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...pulsating finish that left 19,000 hysterical onlookers limn with excitement, Chicago Loyola won the NCAA basketball title with an 60-58 overtime upset over Cincinnati Saturday night...
Spearheaded by the deadly shooting of Ron Bonham, Cincy was able to pull away easily to a 29-21 halftime bulge. Loyola was singularly unimpressive, as the Bearcats were able to force the game into their irritating but effective slow, deliberate style of play. With 11:45 to play, Cincinnati was sitting on a safe 15-point cushion...
...Rambler blitz cooled off the defending NCAA champs who connected on only two field goals in the last 14 minutes of regulation play. With four seconds to go, Loyola's All-American Jerry Harkness pumped in a jump shot that knotted the score at 54-54 and sent the contest into overtime...
...Loyola Seeks Upset...
Duke should easily clobber Oregon State in the consolation match tonight, but Cincinnati versus Loyola should be a helluva game. The almost flawless Bearcats are favored, but look for Loyola to pull an upset. Nobody thought the Ramblers could demolish Duke as thoroughly as they did last night, but the Blue Devils simply could not cope with the Chicagoans' lightning offense. Although Cincinnati has the best defense in the country, the same thing may happen tonight...