University Dally Kansan Monday, December 5, 1977 7 High-flying Jayhawks aim for fourth win By BILL NEWSOME Sports Writer If there were any doubts about the strength of Kansas' basketball team after it opened the season with lopsided victories over two lightly regarded teams, the Jayhawks erased them Friday night in Allen Field House. The high-scoring Jayhawks blew Southwest Conference foe Southern Methodist University of the court, 107-71, and raised their record to 3-0. KANSAN Sports KU will try to keep its high-powered offense in gear tonight against the Murray State Racers. Game time is set for 7:35 in Allen Field House. THE RACERS, from Murray, Ky., enter the game with a 6-0 lead Saturday Saturday. They will be at a size disadvantage against the taller Jayhawks, but KU coach Ted Owens still expects a tough game. "With the exception of one time, they have always played very well against us," he said. "They are great State team in that they be quick and active and be a good shooting team. I know they think they are considerably improved over a year ago and I think with good Murray State does return with a list of veterans from last year's team, which Movin' out posted a 17-10 record. Three of its starters are seniors and the other two are juniors. Kansas guard John Douglas drives down court after stealing the ball from Southern Methodist University forward Joe Swieland in a double foul attempt. Staff Photo by GEORGE MILLENEIT Game sold out The last remaining tickets for Saturday's basketball game between Kansas and Kentucky have been sold, KU officials confirmed yesterday. his first start of the season, Douglas chipped in 22 points to lead the Jayhawks to their 107-71 victory. KU is home again tonight. Officials at WIBW-TV in Topeka also confirmed yesterday that their station will be televising the game, beginning at 7:30 p.m. No decision on the broadcasting crew has been made, according to a station official. STUDENT POTTERY SALE Dec. 7, 8, 9 8:30-5:30 Thurs. 8:30-9:00 STUDENT UNION LOBBY SUA FILMS Monday, Dec. 5 THEIF OF BAGAD Director Michael Powell with Saber, Cordes, Ed. 10:10, 7:30, Woodruff Auditorium Tues., Dec. 6 BATTLE OF CHILE Events leading up to coup and coup itself. 8:10, 7:30, Woodruff Auditorium Wednesday, Dec. 7 THE MALTESE FALCON The Racers' front line only measures 6-5, 4-5 and 6-8, but one of those is senior forward Mike Muff, last season's leader scorer and second leading 18.7 points a game and 8.3 rebounds. with Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre. Director John Huston. First star of *Farwell My Love*. $10,700. 7:30 and 9:30. Woodruff Auditorium THE FALCON TAKES OVER Director Irving Reis with George Sanders, Lynn Bari. First film of Raymond Chandler's "Farewell My Lovely" $1.00; 7:30 & 9:30. Woodruff Auditorium Thursday, Dec. 8 Friday & Saturday, Dec. 9 & 10 Marion Brando in THE WILD ONE Lee Marvin, Director Laslo Benedek James Dean in THE WILD ONE REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE Natalie Wood, director Nicholas Ray. $1.25; 3:30 & 8:00; Woodruff Auditorium KU WILL OPEN with the same lineup that started the SMU game. Paul Mokeski, Ken Koenigs and Wilmore Fowler will be joined by John Douglas and Darrin Valentine, who made their first starts of the season in the Lakers' dominance, replacing Brad Sanders and Hasan "Jon" Make Your Group Stand Out Matching T-Shirts will make your group standout in a crowd. Makishi is bothered by a strained shoulder suffered in the game, but he will - Intramurals Club CUSTOM PRINTING FOR YOUR - Fraternity or Sorority Church Dorm Floor Business Because KU scored 107 points Friday, its scoring average dropped from 110 points to 109 points a game. All five starters are Donnie Von Moore. As is substitute Donnie Von Moore. Owens was elated with the victory over SMU. "WITH THE exception of the first couple of minutes in the second half, I thought we played an excellent game," he said. "Everyone played well." Order of 24 or more shirts, printing is FREE Most impressive about the game, he said, was that Kansas routed a team that liked to do the same things that KU did. The defense proved to be better than SMU's. Delivered in 2 weeks "We knew we were playing a good basketball team and we were ready to play." Koenigs said. "This SMU team can play in good shape. And we ran them down." SALE now on group of transfer 29° & 69° Owens agreed. 17 W. 9th "By substituting a great deal, I wanted to find out if, playing a team that can run, we could out-dept them," he said. "I felt that they were more tired than we were at the end." Southern Methodist University [7] FG 16 FE REB PTS FTS Sweden 1-8 1-2 3 1 Swazen 1-8 1-2 3 1 Swansea 9-17 0-4 10 4 18 Greenwood 9-17 0-4 10 3 18 Hale 5-9 1-7 10 1 Wale 5-9 1-7 10 1 Franklin 6-13 2-2 4 3 14 Franklin 6-13 2-2 4 3 14 David 3-9 1-2 3 1 Harra 3-9 1-2 3 1 Harra 0-4 0-1 0 0 Sonerville 0-4 0-1 0 0 Sonerville 0-4 0-1 0 0 Total 10-42 8-1 45 21 71 Kansas (107) | | PG | PF | REB | PF | PTS | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Douglas | 8-20 | 6-17 | 7 | 1 | 22 | | Kenanga | 9-20 | 6-14 | 7 | 1 | 22 | | Makeki | 3-4 | 0-2 | 12 | 3 | 16 | | Faito | 5-10 | 0-2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | | Valentine | 6-10 | 4-4 | 11 | 4 | 16 | | Houston | 1-8 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Jackson | 1-8 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Sanders | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | Vail Moore | 7-13 | 1-4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | | Gilson | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Nilea | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Skip Cup | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Anderson | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Crawford | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Total | 43-00 | 21-24 | 10 | 18 | 47 | Southern Methodist. 40 21 - 71 Kansas. 50 13 - 197 Technical foul: Fowler. Officials: John Overby and Tommy Taylor. A-13.010. ONCE AGAIN it was a total team effort for the Jayhawks. Five players scored in double figures and nine played more than 10 minutes. The play of Douglas, though stood. relegated to the bench at the start of the first two games, Douglas responded to his own assignment with a game-half 22 points. He flashed his brilliance of last season by virtually carrying the Jayhawks through the first half. He scored 18 points—most of which came on his patented, twisting But every bit as impressive as Douglas' offensive performance was his defensive work. Despite being four inches shorter, Douglas held the Mustang's leading scorer, Swedand, to only three points. Swedand had been averaging 30 points a game. baseline drives—and made four steals during the stretch. "I THINK my defense is the most improved part of my game," Douglas said. "I knew their guy (Swedland) could shoot the ball, but I also knew that he didn't work very hard to get the ball. 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