The Eagles took control in the first half by grabbing 33 boards to just 16 for West Virginia (8-11, 3-8).

He grabbed 12 boards, 7 offensive, as Boston outrebounded the Nets by 18-10 on the offensive end and by 60-50 over all.

At just 6-foot-7, he became one of the first non-centers ever to lead the league in rebounding, grabbing 15.7 boards per game.

Mangano's best game was his second; he scored 13 points on 5-11 shooting, including 3 of 5 from three, and grabbed 9 boards.

Levine scored 6 points, grabbed 2 boards, and dished out 2 assists in 30 minutes of game play.

Pippen grabbed 11 boards, as the Bulls outrebounded Boston, 46-27, and had 6 assists.

Olajuwon grabbed 25 total boards, although Seattle won the game in double-overtime 128-125.

He is the 9th all-time leading rebounder in the pre-1973 college basketball era, having grabbed 1,679 boards.

He played his first home game in Milwaukee three days later and scored 16 points while grabbing eight boards in a 78-72 win against the Chicago Bulls.

He also had one of his best all-around games, scoring 27 points and grabbing 14 boards to go with his usual seven blocked shots.