Show j Iowa Illinois Chalk Up Vital Wins 17 NEW NEV YORK Feb 19 OP The H-The The Is have it in jn the Big Ten ba has bas hase basketball jamboree meaning Iowa and Illinois most likely will dedde decide de de- de cide the championship Saturday ni night ht when they collide at Champaign Cham Cham- Ill I Both hung up important victories vie vic tories Monday night leaving them locked in a place first-place tie 9 1 records I. I Defending champion Illinois led by John Kerrs Kerr's 20 points hurdled hur hiir- died a big obstacle by defeating Indiana 77 Iowa shooting n for its first title in seven years ripped Ohio State 75 62 as Chuck Darling flipped in 26 points Minnesota the only team with witha a chance to catch the leaders kept pace with a 60 58 squeak over Michigan State Stale Dick Means Means' field goal with three seconds left gave the Gophers their ninth win i against three losses against Meanwhile l third ranked Du flu quesne continued on its merry undefeated way with a 76 64 win over Cincinnati Only four more games gaines stand between the Dukes 0 18 and a perfect regular season season sea sea- son record Jim Tim Tucker with 30 points led the Dukes' Dukes drive against Cincinnati These were the only teams Inthe Inthe in inthe the top 10 to see action last night |