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Show Cougars Sh ock Newlin Watts 1 V JOE WATTS BYU Rebounding 'I Leads v Cookin' BY 72 Upset iners in 0 - Dominates Game Redskins a d. By RAY SCHWARTZ Herald Sports Writer Refs Have Ridiculous SALT Job LAKE - CITY The University of Utah's running Redskins took another stride toward the Western Athletic ConTo Do Do It ference basketball championship when they raced past Basketball officiating is horrid. Not because of the University of New Mexico, the guys in the striped shirts, but because of the Saturday night In the Events Center. Special rules of the game. The guys with the whistles get A roaring crowd of 12,820 the brunt of the blame, but they have an impossible watched Mike Newlin, the Ute's shooting star and his teamtask. mates, catch New Mexico in a buzz-saattack that gave the It's a lot like John Benington, former MichRedskins a 9 lead with 2:02 who coach of heart died a igan attack, recently to Flay in the first half. The said at the Utah State University coaching Lobos were hanging on the clinic a few years back: ropes early in the second half as the Redskins continued to "We give the refs a ridiculous job to do and bomb the hoop. Utah led 3 at halftime and Newlin, firing they do a ridiculous job." with radar touch, led the way Some games are better than others, or worse, with an assortment of shots. He which ever way you look at it. Most officials will scored 31 points for the game, including 18 in the first half. admit they have good games and bad games. Newlin left the game with 8:25 to play in the game, and the drawone The officiating problem is the major Ute fans gave him a standing back to the sport of basketball. It is such a major ovation. Other Scorers drawback that it sometimes takes the element of Ken Gardner was the second sport out of the game. high Utah scorer with 16 points, by Walt Hawkins with Close games are almost always determined by followed 13 and John Gardner with 12. the official. When a game is decided by one or two Hawkins also got a standing points, and that's quite often nowadays, you can ovation when he left the game a few minutes after Newlin. easily look back over the game and point to questionFor New Mexico, Willie Long able or absolutely unquestionable wrong calls that was the big scorer with 24 points, followed by Petie Gibson could have reversed the outcome of the contest. with 17 and Howard Grimes and How coaches sit on the bench and take some Ron Becker, with 10 each. Utah shot a rather waitn 56 of the decisions that are handed out is beyond me. per cent from the field SaturThey have to have tremendous day night, 82 per cent from the while the best New charity How players can keep their cool under certain Mexico line, could do was 39 per circumstances is also remarkable. cent from the field and 77 per cent from the foul line. Generally speaking the coaches and players The game was close throughout the early part of the first sit and take it a lot better than the fans, and half with the score being tied yet the fans, except for close relatives and 5 with 11:53 to play in the and unattached to the thing friends, are really first period. Newlin and Gardshouldn't become as emotionally involved as the ner were the principal scorers for the Utes in the early going coaches and players. while Gibson and Grimes did The desire to win is so great in this society . the firing for New Mexico. John that there is unbelievable pressure on the coaches Hunter and Gardner then sparked the Utes into a 2045 lead and the players, and it has to be a frustrating ex- but Gibson and Grimes brought perience when the player does just exactly as taught the Lobos back to within one by the coach only to have the referee make a dunder-blund- er point of ihe Utes, Scoring Rampage call that loses the ball game. Newlin went on a scoring Even if it isn't a factor in tha eventual out- rampage to give the Redskins come of the game, it is still hard to sit and take a 9 bulge with 2:03 to play in the half. New Mexico was some of the outrageously stupid calls that are made. never in the game again as the to a raced lead with Utes of the the rules And yet, mind you, it's game, a spurt early in the second half and not the referee, that are mainly responsible. as Newlin and Hawkins led the Some very top flight, capable men, have tried attack. Utah led. 3 before New taking up the officiating racket in an effort to im- Mexico spurted once again with prove it. They have dedicated much time and effort Gibson leading the way to move to study and improvement, and still they come up within 15 points of Utah at 9 with 12:21 in the game. New. inadequate. lin began pumping from outside once again and Utah ran Every now and then someone decides to off eight straight points to lead take up the whistle in order to "save the game." After that the game was never in doubt. They become officials because "the game needs As the Utes continued to bomb better officials." the hoop and Coach Jack GardAnd yet, as good as they might be, they aren't ner flooded the floor with regood enough. It's the nature of the sport. You are serves down the stretch, Utah maintained its lead to the end. just not going to get a perfect game. G Utah F T 16 6 6 Gardner ......... a was of BYU at an example ' Thursday night and They 99-7- if 87-7- 40-2- u 0 46-3- - I y. n 0 : 1 6-- V ' J 1 ' f CRASHING TO THE FLOOR go two combatants in last night's basketball action between BYU and UTEP. BYU's Phil ToIIestrup was g oing in for a cripple layin, but was stopped by an an out effort by Dck Gibbs. Gibbs hurt his ankle on the play and had to leave the 5-- game. ..... gelf-contr- 15-1- PROVO, UTAH, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1970 23-1- Tin I 22-2- 1. 3Pi 3 40-2- ; 62-4- 64-4- poor job of officiating turned in by officials with a Mahler Newlin high reputation. It was one of those bad games. Hunter A player would come down the floor and Reynolds Borrevik progress. The refs would let it go seemingly Beam figuring that next time down the floor the Harper player would double dribble to make up for it. Laster Sure enough, it would happen and the thing Cowan Cook would balance itself out without the refs even Totals blowing the whistle. It seemed two wrongs make a right. One time near center court there was a real cute game played between player, crowd, and ref. 1 1- 13 5- 5 1 2 New Mexice Culver 2-- 0-- 0 1 -1 3- -3 1 0-- 0 1- 3 0-- 0 1 0-- 1 1 0-- 0 40 19-2- 3 F G 0 3 9 4 3 0 Grimes Long Gibson 2-- 2 44 6- -12 All in one sequence the player progressed, the crowd hooted, and the ref looked too late. He progressed again, the crowd hooted, and the ref looked too late. And if you can believe it the episode happened again and he hadn't dribbled the ball once. It was like a wrestling match where the "bad guy" would pull hair and the crowd would yell and the ref was always late. In wrestling it's believable. The WAC supervisor of officials was on hand for the game and if he turns in a good report on that game the conference is really in trouble. Re TEMPE, Ariz. (UPI) serve Tom Douthit scored nine of Arizona State's last 12 points to pace the Sun Devils past Colorado State, 74,72, in a Western Athletic Conference basket- 4 23 Somogyi Totals 4 &0 2-- 2 27-3- 5 Sun Devils Nip Rams 0-- 4-- 3-- 6 0-- 0-- 0-- 0-- 0 1- -1 0-- 1-- 3-- 2-- 3-- 12 3-- ; !v " i vF i 3-- 0-- 2-- 0-- 1 0-- 26-6- ! r-i- k hk LiiMiJt r- - "" k"" " - Xt,v.,v. jf i 7 38-2- 9. 87-7- 2. 57-3- Utah States Aggies Upset 10th Rated Houston 4 - Utah State's LOGAN (UPI) with all five starters scoring in double figures, de feated 10th ranked Houston 91- 84 at George Nelson Fieldhouss for USU in both scoring and bounding, with 26 points and 22 Houston (84) rebounds. Other double figure Gribben post-seaso- . m-.- .l n scorers for USU were guard ayiw Jeff Tebbs with 22, guard Paul Welch Davi s Jeppescn with 18, forward Marv Saturday nignt. The refs can have a bad game, just like the Hall As 5,374 fans looked on, USU Roberts with 13 and center Tim Hickman told. be but After to need all, 10. mid lead with narrow a they players, they ball game Saturday. ToIIestrup opened up Willis Doutmt found the range with way through the first naif ana Houston's All - America canare getting something like $100 per game. the score tied after Colo maintained it until the rest peri didate forward Ollie Taylor led like $3 for every Thursday night was something his team in scoring with 25'mil rado State had fought back from od. wrong call. a In the second half, USU wi points. Dwighl i Davis added deficit. The veteran And yet it needs to be understood that it is' forward finished with 17 points, dened ivS lead to 6243 at the wnue guaras 10m unuuui ailujviijams the man in double figures 14:51 mark, only to see Hous ra weicn aaoea it ana iu Tollestrup the nature of the game, not entirely the officials, for only ASU beside Seabern Hill ton stage a rally. The Cougars Jeppesen that is the problem. who had 27. Hill and Dot'thit fought, back to within six points The victory left USU with a Tebbs record and high hopes of Hatch 26 of the Sun late in the ballgame but USU Improvement must be sought, but when yous combined35 for second-hal- f n with to Devils's NCAA the come an held on tourney Totals away points. see the perfect game please let me know. I'd like 3 Archie Weems was Colorado victory. bid. Houston now stands Halftime: USU to preserve it on film. State's top scorer with 22 points J Forward Nate Williams paced and is still very men in consid- - A5,374 play. F lCtT nt 11 4 2--3 10 7 3-- 5 17 14-- 5 3 2 2 0-- 1 1 0-- 0 1 37 0 10-1- 6 F G 37 25 4 2 2 84 T 1413 6 12 13-- post-seaso- T -16 , 62-6- 2 11 Defeats ..,r. STRONG REBOUNDING was one of BYU's m ain assets Saturday night is the Cougars downed the UTEP Miners Here Scott W arner and Steve Kelly go after the ball. BYU oulrebounded UTEP (Herald photos by Dean Ostlund.) Aggies, 20-2- Arizona 24-2- 91-8- - 2-- 2-- 5 8-- 9-- Becker Stephens 8-- 2-- -1 -6 2 4-- 32-6- 4-- 3-- 3 4-- 0-- 76-5- 3. 5 ot d, 58-3- 8 Hawkins but that was short-liveDun By JOE WATTS Herald Sports Editor ing that minor UTEP flurry "One of these days we are the Cougars hit only one of going to put things together and eight field goal attempts, but really hurt somebody," Stan they soon snapped out of the Watts said earlier mis week. cold spelL Ruffner then went into top So be it The Brigham Young Univer form offensively and scored 18 of the next 13 points for BYU sity Cougars clobbered, outand com to keep the Cougars comfortplayed, of the Miners. pletely dominated the UTEP ably in front Ruffner finished the night 2 be Miners Saturday night with 29 points on 11 of 19 field fore 9,087 elated fans. It's hard to know who Is goal attempts and seven of 10 happiest about the victory: Stan foul shots. He also had nine re Watts, the Cougars, the fans, bounds in a fine all around or the University of Ltah. performance. His 29 points were The Cougars, long an arch- more thai; a point per minute rival and bitter enemy of the of playing time. Utes might be adopted into the Steve Kelly hit six of 11 field Ute wigwam this week. The goal attempts and had 15 points Cougar triumph oyer the Miners for a fine night He got the opens the door for the Utes and starting call and came through makes their title hopes Uiat in fine fashion. He was especial' much more realistic. ly effective going down the wire Utah downed New Mexico 99- - against the UTEP zone press. in Kelly hit a cripple underneath 73 to remain undefeated 0 record the basket drove in for another WAC Dlav with a and the loss handed to UTEP layup, and then hit an unmoby BYU drops the Miners two lested shot from the corner as full games behind the league he scored six straight points to put the game on ice and leading Redskins. It's also hard to know who break the UTEP press. Phil ToIIestrup and Doug is the unhaippiest about the victory: UTEP's Dan Haskins, the Howard were also in double UTEP Miners, the UTEP fans, digits for the Cougars with 12 and 11 respectively. or the Stan Watts critics. It was the first conference Bob Doyle was the most bru-win of the season for the Cou- - liant shooter of the night for gars in mx starts ana Dron the Miners. He hit eight of 17 a seven game losing streax. me castoffs from way outside. His Cougars are now 14 in league shot is rather unorthodox with on the season. a skewampish twist to it, bat play and The Cougar zone boxed the it was effective. He led the Miners off the board and al- UTEP scorers with 20 points lowed very few inside shots. followed by Nate (the Roller The defense was possibly the Skate) Archibald with 15 points. best of the season for the CouThe Miners shot only 39 per cent from the field, bitting on gars. The Miners started me game 26 of 66 field goal attempts, exceptionally hot, hitting four while BYU hit 32 of 69 shot of their first five field goal at for a 46 percent mark. tempts over the Cougar zone, UTEP was whistled for 73 and it looked like a duplicate personal fouls as compared to of many other long nights this 19 for the Cougars. UTEP nil on 20 of 25 foul shots for an ye? The iwinfl wwi rn on icmT 80 percent figure while BYU point lead at 5 at the first converted 23 of 24 fool pitches quarter marK, nut irom mere for 67 points. on it was all BYU. It was a successful night all Coach Stan Watts had started the way around for the Cou a new unit leaving Paul Ruff- - gars. The BYU freshmen team ner on the bench. Rufitner was rolled to an impressive 118-8-8 inserted in the lineup with 9:04 victory over the Idaho State remaining in the first half and freshmen to make the night the Cougars trailing by eignt. complete. That seemed to be the turning An entertaining halftime rhow featured some outstanding tram point for the Cougars. The Cougars, poline experts and the present- the ation of and out-shspecial awards to out Miners, in addition to forcing standing BYU baseball players the Miners out of their deliber- by Vera Law. ate style of ball. G T R P The bujsest cifference m me BYU (87) 5 13 12 6 ToIIestrup reboundball game came in the 3 15 64 34 ins department where ine Lou- - Kelly 5 5 6 4 Warner the gars completely dominated ' 4 4 board. BYU hauled down 57 re- Miller 7 11 bounds to UTEP's 36 with Phil Howard 1149 740 9 29 Ruffner work the biggest ToIIestrup 0 2 2 0 horse in that department: on Delaittre 1 4 2 44 Davie 13 rebounds He had floor. the 2 0 0 Radunich for the Cougars, 0 2 Time and again me cougars Baker 0 Vainio basket got extra shots at the 9 2344 57 87 Totals because of excellent and agG UTEP F R P (72) gressive offensive board work 3 5 5 while tne m wr miners cuuiu- - Vann 8 2 7 8 Switzer n't have had more than a couple 3 2 0 4 of offensive rebounds all night. Gibbs 6 643 Archibald 1.15 scor The Couears went on a 44 S 20 13 Doyle ing flurry that resulted in 4 6 0 5 straight points with Kunner get English 5 8 2 34) Steart points. tinslj nine of those , . 1 S M Samuels During the flurry ot points 2 0 5 24 UTEP coach Dan Haskins was Ruud 1 whistled with a technical foul. Issac 6 5 36 72 It was the technical foul pitch Totals by Ruffner that put BYU ahead 3 and the Cougars never trailed after that. The one technical didn't reverse the trend or change the momentum of the game and so Haskins tried again with BYU He charged onto leading the floor and stepped the game when Stan Watts should have been doing the antics. UTEP's Pies Vann mowed Ruffner down on what should The TUCSON, Arfc. (UPI) have been whistled an offen of Arizona Wildcats University sive foul if anything, but when 0 Saturwhipped Wyoming nothing was called Haskins to stay in contention night day, stormed onto the floor and in the Western Athletic Conthrew some oaoers down in ference basketball race. diseust. The Cats are now tied, 44, Nothing was gained ry the with the Cowboys in the league technical. Howard missed it . standings. and BYU had possession of The lead changed hands eight the ball anyway. times early in the game, but ArThe Cougars went in at in- izona's good shooting and retermission with a 2 advant bound work was the deciding age amid a roaring cheer from factor. the elated fans. 1 The Cats moved to a The IS straight points scored lead at the half. Wyoming cut by the Cougars when trailing the lead to seven points late hi were accomplished as fol the second half with 1:54 left to 5 lows: Ruffner hit a jump ?ct, play but the Cats went into & Steve Kelly hit from the corner, freeze and then added the four s. Phil ToIIestrup hit a long jump clinching points on shot, Ruffner hit three foul shots Bill Walters led the Wildcat including the technical, Ruffner scoring with 20 points, but Wyo tipped one in, and wen scored ming's Stan Dodds took the again on a layup to give BYU game high scoring honors with 24. a 3 edge. The Miners never did make Arizona shot 50.8 per cent much of a threat at winning from the floor while Wyoming the game in the final half. They hit on only 33,3 per cent of their cut the score to seven at 7 attempts. Arizona outre by scoring five straight points, bounded Wyoming 5 26 3 7 8 4--5 10 4--5 18 6--7 22 1 0-- 0 17-2- 6 2 91 47 Houston 42 Wyoming 81-7- 42-3- 43-3- 23-1- free-throw- 28-2- 44-3- 57-3- 7, |