Thurmond and Ralph Johnson both scored tri's—equivalent to touchdowns—and Jay Clancey was successful on one of the conversion attempts for the final two points.
Friday night before the A team win, the Kansas B squad journeyed to Atchison to battle St. Benedicts College. The Hawks grabbed the lead early in the match and rolled on to hand
the Ravens a 9-3 loass. The victory hiked the second stringers' spring season record to 2-0.
Idle through spring break, the team will compete next against the University of Missouri, April 12, in Columbia and the following day will face the Rolla Miners at Rolla, Mo.
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