Tuesday, December 19 1987 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 5 Hawks sneak by Stanford By Richard Lundquist Kansan Sports Editor A lullaby at Allen Field House was interrupted midway through the second stanza Monday night—just long enough to give KU a 72-54 victory over the Stanford Indians. About the only ones who didn't doze off during the game were the Indians. Apparently they hadn't read the press clippings of the highly touted Jayhawks, While the pesky Indians refused to fold, KU fans leaned back in their seats and waited for a blitz. A mild form of it came with 9:10 to go in the game. With KU holding a slim 48-44 lead, Rodger Bohnenstichl hit a 20-foot jump shot. Thirty seconds later he turned a follow shot into a three point play when he was fouled. Bruce Sloan hit two free throws and Dave Nash wheeled underneath for a layup. Next it was Sloan's turn as he intercepted a Stanford pass and converted it into a 60-45 Jayhawk lead. With 7:30 left in the game, the Jayhawks had breathing room for the first time. The rest of the game was downhill for KU as head coach Ted Owens made liberal use of his reserves. "I was afraid we would be kind of flat," Owens said after the game. "Playing three games in four nights is an emotional strain." "I thought we were considerably improved last weekend against Cincinnati and Texas A&M." Owens said. "But I couldn't see it tonight." "I was particularly displeased with our rebounding and our turnovers," the KU coach said. The Jayhawks managed only a Louisville, KU's next opponent, was rated ninth. The Cardinals have lost to Northwestern and Dayton in their last two outings. KU tied Bradley University for the 13th spot in this week's UPI college basketball ratings. Upset victories over Kentucky and Princeton pushed North Carolina from eighth to fourth place in the poll and gave the Tar Heels a 4-1 record. UCLA was selected unanimously as the nation's top team, receiving 350 points from the UPI's board of coaches. Houston, which ran its record to 7-0, was second with 306. KU among top twenty in UPI poll Team Points 1. UCLA 3-0 350 2. Houston 7-0 306 3. Vanderbilt 5-0 244 4. North Carolina 4-1 196 5. Boston College 3-0 115 6. Indiana 5-0 111 7. Tennessee 3-0 97 8. Kentucky 4-1 71 9. Louisville 2-2 51 10. (tie) Davidson 5-1, and Princeton 5-1 48 48-42 advantage in rebounds against a reweller Stanford team and committed 16 mechanical errors compared to 17 for the Indians. Owens singled out the play of Jo White and Phil Marmon for special praise. By Robert Entriken Jr. Kansan Staff Reporter They knew they hadn't played that good a game. The players were happy as they filed into the locker room with a 72-54 victory over Stanford, but they weren't particularly pleased with themselves. "Well, younger brother," Stan Vanoy said, smiling up at the towering Vernon. For An Experience In Fine Eating THE CASTLE TEA ROOM for reservations Call: VI 3-1151 1331-11 Mass. St. Players unwind with locker room banter Vernon Vanoy yelled at someone standing outside the locker room door to "c'mon in." An Army lieutenant—Vanoy's brother Stan—came through the door. Someone asked him if Vernon was his "little brother." Center Dave Nash was a little unhappy. He had scored 19 points—high man for the game and his personal high at KU "but I missed a lot of simple stuff," he scowled. The stranger Joshed Vernon, "Can you handle him" indicating the lieutenant. "Been handlin' him all my life." Vanoy laughed. Reserve guard Rich Thomas was happy. "Did you see what I did?" he exulted at Rodger Bohnenstiehl. "I got the ball!" "Jo Jo held (Don) Griffin down real well," Owens said, Griffin, Stanford's leading scorer who averaged more than 15 points a game last year, was held to nine by White. "Harmon did a real good job." Owens said, "He's a real hustler Thomas' comment didn't tell the whole story. During the final minutes of a fairly disappointing game he brightened things up with some fine ball handling and defensive work. Bohnenstiehl smiled as he patiently cut a thick layer of tape from his ankle. Several small boys were collecting autographs from the players in the room. One shy lad was being introduced to several of the players by a KU student. He blushed slightly as Jo Jo White shook his hand and he nodded imperceptibly in answer to Phil Harmon's questions. "You're eight years old today?" Harmon asked the boy. "Naw, twenty-one." Bohnen- riskhil answered on his way to the showers. White, dressing by his locker, lamented his problems of getting the ball during the game. The ring that speaks so brilliantly of your love and devotion! From our famous collection of magnificent rings... featuring the finest in diamonds at remarkably moderate prices. "I'd go after a ball," he said with a puzzled look, "and someone'd hit it, and there he (Stanford's Gary Petersmeyer) would be at the other end of the court." Meanwhile, Rich Bradshaw sang to himself in a high falsoetto voice: "Ain't no drag. Pappa's got a brand new bag." Someone asked Bradshaw what he would do to celebrate the victory. "Celebrate?" Bradshaw asked, buttoning his shirt. "No, man, I gotta go study now." Bohnenstiehl came out of the shower, joshing Nash about his missed baskets. "You cut me down on assists, babe, Every time I'd feed it to you, you'd miss." Nash smiled self-consciously as Bohnenstiehl jokingly bemoaned his misfortune: "Try to lead the team in assists and you cut me down." ROBERTS JEWELRY But Bohnenstil recognized his own faults, too. 633 Massachusetts "Man, I shoulda made that basket at the end of the first half," he wailed. "When I missed that I could have cried." and he moves a lot in there. He gives us a real lift." Harmon came off the bench to score 12 points. Dave Nash, KU's high scorer with 19 points was also praised by Owens. "Oh, man, I hope we don't work out too hard tomorrow," Bohnenstiehl said, flopping in front of his locker. "I am dead! This cold really knocks the hell out of you." "Nash has played better offensively the last three games," Owens said, "but he still must improve on the boards and defensively." For the game, KU hit on 43 per cent of its field goal attempts while Stanford shot 35 per cent. KANSAS (72) fg ft rb rp fp tp Vanoy 1-6 6-0 4 2 2 1 Nash 1-6 3-3 6 1 1 5 Nach 8-15 3-6 6 1 1 5 Bradshaw 2-4 2-2 6 1 1 4 White 7-13 1-3 1 1 1 15 Marmottiht 4-11 1-3 6 2 2 11 Harmon 5-10 2-2 6 2 2 11 Lawrence 1-2 2-2 2 1 1 4 Douglas 1-0 2-2 2 2 2 1 Thomas 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 Arzt 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 Team 11 Totals ... 29-68 14-24 48 16 72 STANFORD (54) fe ft lb vb pt tp Harris 3-10 7-8 8 1 12 McElwain 5-9 1-2 10 2 11 Palmer 5-9 1-2 10 2 11 Griffin 4-11 1-4 1 1 9 McNayever 6-19 3-2 3 2 15 Kuchenbecker 0-2 3-8 5 1 9 Moore 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 Halligan 1-2 0-0 0 1 2 Martin 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 Closs 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 Odonn 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Drullner 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Team 9 Totals ... 19-54 16-28 42 21 54 Kansas 24 30 -54 Stanford 29 43 -72 Frazier wins on TKO BOSTON — (UPI) — Heavyweight contender Joe Frazier pounded Marion Conner of Canton, Ohio, all over the ring before winning on a technical knockout in the third round Monday night. "It wasn't Frazier so much as it was the ref," Conner said. "He didn't even give me a mandatory eight count." Frazier is undefeated after 19 professional fights. Tough teams ahead block Hawk's path While most KU students are relaxing during Christmas vacation, the Jayhawk basketball team will keep a busy schedule. KU travels to Louisville Thursday for a rematch with the eighth ranked Cardinals. Saturday night the Jayhawks will be playing St. Louis University in Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Dec. 28th, KU faces Oklahoma State in the opening round of the Big Eight tournament in Kansas City. The Louisville game should be a dandy. The Cardinals beat KU 57-51 on Dec. 6. Since then Louisville has not won a game losing to Northwestern and Dayton. KU dropped a game to Loyola of Chicago after the loss to Louisville, but have now won three straight. In the Louisville dressing room after its win over the Jayhawks there appeared to be a touch of overconfidence. The Cardinals' captain, Fred Holden, said that KU had a good team, but that if they (Louisville) could beat KU in Allen Field House, they shouldn't have much trouble at home. Holden said he looked for another close game, but that he thought Louisville would win again. The Jayhawks will have to face two of the best big men in the country this week. Thursday it will be Louisville's All-American Westley Unseld. Saturday, KU will have to contend with Rich Niemann, St. Louis' seven-foot postman. Niemann is a two-year letterman who averaged 18.2 points a game last year. He has led the Billikens to a 4-1 record thus far this season, including wins over Emporia State, Hardin-Simmons, Washington of St. Louis and Missouri. Bradley handed the Billikens their first loss last Saturday. 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