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Gray jump er lacks ou important win for Reno basketball 1 (Coaiiaywl Irsra page li) shoot, He Jumped forward toward the basket into a mate of arm and bodies, and the foul was called on Alien, It wis Allen's fifth" foul. "We didn't foul him," Alien insisted. "He Just went up for a Jump shot, and he vent up hadn't turned the ball over but had forced six Reno turnovers. OSU Coach Ralph Miller also noted that things went downhill after that timeout It was at that point that he nude his first sub-sitution, removing forward Tony Martin from the game. "1 made one mistake." Miller said.

"I made a substitution and they made six straight points two baskets off the fly and one off the backboard. Ill take credit for substituting at the wrong time." Nevada-Reno got 58 of its 62 points from its starters, which was pretty much expected. The Wolfpack wasn't supposed to have the depth that Oregon State has. But the Beavers got only one of their 61 points from their bench, and therein lies much of Miller's problem. "We missed too many easy shots.

1 got no scoring from my subs," said Miller. The only point by a reserve was a free throw by freshman forward Rob Holbrook, who had played only 39 minutes all season but was called on for three minutes of duty at the end of the first half. "You can find all the excuses you want there have been plenty of late but there is no excuse," Miller laid. "If you have the opportunities our guys had, then poof I don't know why I should worry about The Beavers finished the season with an 18-10 record. Was Reno one of the better teams the Beavers lost to this season? "Of course not." Miller snapped.

"They're a good team, but UCLA wouldn't have had any trouble with them. Michigan State wouldn't have, and a lot of other teams wouldn't have." But the Beavers did. strong ana msoe iu i u.an i think it would go in beciuse be as so far out, but be (hade it, and then the ref got excited. We dsdn't foul but the ref got excited and called a foul. 1 guess be lilies -to see three-point plays." "1 didn't think Dwayne fouled him." said Radford.

"We bad btm trapped and he couldn't go anywhere, but be went up and got the call. It was one of those phantom calls, and then the ball went in the Gray's Jumper was Nevada-Reno'i only field goal in the last til minutes of the game. "Anyone can lay, 'That was kind of a lucky and it certainly was," aaid OSU Coach Ralph Miller. "But if we had taken care of our Pa and Qs. Gray could have blown it up from there and we could have fouled him and we still wouldn't bava lost." Radford had been in position to be the game's hero.

His 17-footer from the left side with 2:21 left gave Oregon State a eO-58 lead, then with 17 remaining he drew a charging foul from Johnny High High's fifth foul. The Beavers lost the ball with 122 left when Stalling! stole It from Ray Blume, and Blume fouled Stalling! trying to regain possession. That was Blume's fifth foul: Stalling! missed the free throw, but Nevada-Reno's Steve Hunter got the rebound and was fouled. He made one free throw, pulling the Wolf-pack within 80-59 with 1:20 remaining, The Beavers barely got the ball across the mid court line By Roy Caalt Sports Editor Being from Reno, Jim Cary knew precisely what was expected of his teamr "We thought we were kind of slighted, being IlW-point underdogs" the University of Nevada-Reno basketball coach explained last night. "But it turned out to be one beck of a game.

At least for us it was. It's a beck of a win for our program. We're just coming." The Wolfpack nipped Oregon State 62-61 at Gill Coliseum with a three-point play by Mike Gray with seven seconds remaining. "We'd never been In a tournament, although we thought we should have gone somewhere last year," said Cary. whose team wai 19-8 last season and placed second in the West Coast Athletic Conference.

Reno is now 21-6 after placing third this year. "I lost 25 pounds in the game," be said, wiping himself down with a towel. VI could lose 30 more and it wouldn't hurt me, but I've never sweated this much. I know that the University of Portland's (Jack) Avina did all the talking up here and said this game should have been played on a neutral court, this was our first tournament, and we just wanted to play. The home court is only what you put into it only what you do with it" Oregon State had an 11-1 record at Gill Coliseum before Gray scored the final three of his 27 points.

"He's a magnificent shooter said Carey. "The kid didn't shoot well in the first half, but he's a fine shooter. Johnny (High) and Edgar (Jones) were kind of off tonight I'd say we had only an average game but Oregon State had. a lot to do with that They took us out of our passing lanes and it wasn't until the second half that we started moving in." Nevada-Reno fell behind by as much at 19-8 in the first half before the Beavers started to fade and the Wolfpack started to run. "Steve Hunter got hurt in the first half he twisted an ankle and that hurt us a lot, because when people zone us he usually fills it up for us," said Cary.

The Beavers took total control of the game in the first eight minutes, then fell apart with 11:55 left in the half after an official timeout was called for radio and television (the game was televised back to Reno). "We'd gotten into the flow of things, but little things can stop you," said OSU floor leader Dwayne didnt need a timeout right then. We had control of the game. We would have liked to have kept going. We were running and we were loose, but sometimes little things can stop you." The Beavers played the first eight minutes the way they had played in December and January harassing on defense, running and making good plays on offense, and shooting very well.

Until that timeout OSU was S-for-16 from the floor and had allowed the Wolfpack only five shots, two of which had gone in. OSU (xnlH lmm ptow bf tori CsMi player in the Wolfpack's 62-61 upset of Oregon State last night. Gray made a game-winning three-point ploy with seven seconds left. Mike Gray of Nevada-Reno accepts a radio from National Invitation Tournament official Paul Munic after being named most valuable Beaver box NEVADA-RENO (42) mp ff ft a at is tp Longer 17 4 4 1 I II 11 Jones IS 4 I I I I Gray 40 I-1S S-ll I I 1 I IV High 17 14 2 4 1 4 7 Himler 17 l- 1 0 4 1 I 1 4 0 ToUU 200 a 27 11 If sue OREGON STATE (41) mp ff ftrtpittotp DAnB.i,..r t-i s-i 7r 4 Mania JS 4-10 1-t 0 1 1 1 John 40 0-10 44 lilt 4 22 Blum ..17 US I IS Radford .....27 0-11 1-1 I 4 I 13 Holbrook t-t 1 1 0 0 0 1 Stoutt 0-1 04 0 I 1 0 0 0 Smita 44 1 0 10 Total! 200 Z7-M MS tTW 0 IS 01 NEVADA-RENO JO U-0J OREGON STATE J3 28-01 Team rebounds Nevada-Reno 1 Oregon State 1. Technical fouls None.

Officials Bob Dibter, Bob Attendance 1.700 (est) score 500 points in a season. "We ended the season on a losing note (three straight losses), and that's never good," said Allen. "We let our fans down. We did a lot of things that really hurt us, but next year we'll come back, and we'll be more aware and more aggressive." Nevada-Reno will await the -outcome of tonight's Texas A vs. New Mexico game at Albuquerque, N.M.

If New Mexico wins that game, the Wolfpack will travel to Albuquerque for a game Monday night. If Texas A wins, the second-round game will be in Reno. New Mexico is favored by five points over Texas A M. eight rebounds for Oregon State, Blume scored 16, Allen made seven assists, and Radford had 13 points, nine rebounds and five The Beavers shot ,706 (12-for-17) in the second half and had 27 field goali to Nevada's 21. but the Wolfpack shot 20-for-28 from the line while the Beavers shot 7-for-15.

Johnson tied a school record for field goal accuracy for a season with a 9-for-10 night; finishing at .661. Seven-foot Vic Bartolome shot .661 in 1968. Actually, Bartolome shot .66145 (127-for-192) while Johnson shot .66107 (197-for-298). Johnson finished the season with 498 points, coming just two points from being the ninth person in OSU history to ed the lead for Reno with two free throws, and Johnson tied It for the Beavers with 5:11 left with a four-foot hook shot. The Wolfpack then went to a delay game in an effort to bring Oregon State out of its zone defense, but High was called for traveling with 2:53 remain-ing.

The Beavers then spread their offense out and shook Radford loose for a 17-footer with remaining, giving OSU a 60-58 lead, but things went Reno'i way after that. Gray icored 27 points, shooting 9-for-15 from the floor and 9-for-U from the line. Jones scored 16, Stalling had 11 rebounds, and High made four assists. Johnson had 22 points and take. It was a good pass.

It wasn't deflected. I just tried to rush things. I tried to do too much too fast, and I took off too soon without the ball." Radford says he missed the free throw because he didn't follow through properly, "I was loose. I was pretty ttlaxed," he saidllt was just a matter of not following through. The concentration was there and the rhythm waa there, but the follow-through wasn't." Radford had been a .717 (96-for-122) free throw shooter coming Into the game.

The lead had changed hands 10 times including seven times in the second half before Gray gave Reno the lead for good. The game had been tied nine times, OSU led 33-29 at half time and boosted its lead to 37-31, 43-38 and 45-40. Then the Wolf- in time after Hunter'i free throw, then 0-10 Nevada center Edgar Jones fouled out trying to keep Radford from shooting a Uyup with 1.07 left. Radford made one of two free throws, giving OSU a 61-59 lead, then he was fouled again with 19 seconds left after Johnson stole the ball for the Beavers. But this time Radford missed.

Gray made what turned out the be the game-winning basket, and Radford fumbled away OSU's chance to win or tie. "Overtime. We'd have been In good shape even If we'd ott eight straight gone into overtime," Radford points, taking a 46-45 lead on ACC's teams go 3-for-3 in the NIT aid. "But he get! a three- High's only field goal of the Larry Gibson led the winners with 17 points and King added 15. Jimmy Wright had 20 for Rhode Island, whose ace.

Sly Williams, sat out almost 10 minutes and scored only 12 points before fouling out with 13 seconds left in regulation time. tucky's Kyle Macy took game honors with 20. Maryland's Albert King, who sat out the first 27 minutes with a foot injury, scored all four points in the third overtime to give the Terrapins their marathon triumph over Rhode Island. were beaten in the finals of the Southeastern Conference tourney by Tennessee, dropped out of the NIT when Clemson's Billy Williams sank two free throws with 12 seconds to go. Williams topped the Tigers with 16 points while Ken point play.

It 'i tough." Radford's fumble might remind Oregon State fans of game In 1971 when OSU Ail-American guard Freddie Boyd bounced the ball off his foot in backcourt in the closing seconds, permitting UCLA to get the ball to Sidney Wicks at the top of the key for a game-winning jump shot In a 67-65 loss to die Bruins. "I just took my eyes off and started running before I caught the ball," laid Radford. "It was just another mis- game, a 15-foot jumper with 9:38 remaining. Blume'i 15-footer regained the lead for OSU, 50-49, with 8:08 left, then Gray hit a 0-footer for Reno and Johnson made two free throws for the Beavers, putting OSU ahead 52-51 with 6:46 left. Jones then made a three-point play, but Blume hit a 14-footer to tie the score, 54-54.

Hunter regained the lead for Nevada with a 15-footer from the baseline, Blume tied It with an 18-footer, Gray regain- also set up two second-round games Ohio State (18-10) vs. Maryland (19-10) and Old Dominion (224) vs. Clemson (19-9). Virginia (19-9) will meet i tonight's St. Bonaventure-Alabama winner while Nevado-Reno goes 'against the Texas Mexico survivor.

Kentucky's Wildcats, who missed a chance to defend their NCAA laurels when they minutes to dispose of Northeast Louisiana 79-78 at Charlottesville, Va. Elsewhere, Ohio State trounced St Joseph's, 80-66 at Columbus, Ohio, Nevada-Reno outlasted Oregon State 6241 at Corvallis, and Old Dominion shaded Wagner 83-81 at Norfolk, Va. Tonight's remaining six opening-round contests find Central Michigan (19-8) at 16th-ranked' Purdue (23-7). Holy Cross (17-10) at Davton (18-9), Indiana (18-12) at Texas Tech (19-10), St. Bona venture (19-8) at Alabama (19-10), Alcorn State (27-0) at Mississippi State (19-6) and Texas (22-8) at New Mexico (19-9).

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