Pauley Pavilion fans sophisticated, spoiled
After watching 98 wins,
defeat sent many to exits
By BECKY BROWN
Of the Emerald
LOS ANGELES — Pauley
Pavilion, in Beverly Hills back
yard, is the home of more than just
the UCLA basketball team, nine
NCAA basketball banners and
John Wooden s ghost
It's also the home of some
12,000 of the most spoiled bas
ketball fans m collegiate basket
ball history.
Since Pauley Pavilion was built
in 1966, these fans have seen
their Bruins lose but three games
on their home court. UCLA s cur
rent string of victories, before
Saturday night, extended over a
six-year period and was just two
wins shy of that mystical 100
mark.
Every team that walked into
Pauley couldn t help but be awed
by such a record, by the banners
and by the ghost of Bruins past
This rich, sophisticated audi
ence was well aware of the mys
tique of Pauley Pavilion And they
reveled in it
Defeat, however, and a re
sounding defeat at that, was
something there were not used to
As the first half minutes ticked
away and Oregon built a 20-pomt
lead, one could detect a certain
uneasiness in the crowd This cer
tainly could not be their Brums
But second-half comebacks are
standard stock and trade in col
legiate basketball—especially at
UCLA—and the fans nervously
cooled their heels between
halves
Twelve to 13 minutes into
second half, with Oregon still lead
ing ty 15 and 20 points, scores of
these winning Bruin fans began
heading for the exits. With five mi
nutes left in the game, hundreds of
seats were empty and a decided
pall hung over the arena.
The UCLA students were faith
ful to the end, but those steadfast
Brum boosters were unfaithful
when their beaten Bruins perhaps
needed them the most.
In sharp contrast, Oregon s
small contingent of fans watched
with a certain amount of disbelief
as their Ducks played a near
perfect game to dethrone the
kings of Pauley Pavilion.
I can t believe it," was heard
more than once from the knot of
Webfoot diehards clustered to
gether outside the Oregon locker
room. As each player emerged, a
cheer arose, green and yellow
pom-pons waved in the air and
players were hugged by friends
and anonymous fans alike.
A victory party was in order.
With a scant 10-minute notice,
Los Angeles Marriott Hotel, a
luxurious hotel that housed the
team since Wednesday, prepared
a spread for the victorious Ducks
and their fans
Delerious fans wandered about
the spacious ballroom and hud
dled around the open bar, con
gratulating players, themselves
and each other for a job well done
And somehow, one felt tha*,
even in defeat, those fans would
have been standing outside that
locker room door.
-Pac-8 round-up
Lonnie’s gone but
OSU isn’t folding
Pacific-8
W L Pci GB Overall
UCLA
Oregon
Oregon Stale
Washtnglon
Wajhirglon Si
CaMornta
Stanford
Southern Cal
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8 3
8 3
8 3
7-4
38
MO
o-ii
818
727
727
727
636
273
091
000
204
17-9
16 8
20 3
17-6
11-11
7-17
11-13
Saturday a reauflt
Oregon 65 UCLA 45
Oregon Stale 78. Southern Cal 61
Washtnglon 95 Calrlornia 75
Washington Stale 91 Stanford 79
From AP reports
LOS ANGELES — Lonnie
Shelton, declared inelg ible by
federal judges in Seattle Fri
day, won't be in the Oregon
State lineup the rest of the sea
son. But the Beavers let it be
known Saturday they aren't
calling it quits.
Down 42-37 shortly into the
second half, Oregon State out
scored Southern Cal 24-3 in an
impressive surge and went on
to a 78-61 Pacific-8 win.
The Beavers, who were led
by Rocky Smith s 24 points,
battered USC in the middle. It
was the Trojans' 12th straight
loss, their 11th in Pac-8 play.
Washington, 95-75
SEATTLE — Lars Hansen, a
member of the Canadian
Olympic squad, poured in 34
points to lead the eighth
ranked Huskies to their easy
win over California Washing
ton led only 41-38 at the half
but outscored the Bears 19-11
in the first 10 minutes of the
second half to get untracked.
Washington State 91-79
PULLMAN, Wash. — Key
points by Ron Davis in the sec
ond half helped the Cougars to
their 91-79 victory over Stan
ford.
WSU led by as many as 12
points in the first half and held a
41-33 halftime advantage, but
the Cardinals rallied to tie the
game 41 -all early in the second
half. Davis, who finished with
28 points, then sank two jump
ers and a lay-in to shove the
Cougars into a lead they never
lost.
The win securely iced, freshmen Joe Moreck and Gary Nelson congratulated each other on a happy
Duck bench.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Women i basketball. Oregon State at McArthur
Court 7 30pm (JV game at 6 pm.)
Thursday, Feb. 26
Men 1 basketball. Washrgton al McArthur Court
8pm Women t swimming. NCWSA Champion
ships al Pullman Wash (Feb 26-28)
Friday, Feb. 27
Wrestling. Oregon State at Corvallis
Saturday, Feb. 28
Men s basketball. Washngton Stale al McArthur
Coikl 8pm Women s basketball. Oregon Inst.
tute oI Technology al B-54 Gerlmger Anne* 11
am Alaska-AnchoragealB-54Gerlingeral2pm
Women s gymnastics. Eastern Washington
Washington Stale Otegon College of Education
and Oregon Stale al Corvallis
Two qualify for nationals
Bowler Jeanne ingwerson and
table tennis player Jay Crystal
have qualified to go to Denver and
represent Oreg on in the National
Championships to be held in April.
Qualifications were held last
weekend as a part of the As
sociated College Unions Interna
tional (ACUI) regional meet. Over
30 schools from Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana
participated.
Oregon also sent representa
tives in chess, bridge and billiards.
Alfred Yao and Richard Rice
placed second in bridge while
Sarah Stratton came in third in
women's billiards.
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