8 Monday, February 11, 1974 University Daily Kansan Cowboys Fall, K-State Coming Up Now that the last of the preliminary games are out of the way, the University of Kansas and Kansas State University can get to the business at hand. The two teams will meet Wednesday night in Manhattan in a televised showdown for the final prize. Both teams won tough road games over the weekend to remain at the top of the conference standings. KU beat Oklahoma State, 80-71; at Stillwater and Kansas State beat Iowa State, 72-56; in Ames, KU leads Utah State, 74-63. Kansas State is one-half game back at 7-1. KU and problems, similar to the ones in the Cowboy game played here, before it came to light. "It was one of those games that instead of trying to win, you try to keep from losing," she said. "It's a tough game." Starting center center Danny Knight led the Jayhawks with a career high of 43 points. KU's last four games, Knight had spent much of his time on the bench while his backup-man, Rick Suttle, led the 'Hawks attack. Knight had scored only 17 points in the game. I wasn't doing anything differently," she said. "I was just on my knees shooting it was just hard." Knight certainly was hitting; he made 14 of 20 field goal attempts and six of eight free kick attempts. It was a shot by Knight with 6:36 left that Big Eight Standings put KU into the for the first time, KU managed to retain its slim lead for the rest of the run. Conference Games | | W | L | All Games | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Kansas | 7 | 1 | 8 | | Kansas State | 7 | 1 | 15 | | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 3 | | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Nevada | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Iowa State | 2 | 6 | 11 | | Missouri | 2 | 6 | 10 | | Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 10 | All Games Knight scored eight of KU's first ten points in the second half. The last two of them were scored by Josh Rouse. A final rally, led by Roger Morningstar, KUI its biggest of the game, 80-69. (AP) A tenacious zone defense also helped to win the game. Intended to protect Knight and Suttee who were in foul trouble, the zone defense made five points in the last three minutes of the game. Last Weekend's Resu Kansas, 80. Oklahoma State, 71. Oklahoma, 80. Iowa State, 56. Oklahoma, 41. Colorado, Nebraska, 53. Missouri, Foul trouble, something that has plagued KU all year, was again a problem. Norm Cook and Dale Greenlee both fought out with more than five minutes left in the game. Knight and Suttle first played the game with Smith and Morningstar to star Tom Kingman. Smith and Morningstar to star three each. Owens had to juggle his line-up and defenses constantly to keep all his players on the ball. KU Trackmen Sweep Aside OSU Despite the loss of three outstanding performers, the University of Kansas track team rolled to an overwhelming victory over Oklahoma State University, Saturday after the Jayhawks swept 10 of the 15 events and doubled the Cowboy's score, winning 84-6. The KU squad was depleted last week when it lost high jumper Barry Schur and spinner Mark Lutz. Both were suspended from the team by Coach Boh Chimmons their arraignment last week on charges of illegal possession of amphetamines. The team was further crippled Friday night when freshman high jumper Keith Guinn suffered a knee injury while competing in the Olympic Invitational Meet in New York City. Guinn suffered the injury while warming up prior to the competition. The extent of the injury is unknown at this time, pending examinations today. Gymnasts Win, Score over 150 The University of Kansas gymnastics team is beginning to believe in itself. The KU squad beat Western Illinois in a dual meet, 145.00, Friday night in Robinson Gymnastics. The victory marked the second straight meet in which the 'Hawks have broken the magic 150 point level. KU scored 155.85 against Kansas State and Northern Iowa. "We're beginning to develop a lot of pride in ourselves," said Coach Bob Lockwood. "We know we can score in the 150's and we're making progress with each meet." KU outscored Western Illinois in every event and the vaulters, led by Mike Backus, posted the highest point total of the meet with 27.20. Backus, Shawnee Mission junior, won the game with a 9.4, his personal best and a school record. To make things worse, Terry Porter competed without his favorite pole which was lost on the way to the meet in New York. He managed to managed to win with a vault of 15 feet. The team's strongest showing came in the field events where it swept the first three places in all but the shot put competition. Danny Scaey won the long jump with a leap of 24-10, Randy Smith won the high jump at 6-11 and Theo Hamilton leaped 46-3 to win the triple jump. Other firsts were won by Jay Wagner in the 60-year run, Dennis Brack in the 60-year high hurdles, Tom Scavuzzo in the 40-year dash, Tom Kopmes in the two-mile run and Don Welter in the 60-year low hurdles. The Jahayh mile relay team of Scavuzzo, Nolan Cromwell, Wagner and Eddie Lewis won its event. The squad will compete in the Central College Championships this Friday and Saturday. The meet will be held at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. "It causes problems," Owens said. "We try to get ready for that kind of situation by using all the possible combinations of players that we can in practice." KU and Kansas State, the runaway leaders of the league along with Oklahoma, haven't met yet this year. Last year, Kansas State beat KU three times: 51-70 at the Big Eight Tournament, 77-68 in Lawrence and 67-68 in Manhattan Kansas State played a poor first half before finally exploding in the second half against Iowa State. Kansas State was led by sophomore Jake Harden, who played in the conference, with 18 points. 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