COLLEGE BASKETBALL NATIONAL ROUNDUP : Nothing Normal About It: Fight, 12 Ejections, Forfeit

Twelve players were ejected, including 11 from Chicago State, after a fight just before the end of the first half that resulted in the Cougars’ forfeiting Tuesday night’s game to Illinois State at Normal, Ill.

The game was stopped with Illinois State (5-18) leading, 39-23. Because Chicago State (3-19) had only two players still eligible after the brawl, the game was declared a forfeit and the score stood.

One Illinois State player was ejected after the fight, which capped a first half that included two technical fouls against Chicago State and a total of 25 personal fouls.

No injuries were reported.

Just before the halftime buzzer sounded, Illinois State’s Reggie Wilson and Chicago State’s Carnel Ross dived for a rebound at the corner of the court near the Illinois State bench.

Referee Dan Chrisman said Ross “committed a flagrant foul . . . then two other Chicago State players who were in the game got involved and were subsequently ejected for fighting.

Said Chicago State Coach Rick Pryor: “When the game first started, it was obvious that the officials wanted to take control. I apologize to Illinois State University, but I will not apologize for the officiating.” TOP 25 TEAMS

No. 11 Kansas 74, Missouri 70--The Jayhawks rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to win a Big Eight Conference game at Columbia, Mo.

Terry Brown scored 18 points for Kansas (18-4, 7-2), which has won nine consecutive games.

Doug Smith scored 23 points for Missouri (13-8, 5-4).

No. 7 Syracuse 101, Providence 83--Billy Owens scored 25 points for Syracuse (21-3, 8-3) and the Orangemen limited Eric Murdock to 16 points in a Big East victory at Syracuse, N.Y.

Providence is 14-9 and 5-7.

Seton Hall 83, No. 22 Pittsburgh 73--Terry Dehere scored 25 points for Seton Hall (15-7, 6-6) as the Pirates won a Big East game at East Rutherford, N.J.

Pittsburgh is 17-8 and 6-5.

No. 24 Texas 65, Rice 64--Benford Williams made a basket with 1:15 left in a Southwest Conference game at Austin, Tex., as the Longhorns (17-5, 11-1) won their 10th consecutive game.

Rice is 10-12 and 4-7. OTHER GAMES

Dwayne Davis scored 22 points as Florida (10-12, 6-7) beat Georgia, 90-75, in a Southeastern Conference game at Gainesville, Fla. Georgia is 12-10 and 5-8. . . . At Milwaukee, Notre Dame (10-14) made six free throws in the final 33 seconds to defeat Marquette, 63-62. Marquette is 8-15.