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2-14-1961
Basketball team establish themselves as one of the
nation's top defensive teams; Grizzlies win against
Utah State
University of Montana--Missoula. Office of University Relations
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FROMs JOHN EEMITT
SPORTS hews EDITOR
MOMMA STAIE UNIVERSITY
FOR BflMEDXATE RELEASE
M ISSOULA--Basketball f o r 1961 i s a l l b u t f in is h e d and M ontana's G r i z z l i e s
h a w f ir m ly e s t a b lis h e d th em selves as one o f th e n a t io n ’ s top tw en ty d e fe n s iv e
teamso
In 17 c o n te s ts t h i s season th e G r i z z l i e s have a llo w ed t h e i r fo e s an average
o f 60 p o in ts p er g&mSo
This re c o rd a lo n e i s good enough to a llo w th e G r i z z l i e s and coach F ro s ty
Cox some c h e s t s w e llin g <
> Taking t h e i r re c o rd one s te p f u r t h e r , th e G r i z z l i e s
have o u t-sc o re d t h e i r opponents by seven p o in ts in com p ilin g an 1 1 -6 r e c o r d 0
Some sa y t h a t Montana’ s s t y l e o f b a s k e t b a ll b o rd ers on th e o ld fa sh io n e d
gams where a team h i t t i n g th e b u ck ets f o r 50 or more p o in ts in a n ig h t
cou ld
r e s t assu red o f v i c t o r y and some new s c o r in g re c o rd s <
>
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O thers th in k i t ’ s a p le a s a n t r e l i e f from th e "ra ce h o rse " v a r i e t y where
sh o o tin g i s a l l im portant and d efen se assumes a r o le o f 'minor i f any s i g n i f i c a n c e »
In any ev e n t coach C o x ’ s brand o f b a s k e t b a ll has k ep t Montana a power in the
S k y lin e Con fe r e n c e and when th e n e ts a re s t i l l e d t h i s sp rin g G r iz z ly fa n s may
f in d
them selves In crowded companyo
E very week th e N a tio n a l C o lle g i a t e A t h l e t i c Bureau r e le a s e e a p a ir o f y e llo w
s h e e ts w ith team and
in d iv id u a l le a d e rs in a l l phases o f b a sk etb & llo
A cco rd ­
in g to th e se s h e e t s , which se rv e yoeman du ty to s p o rts w r i t e r s , th e re i s a
s p l i t between e a s t and w est and th e b e g in n in g o f a tren d in b a s k e t b a ll
philosophyo
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Among the n a t io n ’ s top tw enty o f f e n s iv e clu b s b u t two a re from the-W esto
Most n o ta b le among th e p a ir i s Utah, a member o f th e S k y lin e Conferen ce and a
r e g u la r fo e o f the G r i z z l i e s In a l l sp ortso
(m ore)
Athletic
MONTANA UNIVERSITY, Missoula
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stop Utahas B i l l y M cG ill nor was Montana’ s 6=7 c e n te r p a r t i c u l a r l y e f f e c t i v e a g a in s t
BPV
Utah’ s tough d e fe n s e s
A g a in st CSU Lowry h i t 27 p o in ts bu t cou ld f in d th e n e ts f o r on ly
13 a g a in st the Redskins w h ile a llo w in g M cG ill 2 6 ,
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One o f the few b r ig h t sp ots f o r Montana in the Utah game was the f lo o r p la y o f
guard Ray Lueien who may advance to a r e g u la r s t a r t in g sp o t f o r th e lew Mexico and
jDenver a f f a i r s „
Other s t a r t e r s f o r Montana p rob ab ly w i l l in c lu d e Lowry a t c e n te r , Kay
.Roberts and Dan S u lliv a n a t forw ards and Bob O’B i l i o v i e h a t th e o th er guard posto
MISSOULA--Big th in g s 'may be ju s t around th e corn er f o r coach Bud W a lla c e ’ s
swimming team i f the G r i z z l i e s ' perform ance a g a in s t Utah S ta te i s any in d ic a t io n «
The G r iz z li e s f lo a t e d to an ea sy v i c t o r y over th e USU ta n k ers in a c o n te s t here
la s t week th a t was never in doubt from the f i r s t splasho
In a l l bu t drowning th e A ggies
Montana smashed fo u r team and p o o l reco rd s and b e tte r e d th re e con feren ce marks„
The G r iz z ly medley r e la y team which has dominated S k y lin e com p etitio n in r e c e n t
years broke i t s own reco rd in the A00 yard ra c e by f i v e seco n d s»
The f r e e s t y l e team
did the same th in g in t h e i r kkO yard r e la y <
> B re a stro k e r Wayne Veenem&n and f r e e s t y le "
Steve Cropper b e tte r e d a l l 'conference reco rd s in th e 200 yard b r e a s ts tr o k e ev en t
and the 100 ya rd f r e e s t y l e «
MXf we had been p u sh ed ,r;
W allace s a id , "we p rob ab ly would have broken e v e ry
Iconference reco rd in the book/”
W allace m aintains th a t the winning team in th e Skyline; meet March 2 , 3 and k a t
Utah, w i l l have to smash a l l c u rre n t marks and approach or b e t t e r some n a tio n a l r e c o r d s »
Be added th a t he th in k s t h is i s the year Montana can do i t *