Soviet National Team to Play at SC Tonight, November 19, 1991
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A newspaper article published in the Springfield Union News and written by Jerry Radding, titled "Soviet National Team to Play at SC Tonight." The article was published on Novemeber 19, 1991. It talked about the upcoming game, played that night, on the campus of Springfield College of the Springfield College Men's Basketball Team playing the 1992 USSR national olympic team. The article talks about the games played before by the Soviet Team, some facts about the team and contains two photographs of Marty Geary and Ron King. On November 19, 1991, the Springfield College Men’s Basketball Team played the Soviet Union National Basketball Team as part of the 100th anniversary of the creation of basketball celebrations. It was also part of the Soviet’s tour that included playing University of Kentucky, University of North Carolina, Duke University and Indiana University. The team included half of the 1992 Russian Olympic team. Springfield College lost the game 92-86 in overtime before 1800 in the college’s Blake Arena.
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