DISREGARD ING two Ozorks players, Dwight Smith tokes deadly aim for a jump shot. Dwight sparked the Bisons with his fancy ball· handling and timely passes. Harding captured both tilts with Ozarks. McQueen was c ited by many as the reason for Harding's con tinu ed slump_ Steady Leon's rebounding ability and shoo ting accuracy undoubtedly was missed after hi s injury_ The Bisons regained their form and ca ptured four more tilts to win a be rth in th e NAIA play-offs at Pine Bluff. Harding's final regular season victorr over I-Iendrix cam e after the announcement of Har· ding's acceptance into the Arkan sas Intercollegiate Conference_ Seeded fifth out of eight teams according to season reco rd s. th e aroused Bi sons averag-cd two earlier losses to Ouachita by beating them 88 to 86 in over-time in th e first play -off ga me _ In the semifinals a sharp-shooting, ru g-ged r ebounding Southern State team advanced to th e final s at Harding's expense, 96 to 74_ An emphasis on teamwork characterized Hardinl('s choice basketee rs_ Fred Ma ssey and Huel Evans scored 918 points to lead in that department, averaging 17_8 and 17 _6 points respec ti vely_ Leon McQueen and Jim GiUy, who occupied positions of importance under the basket. rounded out the starting five with playmaker Dwight Smith_ Gerald Casey won a start ing position in r eplacing Leon McQueen and added to the team with the amazing accuracy of hi, peculiar two-hand overhead set shot. Ken Nicholson and Bennett Wood saw considerable action, along with Rayburn Knight and Harold Norwood_ AVERAGING nearly twenty paints per game in his final season with the Bisons, Fred Massey vies with A 8. M ' s Schisler for control of the ball. GRAPPLING for the ball before a large crowd in Rhodes Memorial Field House, Jim Citty contends for possession against hard odds. Tigers collabo. rating 10 relieve Citty of the boll were Ouachita ' s tap scorers for the night.
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