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• au.. Feb. , , IN5 SAN DIEGO , CALll'ORIIIA Mustangs Han U D 92-84 Overtime Loss 5pecfal to Tht San Ditto Union SAN LUIS OBISPO-Cal Poly!Mustangs' victory in the extra of San Luis Obispo caught the session. University of San Diego in the• Bob Gr_avett, the_ game's high final second of regulation playlscorer wi!h 27 pomts, dropped and went on to whip the To • seven of thei:n in the overtime • 1 to pace the victory. ems, .92-84, in overtime here ~liff Ashford and Lymond last night. Williams were the big men for . an Pannizon's tip-in at the USD! which led by 11 points at fmal buzzer evened the score at halftime and never trailrd until 78-all and set the stage for the the overtime. Ashford scored 25 points and Williams 22, bu t it wasn't enough to save the Toreros from their eighth loss m 22 starts. THE SAN DIEGO UNIO

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and they soon had a 27-26 advantage. The score was knotted at 29 and 31 until two shots by Price (twisters from 15 feet ou ) ent USO ahead, 3!>-31. The Torcros, hitting 53.1 in t e first half and downing 12 of free throws, left at in- lerm1 .on with a 46-40 lead. Va ley was forced to play U, D's pattern and never could catch up lo the second half. It became more frustrat- ing for the visitors when USO went into two stalls during the la t eight minutes. illiam , Bernie Bickerstaff and Ashford held the ball, trying to draw San Fernando out of its tight zone. Guard Ollie Carter's f re e throw and Bob Ali 's 6teal and drive-in were the only points Valley obtained f o r eight minutes. Meanwhile,

pr . They did force USO to and moved out lo an 8-3 advantage before the quicker Toreros pulled even at 8-8. San Fernando, showing rly board strength and fi. n e, glid d ahead to v and six-point leads bcfo Ashford and Wilham t Mrk. Ashford It e p shot from the key @.~ ed a free thro Willi ms' fr got the homcto1r.:oors hurry pa sc

By JOHNNY McDONALD Vnlve1 ity of ¥ ~n Die o downed 50 per cent of its hot and 1011 d San Fernan- do Va y State's attack in lhe nd half a t night to pull off its third traight victory by topping the invaders, 78- 70, In the Toreros' gym. The Torero ' 1-2 punch of forward Cliff hford and Ly- m nd William provhled the m n siren th iata- don w re b n at every tum. h!ord, entered th contest Ith W1 18.8-point average, can d 25 points h1 e p!aymak W1lllams, a 5-9 nior, contr ted 21. For a change, U D also re- c ived support from its center Y.hen Phll Price bagged 17. This was the Toreros' 12 h victory in their last 15 gam . They now have 14-7 mark. The tadors, a va tly im- proved llfornla lle~late Athl ociation club, tried to styrnle the Toreros at the o t with a lull-court

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T.oreros Angling Eor Revenge Win Uy JOHNNY McDONALD U uany whcp a Phil Woolpcrl-coached basketball team loses by 28 or more points lo an opponent it doesn't make the same mistake twice.

Such could be the ca;e tonight when Woolperl's aggressive University of San Diego quintet bids for an upset over talented C'al Poly of Pomona on the Torcro boards. The game will tart at 8 o'clock and will be preceded by a contPSt between the Torero Frosh and Poly Junior varsity A Torcro triumph, too, eould place the local crew in an ex- cellent position for an at-l;irge berth in the post-season ;'\CAA regional playoffs next month. Cal Poly is the defendmg regional champ. OFF, IGIIT But, USO had a poor-shooting night in it previous encounter with the Pomonans and tum- bled, 75-47. This was in the fi- 1 nals of Cal Poly's tournament on Jan. 16. Last year, the Broncos mas- sacred the Toreros, 90-49, on their home floor but had to struggle to pull out a 78-68 deci- . sion when they visited San Di- ego. Last weekend, Cal Poly de- feated San Diego State, 69-54, at home and lost to Fresno State, 80-69, at •resno. LEADI! G SCORER The Toreros, 14-8 for the sea- son, will be. headed by torrid Cliff Ashford, a 6-3 junior from Detroit. Ashford scored 22 points against Santa Barbara and 25 each against San Fer- nando Valley State and Cal Pol of San Luis Obispo to run his season point total to 427 and a bristling 19.4 average for 22 games. Following Ashford, is slick Lymond Williams, a 5-9 senior guard, who is averaging 14.8 per contest. The Broncos, who have an 11- 6 record, will go with expert playmaker Lou Smith (5-9) and ffom Ferraro (6-0) at guards, Paul Scranton (6-5) at center and Vick Talbert (6-5) and VeJ- mont McKinney (6-4i at or- ards. Following tonight's contest, he Toreros will travel to Cal Western Saturday night and will clo e l1 e regular campaign at USD, Pcb. 19 and 20, agains~ Santa Clara and Chapman Col lege.

' Cat Poly Free row p us , 59-47 By JOH.·, Y 'McDO '.\LU Univer ily of San Diego's ba. · ba !ers might be e~cused for mJttermg something like chari- ty doesn't always start at hoqi,e Last night 1f free hrows were money they'd be lound with holes in their pocke In nightmarish sh1on, Cal Poly of Pomona d,;nvned 16 of 24 free ·tosses to overtake the Toreros and walk off the lloor with a 50-47 decision before some 900 fans m USD gym. ~1eanY.hile coach Phil Wool- pert's m en had o n I y nine chances from the charity key and dropped in three. NCAA BERTH OUT Unfortunately, ball game and turn of events eliminated any chance the Toreros may have had of obtaining a •·ational Collegiate A etic Association small col- lege tournament berth. Paul Scranton, a 6-5 centt!r from Los Angeles, was tl-te cul- prit as he downed nine of 11 free throws while leading his club with 13 markers. Jumping Louis Smith, a 5-9 guard. added 10 for the victors. USO rode the shooting arm of Cliff Ashford for 31 minutes of the contest but it failed to get accurate shooth O from oth- ers at key moments. '!'he 6-3 junior forward, who has aver- aged 19 points, picked up 17 markers, most coming on jumps from about 20 feet away. USO LEADS The Toreros, who downed 22 of 57 shots for a 38.6 average, jumped out front as the Bron- cos had a cold start. The home- towners mounted a 12 -2 lead while the invaders missed on 15 of 16 shots from the floor. Cal Poly finally caught fire Ir and nudged ahead late in the s (Continued on d-3, Col. 3) h this was the the

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so-called inlen 1-,nal foulmg." he said. "Unh u, h. We've still seen some awfully rough games. I've seen men racked so hard they are too shaky to make a proper free thro ." Woolpert said the game has been altered to favor the of- fense, which he admits has resulted in higher scoring games. "If the games were closer, this would be all right,'' he said "But, now the games are decided live to 10 minutes be- fore the end." He believes a balancing of the rules would strengthen the defense and insure closer games in the 50s and 60s. "We played Cal in 1958 and won 52-48 in a dog-eat-dog bat- tle and it was regarded as a fine game," Woolpert remem- bers. The Torero coach said he would like to see the United States adopt international rules where free throw shoot- ing is diminished. There are no off en s iv e or defensive fouls. "We are playing more and more international competi- tion,'' he added, •·but we're the only country that does not abide by the international rules." If the rules committee would stress the foterpretation of game infractions, officials would be able to handle situa- tions in a similar manner, Woolpert believes. "The ludicrousness is best emphasized by the fact that one team can win at home by 25 points and play the same foe on a foreign court and lose by the same margin," he ~aid.

By JOHNNY McDO\'ALD Phil Woolpert firmly be- lieve several rules changes ust be made to restore or- der to college basketball. The two-time , 'CAA coach of the vear and current Uni- versity -of San Diego basket- ball mentor said the game needs a revision of the free throw rules, believes the 10· second rule should be abolished and asks that the 'defen e be given stronger sup- port. "The free throw is out of proportion and is hurting the •game,'' said Woolpert, who gained fame with the national •.champion {jniversity of San Francisco Dons who won 60 straight games. • "A foul should be intended for over aggressive play or poor play. Chances of it being used as a weapon should be overcome." Woolpert, who coached such greats as Bill Russell, K. C. Jones, }like Farmer and Gene Brown, said basketball has been turned into a free throw shooting contest, thus destroy- ing the original intent of sound •-0flensive maneuvers and de- fensive patterns. "The basic fault lies in the interpretation of offensive and defensive penalties," the 49- year old coach said. "Ahd I

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our llmc until the four minute na k when a drive by Denni Dull put Cal Poly ahead for ood, 46-45. Two free throws by ~ranton and Tom Ferraro's drive put it out of reac:h. The Toreros, for a change had a 37-31 _rebound ad~antag~ u! that didn't help, either. USD's overall record is 14-9 1h1le Poly IS 12-{i. In the preliminary the USD Fro dropped Cal Poly's jumor ar ity, 78 58.

PHIL WOOLPERT ... Suggests basketball change think the rules committee, particularly John Bunn, should clarify these infrac- tions so all basketball offi- cials can call them the same way." Woolpert, who stresses de- fense, said it is becoming in- creasingly more difficult to stop the offense without being penalized. ··We have scouted our op- ponents and then played to their strength in a game," he said. "Despite thll fact that our players ar" In defensive iiosi•ion th'•Y ha e i:lcen penal- JZ (!. .,,_. ' Ev n f knocked down, offi- cials charge a defensive foul." Too. Woolpert is a strong opponent of the 1-and-1 bonus free throw situation which prevails in each half after a team commits seven fouls. "This was ·ntroduced to stop

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