A great student and a devoted teacher of the game of basketball, Coach Breedlove commands the situation.
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Close Contests Were Habitual With '65 Lions It's been said that the mistakes made in a ball game and close-heartbreaking scores will even up over a period of time. The Lions dropped such a game to the John Brown University Junior Varsity early in the season, but evened the situation half way through their slate. Butch Edwards tipped in a shot just as the buzzer sounded and gave Fort Smith a thrilling 95-94 victory over St. Gregory for a conference win. It was a great climax as the Lions overcame a five point lead in the last two minutes with Bridges playing the big gun. Moreland came in late in the first half and put on an unbelievable shooting exhibition from outside. He hit eight in a row from the field and gave the Lions a 48-39 halftime lead. He finished the game with ten out of fourteen field goals and four 6ut of four free throws. Coach Shelby Breedlove was asked to comment on this year's cage Lions and he replied with a grin and a shake of his head, "I've been coaching twelve years and I've worked this team harder, and they've improved more, game by game, than any before them. This was a bunch short on talent but with the strongest of hearts." The Lions pulled off two important upset victories this year when they whipped the team ranked tenth nationally, Eastern Oklahoma A.M.; and the University of Oklahoma City Freshmen. 49