Game Changer: John McLendon and the Secret Game

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Game Changer

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3-Corbly

3-Hospelhorn

3-Warren

4-Duffer

4-Pray

4-Riddle

1. How did the white team get to the game on the other side of town without being seen? *

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The players each walked a separate path to the gym.

They drove around for a while before putting quilts over the car windows.

They wore clever disguises.

They rented a bus from out of town.

2. Why was this basketball game such a big deal? *

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It was not legal for a white college team to play against a black college team.

Amateurs were not supposed to be paid to play basketball.

The NCAA does not allow practice games before a major tournament.

The coaches had placed bets on which team would win.

3. Why did Coach McLendon bring his wife and children to the game? *

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He wanted them to see what a great coach he could be.

He wanted them to witness an important moment in sports history.

He wanted to inspire them to play basketball, too.

He needed someone to cheer for his boys in case the other team was unkind.

4. Who won the Secret Game? *

1 point

North Carolina College 88-44

Duke 102-12

Georgia State

It was a tie

5. What was one of the results of the game? *

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The teams started a bitter rivalry that exists in North Carolina to this day.

The teams learned that they were not so different from one another.

Segregation lasted another 50 years in basketball sports.

John McLendon won the bet and was able to buy uniforms for his team.

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