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Show Utah Captures Tempe Battle Sports Mirror Cougars Lose Close Game By John Mooney Tribune Sports Editor By Bill Coltrin Tribune Sports Writer eer TUCSON If the network wants to cut short a BYU basketball game to pi eser.t Heidi on schedule, it w ill meet with no objections from Stan Wats and the BYU Cougars. That is, they won't object if the gone ends a few minutes early, the way these endings have ruined the day in recent weeks. Saturday, it was the same old story of Logan and Tempe as the Cougars saw their victory hopes fritter away betcre an inspired Arizona club in the final min- By John Mooney TEMPE If winning on the road is the key to the Western Athletic Conference championship and whos arguing TUCSON You hpar a lot about what then the University of Utah quintet is turns kids on, but athletic coaches sitting in the catbird seat. would like to find and disconnect Best Record the switch that turns em off. After outracing Arizona State UniverIn other here Saturday afternoon ve sity, words, why do Utes now have two the super-soph- s and no losses at home. No team in fizzle as seniors? the league, at least before 10 p.m. Satur'The perfect exday, could make that statement. ample is Arizonas The Utes are now which really basketball squad, doesn't tell the story until you consider but ou could give that only two of the four victories have n a passing been at home. To wdn here Saturday, the Utes played riong this line to Utah's the law of averages, or used an indisputfootball and basketball teams, too. able mathematical fact. 'Two years ago, Utah and Arizona had That fact is the shooting percentages the great basketball sophs. are all right to believe in, but it is really 5 ; Arizona finished in the WAC and more effective to shoot 100 times and av0 and overall; Utah was erage only 40 percent than it is to shoot As 70 times and hit 50 percent. squads, Arizona was 86 in the WAC and overall; In this wild racehorse game, with the over Utes in the WAC and Utah was dominating the boards in the first 95-9- e v.c-tori- Sunday, January 31, 1971 ute, 4-- 2 Section D Tough Loss For Cats Fage One This was a hard derision to lose for the Cougars, who wen. eo ad bv one point in the final seconds at Tempe Thursday. consid-eiatio- 5-- 13-1- 5-- 5 17-1- junior-dominate- d 12-1- 4 18-1- 0 9-- 5 all. On the basis of these veteran starters, the coaches touted Arizona as the logical champion. The writers didnt take the bait and fingered Utah for the honor, with Arizona a second choice. See Box Score on Page half, Coach Jack Garners ..ids fired 54 times, but hit only 24 for 44 percent, but they had 54 points. Anytime a team averages one point per field goal try and shoots a lot, that team will be tough to beat. The first half, which ended 7 for Utah, saw both teams playing fantastic basketball. Lies in Running ; Utah still has a chance at the championship; Aiizona would need a basketball miracle to salvage anything from this season. What happened to the Wildcats? ', Coach Bruce Larson claims he doesnt know, really. ! We havent given up, he said after the loss to Utah. We cant let these kids get down. Its going to be difficult. Well have to win games on the road as well as at home, but we havent given up. In the hall, waiting for coach Jack Gardner to wind up his post game radio interview, the Utes had some ether ideas. Senior forward Ken Gardner had played here two years ago and been part of a licking, administered by the Arizona sophs. "It wasnt even close then, Gardner added. But somethings happened since then. I think Arizona has the best talent in the league, but it isnt playing as a team. That was our problem at Utah at the beginning of this season; every man was playing for himself. But we changed that. I guess Coach Gardner only added, our sophomores have made more prog-tes- s in three years than Arizona's did." 54-4- First Four Minutes For the first four minutes of the second half it appeared as if a lot of impostors had changed into the game suits for both sides. Both teams went scoreless for the first full two minutes of the half and then they started playing again. Ken Gardner, hitting well from the outside and getting a lot of second and third attempts, was the big gun for Utah with 31 points. Mike Newlm had 27 and Earl (Peaches) Laster 17 and that took care of the bulk of the Ute scoring. Arizona State got great balance in their scoring and actually made as many field goals as Utah, but hit only 12 out of 25 from the free throw line while Utah was canning 1? of 22. Lead Sun Devils Its Seuiorilis Some call it senioritis, this blight which seems to sap the energy and skills of the veterans, just when the fans expect them to bloom in their greatest year. Every ball club d is seems to suffer from this at times during a season. The good teams, however, shake it off. The Utes apparently had shaken their problems after beating Arizona Thursday night. Peaches Laster, who had chipped in 28 points in his best effort of the season, had his kidding moments, especially from Ken Gardner who scored only 16 points. And Mike Newlin 'added almost seriously, My, did I shoot 13 times; I didnt realize 1 was shooting so often? Someone was quick to point out that Newlin had made 11 baskets in 13 shots and Mike said, again seriously, yes. I remember that second one I missed. But 13 shots, isn't that taking a lot of shots? which senior-dominate- 44-2- 54-4- 7 87-6- 8 Newlin Musi Shoot Fast-Runnin- g Undoubtedly Newlin has been pinked by someones comments early in the season when he was pressing and missing, tut still casting off. Yet, asking a shooter like Newlin n it to snoot is as logical as sending B; re Ruth to the plate with instructions to Wait out a base on balls if possible. Newlin has to shoot if Utah is to be a winner or a contender, and it was refreshing to see the Utes kidding a bit aftpr a victory. ' Across the darkened hall, there was co joshing in the Arizona dressing room. the fact that it was a game, the turnover rate was exceptionally low. Arizona State ended up with 16 and the Utes with 13 which is really not bad off a fast break attack. The University of Utah actually ended up the game shooting only 41 percent The Sun Devils were a 'most exactly the same with 39 field goals out of 95 tries and the Utes had 39 of 96. The Sun Devils did protect their conin rebounding. ference championship Although the Utes had a edge in the first half, the Sun Devils ended up with 63 to Utahs 62 caroms. g ;Today in Sports TV, Radio Slate Here is the schedule and rports events: nally-televised of Sundays ifi.m? ! I M By Ray Herbat f; j r IT The final score was Weber State 91, Northern Arizona 50. Its difficult to say much more about this contest, but well try. Its a cinch the debacle wont go down e as one of the classics in Wildcat gym. Weber Superior OGDEN if f ;:fw See Box Secre on Page ly and early. Sojourner 4-- 5-- 1 in Big Sky rs Bow to Air Force Five, A last secCOLORADO SPRINGS Utah State ond play by failed here Saturday night as the Aggies lost their third game of the to the Air Force season, falling Academy. With 10 seconds to play and trailing, the Aggies had possession of the ball under their own basket. Ed Epps passed to Marv Roberts for a sure shot but the ball bounced short off the boards. 76-7- 2 74-7- In the scramble for the ball a foul The victory pushes Weber States Big Sky Conference record to 1 and a share of the loop lead with Idaho State. Weber is 13-- overall. Northern Arizona is now overall. in the league and The Wildcats journey to Amarillo for a Monday night game against a good West Texas State team. The Cats then come for a return league game against Boise prior to the gigantic meeting here Feb. 8 against Idaho State. Bob Davis followed Sojourner in scoring with 16 points. Major Smith led NAU with 14. Weber State dominated the 5-- Se Box Score on Page D- - J 3 5 rebounding, 57-3- Ute Football Coach Selects Assistant The appointment will become effective Feb. 1. According to Meek, Dahlquist will be in charge of receivers and assist with the offensive backfield. Dahlquist is a 1964 graduate of Arizona where he played quarterback. During his junior year he was selected to the Academic Team. All-WA- C was called on Roberts and the Falcons Steve Gast iced the game by making the advantwo charity tosses for a four-poitage. nt Aggies Were Cold The game was a frustrating experifrom the start to the ence for finish. The Aggies were cold throughout the game hitting only 43 percent in the first half and 33 percent in the second period. Nate Williams was making a comeback for the Aggies during the second half but the Aggie junior was tagged with his fifth personal foul and left the game with 6:30 to play and Air Force one-ma- n Meek Bill coach Utah football announced Saturday the appointment cf Gene Dahlquist as an assistant with the varsity picgram. Dahlquist replaces Ron Taylor who has left the coaching profession. (55) and Arizonas Eddie Meyers (55) move in on play. Cant Do It on Road, U-State- Special to The Tribune points and for the first time this season, did not have a collapsing defense on him. After a and 4 tie, Weber State raced to a 16-- 4 lead with 13:10 left in the first half. It was obvious that it was all over at that point. Johnson then began substituting and the best of the subs had to be Kent Ross who finished with 15 points. Press Wirephoto Associated D-- S did finish with 23 natio- locally-broadca- PRO BASKETBALL. The New York Knicks, reigning NBA champions, play the Baltimore Bullets Sunday. The game will be televised by Channel 4 beginning at Noon. The Utah Stars are at home against fhe Kentucky Colonels and the game will be carried over KALL Radio from the Salt Palace at 3 p.m. PRO HOCKEY. The St. Louis Blues end Boston Borns play Sunday and the game will be carried on Channel 5 at ahead, 59-5- Had Upper Hand From then on the Falcons had the upper hand. The patient and disciplined type offense of the Air Force team and the always hustling defense kept the Aggies off balance. In the secon half the Aggies did not get a field goJ during the first seven minutes of play. Finally Roberts at 13:02. scored on tip-iThe win by Air Force snapped an winning streak for USU. The Aggies were hoping for No. 12 to tie the e schools wining record but the n 76-7- 2 Air Fopce was not to be denied this big upset and failed to fold even in the hectic last 30 seconds. Noon. GOLF. The top professional stars will be in California for the Andy Williams Open. Tua tour.iament will be carried at 5 m. on Channel 4. t Twice after that, the Cougars roared down court, only to have Bernie Fryer lose the ball for a turnover, and each time the Wildcats came back to play possession ball and gain foul pitches to pull the game out of reach. A Great Show It was a great show for the 2,50G fans in Bear Dowrn Gym and the embattled Wildcats, who finally put it all together for a whole game. Veteran Arizona followers claimed this was the best showing an Arizona team had made for a whole game in two years. Certainly the seniors who have been tabbed as the bust of the jea. played a ball game. Eddie Myers, the sometimes fine center, intimidated Cosic. Cas made his fake and Myers just stood flat-foote- Lost Last Chance WAC Standings In that last it appeared as if the Aggies might tie the game and bring about an overtime, but that last shot by Roberts failed and then came the foul and the game was put out of reach. Air Force center Ron Weiler, senior from Aurora, 111. was high point man on the court with 21 points. Roberts scored 18 to lead the Aggies. For Roberts it was not one of his better games as he scored only one basket in the first half and that one a layup with half-minu- 6-- 6 1:49 Saturdays Scores Utah 95, Arizona State 90 Colorado State 79, New Mexico 71 Arizona 81, BY'J 76 Paso 67 Wyoming 69, Texas-E- l to play. The Aggies won-lorecord is now 16-- 3 and Montana State will play the at Logan Monday night with the tipoff scheduled for 8 p.m. st Scribes Plan Honors For Baseball Stars NEW YORK (AP) Third baseman Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles and Pie Traynor are among five players to he honored Sunday night by the New York Baseball Writers Assn. Robinson will receive the chapters Babe Ruth Award for his excellence in the 1970 World Series. Traynor, former Pittsburgh Pirate third baseman and a member of the Hall of Fame, will receive the Retroactive Award. Others to be honored at the 48th annual dinner include Johnny Bench of Cincinnati, who will receive the Sid Mercer Player of the Year award; Donald Davidson of the Atlanta Braves, executive winner of the William J. Slocum Award for long and meritorious service to the sport, and pitcher Fritz Peterson of the New York Yankees, winner of the Good Guy Award. waiting for the shot, which he blocked normally. Cosic had a miserable two for 17 from the field in his shooting. Cosic did pull down 20 rebounds, but he lost this battle to the combined board strength of Bill Warner and Tom Lee, who pulled down 14 apiece, and Myers, who had 11 boards. BYU led early in the game and then Warner sent the Wildcats ahead, and this lead lasted until late in the game. BYU went five minutes without 1 scoring a field goal, but trailed only at 14:39, thanks to some good foul shooting. Arizona ran the margin to seven points, saw it cut to three and ran it up to nine, at five minutes. BYU outscored Arizona, eight points to zip, in the final 2y2 minutes of the half to trail 8 at intermission. BYU cut the advantage to two point and played with this difference for four minutes. The score then was tied at 62 lead fof and 64. BYU had taken a its only lead of the second half before the l. foul pitch tied the game again at 5-- 3 7-- 15-1- 39-3- 43-3- 64-6- 2 64-al- 7 air of Fielders Arizona bulled its way to six points but Steve Kelley hit a pair of fielders to Cosic made cut the advantage to his one and one pitch to tie the score at 74. Then came the alleged travelling missed call, the goal tending and the turnovers, all working for a Wildcat 74-7- The game was comparatively foul free and as close as a basketball game couid get since it was decided entirely at the free throw line. The Utah team will arrive back in Salt Lake City just before 9 a.m. Sunday and has ad week to prepare for another crucial one the matchup against Brigham Young University at Provo Saturday night. With two road victories behind them this week, the Utes have a perfect right to figure they can beat anybody, anyplace and will be shooting for three in a row on foreign maple against the Cougars. victory. Kelly was high gunner on the floor with 23 points, while Warner and Lee had 21 each. Arizona shot 47 percent from the field to BYU's 3! percent and the turnovers were even at 13. Notre Dame Slates Two NCAA Caines - CITY (AP) Two first games of the NCAA basketball tournament will be played at Notre KANSAS round Dame March 13. Tom Scott of Davidson Palmer Nets Golf Award College, uni- versity tournament committee chairman, announced Satuiday that the champions of the Ohio Valley and conferences each will meet an team. He said invitations will be - NEW YORK (UPI) Arnold Palmer was named recipient of the 1971 Bob Jones award for Distinguished Sportsmanship in Golf Saturday by the United States Golf Assn. Palmer is the winner of 55 professional tournaments, ini luding the U.S. Open in I960, the British Open in 1931 and 1962 and the Masters in 1958, 1960, 1962 and 1SC4, but the USGA stressed that playing ability is not a requirement for consideration although some great players have been named. D-- S the Cougars claimed he was guilty of which was not called, but progress, when Kresimir Cosic went high Tor the block, he was called with goal tending, and this gave the Wildcats the ' tpjbh BYTJs Phil Tollestrup (40) grabs rebound as Jay Bunker rt Sojourner played less than 25 minutes and Coach Phil Johnson substituted free- - which basket. 90-6- edge. Se easy was it for Weber State Willie miscues See Box Score on Page all-tim- Weber State was so superior to the Lumberjacks the Wildcats got little more than a practice session out of the game. The game figured to be a rout. After in Flagall, Weber ripped NAU, staff. Weber really didn't need the home-cou- BYU l. v&fy Tribune Soprts Writer was turned the tide and gave the inspired Wildcats their first conference victory of the season after four losses. The turning point in the game, as Coach Watts saw it, came with 1:14 to play and the scoie tied at Bill Warner drove for the basket and Close Contest At least in my day I could say the toach was saving me fo rthe senior prom now theyve dropped the prom. ; Game Considering Otaenation Ward Weber Smashes Axcrs in 91-5Contest 2-- 2 The double figure scorers for Arizona State were Paul Stovall with 16, Mike Contreras and Mike Hopwood both with 15, Rhea Taylor with 12 and Jim Owens with 10 markers. Outside of the three big gunners for Utah, no one was in double figures. For a game which ended with only a five-poidifference, it was a strange one in the fact that the game was never tied nor did Utah ever trail. With Gardner, Newlin and Laster pumping away, the Utes piled up a lead at 9 with 6:13 to play in the first half, but the Utes couldnt drop the ax to really kill off the home club. The Sun Devils battled their way back to cut the lead to only the deficit at halftime and were still in the ball game. The second half was a near standoff in points and again the Utes never trailed. With 8:24 to go, the Utes got one of their bigger leads at and then with 5 :35 to go, led 9. However, the Sun Devils didnt give up and kept trying to stage an almost impassible comeback. Utah, which ended up taking 96 shots at the basket, would have had well over 100 points, but they only tried cinch shots off the soft freeze in the last three and a half it Yet, 0 D-- 3 81-7- at-lar- Its Springtime in the The snowbank near the clubhouse ai the Mountain View golf course in nest Jordan is a reminder j Valley that xOnter was her recently, hut to the areas golfers it is springtime n Salt Lake Valley. issued March 2. Winners at Notre Dame will advance to the Miueast Regional March 18 at the University of Geongia, Athens. The winner of the game invoicing the champion w ill play the Eig Ten champion at 7:05 p.m. and the Ohio Valley game winner will meet the titlist o! tlit Southeastern Conference at 9 .05 p.m. Mid-Amtri- |
