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Bevo Francis at Madison Square Garden, December 3, 1953 vs. Adelphi College.

Clip01- Rio Grande vs. Adelphi @ Madison Square Garden Rio Grande College, enrollment 125, riding a 40 game winning streak takes on the Panthers of Adelphi before 13,800 fans and a horde of reporters and cameramen in the Mecca of college basketball. Francis scores 32 points but Rio Grande goes down to defeat 83-76.       lo   |   hi   Clip02- Rio Grande vs. Adelphi @ Madison Square Garden Bevo's supporting cast-ignored by the media was hailed by opposing players and coaches who described them as being as good as any team in America. The nucleus of Dick Barr(#30), Wayne Wiseman(#25), Bill Ripperger(#24), Jim McKenzie(#21), and Roy Moses(#27), were a critical part of the success of Bevo Francis and Rio Grande. Their Quixotic battles with the basketball giants of the '50's endeared them to millions and made them truly America's team!       lo   |   hi   Clip03- Rio Grande vs. Adelphi @ Madison Square Garden Steal by Wiseman, basket by Francis.       lo   |   hi

Bevo Francis and Rio Grande College take on Bluffton College at Founder's Hall, December 11th, 1953. Francis scores 82 points before the largest crowd ever to assemble in the building and re-enters the NCAA Record Book with the highest number of points in a single game. Within two months he will score 113 points in JAckson, Ohio against Hillsdale College - the NCAA Record that remains to this date. Bevo Francis is the only player in the history of the game to score more than 100 points in a game - and he did it twice.
Bluffton game footage courtesy of Paul Jackson.

	Clip01- Rio Grande vs. Bluffton @ Founder's Hall In third quarter action Bill Ripperger(#24) hands off to Wiseman(#25) who feeds Bevo behind his back.
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	Clip02- Rio Grande vs. Bluffton @ Founder's Hall Wiseman(#25), flat on his back dishes to Francis.
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	Clip03- Rio Grande vs. Bluffton @ Founder's Hall Final seconds of the third period - Barr(#30) to Francis at the buzzer.
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	Clip04- Rio Grande vs. Bluffton @ Founder's Hall Fourth period - Jack Gosset(#31) intercepts and feeds Francis ahead of the field.
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