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By ALEX WARD
Collegian Spurts Editor
Back in October Penn State bnskrihull coach
John Egli said the Lions' grueling Chustmas holi
day schedule bothered him more than a little.
During the term break Egli and his basket bailers
had to gallivant up and down the East Coast from
upstate New York to Florida to play the likes of
Duke, Syracuse and North Carolina State and to
fill a Dec. 29 engagement with Alabama ,n the
fiator Bowl tournament.
A schedule like that would worry am one. "If
we got back from that road trip m decent shape.'’
said Egli, “This should bo a pretty good season.”
In case anyone hasn't heard yet, the Lions
made it back in very good shape and Egii can
breathe a little easier. His team owns a 7-2 record,
a Gator Bowl trophy and probably some stock m
Eastern Airlines.
Along the way the State eager? took a few
lumps (lopsided losses to top-ranked Duke and
Syracuse) but those were largely overshadowed
by the Gator Bowl win and a stunning, 70-119 upset
of North Carolina State.
In the two-day tournament in Jacksonville,
Fla., the Lions nipped ’Bama, 68-60, m the firs!
round and beat Florida 54-52 a day later to win the
whole show.
Bay Saunders, who scored 31 poinls and soar Ic
ed the Lions defensively in both games, made off
with the Most Valuable Player award.
Paul Mickey, the 6-7 center whose play was
a big factor in the Lions’ third consecutive Christ
mas tournament win, (the other two were in the
Motor City Classic) tried to make off with some
one’s head in the Alabama game. Fortunately, he
was unsuccessful. Mickey was involved in one of
those minor disagreements which now and then
occur on the court but he was restrained bcfoie
imparting any damage.
As could be expected, Carver Clinton led the
Lion scoring parade over the holidays. Clinton
was red-hot against Syracuse, scoring 28 points
before fouling out with a few minutes remaining.
He also ted State against Buffalo (22), and Colgate
(25), before cooling off somewhat in the tourna
ment.
The basketbaliers swing into action again to
morrow night at Carnegie Tech and will entertain
Bucknell at Rec Hail next Wednesday night.
Briefly, here’s how it’s gone so far:
Stale 65, Maryland 61
Down by eight points late in the first half the
Lions, with Clinton providing much of the mo
mentum, rallied to close the gap to 32-30 at the
In the second half, State spurted into the lead
uickly but the Terps’ Gary Ward’s hot shooting
epl the game dose.
' Saunders’ 15-foot jumper broke a 61-61 tie
fith a little over a minute to play and when Jim
bed sank a couple of fiee throws seconds later,
n irylnnd and Ward were out of it.
Rnn State G F Pts. Maryland G F Pts.
inton 7 3 17 Williams 0 0 0
■seboro 0 0 0 Ward 10 2 22
>ed 3 3 0 Brayton 5 3 13
Hinders 5 2 12 Harrington 3 I 7
tickey 2 3 7 McMillan 5 0 10
’ersson 6 1 13 Wise 4 19
dickens 3 1 7
Totals 26 13 65 Totals ’ 27 7 61
Halftime score: Maryland 32, Penn State 30
State 81, Gettysburg 63
Hardly a contest here. The Lions couldn’t miss
and the Bullets completely misfired. State’s zone
defense and 47 per cent shooting average were
much too much for Gettysburg.
Four State players scored in double figures
Bnd Clinton and Jim Reed shared the scoring
honors with 16 apiece.
Egli was pleased with the teamwork in this
one and Mickey, who had been tight as a drum
against Maryland loosened up for 13 points.
Penn Slate G F Pts. Gettysburg G F Pts.
Clinton 7 2 16 Satir 8 1 17
Roseboro 4 0 8 Yales 3 17
R ee d 5 6 16 Ruck 1 0 2
Saunders 4 1 9 Sirms 6 1 13
Mickey 6 1 13 Richardson 10 2
Persson 5 0 10 Faczan 2 15
Mickens 3 1 7 Wilson 2 15
Hayes 0 2 2 Guers 4 1 9
Longwell 0 1 1 Morris 1 1 3
Totals 34 13 81 Totals 28 7 63
Halftime score: Penn State 43, Gettysburg 26
State 68, Buffalo 60
Eight days after the Gettysburg affair, the
\s packed their bags and took to the road. First
Buffalo, N.Y.
! He time off robbed the Lions of the fine
i hey reached against Gettysburg. Sluggish
! less at the start of the game, the cagers
i lentselves down by three points, 33-30 at
■thing happened in the dressing room.
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Philadelphia 3, Penna.
Egh's charges came out and reeled off 11 straight
points and Buffalo was all but out of it. Carver
hit for 28 points and Gerry Roseboro scored 17 as
the Lions made it three in a row.
Penn Slate G F Pts. Buffalo G F Pts.
Clinton 10 2 22 Walker 1 1 3
Saunders 12 4 Goodwin 7 3 27
Mickey 4 19 Barth 8 6 22
Reed 5 3 13 Poe 2 0 4
Roseboro 5 7 17 Goldstein 2 3 7
Persson 0 11 Beviiacqua Oil
Mickens 10 2 Clubert 2 15
Totals 26 16 68 Totals 22 16 60
Halftime score: Buffalo 33, Penn State 30
Syracuse 103, State 79
The refs made straight for the chap-stick after
this one. The whistle blew so much the place
sounded like a school for traffic cops.
The game was a close one for about 33 minutes.
It was tied 23-ail at the half and the Lions stayed
with Syracuse’ fast break for most of the second
period too.
But with 6:17 left to play Mickey fouled out.
Then Clinton fouled out. Then Leon Mickens foul
ed out. And finally Saunders fouled out. It got so
that Syracuse would bring the ball down, send a
man to the foul line and have him just wait there
until the ref gave him a one-and-one.
The Lions scored 33 field goals to 36 for the
Orange but were literally murdered at the foul
line, 31-13. Carver was high man in the game with
28 points.
Penn Slate G F Pis. Syracuse G F Pis.
Clinton 12 4 28 Bing 8 8 24
Mickens 4 0 8 Boeheim 8 2 18
Mickey 5 3 15 Cornwall 0 5 5
Persson 4 4 12 Dean 1 8 10
Reed 4 0 8 Goldsmith 12 4
Roseboro 10 2 Harper 3 4 10
2 2 6 Hickcr 8 2 18
10 2 Nicoletti 3 0 6
Reid 2 0 4
Trobridge 2 0 4
Saunders
Kimble
Totals 33 13 79 Totals 38 31 103
Halftime score: Penn State 23, Syracuse 23
State 75, Colgate 74
The team got back m the win column in
this game but as the score indicates, it wasn’t easy.
Substitute guard Gary Hayes’ field goal put the
Lions in the lead with more than two minutes to go.
Colgate took a total of six shots in those two min
utes and couldn’t make one.
Carver’s 25 points led all scorers. Jim Reed
had 14.
Penn State G F Pts. Colgate G F Pts,
Clinton 12 1 25 Zamat 3 0 6
Saunders 3 0 6 Dalzell 6 3 15
Mickey 4 0 8 Blangiewicz 8 5 21
Reed 5 4 14 Brown 6 3 15
Roseboro 0 0 0 Vigrass 8 1 17
Persson 3 2 8
4 2 10
2 0 4
Mickens
Hayes
Totals 33 9 75 Totals 31 12 74
Halflime score: Penn State 32, Colgate 25
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The Lion? usually don't have ton much full
on these annual jaunt-- to North Carolina bul this
time was different. The cagers surprised their
southern hosls by jumping off to a huge, 26-5 lead
early in the first half.
The Wolfpack squared things al 36 apiece at
the break but the Lions’ tenacious defense and
NC State's poor shooting percentage kepi things
tight from then on. Jeff Persson's 24 and Clinton’s
18 points helped too.
Penn Siaie G F Pis. N. C. Stale G F Pis.
Clinton 8 2 18 Mattocks 1 0 2
Reed 5 0 10 Woisley 9 0 18
Persson 11 2 24 Moffit 3 0 6
Saunders 4 1 9 Biedenbach 8 5 21
Mickey 2 3 7 Coker 4 5 13
Roseboro 10 2 KreUer 2 1 5
Gealy 2 0 4
Totals 31 8 70 Totals
Halftime score: Penn State 36, N. C. State 36
State 68. Alabama 66
First game of the Gator Bowl Tournament.
Clinton drew three fouls in the first half and ha.l
to play it close the vest the rest of the way. It
didn't matter because Saunders picked up the
slack, scoring 21 points and picking off 17 re-
bounds.
The Tide had a 32-31 lead at the half and the
point spread never did get much wider than that,
no matter who was winning.
Clinton's foul shot gave the Lions a 67-65 lead
with less than a minute to play. Alabama’s Harry
Hammonds made one of two free throws seconds
later but State controlled the ball till the final
buzzer. Saunders was fouled as it went off.
Penn Slate G F Pis. Alabama G F Pis.
Clinton 5 3 13 Turner 8 7 23
Saunders 9 3 21 Jones 2 0 4
Mickey 2 4 8 Hammonds 5 4 14
Persson 6 0 12 Moses 2 2 6
Reed 5 3 13 Nordholz 5 2 12
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Totals 27 14 68 Totals 25 16 66
Halftime score: Alabama 32, Penn State 31
State 54, Florida 52
The Lions had this thing going about close
games. Egli’s team didn’t do much scoring in this
one but with the zone defense choking Florida to
death, it didn't have to. There were only eight
points scored in the last five minutes ot play.
The Lions’ defense was so stiff that Florida
couldn’t put anything on the scoreboard the last
three minutes of the game. When Mickey scored
with 1:07 remaining to put State ahead, that was it.
Both teams threw shutout ball from there on and
the Lions were the Gator Bowl champs. Saunders
was the outstanding player in the tourney and he
and Persson were named to the All-Tourney team.
Penn State G F Pts. Florida G F Pts.
Clinton 3 3 9 Keller 5 6 16
Saunders 3 4 10 Moreton 3 2 8
Mickey 5 7 17 Higley 2 0 4
Persson 6 0 12 Mahoney 1 1 3
Reed 3 0 6 Hoffman 10 2
Winkler 5 0 10
McElroy 4 19
Totals 20 14 54 Totals 21 10 52
Halftime score: Penn State 28, Florida 27
Duka 83, State 58
In the first few weeks of the season Duke
catapulted ito the nation’s number one spot when
the Blue Devils tore UCLA’s vaunted full-court
press to shreds and whomped the Bruins on two
successive nights.
Penn State's zone defense isn’t quite as re
nowned as UCLA’s press but Duke believes in
equal rights for all. The Blue Devils made a
shambles of State's defense, State made a shambles
of its shooting percentage. And the game was a
runaway.
Vic Bubas’ team jumped off to an early 9-2
lead and the Lions were out of it already. Jack
Marin was the game’s high scorer with 25 points
but he wasn't accurate as teammate Mike Lewis,
who was ten for ten from the floor.
Jim Reed was high man for the Lions with 16.
Penn State G F Pis. Duke G F Pts.
Clinton 6 1 13 Marin 11 3 25
Saunders 3 17 Riedy 0 1 1
Mickey 3 5 11 Lewis 10 1 21
Reed 6 4 16 Verga 8 1 17
Pcrsson 3 0 6 Vacendak 4 0 8
Roseboro 0 2 2 Chapman 12 4
Mickens 10 2 Liccardo 3 17
Kemble 0 1 1
Totals 22 14 58 Totals
Halftime score: Duke 47, Pehn State 27
29 11 69
PENN STATE COURT CAPTAIN Carver
Clinton leaps high to prevent a shot by
North Carolina Slate’s Pete Coker in a
game at Raleigh on Dec. 27. Coker didn't
get the shot off, but Carver was charged
Hoopsters Set
For Holidays
The 1965-66 season isn’t even
half over at this point and al
ready the Lions arc booked lip
solid for the 1966 and 1967
holiday seasons.
Coach John Egli’s team has
received and accepted an in
vitation to play in the Ken
tucky Invitational at Lexing
ton. Ky., before Christmas this
year.
A week later, the Niltany
hoopsters will journey farther
south, to Jacksonville. Fla., to.
defend their title in the Gator
Bowl Tournament.
The three other teams which
have been invited (o (he blue
grass court classic are Oregon
State, Kansas State and host
Kentucky.
Coach Adolph Rupp’s Wild
cats captured the 1965 Ken
tucky Invitational crown two
weeks ago by defeating Air
Force 78-58, in the opening
round and Indiana, 91-56, in
the finals.
No pairings for the Lexing
ton event have been made.
Oregon State won the Far
West Classic last week, the
eighth straight year the Bea
vers have copped that cham
pionship, while K-State was
participating in the Big Eight
tonrnev.
So far, Penn State is the
only (earn which has been
invited (o the Gator Bowl
championship last week by
downing Alabama, 68-66, and
Florida, 54-52, on successive
nights.
In 1967, the Lions will head
for the colder climes at Christ
mas time to play in the ECAC
Holiday Festival at Madison
Square Garden.
The tourney, which will be
held in the new 20,000-seat i
Garden, also features Svra-'
cuse, St. John’s, LaSalle, Co
lumbia, Louisville, West Vir
ginia and Boston College.
37 9 83
High Flyin' Lion!
wiih a personal foul. He and the rest
the Nittany Lions kept their heads out
the clouds long enough to defeat the Wc
pack, 70-69, the first Penn State vici<
over N.C. Stale in 12 tries.
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