Friday, March 5. 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 7
Big 12 Tournament
Richard Bachman / KANSAN
'Big plays' assist Texas Tech victory
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nebraska shut down Texas Tech's top perimeter scorer after an early hot streak. The Lady Raiders, however, had other weapons.
Angie Braziel scored 19 points and Julie Lake added 17 on last night, leading No. 9 Texas Tech to a 77-59 victory against Nebraska in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament.
"We had some players step up and make big plays, and that's what tournament play is all about," Texas Tech coach Marsha Sharp said. "Julie hit some big jumpers for us in the second half to help us keep a double-digit lead."
The top-seeded Lady Raiders (26-3), the defending tournament champions, saw a 17-point lead cut to five late in the first half but held fifth-seeded Nebraska to just one field goal and three points in the first 8:57 of the
second.
"We had them back on their heels at the end of the first half with that run," said guard Nicole Kubik, who scored 19 points to lead Nebraska. "But that just means we need to come out in the first five minutes (of the second half) and keep doing those things, and we didn't."
Nebraska (21-11) also failed to take full advantage of technical fouls against Sharp and Braziel in the second half. The Cornhuskers converted on just two of the resulting four free throws and didn't score on either inbounds play.
Rene Hanebutt, who hit a tournament-record seven 3-pointers in Texas Tech's 74-55 victory over Kansas State on Wednesday, made her first three attempts against the Cornhuskers. But after her third, which put the Lady Raiders up 20-13 with 10:25 left in the first half, she missed her next four
attempts and finished with 13 points.
"They were defending me pretty tough," said Hanebutt, who hit seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points in a 75-62 victory at Nebraska on Feb. 21. "They made it pretty tough for me to get my hands on the basketball."
Keitha Dickerson had 10 rebounds for Texas Tech, which outboarded the Cornhuskers 41-31.
"We really went to war on rebounding, especially on the defensive end," Sharp said. "I think that's a big reason why we won."
Amanda Went added a career-high 14 points for Nebraska.
A 15-4 run, capped by five straight points from backup center Cara Gibbs, gave Texas Tech a 32-15 lead with 4:56 left in the first half. But the Lady Raiders didn't manage another field goal for the rest of the half, allowing Nebraska to cut the lead to 37-32 by the break.
Kansas guard Jennifer Jackson jumps to lob a pass over Iowa State guard Eric Hauman. The Jayhawks were eliminated from the Big 12 tournament last night when the Cyclones defeated at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. Photo by Matt J. Daugherty/KANSAN
Cyclone defense shuts down Pride
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But last night, Taylor, who had 11 points, and Frese were not the game-deciders, although Frese had a good all-around game, recording a game-high 21 points on 3-of-6 three-point shooting.
"She's (Francis) a quicker post player than we're used to playing against," said Nakia Sanford, who scored all of her team-high 16 points in the second half. "She
Iowa State coach Bill Fennelley said he had encouraged his role players to shoot more, and they definitely responded. Five Cyclones scored in double figures, including Tracy Gahan and Desiree Francis. Gahan hit two three-pointers en route to 14 points, twice her average, and undersized post-player Francis added 16.
came out there and played really hard and did a lot of good things for them and I don't think we responded well at all."
Mirroring her teammate Sanford, forward Jaclyn Johnson scored all of her 15 points in the second half, as Kansas attempted a second-half comeback by forcing the ball inside against its smaller opponents. The rally came up short as the Cyclones' balanced attack hit one long-distance shot after another.
The Jayhawks' fate now rests in the hands of the NCAA selection committee. They will wait until Sunday to see where they will play, and more importantly who they will face in the NCAA tournament
"We just have to regroup," Washing ton said. "Hopefully we'll have a good run in the NCAA."
Edited by Kelli Raybern
KANSAS (22-9)
IOWA ST. (22-6)
Gahan 4-7 4-14, Huelman 1-1 2-24, Welle 0-1 2-22, Fresse 8-15 2-21,
Taylor 4-9 2-21, Haugen 3-5 2-21, Francis 8-13 0-1 16. Totals 28-51 14-
15 79
NO.21 IOWA STATE 79, NO.25 KANSAS 64
Revs 5-11 0-10, 10 Johnson 3-5-9 12-15, Sanford 6-10-4 7-16, Jackson 4-9-
0-0, Pride 3-9-0 7-0, Pruitt 0-0-0 0-0, Scott 0-0-0 0-0, Robbins 3-6-0 8-0,
Stephen 0-0-0 0-0, Geoffroy 0-2-0 0-0, Fletcher 0-0-0 0-0, Totals 24-52 13-19
64.
Halftime — Iowa St. 30, Kansas 23, 3-Point goals — Kansas 3-6 (Pride 1)
2, Robbins 2-4), Iowa St. 9-17 (Gahan 2-3, Frese 3-6, Taylor 1-3, Haungen 3-
5). Fouled out — None. Rebounds — Kansas 28 (Reves, Pride 6), Iowa St.
28 (Taylor 9). Assists — Kansas 18 (Reves, Jackson 5), Iowa St. 16 (Fresse,
Haungen 4). Total fouls — Kansas 17, Iowa St. 15. Attendance — 6,230.
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