pegan a semistall
early, playing the ball deep in
the offensive court and forcing
the Kansas defenders to come
out. The strategy paid off in|
fouls on the Jayhawks but not in)
points. Kansas crept away to a
7-3 lead in the first three min-
utes, a slow start. —
' Born was the big scorer for
Kansas, hitting two early goals
and tipping in another as the
Kansas lead mounted to 12-5,

jump ‘shot as the Sooners closed;
to 11-14. Born and Harold Pat-
terson paced the Kansans to a
20-15 first quarter lead.
Kansas Hikes Lead.

Oklahoma got within three
points, 17-20, in the early second
quarter but Dallas Dobbs hit a
jumper for K. U. and Allen
Kelley added a free throw and a
1-handed push for a 25-17 count.
But Jones hit on the fast break
and he and Lane led: Oklahoma
back to a 32-all tie at the mid-
way mark of the period.

Larry Hamilton’s long 1.-
hander gave Oklahoma a_ lead

 

but Bill Brainard, subbing for}
‘Born who had collected four}.
(couls, hooked off the. ahpet and
hit a fre throw for 37-362

. Then in close battling. to the
‘hOFA ties of 37-all and '39-all were
posted before three late free
throws gav eKansas a shaky 42-
39 halftime edge,

Kansas had fourteen field
goals. to.eleven for Oklahoma in
the first half and had a 41.2 per
jcent shot avearge. Oklahoma:
jhas 35.5 per cent but hit seven-
jteen free throws to fourteen for
K. U. Kansas had a slight 18-16
edge in Tepes in the first
half,