Indiana State Sycamores vs. Houston Cougars
NIT First Round
Wednesday 03/09/1977 at Hofheinz Pavilion
Houston, Texas

With the game tied at 82, Dan Rutledge fouled Houston center Mike Schultz with 37 seconds
left, then Schultz made one of two free throws to provide the winning margin… Schultz’s miss was
rebounded by Indiana State, but Larry Bird missed a “tough turn-around” in the final seconds that allowed Houston to advance


INDIANA STATE (25-3) FG-A FT-A PF PTS HOUSTON (27-7) FG-A FT-A PF PTS

Larry Bird 19-28 6-7 3 44 Cecile Rose 3-6 0-0 3 6
Harry Morgan 3-14 4-6 5 10 Charles Thompson 4-9 0-1 0 8
DeCarsta Webster 4-9 2-3 2 10 Mike Schultz 7-11 4-6 4 18
Danny King 4-12 4-4 3 12 Otis Birdsong 13-26 4-4 2 30
Jim Smith 2-3 0-0 3 4 Mark Trammell 2-5 0-0 1 4
Brad Miley 1-4 0-0 0 2 Al Winder 0-0 0-0 0 0
Dan Rutledge 0-0 0-0 1 0 Ken Ciolli 4-6 0-0 1 8