Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Hilton Site Cf Basketball gl ,iii :ei-L Kansas guard Larry Kruger works the ball upcourt against pressure from Texas in a first round game. Iowa State's beautiful new James Hilton Coliseum was the site of this year's NCAA Midwest basketball regionals. Semi-final games saw Louisville and Southwestern Louisiana compet- ing against each other and Texas and Kansas State meeting. Fourth-ranked Louisville went on to rack up a 20-point lead and defeat Kansas State 72-65 in the final round of the regionals. Both Kansas State and Louisville were automatic qualifiers for the regionals after winning the titles of the Big Eight and Missouri Valley Conferences. Southwestern Louisiana won the championship of the Southland Con- ference and Texas won the South- west title but had to play Houston for the right to advance in the NCAA series. TVS Network televised the Thurs- day night games of the regionals which began on March 16. NBC cov- ered the Saturday afternoon final and consolation games. Central Iowa H20 mile radius around Amesl was blacked out, according to the NCAA office. The Coliseum was set up for l4,200. About 2,000 seats were left over a day before the series started but most of these seats were sold at the door. First team All-American Bo Lamar of Southwestern Louisiana was knocked to the floor after scoring on a fastback against Louisville.