NIT Taken By Cougars; Miners Win NCAA Crown

Little Bobby Joe Hill outclassed all the big men in the NCAA tournament Saturday night as third-ranked Texas Western upset number one Kentucky 72-65.

High scorers for Texas Western were Hill, with 20 points, Orstin Artis with 15, and David Lattin with 16.

The Wildcats were completely out-maneuvered by the Texas Western team. Miner Coach Don Haskins put in 5-6 Willie Worsley in place of 6-3 Neville Shed just before game time, and the little man chipped in with 12 points.

Kentucky led for the last time after 9:40 of the first half; after that, it was all Texas Western, as the Miners held a 34-31 halftime lead. The biggest margin the Miners had was when they took a 68-57 lead late in the second half.

Adolph Rupp was literally in tears with five minutes left in the game. This was the team Rupp said he loved best in his 36 years of coaching at Kentucky. The Wildcat fans affectionately called them "Rupp's Runts."

Kentucky was only able to hit 27 of 70 field goal attempts. Pat Riley and All-American Lou Dampier both scored 19 points for the Wildcats, and senior Larry Conley, playing his last game, scored 10.

Hill gave Texas Western its first big lead early in the first half with two fantastic steals which ran the score from 10-9 for the Miners to 14-9. After that, the 5-10 Hill astounded the crowd with his clutch plays and driving layups.

Duke Wins Third

In the 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.

With seven seconds remaining and Duke leading by one point, Utah's Leonard Black stepped to the free-throw line with a one-and-one situation and the chance to give the Redskins the lead. After Duke's Vic Bubes called time twice, Black missed the shot, and the Blue Devils got one more point and third place in the tournament.