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d U i/ld Vikings axe ') Acadia 66-78 . Page " - Watotloo women, woman. Momma 23, 1979 University of Victoria Vikings almost got “duked” by Hazard Saturday night. f With the 12th annual Nais- mith Basketball Classic title seemingly well in hand with a 13-point halftime lead, Vikings were brushed back in the second half by the scintillating individual ef- fort of Acadia's Mike Ha- proving that a great team will beat a good team with a great individual almost every time as they eked out an 86-78 victory before a huge appreciative audience at the host UW gym. The Vikings of head coach Ken Shields made their way to'the final of the classy eight-tearn event by beating Lakehead in the semis 99-83 while Acadia advanced with an 84-72 win over Manitoba. The tourney had its local flavor end on a sour note when University of Wa- terloo Warriors fell flat in the second half and lost the consolation final 70-54 to Carleton. Warriors earned the right to vie for the, bri- desmaids bowl by virtue of 95-74 win over Wilfrid But Vie rallied in time By Wok Campbell my. Sports Editor No Contracts, tasting or special exercises No promises - just results 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday Master Charge/Visa Also in Toronto laurjer Hawks earlier in the day. .The East-West final was highlighted by lightning-like passing and hall-movement on the part of the tall, rangy Vikings. It was incredible, even when Axemen ap- peared ready for a come- back in the second half, how Vie worked the ballin for the easy score. Like earlier in the tour- nament, Vikings quick jump was paced by Billy Loos and Rare Dolcetti, who scored 25 and 16 points respective- ly. But Acadia shocked many fans with a gritty se- cond-half comeback that saw them draw even at 73 with only four minutes re- maining. Unfortunately their aggression also proved to be Axeman’s downfall as they committed costly fouls to let Vikings draw into the clear at the end. Hazard, who scored 101 points in three games, had 23 in the second half alone, including the pair of foul shots that Mowed his club to tie momentarily. An in- credible 100% (37-37) from the free throw line during the tourney no doubt aided in his being named Naismith “I think we have the po- tential to be every bit as good as them (Victoria)." sand Hazard after the emo- tion-draining contest. “It just seemed everything they put up in the first half went in. And personally, I was hot and cold the first half which dim't help things as far as we were concerned." Carleton's 6-8 forward Tom Cholock and Doug Vance of Warriors were named to the tournament all-star team along with Ha- zard. Loos and Doteetti, Warriors were trailing Carleton by only 33-32 at the half but some halftime ad- justments blew up in their face, according to coach Don McCrae. "We came out in the se- cond half wanting to go in- side, but the officials (calls) took the inside away from us," he said. "And after that point we managed to screw things up ourselves." Despite his club’s poor performance in the final, McCrae was pleased with all aspectsof the Naismith. “We had great crowds, saw some great basketball, our team played very well at times, it's just too bad we didn't show them (fans) so- mething a little better at the A complete decorating centre at your door K-W DRAPERIES LTD. Jgll FREE ESTIMATES a. CONSULTATIONS WE GIVE PROMPT 8 PERSONAL ATTENTION 'Ill CALL us TODAY AT ass-5530 OPEN MON. TO FRI. SAVE 20% ON ALL CUSTOM MADE SHEERS & DRAPES'