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Thursday, February 16, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Javhawks stop ISU, emerge as Big Eight champs
Bv BILL NEWSOME
Sports Writer
Kansas had one of its poorer outings in the season last night, but it didn't really matter.
The sixth-ranked Jayhawks became champions of the Big Eight by beating Iowa State, 80-70, for 12,640 fans in Allen Field House. The lackluster second-half performance seemed far from their minds afterwards.
"I'm delighted," KU coach Ted Owens said. "This is as fun of a year as I've had in coaching. All the guys care so much about other—it's a real team."
KU. 11-1 in the conference and 21-3 overall was able to clinch the championship outright after second-place Nebraska was defeated by Okahoma, 74-68.
NATURALLY, IT was an exuberant KU dressing room after the game. Donnie Moore was all smiles about winning his third Big Eight championship ring. He was also a member of the 1973-74 and 74-75 title teams.
"It sures feels good," he said. "I've always bragged, I never did that, this was my way of representing a teammate."
Von Moore, in his fifth year at KU,
couldn't have been any happier than Wilmore Fowler, playing his first season for the l篮 Hawks.
"It feels great," he said. "When I first
Even losing Iowa State coach Lynn Mance was dishing out praise to the champs.
came here I never thought we'd do it this soon."
"MANNAN DESERVES its ranking," he said. "In fact, I can't think of five teams in the league."
For a good part of the game though, the Jayne's team play like the sixth best in the nation.
AS THE 15th round opened, Spinks's followers in the crowd of 5,238 at the Hilton Pavilion were standing and cheering but some were worried in all A's corner.
The St. Louis native is the most professional, inexperienced heavyweight in play.
The men in All's corner had reason to be worried.
LVAS GEGS, Nev. (AP)—Leon Spinks, turning tiger in the final rounds Wednesday night, scored boxing's most shocking upset since Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight championship from Sonny Lislon in seven contests. The 69-year-old Ali's reign as champion in a split decision.
After cruising to a seemingly untouchable 28-point lead in the first six minutes of the second half, KU suddenly began to squander the lead. With four minutes left in the game, the Cyclones had chopped 17 points off the margin, and were down just 72-64.
And he gained it all.
"I'm in condition," he said. "I can go to the smoker - not like Joe Frazier but like LeBron."
Spinks, the 24-year-old ex-Marine who had fought just seven previous pro fights, refused to run out of gas. In the 15th and final round, he landed a combination of left and right punches on the head at the bell that stopped a 9-year-old Al stumbling back to his corner.
Owens immediately ordered the Jayhawks into a four-corner delay, and they were able to salt away the final minutes without getting into further danger.
In the 15th, both fighters took turns rocking one another with right hands and hooks. All got in three good hooks and a few made a point of winking at the pressure, and, although he almost fell from apparent exhaustion, he outpuncted the chain as he hurt himself with powerful hook just at the bell.
SPINKS, WHO weighed only 10% pounds to Ali's 224 lbs, and gave away four inches in reach and many years of experience, said in a statement. "It is the fight that none of this bledder hip."
Spinks opened as he promised, applying pressure, and had a clear edge in the first few rounds. The fight appeared to be even after eight, then Ali seemed to take control, scoring well with jabs, hooks and occasional rights.
He not only beat Al, he came awfully close to putting him on the floor in the final fight.
But Spinks just wouldn't quit.
At the final bell, Spinks' seconds jumped into the ring and been celebrating.
Ali ousted by Spinks
Judge Art Lurie, the first scooner awarded, had it 143-142 for All. But the other two judges voted for Spinks—Howard Buck 144-141 and Lou Tabat 145-140.
"When they made the run at us and we had to have it, we held our composure." Owens said. "When we jumped out by 25, we lost our concentration. But it's to their credit they fought back. They're a dangerous team."
The long-awaited weekend has finally arrived.
KU's second win of the season over owa State came under circumstances much earlier.
Swimmers set to defend title
Action gets underway at 10 a.m. today in Columbia, Mo., in the meet the KU women's swimming team has been building for all season—the Bie Eizch Championship Meet.
Kansas, undefeated in the regular season,
enters the meet as the heavier favorite. If the
Jayhawks live up to their billing, they will
wear the conference crown for the fourth
straight year. KU is the only team to win
championship meet, which began in 1975.
"I think the girls are looking real good," Gary Kempf, who is completing his second year as KU head swimming coach, said. "They're having a good meet, and I think they will."
Making big splashes as freshmen have been Janet Lindstrom, Linda Schaffer, Erin Mecrow, Vicki Ingham and Linda Savidge. Sophomores Debbie Bunker and Maureen Sheehan have continued to permeate in their second season as Jawhykes.
So far this season, the KU girls, led by a strong group of freshmen and sophomores,
"I think we are by far the favorite to win
and be given the girls will have to
perform well to get the girls."
A MONTH AGO, the Jahays broke a tie with ISU and took the conference lead for
The only senior on the team is diver laurie Propt who has qualified for national competition.
good they with an easy 100-82 victory. But last
night they were coming off an emotionally
Iowa State (79)
| | FT | RER | PF | PTS |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Fawner | 7-15 | 8-4 | 5 | 19 |
| Harmon | 8-15 | 5-2 | 5 | 19 |
| Uhoff | 3-7 | 10-1 | 10 | 2 |
| Uhoff | 9-18 | 6-11 | 2 | 8 |
| Nena | 3-2 | 1-4 | 4 | 5 |
| Tello | 2-3 | 1-4 | 4 | 5 |
| Tello | 0-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 |
| Burguer | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 |
| Burguer | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 |
| Borguer | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 |
| Borguer | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 |
| Borguer | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 |
| Borguer | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 |
| Rank | KNIGHTS | FT | REB | PT | PTS |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Douglas | F1-8 | 5-4 | 1-8 | 4 | 21 |
| Kemeco | F1-8 | 3-4 | 0-8 | 4 | 12 |
| Makeda | F4-7 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 4 | 9 |
| Johnson | F4-7 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 4 | 9 |
| Valentini | F3-13 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 4 | 12 |
| Volavec | F1-10 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 5 | 10 |
| Fowler | F1-10 | 0-4 | 0-5 | 2 | 10 |
| Samadhi | I-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 31-48 | 18-28 | 32 | 25 | 80 |
IOWA STATE | FT | REB | PT | PTS |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | 31-48 | 18-28 | 32 | 25 | 80 |
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draining win on the road over arch-rival KansasState.
Center Paul Mokeski, who didn't score in the first half, did most of the damage, running in nine points in the first 3:26 of the half.
The prices have been axed to
Behind Douglas, KU placed five other players with nine or more points. Valentine, the team's leading scorer, had 17, Ken Johnson and Clint Johnson and Mosekki had nine apice.
75% off
"We had a great win last Saturday and we've had super spirit in practice this week." Owens explained. "But it's really hard to keep sharp all the time, although we were sharp at times tonight. It's easy to lose your intensity."
As Owens indicated, it was an on-again,
off-ahead night for the Jayhawks.
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It took them three minutes to get their first field goal, and the game was seven minutes old before they took the lead for good. But KU took control of the game, 26-17.
The Cyclones are now 12:12 on the season
7- in the conference, tied for third
place.
DOUGLAS POPPED in 16 points in the opening half and ended the game with 21, the first time in two months that Douglas has broken the 20-point scoring barrier.
15, with 6:10 left in the first half when it
was overrun by 4 of which
of which came from Pamphylos Xenotoma.
KU returns to action Saturday night at home against Nebraska.
The Jayhawks came out smoking at the start of the second half. Less than six minutes, they scored 20 points to open up the 25-point lead. 60-35.
After the Cyclones crept closer, KU's John Doughew had on a late-lap flurry to get away from the crash.
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