McClung Breaks Scoring Records As Five Rolls Over Indians, 95-76

Junior center Merle McClung wiped six Harvard scoring records off the books with a 39-point performance at Dartmouth last night, while the Crimson basketball team belted the Indians 95-76 in the season's final game.

The 6 ft., 5 in. McClung came into last night's game needing 36 points to break Harry Sacks' single-season Harvard scoring record of 432. He made it with ease before leaving the game with three minutes to play.

On the way, McClung smashed five other records: the single game record of 33 points set by John Rockwell in 1956, the Harvard record for the most points for Harvard scored in an Ivy League game and in a season of Ivy League play, and the most field goals in a season and in a season of Ivy League play. He wound up with the highest season scoring average ever recorded by a Harvard player--19.9. Just to top it off, he led the team in rebounds tonight with 15.

Winning Year

The victory wrapped up Harvard's first winning season since 1959-60--the squad finishes the year with a 12-10 record. Tonight's 95 points were the most scored by the squad this season.

It wasn't much of a contest after the first few minutes. McClung's teammates fed him the ball time and again once they saw that the junior was nearing a record. He made 14 or 30 shots, and 11 of 15 free throws. Keith Sedlacek, with 20 points, was the only other Crimson player to break into double figures.

Vic Mair and Neil Castaldo, with 18 points apiece, paced the Indians, who remained ensconced in last place in the League.

In another game last night, the incredible Bill Bradley led Princeton to a 76-66 win over Penn that gave the Tigers their second straight Ivy League championship.

Bradley led both teams in scoring (with 29 points), rebounds (with 12) and assists (with 7), before fouling out with a minute and a half to play. Jeff Neuman was high man for Penn with 20.

Princeton will now represent the Ivy League in the NCAA basketball tournament starting Monday. The assignment is somewhat more desirable than expected, since the Southern Conference champion, Princeton's first-round opponent, turned out to be weak VMI rather than nationally ranked Davidson.