Gaines, who was genuinely surprised
that his team received a bid and had to
hunt down his players to arrange
workouts.
"When you lose two in a row at the
end of the season, it destroys the whole
year," Gaines lamented. "I had
already dismissed the kids from practice
and gone on a recruiting trip when
I heard we got a bid."
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CIAA runnerup Virginia Union scored
the first basket of the game and never
trailed as the Panthers held off Norfolk
State 58-56 to advance to the
quarterfinals..
Norfolk finished at 29-2, with both
of its losses coming to the Panthers.
But once Spartan Coach Charles Christian
had cooled off from the heat of
battle, he still was able to smile about
his team's superb year, which nobody
anywhere had predicted.
"Not many teams will finish the
season 29-2," Christian said. "I'm
proud of my kids. They played half
healthy."
CIAA tourney MVP Ralph Tally
suffered a groin injury and-super-sub
Albert Gatling also played hurt.
Virginia Union Coach Dave Robbins,
who started four players who
weren't on his roster when the Union
lost in the first round of the CIAA
tourney last season and missed the
playoffs, praised his team's defensive
effort.
"I told the kids that the only thing
that will win against a team like Norfolk
is defense and they gave a great effort,"
Robbins said.
Freshman Jamie Waller started the
first game of his career at guard,
scored 19 points in the title game
? against Norfolk and was named the
regional's MVP.
Meanwhile, Harvey Heartley and his
Falcons braved a snowstorm that caused
their flight to be rerouted to Buf1
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