| Show I McGill Tanks Denver I At 1 1 IB By MARCELLUS SNOW Chronicle Sports Writer Bill McGill sank 17 of 25 shots from the field and scored 41 points Saturday night to lead Utah to their third conference a victory over a surprisingly persistent Denver University basketball The game was played in the Ute The fancy-shooting center had ample opportunity to eclipse Art Bunte's school record of 44 points in one set in but time after time he passed instead of shooting what would have been a fairly easy shot EXCEPT IN the closing the Pioneers were never really out of the ball Early in the second the score was actually knotted at but Redskin guard Joe Morton sparked a drive to and the Utes took it from Both squads shot well from the Each took 71 tries for the but Utah hit 41 and Denver only This spelled the margin of since the foul shooting was limited and about equal for both It was a 57 7 per cent shooting clip which was required to defeat Pioneer coach Hoyt Brawner's sharp-shooting Coach Jack Gardner's concern for the outcome is evidenced by the fact that he did not substitute during the first half and called only Bo Crain and Joe off the bench in the final Quite Utah underestimated the Through most of the first half the Redskins employed an all-court usually reserved for their easier But the sophomore-laden squad showed finesse and usually eluding the press and often setting up an easy score under the basket via an unguarded Utah was forced to change its defensive tactics during At 1 1 IB the second McGill's performance tended to outshine the fine play of Utah forward Jim the second high tanked 24 points and grabbed 12 rebound for one of his best games of the DENNIS HODGE and Bill Mum two players for surprised everyone by scoring 22 and 24 and playing creditable basketball all Prior to the the Utah frosh squad played a thriller with the Idaho State College frosh nally edging them UTAH fg ft rb t fg ft 10 4 12 24 Mumma 10 4 n 3 0 16 8 3 4 l J 17 7 14 41 McGill Grinstead 10 7 0 1 14 Morton Hodge 11 0 5 22 0 0 2 0 Rowe 5 4 3 14 3 0 6 6 Reynolds 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 4 Crain 5 Team Team 5 41 13 45 95 Totals 35 12 34 H Halftime Utah Denver 37 |
