TUESDAY, FEBRUARY '2B. 1961 Panthers Stop Cagers, 57-53 NIT-Bound Nittanies By SANDY PADWE Penn State's basketball team always puts on an exciting show you never know how they're going to lose. The Lions, who qualify as ex perts on the art of blowing close ball games, discovered a- new way at Pitt Saturday and dropped a 57-53 decision to. the Panthers. The loss was the fifth straight for John Egli's crew (9-12) who face the unpleasant task of play ing NIT-bound Temple (18-5) at 8 tonight in Rec In their last five outings, the Lions have lost 'by a total of 19 points. Two of those defeats came on last-second shots and two more were the result of successful freezes. Saturday, State simply threw the ball game away with poor passing and ballhandling at the most inopportune times. As usual, the Lions led through out most of the game and thanks to Mark DuMars they had a 34-27 edge at halftime. The little "Magician," who is closing out his stay on Mt. Nit tany, had one of the finest halves of an already sensational career, scoring 15 points. He was five for six from the field, five for five from the free throw line and as Pitt pub- licist Beano Cook wrote on the halftime statistics sheet, "He has already broken the Field- house record for sensational passing." The 2378 irr attendance looked forward to more of the same in the second half, but DuMars cooled off completely. He was limited to one foul con version and as a result the Lion offense broke down. Meanwhile, the Panthers were inching closer. Ben Jinks and John Fridley led Pitt's second•half drive and St. Bonaventure Clings to 2nd Despite Upset Loss to Niagara teams as a week ago, with a slight reshuffling of the order. Bradley, winner over Wichita and Tulsa, stayed at the No. 4 spot by North Carolina, which downed Duke 69-66 in over time, climbed from seventh to fifth, Duke fell a rung although it whipped both Michigan and Minnesota. Kansas State, winner over Kan- 1 sas and Missouri, and West Vir-' ginia, which scored over Penn State and George Washington, each moved up one place. Southern California, which split' a pair with Oregon State, held on' to the tenth position. 1. Ohio State 36 (22-0) 360 2. St. Ilonaventure (21-2) 9 91 3. Cincinnati (21-3) 286 4. Bradley 121-41 - 209 5. North Carolina (19.4) 185 6. lowa (16-3) 170 7. Kansas State (18-41 150 8. West Virginia (22.3) 113 9. Duke (20-5) 104 143. Southern California (17.51 431 Others receiving votes: St. John's, Pur due, Niagara. St. Joseph's, Memphis State, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt. North Carolina State, Louisville, Utah, Its exactly the same list o{ Drake. Kansas. By The Associated Press Mighty Ohio State is the unani mous choice as the No. 1 college basketball team in the nation for the 12th straight week, and St. Bonaventure is clinging to the runnerup spot by a slender thread. The weekly Associated Press poll showed the unbeaten, high flying Buckeyes still unchal lenged. They received all 36 of the first place votes cast by the special panel of sports writers and broadcasters. On the basis of 10 for a first place vote, 9 for Second, etc., St. Bonaventure fell farther back of the lead and just managed to beat out Cincinnati for the No. 2 position. The Bonnies dropped their sec ond decision of the season Satur day night to Niagara 87-77 after scoring their 22nd victory earlier in the week over Siena. Completing the top ten are Bradley, No. 4; North Carolina, No. 5; lowa, No. 6; Kansas State, No. 7; West Virginia, No. 8; Duke, No. 9, and Southern California, No. 10. HERLOCHER'S BAR-B-CIUED CHICKEN Halves . 65c and up SUBMARINES 55c Chicken Salad 1 / 2 1h. 45c Potato Salad Peppered Cabbage V2pt. 20c Home Baked Beans lispt. 25a Soft Drinks, Milk, Potato Chips We Deliver Temple Will Test in Rec Hail Tonight ti t. . BRUCE DRYSDALE . . . leads Temple attack * * * it was Fridley who lied the score at 42 with 12:45 left. Both teams traded baskets for the next few minutes and there were ties at 48, 51, and 53. The last deadlock came on an other Fridley bucket with 3:55 left. There was no scoring for the next two and half minutes as both teams tried to set up for good shots. State found itself in control with 1:12 remaining when Earl Hoffman let fly with a wild pass. Fridley intercepted for the Panthers and they called time with 42 seconds showing on the clock. Pitt held the ball until the 22 second mark when Tom Maloney drove underneath and was fouled by Hoffman. He converted both shots to put Pitt ahead, 55-53, The Lions, V2pt. 25c THE DAILY COI.LEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA * * * /1 ~,..i.„ Call AD 8-0518 however, still had a chance to tie it. DuMars brought the ball up court for State but as he • was dribbling past Dick Falenski, it bounced off his foot and rolled out of bounds. Pitt then held the• ball and Fridley converted two free throws just before the buzzer to give the Panthers (12-11) a win ning season. State outrebounded the Panthers 37-27, but Pitt had the edge in shooting, hitting on 44 per cent of its shots compared to 36 per cent for State, "Someday we're going to put everything together and surprise a few people," Egli said. "I sure hope it's soon because these close ones can drive you crazy." Tonight, the Lions will be fac ing one of the nation's classiest teams. Coach Harry Litwack's Owls accepted their• bid to the National Invitation Tournament Sunday after whipping Villanova, 79-69, Saturday night. . • _ Little Bruce Drysdale (5-8), who is making Temple fans forget Pickles Kennedy, is responsible for the Owls' success. Not only does he guide the Temple offense, hut he is the team's leading scorer. He gets plenty of support from Russ Gordon, the 6-4 cen ter who' ruined the Lions twice last year, Ed Devery, John Ko skinen and Earl Proctor. Penn State will go with Don Wilson and DuMars out front; Gene Harris at center; and John Phillips and Hoffman at forward. Box Score PENN STATE (53) PITT (57) FG F TP FG F TP Trueblood 2 2- 5 s F'olenAi 5 3- 5 13 Phillips 1 1- 1 3 Jinks 5 1- 2 11 Harris 8 4- 7 16 Fridley S 4- 5 20 Hoffman 5 0. 0 10 Moloney 2 2- 2 6 IE/nMani S 6- 7 16 Masczu'k S 1- 2 7 Mitchell 1 0- 0 2 Idizor 0 0- 0 0 Sankey 0 0- 0 0 Totals 20 13-20 53 Totals 23 11-16 67 Halftime Score; Penn State 34; Pitt 27 Niagara Gets Bid To NIT Tournament NEW YORK (IF) Niagara, which upset second-ranked- St. Bonaventure, was selected yes terday as the ninth team in the National Invitation Basketball Tournament. Three more teams must be picked for the 12-team field which opens play at Madison Square Garden March 16. Niagara has a 15-4 record for the season and has won eight of its last nine games. The Purple Eagles beat St. 13onaventure Sat urday night at Olean, N.Y., 87-77. Freshman Cagers Play Altoona Center Tonight Penn State's freshman basket ball team will host the Altoona Center in Rec Hall tonight in a pre-varsity encounter beginning at 6. Altoona scored a 75-62 victory over the frosh earlier this year. * * * —Photo courtesy of the Pitt News TWO POINTER—Penn State's Gene 'Harris (23) fires jump shot past Pitt's John Fridley (12) during Saturday's Pitt-Penn State game in the Pitt Field House. The Panthers stopped State, 57-53, to finish the season with a 12-11 record. The Lions are 9-12 with three to go including a Rec Hall encounter with Temple to night at 8. * * * ENGINEERING NOTICE The Martin Company representative will visit. the campus on March 14, 15, 16. 17 - 1961 to discuss oppOrtunities for graduates of the _ School of Engineering. Contact your Placement Officer for ap pointment and further details. 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