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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Jan. 8. 1962
University Daily Kansan SPORTS Kansas Teams Lose Openers
Nebraska's Rex Swett knocked the ball from Jerry Gardner's hands, retrieved it, and hurled it down court to forward Ivan Grupe who laid the ball in with four seconds remaining, giving the Cornhuskers a 69-67 victory in the opener of the Big Eight season at Allen Field House Saturday night.
Meanwhile, Colorado, a Big Eight darkhorse, was upsetting fourth-ranked Kansas State 75-61 at Boulder. The Buffaloes built up a 46-32 first half lead, but the Wildcats came back strong to cut the margin to six in the second half. Ken Charlton, led Colorado with 31 points, Mike Wroblewski was the only Wildcat in double-figures with 21.
GRUPE WAS FOULED on the game's winning shot by center Buddy Vance, but missed the free throw. Kansas brought the ball in, but was unable to move the ball across the mid-court line and did not even get away a desperation 50-foot shot.
NU's Charlie Jones tied the ball game with less than a half-minute remaining. Kansas had possession of the ball and was working for one shot.
"When Gardner brought the ball aeros the line (mid-court) I looked up and saw there was 15 seconds left," said Swett. "The next thing I knew the ball was loose, I went over to get it, whirled around, saw Grupe breaking down the court, so I aimed the ball at Grupe's shiny spot (Grupe has a well-recived hairline), he made the basket, and we won the game."
KANSAS WAS DOWN at halftime 39-34, but fought back in the second half led, by Gardner's 20 point second-half production to command a 64-61 lead with three minutes remaining.
From this point on the Jayhawkers worked their offense around Gardner, the Big Eight's leading scorer, but Gardner missed on two attempts. Nebraska was plagued most of the second half with bad passes, traveling, and rebounds that went out of bounds off the hands and feet of the Cornhusker's rebounders and had trouble in the waning minutes of play setting up their offense
With two minutes remaining to play, Tom Russell, the Cornhusker's leading scorer, scored from under the basket to cut the KU margin to 64-63.
WITH 1:30 SHOWING on the clock, Gardner missed again. Nebraska, again bobbled the ball, attempting to set up their offensive pattern. KU took possession, but Gardner was fouled by Swett. Gardner made the free throw giving KU a 65-63 margin with less than a minute to go.
Gruppe, who was the spark for Nebraska, leading their balanced scoring attack with 17 points and making a "big" difference on the backboards, pulling down 15 rebounds, the game individual high, tied the ball game with 50 seconds left
Gardner gave Kansas fans a lift when he scored from the field with 30 seconds remaining, giving the
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THE GAME'S COMPLEXION changed rapidly in the last 30 seconds. Although the game was tied, Kansas had an opportunity to control the game at that point. They could hold the ball for a last second shot. If they made it, the Jayhawkers would have a good start in Big Eight conference play. If they missed, the game would go into overtime giving both squads an equal opportunity.
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The game see-sawed at the first and at the last but in-between it was Nebraska's ball game. Ironically in the first and last eight minutes of the ball game, the lead changed hands three times, and the game was tied at four intervals.
When Kansas bobbled the ball, Nebraska took advantage of the "break" and wrapped up the game, starting conference play off right with a victory on the road.
THE KANSAS FRONT LINE kept the Jayhawkers in the game early in the first half. John Matt and Loye Sparks scored six points and four points respectively along with guard Nolen Ellison's four points to lead the Jayhawks.
Gardner had a "cold" first half, not scoring a field goal until he dribbled through the Nebraska defense and laid the ball in with 8:05 remaining in the first half. He picked up his scoring production and finished the first half with nine points, high for KU.
In other scoring, Ellison, who was averaging 18.3 per game, contributed 13 points to the Jayhawker attack. Jim Dumas hit nine, and Sparks and Matt both scored six.
For Nebraska Daryl Petsch scored 14, Tom Russell, 13, and Rex Swett, 12.
NU Players Tell About KU Game
The Nebraska dressing room was buzzing with excited followers, players and a happy coach Saturday night after the Cornhuskers had defeated Kansas. The players' conversations were spiced with humor, and relief that they had won their conference opener.
"This was a great victory for us," said 6-4, 220-pound forward Ivan Grupe, who scored the game's winning basket.
"IT'S GREAT BECAUSE it was the first game of conference play, and second, was that the game was on the road. We have a horrible reputation for not being able to win on the road and it feels good to finally win one."
How did Grupe feel about making the winning basket. "It was wonderful, but still it was just another basket. They all count two points and one is just as important as the other."
Charlie Jones, 6-3 sophomore forward, kept the Cornhusher dressing room in laughter with his quick humor. When Rex Swett was asked about stealing the ball setting up Grupe's winning basket, Jones interjected. "That wasn't Rex who did that, it was, uh, that number 21, oh what's that kid's name, Jones, yea, that's it."
WHEN JONES WAS ASKED to comment on his tip-in that tied the ball game up, he said, "Well, I was just doing my job, that's what I'm out there for, yes sir, just doing my job."
Grupe related that he had asked Jones after the game who was given credit for the tip-in. Jones candidly replied, "Well the only other person out there capable of doing that was Dumas and since it was on our end of the court, naturally they gave it to me."
COACH JERRY BUSH's comments were: "KU will play close every game. We had some real tough ones with them. There is one thing I want to go on record as saying and that is what a marvelous job of coaching Dick Harp has done with these boys."
Daryl Petsch, a sophomore from Marysville, whose long arching jump shots aided the Nebraska attack with 14 points, commented upon the hustle of the Kansas squad. "The only other team that gave us a fight like that was Wichita," he said.
Cleveland, Kansas City Win in ABL
By United Press International
The Cleveland Pipers are thank ing their lucky stars today that Johnny Cox and Dick Barnett would rather play in the American Basketball League than the rival National Basketball Association.
Cox, who was drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in 1959, scored
39 points and Barnett, who jumped from the Syracuse Nationals after last season, tallied 37 as Cleveland defeated the San Francisco Saints, 140-107, yesterday.
In yesterday's only other game, the Kansas City Steers clinched the first half Western Division title with their second triumph in two days over the New York Tapers. 100-30.
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--things which he brought up which add light to the KU basketball situation.
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Of course, the mere fact of losing would be enough to lower the spirits of any coach, but to have it done in what appeared to be a completely lackluster manner must have been added weight, which, at this point in the season, would be hard to fathom.
What Harp meant was that the Jayhawkers failed, for the most part, to run the basic KU offense and employ the various patterns at their command.
"Our offense, when recognizable, was good. But, we were never consistently organized," he said.
It was a dejected and disconsolate Coach Dick Harp who faced reporters following the disappointing loss to Nebraska Saturday night.
MOST OF THE AMIABLE coach's comments were typical of those of a losing coach, but there were three
ONE OF THE MAIN reasons why Kansas got more scoring from its front line in the first half than normal (19 points for three forwards and two centers compared with 17 points for two guards) was that the pattern offense was used effectively. In the second half the front line
First, Harp said the real falling against the Huskers was a breakdown on defense. This included not hustling and reacting sufficiently and, most important, not blocking under the boards.
"We work constantly on screening under the basket on rebounds because we must do this successfully to win; but, this was one of the big faults tonight," said Harp.
Gibson scored only two points and got only one rebound but Harp still felt his play, on a lame knee which has kept him out of action since Dec. 9, the outstanding thing of the game.
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The one thing about the game with which Harp was most pleased was the play of sophomore Harry Gibson.
"Gibson's play was the highlight of the game. Without him we would have been beaten badly. He gave us the lift to keep us in the game. His play was very inspirational," praised Harp.
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produced only six points while the Kansas guards made 27 points.
ALTHOUGH HARP felt that the KU offense was good at times, the fact that it consistently lacked organization contributed greatly to the loss.
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