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Page 10 University Daily Kansan, March 9, 1981
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Well-timed peak carries KU to Big 8 tournament crown
By TRACEE HAMILTON
Associate Sports Editor
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—David Magley calls it the mountain and the valley. Ted Owens calls it peaking at the right time. Art House explains It by shouting, "This is it. this is it!"
Whatever It is, the Jayhawks have it, and used It to win the Big Eight's post-season tournament this weekend and earn a bid to the NCAA tournament.
KU beat Missouri in semifinal action Friday night, 75-70, then downed Kansas State Saturday night, 80-68, to capture the conference crown. K-State eliminated Colorado 84-61 Friday
The Jayhawks will face Mississippi in Midwest Regional competition in Wichita Friday night at 7:08 at Henry Levitt Arena. Kansas State and Missouri also received NCAA bids.
KU Coach Owens was visibly pleased after Saturday's triumph.
"WE GAVE A tremendous performance against a fine basketball team," he said. "That makes it gratifying. Everyone made a contribution."
Perhaps the biggest contribution came from 6-10 forward Art Housey and 8-2 guard Darnell Valentine. Housey had 11 rebounds and 20 points, Wildcats, and 45 total points in the tournament.
"I haven't played better in my life," Housey said. "I've always thought that if you continue to work hard, sooner or later, your chance will come."
Housey's chance definitely has come in the Jahayhaws' last several outings, and he was rewarded for his efforts by being selected to the all-tournament team, as was Valentine, who was also designated as the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
"DARNELL HAS worked so hard in his four years in America that Darnell Valentine, a better guard in America than Darnell Valentine,
Valentine's 97 tournament points and out-
standing leadership and durability earned
Owens' praise. Owens made no substitutions in
Valentine's game, something he has not done all season.
"They were all playing so well," Owens said of his starters. "Booty Neal and Victor Mitchell wanted so badly to play. But had it not been for them, they'd be here now. I'm delighted for all of them."
"I never stopped to think about it," 6-8 forward David Magley said. "I was so fired up about the game. The people who didn't get to play, Victor and Booty, have been instrumental to our team all season. If anybody thinks they don't deserve 'o play, that's highway robbery."
HOUSEY SAID the Jayhawks were physically prepared to play 40 minutes.
"It's a job, but it's no problem," he said. "We had a conditioning program at the beginning of the course, and it worked."
The Jayhawks were in good enough shape to outlast a strong Wildcat attack. Once KU got the lead, it never relinquished it, although K-State threatened several times.
K-State maintained a one-two point lead over the Jahawks early in the game, largely because of center Randy Reed's four buckets. However, a layup by Valentine with 8 minutes remaining put KU ahead, 29-28, and the Wildcats never took control again.
Kansas led by as much as 11 before the half ended, but two K-State baskets and two free throws by Rolando Blackman narrowed the margin to 5. KU, though, took the momentum into the locker room when Tony Guy, 6-4 guard, entered the basket and scored at the buzzer.
K-STATE PULLED to within one point several times in the second half, but free throws kept Kansas in front. The Jayhawks were 20 of 26 from the line. K-State had 26 fouls.
"I don't know that we ever had a team with a better performance than tonight," Owens said. "I told them, 'get me at 6 or 8 point lead, then we'll make them go man-to-man.'"
The Jayhawks did just that, spreading their offense and forcing the Wildcats to make a move. They ran out with a big push.
Two Jayhawks on all-tourney team
1981 BIG EIGHT ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Darnell Valentine* 6-2 G Kansas
Art Housey 6-10 F Kansas
Tyrone Adams 6-6 F Kansas State
Jo Hunter 6-3 G Colorado
Rolando Blackman 6-4 G Kansas State
*Most Valuable.*
Player
SECOND TEAM
Tony Guy 6-6 G Kansas
Curtis Berry 6-8 F Missouri
Jon Sundevil 6-7 F Missouri
Randy Reed 6-7 F Kansas State
said. "The intention was to get a bucket. Against MU we not a big lead and used it earl."
The Jayhawks had little trouble with the Missouri Tigers Friday, taking an early lead against the conference champions and holding the Tigers off the entire game.
MU's 6-8 forward Curtis Berry poured in 26 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in a losing effort. Teammate Jon Sundvold, 6-2 guard, added 23 points. Teammate Josh Wilson grabbed 11 rebounds, but only scored four points.
"WE PLAYED a Good game," John Crawford, 6-7 forward, said. "We took what we could get. We controlled the boards in the first half, and we played the composite and set up plays in the second half."
Missouri Coach Norm Storm maintained his usual wit, even after the defeat.
"I would like to continue winning the championship," he said, "and then figure out how to win up here afterwards. Maybe in another two or three years. I'll figure it out."
KU also eliminated Missouri last year, 80-71, in the semifinals, and lost 79-88 to K-State in the final.
JAYHAWK NOTES: Coach Ted Owens, who was listed in Inside Sports magazine as one of the five most overrated coaches in the country, said he didn't feel his victory over K-State Coach Jack Hartman, who was listed as one of the five unrouted coaches, mattered to the magazine.
"I don't read the Sports." Owens said,
"smile. "We use it in our bathroom. It has good
KU senior guard Darell Valentine set several records during the 1981 Big Eight post-season tournament, including most free throws made, tournament, 27; most free throws made, career, 64; most free throw attempts, tournament, 37; most free throw attempts, career, 85.
The Jayhawks also set a record for most points scored in the post-season tournament, 251 (96 against Oklahoma State, 75 against Missouri and 136 against Michigan) of 249 was set by K-State and Missouri in 1977.
The Jayhawks also set a mark for the fewest fouls in a tournament. 47.
FRIDAY'S BOX
| | MINT | DATE | FEATURE | FT | REB | A | PF | T10 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Magley | 27 | 11 | 5-8 | 6-1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Crawford | 27 | 11 | 5-8 | 6-1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Housey | 29 | 11 | 2-4 | 6-4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 |
| Valentine | 28 | 11 | 2-4 | 6-4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 |
| Guy | 40 | 11 | 5-8 | 6-1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Mitchell | 11 | 11 | 5-8 | 6-1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Milne | 11 | 11 | 5-8 | 6-1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| Kirchhoff | 7 | 11 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kushner | 7 | 11 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Koenig | 200 | 11 | 21-44 | 34-30 | 35 | 10 | 22 | 17 |
| | MISSION | TIME | TEAMS | TEAMS | TEAMS | TEAMS | TEAMS |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Berry | 34 | 6-14 | 14-21 | REB A | 9 | AP P | TP |
| Praner | 34 | 6-14 | 14-21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| Siphanovskii | 33 | 2-11 | 0-5 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Duskovec | 33 | 2-11 | 0-5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Sundvold | 38 | 0-19 | 0-5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| McCrazy | 22 | 1.2 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Austin | 2 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jones | 0 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| O'Neal | 6 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Foster | 4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 79 |
| KANAS | 200 | 25-21 | 20-28 | 31 | 34 | 79 | 70 |
| KANAS | 200 | 25-21 | 20-28 | 31 | 34 | 79 | 70 |
KANSAS
MISSOURI
SATURDAY'S BOX KANSAS STATE (2018)
BEN BIGLER/Kansan stel
| MIN | 40 | PG | FT | REB | A | PF | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Adams | 40 | 6-19 | 0-4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 |
| Neally | 40 | 5-19 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 |
| Reed | 39 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Jacchman | 32 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 |
| Blackwell | 30 | 7-13 | 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
| Redd | 5 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Reid | 4 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Gould | 5 | 1-0 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 200 | 56 | 0-4 | 0-5 | 25 | 20 | 18 |
| | MIN | MON | FG | 5-4 | FT | REB | A | PF | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Magley | 40 | 10 | 5-4 | 9-0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| Crawford | 40 | 10 | 9-16 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| Valentine | 40 | 10 | 6-11 | 11-15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 |
| Gold | 40 | 10 | 7-11 | 10-14 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 |
| Total | 200 | 100 | 30-14 | 20-24 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 10 |
| KANSAS STATE | | | | | | 36 | 10 | 12 | 88 |
KU's Darnell Valentine and David Magewile swipe the ball from Kansas State forward Tyrone Adams. KU-68 SI victory gave the Jayhawks the tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Midwest region.
Officials: Dabrow, Leimbach
Technical Fouls: none
Attendance: 17,632 (sellout)
Numbers in parentheses indicate tournament seed. Winners of second-round games will play in New Orleans March 26-22.
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