Monday. March 15. 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B·Page 3 Final loss bitter for Kansas seniors Continued from page 1A iron as the horn sounded. On the final play, Robertson penetrated in the lane and dished to Gregory when two Wildcats converged on him. "I just made a bad read," Robertson said. "If I had it to do over again, I would have shot it." Williams said that he didn't blame Robertson at all for the final play. "I think Ryan Robertson played his best college game ever," Williams said. "But if you just look at that one play that didn’t work, it doesn’t do justice to him." In overtime, the Jayhawks connected on 2 of 11 shots from the field, including 1 of 8 from three-point range, and Kentucky made 7 of 10 free throws down the stretch in claiming the victory. Kansas wouldn't have even had a chance to win in regulation had it not been for the play of the Kansas backcourt, as Robertson and Bosche combined to score 32 of Kansas' final 38 points. Robertson made his final game in a Karfas uniform a memorable one by scoring 23 of his 31 points after intermission and connecting on 13 of 14 shots from the free-throw line. "I wanted to go out and play good and leave everything I had on the floor," Robertson said. "I'll be able to look back and know I had a career day in the last game of my career." However, it was Kentucky's seniors that clinched the win. The three seniors — Padgett, Turner and Heshimu Evans — combined to score 62 points, including all but seven of the team's 52 points after intermission. Turner scored 19 points, disdured out seven assists and grabbed six rebounds, and Evans added 14 points as the Wildcats improved their record in the NCAA tournament to 19-1 in the last three seasons. Kansas seniors will leave the game with a bitter taste in their mouths. "It's a tough one to take." Pugh said. "One moment you feel like you have it pretty much in hand and you're thinking about St. Louis, the next moment it's over." Kansas scorers were led by Robert son with 31 points. Bosche scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half, but made only 6 of 21 shots, all from three-point range. Chenowith added 11 points and 10 boards, and Gregory chipped in 11 off the bench. Edited by Darnin Peschka KENTUCKY 92, KANSAS 88. KANSAS (23-10) Bradford 3-6 2-2 8, Pugh 1-1 0-0 2, Cenwhitw 4-9 3-4 11, Robertson 7- 10 13-14 31, Boschee 6-2 10 0-18, Earl 0-2 0-0 0, Gregory 4-8 2-4 11, Carey 0-0 0-0, London 2-6 2-7. Totals 27 63 22 26 88. KENTUCKY (27-8) Evans 7-11 0-1 14, Padgett 6-14 13- 17 29, Bradley 0-1 2-4 2, Turner 6- 11 5-6 19, Allison 2-0 2-0 5, S. Smith 2-3 0-0 6, Prince 1-5 0-0 3, Hogan 1-0 3-0 6, Camara 1-3 0-0 2, Magloire 4-7 1-2 9, Totals 30-60 21-29 92 Halftime score —Kentucky 40, Kansas 36. End of regulation: Kansas 79, Kentucky 79, 3-Point Goals —Kansas 12-31 (Boschee 6- 18, Robertson 4-6, Gregory 1-1, London 1-4, Chenowith 0-2), Kentu- key 11-24 (Paddget 4-8, S. Smith 2- 3, Turner 2-4, Allison 1-1, Hogan 1- 3, Prince 1-3, Evans 0-2). Fouled out —Bradford, Pugh, Rebounds —Kansas 34 (Chenowith 10), K舟 39 (Padget 10). Assists —Kansas 17 (Pugh, Boschee 4), Kentucky 17 (Turner 7). Total fouls — Kansas 23, Kentucky 17. Flagrant fouls —Magloire. NEW ORLEANS — The Kansas Jayhawks enjoyed their best shooting day of the season, overcame a 34-point outburst from Marcus Wilson and beat Evansville 95-74 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament in New Orleans on Friday night. The Jayhawks shot a season-high 63.1 percent from the field, their highest percentage since shooting 66.7 percent against Colorado on Jan. 7, 1988. Kansas senior Ryan Robertson said the Jayhawks' shooting performance was incredible. "When you shoot like that, it's no wonder we scored so many points." Shooting key in Friday's Kansas victory Robertson said. Kansas also benefited from its size advantage and outrebounded the Purple Aces 45-15. It was the fifth-largest rebounding margin and the fewest by an opponent in the Roy Williams era "Obviously, Kansas did a great job of throwing the ball inside and ramming it down our throats," said Evansville head coach Jim Crews. "They do a good job of using different angles and different players in the post." 'The Kansas post player that did the most damage was senior T.J. Pugh. He recorded his first career double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, both career highs. "He was excellent," Kansas center Eric Chenowith said. "They were doubling me so he was finding the seams and getting inside for easy baskets." Kevin Wilson After Marcus Wilson's 18 points, Kansas reserve Marlon London entered the game and held him to two points for the remainder of the half. Fans give Earl a hard time in the Big Easy Continued from page 1A He enrolled after high school at Louisiana State University and played basketball for a semester before quitting the team and transferring to Kansas. After his transfer, it was discovered that Earl had accepted money from Louisiana State boosters. Earl accepted immunity from the NCAA in exchange for testimony that now has the Louisiana State basketball program on probation. Louisiana natives showed up in droves at the Superdome to express their dislike for Earl, whom they consider a traitor. They booed, they shouted obscenities and they made jokes. Earl ignored it all. But yesterday, the Kentucky Wildcats were able to pierce Earl's heart without speaking a word to him. The 92-88 overtime loss left the seemingly unshakable Earl quite unsettled. The anti-Earl faction made a strong appearance at Kansas' first-round game Friday. But so did the Jayhawks, defeating Evansville 95-74. Earl spoke jokingly about all the people who would probably pay money to see him cry. "I didn't realize I had that many fans," Earl said. "I realized they're thinking about me and that kind of made me smile a bit." many fans were very thoughtful. Some took the time to visit Earl as he walked, escorted by two police officers, from the locker room to the court. "Cheater, cheater, cheater," one "supporter" screamed as he shoved a five-dollar bill at Earl's $50. Earl played 10 solid minutes Friday, scoring five points on two of three shooting and grabbing two rebounds. But some crowd members didn't seem to appreciate the effort. They booed each time he touched the bal Mark sheforgen sports@kansan.com With 10:07 left in the first half, Earl grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled when he went for the put-back. The boos from the crowd were the loudest the Super-dome got all day. Other Earl "fans" showed their support with written messages. A sign in section 110 read, "Roy Showed Lester Da' Money. Boo Jailhaws. LSU #1." None of it disturbed Earl, or so he said. "I didn't expect it to be that brutal, but I started to enjoy it. Every time I touched the ball, I turned down the switch," Earl said of his ability to make the crowd boo. "I'm like the power man right now." Jayhawk forward Nick Bradford said the crowd noise was not a distraction. "I hope they (the anti-Earl crowd) come back Sunday. That's a lot of support." Earl said. This time Kentucky fans seemed to adopt the anti-Earl sentiment. Again, Earl was booed every time he touched the ball and, again, the crowd teered. "They (the fans) don't have anything to do with us losing." Earl said between sniffles. "Being here doesn't have anything to do with it." "Hey Lester, I got five-grand in a shoe box for ya, baby," one fan velled at the Kansas bench. A lot of people tried their best to bring a frown to Earl's face but only the Kentucky basketball team succeeded. They did. Again, Earl ignored the attention. But he was crushed when his team let a lead evaporate late in regulation and went on to lose in overtime. Shefargen is a Milwaukee, Wis. senior in journalism. 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