Monday, November 15, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B · Page 3 Axtell's debut stirs an ovation By Shawn Hutchinson sports@kansan.com Kansan sportwriter Cool Hand Luke made his debut for Kansas on Saturday night. Luke Axtell, a 6-foot-10 junior transfer from Texas, who sat out last season because of NCAA transfer rules, scored 11 points in 12 minutes during Kansas' 119-44 exhibition romp against the Geelong Supercats in Allen Fieldhouse. Axtell also grabbed two rebounds and made two steals, but he rarely found the rim in zero-for-five shooting from three-point range "He was a little bit nervous and hyper," said coach Roy. Williams said. "He got 12 minutes, and I was happy he didn't get cracked in the hand." Axtell scored 11 points in his debut as Jayhawk Axtell broke a bone in his left (nonshooting) hand in a Oct. 23 practice, which caused him to miss two weeks of practice and Kansas' first exhibition game. He returned to practice on a limited basis last week and played Saturday night with two fingers wrapped in tape. "It itdn't bother me too much," Axtell said. "I've been sitting out two weeks, and I got tired pretty fast. It's something that I need to get back into." Axtell got back into things with 13:08 left in the first half. The crowd gave him a standing ovation as he came into the game for forward Ashante Johnson. "It it felt great," Axtell said. "It's been about a year and a half coming." It also must have felt great seconds later when Axtell scored his first points as a Jayhawk. Kansas center Eric Chenowith came up with a steal, and Geelong's Charles Terrell fouled Axell on the ensuing fast break with 13:04 remaining. Axell hit both free throws; he ended up five-for-six from the line for the night. He was also three-for-three from inside the arc. It was just the three-pointers that gave him fits. "I got five (attempts at) threes tonight and just missed them all." Axtell said. "I didn't shoot like I wanted. obviously." The first three-point attempt came with 4:06 remaining in the first half. Axtell put up an air ball from the right wing, then made amends 30 seconds later by dunking on a fast break via a lob from Chenowith. After missing his first three-point attempt in the second half, Axell put up another long-range missile in front of the Kansas bench with 8:43 remaining. Axtell chalked that one up to fatigue. The shot missed but was rebounded by Kansas forward Nick Collison. Collison dished the ball back out to Axtell, who put it up again. The shot fizzled off the rim and out of bounds. "When he missed the first one, I yelled, 'shoot it again,'" Williams said. "Then he jumped about two newspaper lengths, and you could tell that his legs were gone. He turned to me and said, 'I'm done.'" For added emphasis, Axtell went and tapped Williams on the leg. "When you want to come out, you're supposed to raise your fist," Axtell said. "And I just wanted to make sure he saw me." Williams said that it still would be seven to 10 days before Axtell's hand was completely healed. Kansas' regular season opener is against Fairfield at 7:05 p.m. Friday in Allen Fieldhouse. Edited by Becky Stauffer Kansas quarterback Dylan Smith scrambles behind his offensive line last Saturday against the Cowboys. Smith has a similar playing style to Oklahoma State's quarterback Tony Lindsay. Photo by Melissa Thornton/KANSAN 10 Hinrich, Kirk G 5-5 2-2 1 3 3 13 5 1 17 20 Gregory, KenGy H 8-10 1-2 1 3 2 18 0 0 14 20 Earl, Lester F 0-2 1-3 0 6 1 1 2 1 1 14 20 Nooner, Terry G 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 12 Crider, John G 1-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 13 Boschee, Jeff G 0-5 0-0 0 4 0 0 9 2 2 23 13 Carey, Jeff F 1-1 2-2 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 1 24 London, Marlon G 5-8 2-2 0 2 4 12 7 1 20 24 Johnson, AshanteF 4-4 1-1 0 2 3 9 2 2 12 33 Axell, Luke GF 3-8 5-6 1 2 2 11 0 12 44 Chenowith, Eric C 5-6 5-5 3 7 0 15 1 1 19 Totals 46-78 23-29 17 53 25 119 26 15 20 Quarterbacks don't dominate Smith has ups and downs against Oklahoma State Officials: Ted Hillary, Dan Christman, Winston Smith, Technical Foul: none. Attendance: 16,000 Geelona Supercats (44) By Mike Miller sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter KANSAS 119, GEELONG 44 no. name pos. fg-fa ft-6a offreb torreb fp ip a to min 12 Madden, Henry F 4-14 ft-6a 5 2 4 14 0 1 36 24 Brandon, Marc F 1-2 0-0 0 0 5 2 0 2 17 49 Witkowski, MatC 1-5 0-0 0 1 3 2 0 1 18 06 Lamont, Adam G 2-3 0-0 1 4 1 4 1 8 24 10 Terrell, Charles G 2-9 2-6 1 4 4 7 5 6 35 07 Cox, Braith 0-4 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 3 15 23 Walker, James 0-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 25 Loader, Sebastion 1-6 6-9 4 6 3 8 0 2 29 34 Gurnell, Sylvester 3-10 1-5 1 2 1 7 1 3 24 Totals 14-54 15-28 16 27 23 44 1 33 20 1st 2nd total Geelong Supercats 18 26 — 44 Kansas Jayhawks 54 65 — 119 STILLWATER, Okla. — They are the cogs in the offensive machines for Kansas and Oklahoma State, but it didn't show Saturday. | no. name | pos. | fg-fga | ft-fta ofreb | totreb pf | pt | a | to | min | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 00 Gooden, Drew F | 5-12 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 18 | | 21 Bradford, Nick F | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 18 | | 04 Collison, Nick C | 6-11 | 1-2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 19 | Kansas Jayhawks (119) Kansas quarterback Dylan Smith was up — he threw for 156 yards and a touchdown — and down — he was sacked five times and fumbled three times, but Oklahoma State quarterback Tony Lindsay was more consistent. Neither quarterback was the difference in the 45-10 Oklahoma State victory, but they were certainly the focus. But when Smith was off, things went south. He fumbled three times, and lost two of them. One fumble was in the end zone that resulted in a Cowboy touchdown, the other was on the Kansas four-yard line, which the Cowboys recovered and scored one play later. "I just dropped the ball," Smith said. "I don't know if I could have done anything different to not make me fumble." Smith has developed into the playmaker for Kansas. He's mobile, strong;armed and quick but is still learning Kansas' offense. Smith said he was uncomfortable with the blitzing Cowboy defense. He was hurried three times and could not establish a rhythm. When he was on, things went well. He and wide receiver Harrison Hill connected on a 56-yard touchdown. Smith found Hill streaking across the middle of the field, and Smith hit him in stride. "He just threw it up there," Hill said. "It was perfect." Oklahoma State's Lindsay, on the other hand, was subdued in his offensive role. He handed off most of the day and ran the option when it was called. But he was accurate when he did throw—completing 11 of 16 passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Smith tried to do what he could but just couldn't connect on a consistent basis as he finished the day with 10 of 25, passing for one touchdown. Cowboys' running back Cameron White had as many touchdown passes as Smith. White connected with wide receiver Ethan Howell on a halfback pass in the fourth quarter. The game was another learning experience for Smith, who has been through some rough times this season but none more frustrating than Saturdav. "My two fumbles were the difference in the game," Smith said. "You've got to think we were still in it at that point." Edited by Kelly Clasen computers inc. 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