Southeast Missouri State University - Sagamore Yearbook (Cape Girardeau, MO)

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Time is out, bu? soon the Indians will return to wreak havoc on Kentucky Wesleyan to the extent of 87-84 CAPE STATE SPIRIT: CROWD AND PEP BAND COMBINE FORCES SEMO S'rc1Ye's PEP BAND swing into Sing, Sing, Sing-H

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Lfistfi fuftximtdiri gm' fl' 4. 54' .,.. 'fi .-sv J.. A .- -:L-wr ' il? I-1' r-iii 7' ' 1 :..z...ffhrI S.. fifth ii I 7 'iiitit , ru tiiiiifii' ww . Probably the greatest sport's thrill in the history of Southeast Missouri State was provided by the year's Basketball Indians as they moved into the finals of the 1960-6'l NCAA Basketball Tourna- ment. Compiling an amazing 25 victories against 3 defeats, the Indians very easily set new school records. On their way to the finals of NCAA competition, the Indians won the MIAA Holiday Tournament, the MIAA Conference championship, and the Southwest Regional NCAA Tournament. Highly touted Southern Illinois University, strong Chicago University, and fast breaking South Dakota State College fell before the Indians' steady barrage of baskets. However, the tight defense of the Wittenberg, Ohio, Tigers finally stopped the rampaging Indians 42-38. Nearly 2,000 Cape students accom- panied the team to Evansville, March 'I6 through I8. Fifteen of them staged a marathon dribbling exhibition over the highways from Cape to Evansville, the first of kind in modern athletic history. The disappointing 42 to 38 loss to the champion Wittenberg team seemed very bitter at the moment. After reconsidering, most fans must agree that they had more than enough to be proud of with a team which finished in second place fin score onlyj in the nation. Further honor went to Vivan Reed and Carl Ritter, both of them were selected to the All-Star Five at the tournament and subse- quently were given the great honor of being named to the Associ- ated Press Little All American Squad. SEMO State College and the community are iustly proud of this, the I960-61 basketball team. NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPS