Word: verga
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Three on One. No such disaster for Vic Bubas, the coach of Duke's No. 7-ranked Blue Devils. Bubas had scouted Alcindor all through his freshman season at U.C.L.A., and had a different plan. He also had a veteran team; All-America Guard Bob Verga and two other starters were back from last year's squad, which won 23 out of 26 games, wound up No. 3 in the nation...
...consolation game, Duke beat Utah 79-77 as Jack Marin scored 23 and Bob Verga, 15 for the winners. But Utah's Jerry Chambers poured in 32 points to eclipse the tournament record for total scoring, set by Clyde Lovelette in 1952. Chambers' mark of 143 topped the old record by two points...
Some called this game the "dream game" because it watched the top-ranked teams in the nation. At the beginning of the week it looked like both teams would be hurt by illness but ailing Bob Verga of Duke and Kentucky's Conley both played. Duke was simply unable to use its power under the boards with Mike Lewis and Jack Marin against Adouph Rupp's quintet...
...that, it was strictly no contest. "Wave those arms! Keep Russell covered!" Duke Coach Vic Bubas bellowed from the bench; surrounded by two and sometimes three Duke defenders, Cazzie managed to get off six shots during the 5-min. overtime period-and missed all six. Duke's Bob Verga scored nine points, and the Blue Devils won 100-93-for their seventh victory in eight games this season,*and their 139th (against 36 losses) since Bubas took over as head coach six years...