Hartford's inability to defend the post haunted them here, as OK State PF Conrad Landers had 36 pts and 16 rebounds. Still, a balanced attack kept things close, with 7 Hawks players hitting double digits. The key to this game came in the final minutes when PG Emery Waldon, one of the heroes of this tournament, fouled out, along with starting SF Huebner. Without two starters, Hartford was unable to convert down the stretch and Oklahoma State pulled away for the national title.
Code:
Oklahoma State 112, Hartford 105
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Hartford (37-2, 17-1):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Cletus Son C 19 5-7 0-0 0 3 2 4 10
Chris Disney PF 26 6-10 1-2 2 4 3 3 13
George Huebner SF 27 6-7 0-0 2 4 4 5 13
Wallace Nelson SG 33 8-18 0-2 2 7 12 1 17
Emery Waldon PG 26 8-17 2-2 2 3 5 5 21
Robert Jackson PG 14 5-6 1-2 0 0 2 0 12
Kevin Zorn PG 12 2-4 0-0 0 2 3 1 4
Gregory McCaffrey C 19 1-5 0-0 2 5 4 4 3
Lawerence Dicarlo SG 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2
George Brisson PF 14 5-6 0-0 1 5 2 4 10
Joseph Taylor C 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Roman Roper SF 3 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 20 (C.Disney 1, G.Huebner 4, W.Nelson 4,
E.Waldon 4, K.Zorn 3, G.McCaffrey 2, G.Brisson 2)
Blocked Shots: 3 (C.Disney 2, L.Dicarlo 1)
Steals: 7 (C.Son 2, G.Huebner 1, W.Nelson 3, E.Waldon 1)
3P FGs: 7-19 (G.Huebner 1-1, W.Nelson 1-4, E.Waldon
3-7, R.Jackson 1-2, K.Zorn 0-2, G.McCaffrey 1-2,
G.Brisson 0-1)
Oklahoma State (31-8, 13-5):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Burton Day C 36 1-4 2-4 0 9 3 1 4
Conrad Landers PF 34 12-17 12-16 8 16 2 2 36
Frank Friend SF 32 7-13 6-8 1 4 2 2 22
Danny Fick SG 26 5-10 4-4 0 1 3 3 14
James Herbst PG 32 4-12 6-10 0 1 7 1 14
Jerry Clayton SF 16 2-3 0-2 2 5 0 2 4
David Banks C 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Luis Manos SG 16 5-5 0-0 2 2 1 2 12
Jerold Floyd PG 6 2-2 2-2 0 0 1 0 6
Turnovers: 18 (B.Day 4, C.Landers 5, F.Friend 1, D.Fick
5, J.Herbst 1, J.Clayton 1, D.Banks 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (B.Day 1, C.Landers 2)
Steals: 11 (B.Day 2, C.Landers 1, F.Friend 5, D.Fick 1,
J.Herbst 1, L.Manos 1)
3P FGs: 4-14 (B.Day 0-1, F.Friend 2-6, D.Fick 0-1,
J.Herbst 0-4, L.Manos 2-2)
Player of Game: PF Conrad Landers (OK ST)