THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1977 Page 7 a-in$t utton receives recognition By WAYNE NELSON iaturday night, Houston basket- ifans saw something unusual, wo teams, Arkansas and Hous- , met for the championship game he Southwest Conference (SWC) mament. The unusual part was [ the matchup paired two teams [were nationally ranked. )ne of the teams featured an America while the other held United States Basketball iters Association (U SBWA) coach he year. he All-America was the much ilicized Otis Birdsong. 'he coach, however, is not so known. le is Eddie Sutton, the head ketball coach at the University of ;ansas. Sutton, who is in his second year at Arkansas, has turned the program around there, as well as SWC bas ketball a more respectable name. Last Saturday night, before a sellout crowd at the Summit, Sut ton’s Razorbacks proved for the 17th time this season why they were No. 1. The Hogs handed the Houston Cougars an 80-74 loss to assure an outright SWC championship. After the game. Coach Sutton looked back on the game and some immediate plans for the Razorbacks. “It was a great honor to even be a part of this game,” said a modest Sutton. “It was really great to see a full house and on top of that to see two of the finest basketball teams play that the SWC has seen in many years.” Coach Sutton was also com plimentary of the Houston team and their performance. “Coach (Guy) Lewis has a lot to be proud of,” Sutton said. “I hope that they will also get the chance to represent our conference in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) playoffs be cause I know that of the 32 teams that are picked for the tournament around the country, Houston has to be in there.” But when the invitations went out, Houston was left off the pres tigious list. They were, however, invited to play in the National In vitational Tournament (NIT) to be held in New York City later this month. Speaking of the NCAA tourna ment, Coach Sutton said that for the first time in many years there is no unanimous choice for the tourna- ^ment winner. “We can safely say that we have a good chance to go all the way to the finals if we get a break here and there,” he said. If the Razorbacks do reach the fi nals, the credit will probably go to the three All-SWC players from Ar kansas, Ron Brewer, Sidney Moncrief and Marvin Delph. “Of the three, Ron Brewer is probably the best all-around player, Sutton said. “All three are very gifted athletes and it is a rare plea sure to have them on one team. Saturday afternoon the Razor- backs will step into the first round of the tournament when they tip it off with Wake Forest University in Norman, Okla. No matter what the outcome of the tournament. Coach Sutton is obviously very proud of his team. “People bad-mouth SWC basket ball, but those two teams that played tonight could go anywhere and not be embarrassed. Intramurals INTRAMURAL HASKETBALL . . . PLAYOFFS MEN-A DIVISION Puryear I vs. Fat City, 59-51; Aston vs. Raoches, 34-33. MEN-B DIVISION Mitchell’s Barcelona vs. Wildbunch, 46-42. (B DIVISION-CHAMPS) INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL . . . ALL UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS Puryear I vs. Aston I, 42-51. (Puryear I-AU-University Champs) INTRAMURAL SOFTBALL MEN DORM A Division: Aston vs. Law, 4-9; Walton vs. Davis Gary, 1-22. MEN INDEPENDENT A Division: Sigma Chi vs. Hot Dogs, 10-11; Sausalito vs. Nailers, 0-10. B Division: Raiders vs. WADS, 20-18; Stall ions vs. ABA, 8-5; Czech’s vs. P.E. Batters, 17-1; Batters II vs. Beaver, 1-26; Beefeaters vs. Southlanders, 8-19. C Division: Animal Science vs. Martinez Bro., 7-10; Mexico vs. Fish Gen., 0-10. WOMEN INDEPENDENT B Division: Seagulls vs. DZ, 10-0; Caslicks vs. Do-ly’s, 0-10; OPA vs. Monaco, 10-0. Top of the Tower Texas A&M University Pleasant Dining — Great View SERVING LUNCHEON BUFFET 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. 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