Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxk.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxk!rs55611
From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Robert E. Schleicher)
Newsgroups: net.sport.hoops
Subject: Re: NCAA Tourney and the Home Court
Message-ID: <598@ihuxk.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Apr-84 00:17:28 EST
Article-I.D.: ihuxk.598
Posted: Tue Apr  3 00:17:28 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 28-Mar-84 07:31:34 EST
References: <245@hou2b.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL
Lines: 22

While I don't know who would win the most games out of ten between
Illinois and Kentucky (and would be inclined to think it would
be Kentucky), I DO feel that on this occasion, Illinois outplayed
Kentucky, but lost the game due to the refs unwillingness to
risk the boos of 20,000 Kentucky fans by calling fouls on the
Wildcats.  U of K went to the line 15 times in the second half to 
Illinois' two times.  Several no-calls were clear on the TV coverage.
The refs were  all from other conferences (no Big-10 or SEC refs),  but, like many people in the spotlight, seemed to want to minimizepublic outcry.

I've heard that the chairman of the NCAA seeding committee (who
played where) was from U. of Kentucky.  Can anyone confirm this?
The estimated crowd allegiences at Rupp Arena were
about 20,000 for Kentucky, and about 3,000 for Illinois.  Interestinly,
the Louisville-Kentucky game a few days earlier had about the same
imbalance, even though U of L is in Kentucky, too.
Oh, well, there's always next year (with Illinois loosing only
1 starter, and regaining Anthony Welch, they should be even
better)

Bob Schleicher
ihuxk!rs55611
AT&T Bell Laboratories