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Show Montana State Leads League DENVER, Jan. 31 UPI Montana State and Colorado college are running one-two In the Rocky Mountain conference cage race and will continue that way until their double-header at Colorado Springs February 9 and 10. Both teams will play conconfer" ence opponents this week. The Montanans, undefeated In two conference contests, will clash with their state rivals from Montana Mon-tana university at Missoula Friday Fri-day and Saturday. The C. C. Tigers, Ti-gers, victorious In two of their three league tussles, will play Fort Hay college at Hays, Kan, the same days. In the only conference games billed, Greeley State's defending champions, now fallen to fourth place, will clash with Western State's tailenders at Gunnison Friday Fri-day and Saturday. Montana State snapped out of an eight-game losing streak to grab the lead In the current scramble scram-ble with two high-powered triumphs tri-umphs over Greeley State last week, 59 to 35 and 58 to 49. Jack Brlckley, the Bobcats' ace, celebrated his return to action after a long layoff because of injuries in-juries by scoring 23 points In the double bill. Mike Tok waa Greeley's Gree-ley's best scorer with 17. The series with C . C. will wind up Montana State's conference play for the season, as it doesn't meet Mines or . Western State. The four other teams play twelve league games apiece. Standings: Standings: Taams. W. L. PF. PA. Montana Stat ....... 3 0 11T 84 Colorado collcia 9 1 105 9S Colorado Mlnas 3 J 337 324 Oraalay Stata 3 3 300 333 Waatarn Slats 0 3 SS SO |