Show highlights in sports the university of utah basketball squad leading the skyline confer ence standings with a 50 5 0 mark lea ves the league wars for a 17 day re spite that finds them playing four games against non league foes friday in the utah fieldhouse the redskins tangle with a tough oklahoma city squad that boasts a 10 2 record and a number 18 rank ing in national hoop polls then sat arday they leave for hawaii where they have a three game slate two of these contests will be played a hawaii U and the third with the hawaii marines oklahoma city is considered by coach gardner as one of the tough opponents utah has to face this sea son the chiefs playing under their new head coach abe lemons get 0 off to a terrific start this season winning eight straight games before absorbing a loss the first loss came in the finals of the all college bas netball tournament in oklahoma city tulsa nudged the chiefs 65 58 a loss that has since been avenged by oklahoma with a 58 53 so 50 victory at tulsa their only other defeat was at the hands of a strong houston team by a 78 64 decision has been led by 6 10 hubert reed a sophomore center who is given hopes of being one of the finest basket in the next two sea sons reed s seasonal point high was 32 against houston he is extremely adept at the free throw line hrie he hit 17 straight against tulsa from the charity line missing on his try reed is also the team s top rebound er his season scoring average is 16 8 3 the chiefs are a traditionally strong defensive club and their ma jor claim to fame this year was a 48 43 47 overtime win against oklahoma aam in the semifinals semi finals of the all college tourney playing as an independent okia okla homa city university has participate ed in the last four basketball playoffs as the at large entry from the ath district A real scoring duel can be antic between reed and the utes art bunte bunte is currently boast mg ing a 22 plus point output for the sea son and during the last three games he has been extremely hot against denver U he scored 38 new mex I 1 ico 28 23 and montana U 22 besides this his rebounding has been excel tio nally good gary bergen 68 63 6 8 3 forward is also playing great ball and is leading the utes in takeoffs take offs bergen will ably draw the defensive assignment against reed ree utah is mwood physical condition for the oklahoma dahoma Ol contest with the exception of darrell the redskin s jump shot artist Pa injured his ankle in the marquette game and has been disabled since there is still considerable doubt as to when he will be ready the most heart going development in the utes ron conference ference frays has been the improved bench strength they have shown reserves have played a big part in all of the league victories and gardner is well pleased with his reserves the utes will probably start the same five they have used all sea son gary bergen art bunte mor ns ris buckwalter jerry mccleary and curtis jenson |