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Show j'm'!f "ii" i UTEP Enhances Title Chances Texas El Paso took a big step toward the Western Athbasketball letic Conference title Thursday in Tempe. Ariz., when the Miners cap- - 20, NEWS, Friday, February DEShRET Prep Of We 1 101 970 k0 i1 tured their third league road win over Arizona State, The win gave UTEP ) a e lead over Utah ) after the Redskins suffered a home court loss to Colorado State, ) Arizona and Wyoming 94-8- (8-2- half-gam(8-3- b - M 83-6- Weber Tests Montana; Sojourner III Deseret News Special OGDEN Many Icoal bas- ketball fans have aiieady conceded Weber State the B'g Conference Sky basketball crown. But concessions like that are still premature. The Wildcats lead the Sky chase with a 2 record compared to 4 for second-plac- e Idaho State. Whats more, r.ll four of Webers remaining conference games will be played at Wildcat Gym here. That all sounds good, but now heres the bad part. 9-- 7-- The Wildcats standout center 8 Wonderous Willie Sojourner has been battling a case of the flu all week and d will be in a condition tonight when Weber State opens a Friday-Saturda-y series with Montana here at 8 p.m. Sojourner is expected to start, but just how long he plays will depend on his stamina. The other Weber starters will come from forwards Kent Ross, Dave Sackolwitz and Kent Ross and guards Sessions Harlan, Rich Nielsen and Bill Orr. 9 Little pepperpot Jim Sivulich may also see action in the backcourt. Sojourner will be spelled at 8 center by sophomore Herm Pluim. Sackolowitz may also move into the post from a forward position. Montana brings a team to Ogden that is currently in third place in the Big Sky with a 4 record. The Ron d Grizzlies are considered to have better personnel than their overall record indicates, despite the fact two players have been dismissed from the team. Forward Willie Flowers, a starter, and reserve center Henry Saunders left the team last week and will not return this season. But talent Is still there in the person of guards Dave Gustafson and Don Wetzel, forwards Howard Clark and John Harrell and center Ray Howard. Gustafson is the leading scorer in the Big sky with a 25.8 average. Postman Howard is only a sophomore but matches Sojourner in heighth and did a good defensive job on him in Webers narrow 0 win earlier this season. Following the two games with Montana, Weber State will host Montana State on Monday. 6-- much-weakene- BYU's ; Steve Kelly (24) attempts basket over outstretched arms of Wyoming's Stan Dodds. Cowboys' Carl Ashley and Cougar Scott Warner jockey for position under basket. Pirsf for Sfranmgan! By BRENT CHECKETTS Deseret News Sports Writer PROVO 73-7- 1 Wyomings excit-ln-g over victory at Smith Brigham Young Fieldhouse here Thursday night was an especially good one for Cowboy mentor Bill Strannigan. It marked the first time in his Wyoming coaching career Strannigan has coached the Pokes to a victory in Provo. The veteran Wyoming coach is now in his Uth season at the Laramie school. Wyomings victory wasnt assured until the final buzzer sounded either, as this contest was close nearly all the way. With 10,420 fans largest crowd of the season at Smith Fieldhouse looking on, the Cougars jumped out to a 15-- 7 lead in the first 5:11 of play by utilizing the fast break to ' perfection. That was the biggest lead either team would hold all night. hitting Wyoming began from outside over the Couzone and got right gars back in the ball game. Before the first half was over, the lead had changed hands seven times and the game had been 2-- 3 deadlocked on six occasions. BYU spurted near the end of the first half and took a 2 lead to the dressing room. The Cowboys began to nibble away at that lead gradually in the second half and went ahead with 11:00 left on a lay-i- n by Carl 48-4- 64-6- 3 Ashley. After forward Steve Popo16 vich added a seconds later, Strannigan chose to have his squad go into a stall game, We wanted to try and get them out of that zone or at least work the ball until we got the good percentage shot, Strannigan said post game. We made a few mistakes in the control game and the Cougars stayed in the zone most of the way. But, in the end, things turned out alright anyway. The lead changed hands six times in the final 11 minutes and would have done so more had it not been for the slow pace of the play. BYU went ahead 0 with 40 seconds left when Paul Ruffner hit a jumper from the left side. But Popovich came back to put the Pokes ahead free-thro- w 71-7- tr 5-- with 15 seconds left when he bucketed a lay-iafter grabbing an offensive rebound. He added a free throw with three seconds left and when Steve Kelly the Cougars missed a last second corner shot, the victory belonged to Wyoming. Throughout the game, the lead changed hands 15 times and there were 13 ties. The win leaves Wyoming with a 74 Western Athletic Conference record and an outside chance at the league 72-7- 1 n title. It looks like were back in the thing, but weve got to play well and win again at Utah to stay there, Strannigan said. Im proud of these kids. BYU a is much-improve- d team and we had to play very well tonight to beat them. Our team continues to keep surprising me. I dont think Ive ever had a group come from behind so well. I sure didnt think wed be 16-- at this point of the season. We were ready tonight and we will be again Saturday at 6 Utah. If Stranni,;ans second half stall game didnt brng BYU Eagles Lose, Move North night went along. For the evening, he totaled P H O E NIX Salt Lakes 36 saves compared to 34 for Golden Eagles dwelling ever Roadrunner goalie Rich Char-rodeeper in the Western Hockey League cellar move on to the Salt Lake goals were by Northwest today, following a 2 loss to Phoenix here Bruce Carmichael from Bob Heaney at 4:31 of the first peThursday. riod and Dave Rochefort to a off Phoenix jumped d lead in gaining the The Roadrunners victory. after padded the margin to two periods and both teams went scoreless in the final 20 minutes. Larry Lund scored one goal WIUTER and assisted on three others in keying the Phoenix victory. Jim Armstrong was in the nets for the first time for Salt BE Deseret News Special n. 6-- 2 unassisted at 19:54. The Eagles play Seattles Totems, Saturday at Seattle and the Portland Buekaroos, Sunday at Portland. Then its back Monday home to the Salt Palace to host Phoenix for the last time this season. out of its zone, it did accomplish one thing. That was forcing the Cougars into costly fouls that put Ruffner, Scott Warner and Phil Tollestrup in foul trouble for the last six minutes of play. BYU committed 13 fouls in while Wyoming was whistled for only two. The Cowboys were awarded 16 free throws in the second half, the Cougars, two. For the game, BYU Wyoming by two field the second half, goals, in The loss left BYU at overall. WAC play and 5 Colorado night, Saturday State moves to Provo to furnish opposition for the Cougars. 31-2- 9. 8 Wyoming 79 rob pftp ft-- o 6- - 8 5 5 9 1 17 Dodds 7 9 3 19 Popovich 0 6 2 1 Ashley 0-4 9 10 Roberson 0- - 2 4- - 4 3 1 8 Wilson 0- - 0 0- - 2 0 0 0 Smith 10 73 2 4 30 Totals Field goal percentage 46.7, free throw p er c e n t age 62.5 team rebounds 1, 13. turnovers Brioham Young 71 5- - 0- - 2 3- - 3 8 0- - 0 9 4 9 2- - 2 7 - 3 4 1 5 10 3 17 4 8 2 9 2 18 4 9 1 0 8 Tollestrup Kelly 4- - 8 Warner 3- - 9 Miller Howard Ruffner 2 0- - 0 0 DeLaittrO 41 21 71 3 9 Totals Field goat percentage 443, free throw percentage 69.2, team rebounds 7, turnovers 11. Halftime score BY 13 49, Wyoming 42. 10,420. Attendance 6-- 5-- Cope-coache- 2 (6-4- (7-4- retained mathematical ) hopes for the WAC title. Arizona overcame a seven-poihalftime deficit to edge New Mexico Wyoming took a from win road Brigham Young, UTEP was nine points down at halftime. Then to the Miners outscored the Sun to go ahead Devik with 13:34 remaining in the nt 80-7- George Washington) Led by Nate Archibald's 42-3- 73-7- Arizona State EHDUROS Are Now Here I Tlio World's Bolt . . Sold and Serviced by the Be.;! 7 FT15 3 35 9 '1 4 26 9 5 2 12 17 7 2 4 6-- 94 36 Totals 52-- 94 UTEP 42 30-- 91 51 ASU Fouled out: ASU, Schreur. Total fouls: UTEP 14, ASU 22 Attendance 2,659 81 d 56-5- UTEP M, ASU II ASU O P T UTEP 16 Doyle Hopwood 6 Vann 10 Scnreur 7 10 Stewart Johnson 5 Owens 2 Archibald 6 Hill 12 25 Switzer Baker 0 (M O English Ruud 2 English 1 Hullman 10-1- 37 Cedar City Highs senior center Robin Haight Is winner of this weeks Deseret News Prep of the Week award. athlete won the honor for his offensive The and defensive play in Cedar Citys big upset win over Mil- and also, the Redmens victory over Hurricane, lard, last week. He mushed 20 points and hauled down 13 rebounds against Millaid and tallied 29 points with 15 caroms 67-6- against Hurricane. Others nominated for the coveted honors were: Louis Stevens, North Summit; Scott McBeth, Tooele; Rufus Ellington, Carbon; Brad Fabrizio, Tabiona; Jeff Merrill, Granger, and Dan Fattison Doug Pehrson, Sky View. Won I UTEP Utah I7 Wyoming Arizona 4 S Colorado State Mow Mexico 3 3 BYU 2 Arizona State Thursday's Results CSU S3, Utah 69 Wyoming 73, BYU 71 UTEP 94, Arizona State SI Arizona 84, New Mexico 7S Lint Pet. 2 .800 .727 .434 .600 .655 .330 .272 .200 3 4 4 6 7 I COME IN AND DRIVE A BARGAIN Mat Results $59i5o. Deseret News Special KEARNS Brighton High School took the early lead in the Region Three regional meet here Thursday. 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