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Thursday, February 14, 1980
University Daily Kansan
KU slams Sooners for fourth-place tie
Super slam
JEFF HARRINGIKansan staff
David Magley slams home a dunk in front of Oklahoma's Kyle Dodd after driving the length of the court with a steal. Magley played an important role in KU's 89-64 victory over the Sooners last night in Allen Field House. He came off the bench and hit four of his five hits from the field and pulled down seven reboundes. The victory raised KU's record to 5-4 in conference play and enabled the 'Hawks to pull into a three-way tie for fourth with Colorado and Oklahoma.
By GENE MYERS Associate Sports Editor
The Kansas Jayhawks could not have won the Baby Jay, let alone the Dr. J., slam dunk competition last night.
But it was a joking team that helped the Jayhawks to a 69-46 triumph over Oklahoma in the old House. The critical win came at a game, but came Monday in OKla, when Al Beal was perfecting his home, he sliced the most part of his hand.
With eight stitches and persistent flun, Beal saw only 16 minutes of action last night against a team he had traditionally dominated. And Kansas had been the same team that had allowed opposing teams to win for 88 points in its previous three games.
Breal could not start and saw only spot duty. Lester Pace, a seldom-used sophomore, took his place and scored but he could not reach the floor from the floor and 1 of 6 from the charry table.
"AL BEAL IS THE best in the Big Eight," Pace said. "The only time I get to play is because he's hurt or something."
Pace, who was less than dominating, played because Beal could not. And rarely did he hold his own against KU's centers.
In the first half, centers Chester Giles, Kelly Knight and Mark Snow combined for 12 points, but both Giles and Knight missed give-me dunks.
Giles was first, going high over the rim and rocking the basket support on his way down. However, he did not have the ball.
Knight then got his dunk opportunity when he took an underhanded pass from Darnell Valentine, who scored a team-high 22 points. Bat Karkun slammed the ball in the side of the gate.
Despite barely hitting the front of the rim on most of their first-half shots, the 42-point game was a contested intermission. By then, Valentine had 16 points and Ricky Ross had 10. Glees had 15.
"I DON'T WANT TO take anything away from Lester Pace because he is young and is a fine player," KU's Tony Guy, who hit double figures with 13 points, said. "But I personally feel that he can't provide the tactical or emotional support that Al Bean can."
"He's a more experienced player and his teammates look to him for leadership. Pace didn't provide that for them tonight."
Big Eight Standings
Conference Games All Games
| | W | L | W |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kannan State | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| Missouri | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| Kansas | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Iowa | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Colorado | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| Oklahoma State | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 19 |
But Pace was not the only off-target Sooner. The team shot only 31 percent from the field in the first half and 43 for the game. They had a poor performance, missing even though he threw in 22 points.
Games Saturday
Iowa State at Oklahoma
Kansas at Kansas State
Cattail at Texas
Oklahoma State at Missouri
"Without Al Beal, our offensive flow wasn't the same." Sooner coach Dave Bliss said. "Lester doesn't have the same abilities."
Beal came in for a 10-minute stint midway through the final half. Kansas had a 51-38 advantage with 13:30 remaining, after first down. The score was a dunk of the game: the two-handed imbalanced
But Real then went to work, pulling down most of his six rebounds and canning four of his six points.
GASPING FOR OXYGEN, he left for the bench with the Sooners down by nine, 55-46, with seven minutes left.
"I've also got the flu and I got tired," Beal said. "I couldn't catch my breath. I couldn't contribute."
"The hand is still stiff but the biggest thing tonight is the flu. I didn't practice yesterday and staved in bed all day."
Magley had another stuff off a steal with 5:40 left to apparently ice the game.
The Sooners trailed 59-46, but Aaron Curry and Raymond Whitley, who Bliss calls the best backcourt in the conference, started with 31 points. The Rams had whittled down to 64-41 with 48 seconds left.
Ross hit two free throws to make it 66-61 with 32 seconds in the clock, and a bucket by Bemie Goldwire brought Oklahoma back to within three.
Valentine finally clinched the game and snapped KU's three-game losing streak with a pair of free throws at the 10-second mark.
KU HEAD COACH TED Owens was slewed and cool after the game, his 29th game at home last season. Since the Christmas break, his team did not start a game by falling away behind in the playoffs.
"Our players have had a lot of experience this year playing catch-up," he said. "They have always played hard, but the percentages are against you. A team can catch up sometimes, but not all of the time."
OVERALL
| | PG | FT | RFB | PP | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Rajinath | 7.0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| Brijesh | 11.0 | 6-8 | 11 | 4 | 12 |
| Bala | 9.8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Curry | 3.0 | 4-9 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| Curry | 3.0 | 4-9 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| Barnett | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Barnett | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Beal | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Beal | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Daddi | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Daddi | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| | PG | FT | REB | TP | TB |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Gay | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mackey | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Manley | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Valentine | 6.40 | 19.15 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| Valentine | 6.40 | 19.15 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| Crawford | 0.40 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Crawford | 0.40 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Knight | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Knight | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nesi | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nesi | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Last night, the Jayhawks did not have to play catch up. They had to hold on.
"We missed some free throws for one thing," Owens said. "We came down a couple of times and took what I considered some hurried shots.
"Some of those shots we were putting up were making me nervous."
Officials—Spitler, Dabrow
Attendance—10,879
"IF WE WIN ALL three of our last games, we'll get the home court advantage because we would have beaten Oklahoma and Colorado twice." Owens said.
The KU triumph moved the team into a three-way tie for fourth place in the Big Eight. KU now is 11-2 overall and 5-6 in the division, the defensive champion, and Colorado.
KU still has to play co-leader Kansas State Saturday in Manhattan, Colorado Wednesday in Boulder, and Oklahoma State Feb. 23 in Alma Field House.
In Concert
The Golden Buffaloes, after a 834-68 loss to the Nebraska Cowboys at home, and Nebraska and Iowa State on the road. The Sooners meet Iowa State and Nebraska at home and Missouri in a game on Saturday.
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Draft Attestation
Benefit reading
GHOSTRIDERS-outlaw country
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"We've got to get the pieces back together," Bliss said. "Our puzzle isn't very good right now."
In other conference action last night, KState fell into a tie for first place with Missouri after an 8-6-8 loss to Iowa in Army. Deni Umbfloh, the conference's all-time rebounder, secured 19 points to lead the Wildcats over the 18th-ranked Wildcats.
**IN BOLDLER, junior forward Curtis Berry tallied 25 points and Ricky Frazier added 23 to give 14th-ranked Missouri a 8-64 come-from-behind victory over Colorado.
Craig Austin scored a career-high 37 points for the Bucks.
Oklahoma State campion over Nebraska. 83-68. The Cornhuskers are now in third place with a 7–4-record. Don Youman hit 11 of 17 field goal attempts for 22 points.
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