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WESTERN UNION
PRESS MESSAGE —

WElP: MARSHALL, PRESIDENT

Kansas CLtypy MOey doce 2000. kansas’ amazing jayhakers
beat kansas state with wares own weapon, the fast preak, through the first
half then poured out all their guts in a frantic overtime to

the fighting wildcats
outlast kunsasxusututyxutidests kongasxssetv,90-38,in a fantastic
big seven tournament wus biex semifinal battle here friday night.

a four-point underdog at tipoff time

nine thousand seven hundred ~four municipal auditorium
patrons screamed their lungs sore as both clubs maintained an unbeleiveabte
pace from the opening belle 80 furious WaS the milling that once
the aggies wiped out a 19-point secom quarter deficit, the lead chm ged

hands six times and was tied on minrexosusrx eight other occasions»

down tkvxstvateux the last five minutes of regulation timee except for

avitaythevgayuavkexiedxthysugueutx one. tie

except for one tie at 88-88,kansas led atikx throughout
the overtime, thanks to three rapid fire goals by all-american center
clyde lovellette, cumulus clyde, muxvyingxfaurvieulav scoring 22 of his
27 points while ca rying four fouls, dabaies through the clincher
1:7 from the wire and the jay hawks stalled successfully tiwoupghvikevx
down to the final three seconis when hoot gibson's last ditch steal
gave dick knostman one final peg from 25 feet Laaihambintheiaree,
segemds. this slid off the rigut side of the rim and kansas was hou
safely for its 1@tw sonsaumiveveiav 9th piaowutive win of the year

and 12th in avaw x row since the fag end of last seamx seasone