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...Brandeis offense was not quite as cohesive, as it entered the second half with a "fling the ball toward the hoop" philosophy. The persistent 'Cliffe squad simply withstood Brandeis's target practice and converted the wild a shots into rebounds and easy fast-break baskets...
...Fast-Break Offense. Many of those teams are in Wooden's own conference. With an impressive 75-20 record against nonleague opponents, and with four teams ranked among the nation's top 20, the Pac8 has become one of the toughest leagues in the nation. The strength starts up north at Oregon State, whose team, expected to fight for the cellar, was instead tied for first place with U.C.L.A., going into last weekend's showdown with the Bruins. The Beavers are led by 6-ft. 8-in. Sophomore Forward Lonnie Shelton, who is racking up 18 points...
...should be the Knicks-Celts again. The Celts will try and run. The Knicks will try to slow down the Celtic running game, but Willis Reed will not get so many rebounds this year. Cowens will be firing fast-break passes all night unless the Knicks find a way to stop him. And Heinsohn's new coaching tactics will pay off especially in the play of Paul Westphal...
After a first half 35-35 tie, the opening three minutes of the second stanza were characterized by the same back-and-forth action of the first half. But at 16:36, Needleman, running full tilt, took a pass from junior guard Steve Selinger and canned an unmolested fast-break layup. Ken Wolfe followed with another layup; Jenkins added a jumper and the Crimson owned a lead they would never relinquish...
Sanders's lineup switch to a traditional two forwards and center offense inspired both his new and old starters. Carey, who sweeps the boards and fires the fast-break outlet pass in Westerly Unself-like fashion, has clearly recovered from his early-season jitters, snagging seven rebounds in the early going against the Huskies...