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Monday, February 20, 1995
SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Cyclones, Cowboys crush foes
Both gain record-breaking margins
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Were these the same teams?
A month ago in Boulder, Colo., the Colorado Buffaloes buried No. 21 Iowa State Cyclones 71-57. The Cyclones committed 31 turnovers, went 4-for-19 in the first half and were miserable, miserable, miserable.
But Saturday in Ames, Iowa, the Cyclones shot 71 percent in the first half and out rebounded Colorado 42-28 en route to a 109-6 massacre
— their biggest margin ever in a Big eight game.
Same players. Same coaches. Different planet?
"They came out and really tore us apart in that first game," said Fred Hoiberg, who matched the fourth-best scoring total in school history with a career-high 41 points. "To come out and beat them the second time like this really shows there's a lot of character on this team."
"Paybacks are tough, and this was a payback for the game at our place," said Colorado coach Joe Harrington (11-11, 2-9). "They were on, and we had a bad day. They put us down early, and it was pretty much over with."
Iowa State (19-7 overall, 5-6 Big Eight) was not the only runaway winner Saturday as the Big Eight race began winding down. No. 22 Oklahoma State (18-7, 8-2) got 22 points from Randy Rutherford and 20 from Bryant Reeves and demolished Nebraska (16-9, 3-7) 93-53 for its biggest margin of victory ever in
a Big Eight game.
The upset of the day was staged in Norman, Okla. Ryan Minor, the Big Eight's leading scorer and free-throw shooter, hit 17-of-20 from the line and finished with 32 points in Oklahoma's 94-89 conquest of No. 9 Missouri.
The 20 attempts were an Oklahoma record.
"You have to give Missouri a lot of credit," Minor said. "Who knows what might have happened if there was another minute on the clock?"
Minor made just 6-of-14 field goals, but he compensated by getting to the line so often. Missouri (18-4, 1-7) was whistled for 33 fouls, and Oklahoma finished the day 42-of 53 from the stripe.
At Stillwater, Okla., Oklahoma State held Nebraska without a field goal inside the lake for the first 29 minutes.
"Once we got out 10 points, I think the writing was on the wall," said Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton. "Anytime you depend on perimeter shooting, you'll have games you shoot extremely well and can beat anyone and games when the ball doesn't go down and you're going to struggle."
The Huskers (19-6, 3-7) had no one to contend with 7-foot Bryant Reeves, whose 20 points were not as valuable to the Cowboys' cause as his intimidating presence on defense.
"This is a matchup I didn't like in Lincoln. I don't like it in Stillwater, and I wouldn't like it next week," said coach Danny Nee. "You have a combination of two sticks of dynamite with Big Country (Reeves) inside and a great guard (Rutherford) outside and, really, a quality defensive team."
Jayhawks to defend ranking against Oklahoma
By Christoph Fuhrmans Kansan sportswriter
The Oklahoma Sooners didn't need any more incentive to beat the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks.
But instead of playing the No. 3 team in the nation, the Sooners likely will have a chance to beat the No. 1 team.
"They'll be ready for us and fired up after their big win against Missouri," said Kansas freshman forward RaeF LeFrentz.
After No. 1 Connecticut lost to no. 15 Villanova 96-73 on Saturday and No. 2 North Carolina lost to no. 16 Virginia 71-73 later the Jayhawks should be No. 1 when they play Oklahoma tonight. Kansas will end its three-game road trip at 8:35 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla.
In addition to being No. 1 in the nation, Kansas also will enter the game in first place in the Big Eight Conference. The Sooners helped the Jayhawks by beating Missouri on Saturday 94-89.
Kansas has three more conference games, including tonight's game against Oldahoma. The Jayhawks' one-game lead over Oklahoma State gives them an advantage in the race for the conference championship.
"It's exciting for us to be in control of our own destiny," said Kansas sophomore guard Jerod Haase.
The Jayhawks defeated the Sooners 93-76 on Feb. 11 in Allen Field House, but Oklahoma junior forward Ryan Minor scored a game-high 26 points. Minor also scored a game-high 32 points against Missouri on Saturday.
Kansas sophomore guard Jacque Vaughn said that although the Jayhawks defeated the Sooners by 17 points in the field house, tonight would be completely different.
"It doesn't matter what the score was last time. It's Big Monday," he said.
Men
Big Eight standings
| Kansas | league | overall |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Oklahoma St. | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| Missouri | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Colorado | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Kansas State | 2 | 9 | 11 |
*Longmont's game:*
Kansas at Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m.
*Wednesday's games:*
Kansas State at Oklahoma State 7 p.m.
Nebraska at Missouri, 7 p.m.
Washington at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Tonight's game:
Softball team finds success in Texas
Kansanstaffreport
The Jayhawk softball team opened its spring season on a high note at the University of Texas-Arlington/Pepsi Intercollegiate Softball Classic in Arlington, Texas, this weekend.
The Jayhawks, now 5-1 overall, won five straight games before losing in the tournament's semifinal round.
In the first game of round-robin play Friday, junior pitcher Beth Robinson went the distance in a 6-5 victory over Sam Houston State. Kansas also showed considerable power at the plate, where senior Lora Richardson hit a three-run home run and freshman Michelle Hubler and sophomore Jacque Wegner added doubles.
Sophomore Tiffany Blood pitched a one-hitter in the second game, a 6-0 shutout win over Tulsa. In the final game of round-robin play Saturday, Kansas defeated Stephen F. Austin 8-5. Hubler paced the Jayhawks at the plate, going three-for-four with a double.
Kansas continued its strong play in the tournament's open round,
demolishing Wisconsin-Green Bay 12-1. Blood threer her second consecutive one-hitter, and sophomore Heather Richins was three-for-three at the plate.
In the tournament's second round, Kansas and Stephen F. Austin squared off again. Blood notched her third consecutive shutout, and Hubler hit a solo home run. Kansas won the game 5-0.
Kansas then advanced to the tournament semifinal against Big Eight Conference rival Nebraska. Nebraska came out strong early, tagging Robinson for three runs in the first four innings. Blood came on in relief, surrendering her first four runs of the season. Kansas never recovered from the early deficit and lost the game 7-1.
Nebraska advanced to the tournament final, where it defeated Minnesota 4-2.
Kansas now has a one-week break in the schedule before it returns to Texas for the Texas A&M Invitational in College Station, which will be March 3-5.
Men's tennis loses to Arkansas
Kansanstaffreport
early lead.
The No. 23-ranked men's tennis team traveled to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend to battle No. 31 Arkansas.
After opening the match with three doubles victories, the Jayhawks collapsed, winning only two of six singles matches. Arkansas won the match 4-3.
Kansas suffered a similar loss at home last weekend against Fresno State when it dominated the doubles matches but failed to capitalize on an
A noteable lineau switch moved freshman Enrique Abaro to the No.1 singles spot, replacing senior Martin Eriksson.
Junior Reid Slattery defeated Tim Crichton 6-7, 7-5 and 6-3 in the only other Kansas singles victory.
Next up for the Jayhawks is the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Rolex National Team Indoor Tournament in Louisville, Ky.
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