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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, March 8, 2000
Our fantasy Big 12 Tournament
iowa State's inside force of Marcus Fizer ('00) and Kelvin Cato '97) dominated the hapless Aggies. The Cyclones started the game on a 15-1 run including 10 straight points from Fizer. He finished with 34 points, and Cato chipped in 13 points, 18 rebounds and 6 blocks. ISU 94, A&M 60
Iowa State
Fizer continued his Big 12
onslaught with 34 points.
Cowboys Chianti Roberts
('97) and Desmond
Mason ('00) did their best
with 17 and 22 points
respectively, but neither
could stop Fizer. Cyclone
guard Dedric Willoughby
('97) was smooth scoring
19 points on 8-for-8
shooting from the field.
ISU 87, OSU 74
A classic battle of the big men with Nebraska's Venson Hamilton ('99) and Tech's Tony Battie ('97) was ultimately decided by the littlest guy on the court. With the Red Raiders up one after a Cory Carr ('98) threepointer, Nebraska's Tyrue Lue ('98) hit a high fade-away shot over Carr and Battle as time expired. NIU 77, TT 76
Matt Tait and Mike Miller
Kansas (52-12)
Hamilton didn't have enough for two stellar games in a row — especially not against Kansas' Scot Pollard ( '97 ) and RaeFLaFrentz ( '98 ). But it was Jayhawks' forward Paul Pierce ( '98 ) who stole the show, scoring 31 points, while point guard Jacque Vaughn ( '97 ) dished out 22 assists. KU 89 ,NU 70
Let's have some fun. The Kansan analyzed the last four years of the Big 12 to determine our fantasy All-Time Big 12 Tournament. We considered any player who played in the Big 12. Great teams, individual performances and reputations were taken into consideration — thus accounting for Marcus Fizer's dominance. We listed players by the last year of their career, and team records were taken from overall conference standings during the last four years. We may have been a little biased in the outcome, but hey, we can do that.
Iowa State
Nebraska
Kansas seemed to have the game in control, but Willoughby's dunk and free throw, followed by point guard Jacy Holloway's (97) half-court bank-shot at the buzzer sent the game into overtime. LaFrentz got the Jayhawks' scoring started with six straight points, finishing with 31, and Kansas never looked back. KU 93, ISU 88 OT
Kansas
Colorado
Colorado's tournament run ended in death by three-pointer — or lack thereof. Billups, Walls and Kenny Price '99) shot a combined 12 percent (4 for 33) from three-point range. Texas took advantage by pounding the Bufs down low. Milm and forward Gabe Muoneke ('00) each scored 27 points. UT 84, CU 69
Championship Game
Let's face it — Kansas is 52-12 in the four years that the Big 12 Conference has existed and has had three All Americans since then. Kris Clack ('98), Milhm, Freeman and couldn't stop Kansas in real life, so why would they in a mock tournament? The Jayhawks went on to defeat Texas in the Championship Game, leaving no doubt as to who owns the Big 12. LaFrentz scored 26 points, Pierce had 22 and Vaughn added 15 points along with 12 assists.
Colorado
Texas
Colorado (32-32)
The Sooners, with Ryan Humphrey ('99) and Eduardo Najera ('00), pounded the ball inside. But in the second half Billups would not be denied, scoring a gamehigh 37 points, and Wallis hit 10 threes bringing Colorado back from a 17-point halftime deficit. CU 85, OU 83
Oklahoma
(40-24)
The Wildcats couldn't compete with Colorado's Chauncey Billups '97) and Jaquay Walls ('00) in the same backcourt, combining for 66 points in the blowout. Manny Dies '99) led K-State with 37 points, but that was mostly during second-half garbage time. CU 81, KSU 53
Baylor
Texas (42-22) 3
Bad news for the Bears in this contest. Stukes, who shined in a first-round win against Missouri, scored only 7 points, while Longhorns Reggie Freeman ('97) and Chris Mihm ('00) poured in 26 points each, as the Longhorns' inside-outside game was too much. TU 77, BU 60
Missouri (34-30)
Baylor's Tevis Stukes ('00) killed the Tigers, knocking down 11 three-pointers on his way to 44 points. Missouri's Albert White ('99) chipped in 20 points, but guard Jason Sutherland ('97) — who was thrown out after three flarefont fouls — could not contain Stukes in the Bears' romp. BU 88, MU 83
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