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Surprisingly, two of Brown's sophomore stars, Eddie Morris, a flashy guard, and Lloyd Desizgne were on the bench for a large part of the second half. Morris played only 30 minutes and Desizgne 29. Brown did not really have much depth; they suffered with their sophomore starters out of the lineup...

Author: By Douglas E. Schoen, | Title: Crimson Cagers Rally to Down Brown | 2/17/1973 | See Source »

...undefeated U.C.L.A. Bruins. Heavily favored to win their ninth national championship in ten years, U.C.L.A. seemed more invincible than ever last week as it went for its 62nd consecutive victory against its formidable crosstown rival U.S.C. In fact, the top-ranked Bruins are so steeped in talent that their bench warmers may well be the No. 2 team in the nation. Asked if there is any way to stop Wooden, Oklahoma City Coach Abe Lemons said: "Wait, and some night when the moon is full and the clock strikes midnight, drive a silver stake into his heart. He is unreal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Wooden Style | 2/12/1973 | See Source »

...preceding two periods, the Crimson struck late in the stanza and came up with goals by Leigh Hogan and Dave Gauthier to seize victory from the scrappy Quakers. Hogan's tying score at 15:31 was only his second goal of the year, as he was called from the bench to play in the place of Randy Roth, who was sent out on a ten minute misconduct. The winning tally came on a nice backhand shot by Gauthier from about five feet...

Author: By William E. Stedman jr., | Title: Crimson Six Edge Penn, 7-6, In Wild Ivy League Thriller | 2/12/1973 | See Source »

...minute later on a jump shot by James Brown and a tip-in by Floyd Lewis. Following the Harvard comeback, a major turning point of the game came. The Bulldogs called a time out and Yale's Mike Baskauskas said something to the official on the way to the bench and drew a technical...

Author: By Douglas E. Schoen, | Title: Cagers Muster Win Over Yale, 89-86 | 2/10/1973 | See Source »

...bench outnumbered the crowd at the Radcliffe Gym, but the 15-9, 12-15, 15-13 match was marked by rocket spiking, flashy saves, and colorful uniforms. Blue jeans and earrings were on display, and one B.U. player sported a bright red shirt marked with a decorative cannabis leaf...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Coed Volleyball Squad Spikes B.U. in Season's First Match | 2/9/1973 | See Source »

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