Thursday, February 11, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
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Cornhuskers surpass 'Hawks
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took an 11-8 lead with 13:32 to play in the first half. Kansas forward Nick Bradford responded by scoring eight straight points as the Jayhawks used a 13-4 run to claim a 21-13 lead.
The Cornhuskers countered with an 11-0 run of their own, including six points in 30 seconds, to claim a 24-21 lead with 2:22 remaining in the first half. Kansas guard Jeff Boschee hit his second three-pointer of the half to send the Jayhawks into the locker room tied 26-26.
Robertson and center Eric Chenweth combined to score the Jayhawks' first eight points of the second half as they took a 39-32 lead after five minutes. Nebraska closed to within 41-38, and the Jayhawks used an 8-0 run to take their biggest lead of 49-38 with 8:19 remaining.
"We kept trying to put them away, but they just kept clawing back," Chenowith said.
Nebraska used a 10-1 run to close the gap to 50-48 with 5:19 remaining, and
NEBRASKA 64. NO.24 KANSAS 59
Florence 6-11 5-1 57, Markowski 4-7 0-2 8, Hamilton 6-14 5-7 17, Holmes 0-0 0 0 0,
Belcher 4-9 1-2 10, Cochran 2-4 2-7 7, Johnson 0-4 1-2 1, Piatkowski 1-2 2-2 4, Truscott 0-
0-0 0, Totals 23-52 16-2 64.
NEBRASKA (16-8)
KANSAS (16-7)
KANSAS (10-7)
Bradford 6-8 1-6 14, Pugh 3-4 1-2 7, Chenowith 5-11 2-1 2, Robertson 3-12 10-14 16,
Boschee 2-8 2-4 8, Gregory 0-5 0-0 0, Carey 0-0 0-0 0, London 1-4 0-0 2, Johnson 0-2 0-0
Totals 20-54 16-28 59.
Halftime — Kansas 26, Nebraska 26, 3-Point goals — Nebraska 2-6 (Becher 1-3,
Cochran 1-2, Piatkowski 0-1), Kansas 3-19 (Bradford 1-1, Robertson 0-7, Boschee 2-8,
Gregory 0-2, London 0-1) **Fouled out**—Cochran **Rebounds**—Nebraska 36 (Hamilton 8),
Kansas 38 (Chenowith 11), **Assists**—Nebraska 14 (Belcher 6), Kansas 13 (Boschee 6).
**Total fouls**—Nebraska 21, Kansas 22, A—16,000.
Carey Cochran's three-pointer with 2:42 left gave the Cornhuskers a 56-55 lead that they would never relinquish.
The loss was especially hard to swallow because the Big 12 Conference leader, Texas, lost its second league game of the season to Oklahoma on the same night.
Kansas, 16-7 overall and 8-3 in the Big 12, had an opportunity to pull
even with Texas, but after the loss fell into a second place tie with Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Williams said he thought Nebraska deserved more recognition as a good club than it's received.
"You've got give Nebraska a lot of credit," Williams said. "They are a very good basketball team, and they showed it tonight. It's about time they start getting some recognition in this league."
Right on Target
Kenny Powell, Kansas senior, valleys the ball against Wichita State. Powell and his partner Alejandro Barragan, Kansas freshman, will next play Ohio State on February 12. See tomorrow's Kansan for full men's tennis coverage. Photo by Kate Levenson/KANSAN
Missed free throws translate into missed opportunities
By Marc Sheforgen
Kansan associate sports editor
For a team noted for its fundamentals, the Kansas Jayhawks were very disappointing last night in what may be the most basic facet of basketball — free throws.
In the game's final four minutes, the Jayhawks shot 3 of 8 from the line. The team shot 57.1 percent from the line for the game.
In what some may describe as a choke, Kansas relinquished a four-point lead in the game's final four minutes. Had the Jayhawks made their free throws, they likely would have won.
With 3:37 remaining in the game and Kansas up 53-51, Markowski fouled Kansas' Nick Bradford, sending him to the line for two shots and a chance to extend the
"They missed some free throws that probably meant four or five possessions where they left the door wide open for us," said Nebraska forward Andy Markowski.
Kansas lead to four. Bradford, who shot a paltry 1 of 6 from the line all night, missed both foul shots.
"One of 6 from the line, that's horrible. There's no excuse." Bradford said. "That's at least four or five points that we should have had."
The Jayhawks lost the game by five. 64-59.
With 1:17 remaining and the Cornhuskers ahead 58-55, the Jayhawks' leading free throw shooter, Ryan Robertson, stepped to the line to shoot two. Robertson, who coming into last night's game was shooting 88.2 percent from the line, missed both shots.
"Good shooters miss sometimes," Robertson said. "I was 10 of 14 (from the line last night), which isn't bad. I just missed the last two. It wasn't like I air-balled them, they were in and out and there's nothing I can do."
free throw shooter, missed a pair. Nebraska rebounded and were fouled. Larry Florence of Nebraska made both his charity shots and sealed the Cornhusker victory.
Still later in the game, with the Jayhawks down three and only 24.2 seconds on the clock, freshman Jeff Boschee, a 76.7 percent
"They felt good and everything." Boschee said of his last two free throws. "I don't know, I just kind of choked at the end."
Kansas coach Roy Williams said that this year's team practiced free throws more than any he has coached.
Kansas forward Nick Bradford agreed, saying that the team practices under simulated lategame situations, such as after sprints when fatigue is high. Still the Jayhawks, who prior to last night were shooting just 64.7 percent from the line this season, failed to connect when it counted.
"It's not failure to practice," Bradford said. "It's just being able to able when the game is on the line and knock them down. I didn't do that tonight."
Rookie LaFrentz scores big leads Nuggets with 24 points
The Associated Press
DENVER — Kobe Bryant scored 21 points, including six
in the final two minutes,
as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the winless
D en v er
Nuggets 103-98 last night.
Sha quille O'Neal added 29 points, but was limited to just a free throw in the fourth quarter, and Eddie Jones scored 21 for the Lakers, who were outrebounded S3-34 despite O'Neal's inside presence.
LaFrentz: Fourth-quarter shots kept Nuggets in game
Bryant also had 10 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double as the Lakers won their ninth straight against Denver.
Rookie Raef LaFrentz led the Nuggets with 24 points and 12
rebounds, outplaying O'Neal despite giving up 2 inches and 75 pounds. Antonio McDyess
had 21 points and a career-high 19
rebounds for Denver.
LaFrentz, who hit
three 3-pointers,
pulled the Nuggets to
96-95 with a three-
point play with 27 seconds remaining after Bryant was called for on offensive foul.
points on 3-of-19 shooting.
Bryant, looking comfortable in his new role as a starter, came back with his second straight three-point play, driving past Bryant Stith and hitting a layup over LaFrentz with 15.7 seconds left.
The Nuggets called time out, but Danny Fortson threw up an airball from 30 feet, and Eddie Jones hit two free throws to give Los Angeles a 101-95 lead with five seconds left.
Nick Van Exel, traded from Los Angeles to Denver last June, struggled against his former team, finishing with nine
LaFrentz single-handedly kept Denver in the game in the
single-handedly kept in the game in the fourth quarter, hitting two 3-pointers and tipping in his own miss to pull the Nuggets to 92-90 with 2:34 remaining. Stifted the game
with two free throws with 1:46 left, but Bryant took over as the Lakers cleared out to give him room to work one-on-one against Stith.
Denver, which lost four games to Los Angeles by an average of 24 points last year, closed the first half with a 10-3 run to take a 46-45 halftime lead. It marked the first time in four games the Nuggets led at the break.
Van Exel, who was 2-for-13 Monday against Houston, went 2-for-10 in the first half.
The Nuggets thought they had a four-point lead heading into halftime, but the referees ruled Cory Alexander's 3-pointer came just after the buzzer.
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The University of Kansas Chancellor's Student Awards Committee is accepting nominations for the following:
The Agnes Wright Strickland Award The Donald K. Alderson Award The Class of 1913 Award The Alexis F. Dillard Student Involvement Award The Rusty Leffel Concerned Student Award The Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award
Nomination forms for these awards are available at the Office of the Dean of Students, 133 Strong Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045.
Nominations must returned to the Office of the Dean of Students by 5:00 p.m.on Friday, February 19,1999.