Monday, December 6, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
College basketball
Duke wins on overtime three-pointer
The Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. — Conventional no way. Effective, you bet.
Freshman Nick Horvath hit a three-point bank shot with 16.4 seconds left in overtime as No. 17 Duke rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat No. 22 DePaul 84-83 on Saturday night.
"The crazy thing was it was one of our options we had," Duke coach Mike Krzyezewski said of Horvath's final shot. "But we didn't tell him to
n't tell him to bank it in."
bank it in.
Horvath, who
had just replaced
Carlos Boozer for
added offense,
hit the game.
winner from the top of the key as Duke, 5-2, extended its winning streak in steamy Cameron Indoor Stadium to 39 games.
"I was thinking just to be ready if the ball gets to me," said the 6-foot-10 Horvath. "I saw it was open, and I took it."
The Blue Devils, who got a career-high 22 points from Nate James, won their fifth straight after starting the season 0-2.
Freshman Steven Hunter led the Blue Demons, 4-2, with 21 points and 10 rebounds. All five DePaul starters had at least 14 points.
DePaul, which led most of the game, had one last chance for the victory. But Quentin Richardson, who scored 20 points, threw up an air ball from in close against Chris Carrawell's tight defense. The ball went out of bounds to Duke with a second left, and fans stormed the floor at the final buzzer.
"That was a helluva basketball game," Krzyzewski said. "I am very, very proud of our team, and I'm very proud of the DePaul team. Boy, there was just amazing intensity out there. They are not just good, they are really good."
No team led by more than three in the extra period before Horvath's big shot.
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Kansas beats ranked opponent
Raymant scored 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting, including three-of-five from behind the three-point line. She also added six rebounds, four steals and four assists.
"I don't see myself as the go-to player." Raymant said. "That is Lynn (Pride)'s role, but when we can't get the ball to her, we have to take the shots ourselves. I had the ball in my hands, and I knew we needed those shots."
The No. 18 Jayhawks needed a full effort from everyone after the Gauchos jumped to an early lead and proved they earned their high national ranking.
With 14:33 left in the first half, Santa Barbara led 9-4 before Kansas went on a 17-2 run taking a 21-11 advantage with 10:35 remaining.
Spurred on by sophomore guard Rachelle Rogers, who scored 19 points on six-of-eight shooting with five-of-seven from three-point range, the Gauchos rebounded and tied the score 37-17 at halftime.
Junior forward Brooke Reves scored 14 of her 16 points in the first half, keeping the Jayhawks in the game.
"Brooke really worked hard." Coach Marian Washington said.
"She is very animated and brings a lot of energy. We have to have her on the floor. We want her on the floor."
women's BASKETBALL
In the second half, the teams exchanged leads throughout the final 20 minutes, neither team leading by more than five.
The Gauchos gained the lead for the final time with 2:54 left when a jumper by guard Stacy Clinesmith gave them a 72-71 lead.
Junior point guard Jennifer Jackson tied the score after hitting a free throw, and Raymant, who scored nine of the team's final 11 points, hit a layup, giving the Jayhawks a 74-72 lead.
Santa Barbara pulled to within one, but Raymant sealed the game with an off-balance jumper with 25 seconds remaining. The Gauchos could not tie the game on its final series, and the Jayhawks won 76-73.
"This was a great win," Washington said. "We had a chance to see where we were against a great ball club. In a game like this, the team that stays disciplined has the advantage. We had to match everything they did
and make sure they didn't take us out of what we wanted to do."
Santa Barbara coach Mark French said that the difference between this team and previous Kansas teams was that they did not beat themselves.
"This was a better team than past Kansas teams have been," French said. "Kansas has always been athletic and talented, but this team is athletic and talented, and they were able to execute the way they wanted."
Junior Jaclyn Johnson, who scored 12 points, said that tough games helped the team prove that they were one of the nation's top teams.
"Games like this help build our confidence," Johnson said. "It shows people that Kansas is for real this year."
Though senior forward Lynn Pride scored only 10 points, she was the key player Friday night in Kansas' 73-58 victory against Loyola Marymount that earned the Jayhawks an appearance in the championship game.
In that game Pride tallied 19 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Other double-digit scorers were Raymant with 16, Reves with 13 and Johnson with 11.
— Edited by Jennifer Roush
Men defeat Blue Raiders
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while holding Middle Tennessee to 39 percent shooting. Kansas has held all six of its opponents to under 50 percent shooting this year.
Middle Tennessee's final run came with about eight minutes remaining as Kansas' lead was cut to 11, but a seven-point spurt by seldom-used forward Jeff Carey gave Kansas a needed boost.
"Jeff probably gave us a better lift off the bench than any one single individual all year," Williams said. "I was, a little discouraged with some of the mistakes we were making, so I gave Jeff a chance, and he really came through."
The lift Carey provided pushed Kansas' lead back to 15, but the Jayhawks still could not shake the scrappy Blue Raiders. Every time Kansas appeared to put it away, Middle Tennessee hit a shot that gave them hope.
Then junior guard Luke Axtell buried a three-pointer with 3:40 remaining that pushed Kansas' lead to 20. The Jayhawks would win by the same margin.
Kansas' next game will come tomorrow night against No. 7 Michigan State in Chicago at the Great Eight. This will be Kansas' fifth straight Great Eight appearance.
Edited by Mike Loader
NO. 6 KANSAS 97, MIDDLE TENN. 77
KANSAS (6-0)
Collison 3-5 3-4 9, Boschese 4-10 4, Gregory 11-14 0-4 22,
Bradford 5-8 0-10 10, Chenowith 6-6 4-5 16, Gooden 2-7 2-3 6,
Nooner 0-0 0-0 0, Hinrich 1-3 0-0 2, Crider 0-0 0-0 0, Carey 3-1 1-7, London 3-3 0-0 6, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Axell 2-6 0-0 5.
Totals 42-69 10-17 97
MIDDLE TENN. (2-2)
Whitworth 1-2 3-3 5, Ortiz 7-14 2-3 18, Nosse 3-7 4-4 10,
Wallace 5-13 2-3 12, Thomas 1-2 4-7 6, McKnight 5-11 5-6 19,
White 0-5 0-0 0, Chisolm 0-0 0-0 0, Martinez 1-4 3-3 5,
Cobb 1-3 0-1 2, Totals 24-61 23-30 77.
Halftime—Kansas 49, Middle Tenn. 34. 3-point goals—Kansas 3-
8 (Boshese 2-6, Axtell 1-2), Middle Tenn. 6-24 (McKnight 4-6,
Ortiz 2-6, Whitworth 0-1, Nosse 0-1, Wallace 0-3, Martinez 0-3,
White 0-4). A—7, 897.
Longhorns unable to catch up with No.4 Arizona
The Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — Richard Jefferson did all he could do to beat Texas, then had to wait, and wait and wait ...
Jefferson scored 19 points — all in the second half — as No. 4 Arizona beat No. 9 Tavares 88-81 on Saturday night.
But after scoring 8 straight points, including two three-pointers, which turned a 66-66 tie into a 74-68 Arizona lead with 1:29 left, Jefferson had to count on his teammates to preserve the victory.
They did, as the Wildcats hit 14 of 18
free throws over the final 1:09, possibly knocking the Longhorns from their first Top 10 ranking since 1982.
"That was the longest minute I've ever played in my entire life," Jefferson said. "Ever. They hit so many shots down the stretch."
Texas, which had fought back from a 10-point second-half deficit, rallied again and pulled within 83-81 on Chris McColpins' 3-pointer with 11.9 seconds left before Luke Walton and freshman guard Gilbert Arenas went 5-of-6 from the foul line in the final seconds for
Arizona (6-0)
Arizona (0-0).
Texas had one last chance to tie after Walton's free throw made it 84-81, but
Longhorns guard. Perry
Bolghorns guard Darren Kelly drove the lane for a layup instead of setting up for a three-pointer to tie.
Kelly missed, and Arenas grabbed the rebound before he was fouled.
Against Arizona's freshman guards of Arenas and Jason Gardner, Texas' Ivan Wagner and William Clay were a combined 5 of 19 for 16 points.
The Wildcats shot 46 percent in the first half.
Texas shot just 33 percent in the first half, including 2-of-12 from 3-point range, but took 13 more shots than Arizona as the Wildcats gave up 13 turnovers.
Tales led 27-18 in the first half on Gabe Muoneke's three-point play before Arizona closed to 31-29 at halftime on Gardner's three-pointer and six points from Rick Anderson.
"Our team showed a lot of heart tonight," Barnes said. "We knew it would be a tough game. I thought part of the problem was that we were too emotional. It is early December, so we will learn from this.
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