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University Daily Kansan, February 10, 1981
Fouls harness big men; KU falls to MU, 79-65
By KEVIN BERTELS Sports Editor
COLUMBIA, Mo. - When Kansas played Missouri at Allen Field House earlier this season, four Missouri players played in the game and won easily.
Those were truly the good o'l' days. Last night, the Jayhawks had 15 fouls called against them in the first half, and a goal in the second circle. The Jayhawks were beaten, 79-45.
KU center Victor Mitchell had three fouls at halftime and ended the game with four. Forward Art Housey had four fouls and two had been out, that have may have been KU's downfall.
Housey and Mitchell, not able to play aggressively, grabbed only two rebounds each in the second half.
KU finished the first half behind by 11 points.
"It definitely put a limit on everything," Mitchell said. "Things just didn't go our way. We got so many quick fouls. It takes away your environment." The big guys and we got big guys, but we couldn't go out and play them.
"We had to play timid and that's not my style. Fouls were a big part of the game."
As is often the case with the winner, MU Coach Norm Stewart could only praise the officiating.
"I thought we had good position," he said. "We stayed away from fouls. There was a switch in the officiating.
"Tonight's the first time we've seen Jim Bain all year. He may be the best in the Big Eight."
Friend and foe alike agreed on one
thing, however, KU played with much more intensity at Lawrence than it did in the 1970s.
"I don't know why there's a difference," KU Coach Ted Owens said. To be a good team you have to function well. I make no excuses for our road play.
"This is primarily a junior and senior team, and they should play well on the field."
Owens also was concerned with the lack of hustle his team showed.
"I don't want to be outmuscled on the boards or outstuffed for loose balls. That happened tonight."
MU center Steve Stipanovich noticed the difference on the court.
"KU wasn't at its peak like they usually are, plus I don't think they were as intense as at their place.
"Mitchell and Housey weren't as
tough inside. the refa did call a pretty
might have had something to do with it.
Missouri showed a different; look from its last game. One of the most important changes was moving 6-5 Ricky Friert from guard to forward.
Frazier scored 22 points on a variety of lob passes, offensive tip-ins and short lumpers.
"He's a very natural forward," Owens said.
The second major change for MU was geographical. The Tigers have now won 16 consecutive games and Hairston is the most intimidating crowds in one of the big Eight.
"Our players are humans, not robots," Owens said. "Obviously they play better with people cheering for them."
better team than the one that played in Lawrence.
Owens said Stewart had a noticeably
"Apparently they are a much better team than they are in Lawrence. And I attribute that to Coach Stewart," he said. "I believe that much better than the did at our place."
"I think it was partly them and partly us. They've got an outstanding front line and we weren't very alive tonight."
Defensively, KU tried everything. The Jayhawks opened up with the 3-2 zone that has been so effective this season. When Housey, their main man, was injured, he took a斗 fracture early, Owens chose a 2-1-3 zone with Mitchell in the middle.
KU fell even further behind and
owen switched to a main-to-man and
back-to-back.
defenses, shooting 54 percent for the game.
The Tigers stuck with a very tight man-to-man defense that held KU to only 48 percent.
KU has never won this season when its opponents shot better than 50 percent. Kansas State and Nebraska both lost to Utah in their victories over the Jayhawks.
MU was able to shoot such a good percentage because Tiger frontillers Stipanovich, Frazier and Curtis Berry were tough on the offensive boards. Between them they had 27 rebounds and 59 points.
"They just went at the boards," KU forward John Crawford said. "I saw Stipanov, Frazier, Berry all hitting the boards."
KU women look ahead to more competitive foes
By JIM SMALL Sports Writer
The KU women's basketball team can't afford to look beyond tonight's game with Pittsburgh State to an end-of-season schedule that includes nationally ranked Minnesota and Midwest power Drake.
But who could blame the Jayhawks if they did?
Pittsburgh brings a 12-17 record to Allen Field House for a 7:30 p.m. game against the third-ranked Jayhawks. The Gussies record includes losses to Haskell High School and the University of Illinois, none of which are considered basketball powers.
"Pittsburgh State is one of those ball clubs that is very spirited, very emotional," Kansas coach Marian Washington said.
Judging from the way the Jayhawks have been playing lately, tonight's game may be as lapsed.
The Gussies needed a little more of that spirit and emotion when the two teams last met. Kansas took an 81-23 victory from Pittsburgh Jan. 21 in Pittsburgh.
Kansas has won nine in a row and,
except for a 19-point victory over
Colorado, all have been by 20 points or
more.
Washington is concerned that her team is in the midst of a soft section of the schedule, which includes back-to-
back games against Creighton and Pittsburgh, which are both in their first seasons of Division I basketball.
"KU is playing very good basketball right now," Washington said. "The kids are really passing the ball well and playing together as a team."
"We have to go out and play our type of game," Washington said. "If we sit down our starters, it is going to hurt our team. If we went out and just tried to win and not worried about how we, could we get into a bad situation."
Washington is trying to maintain momentum as the Jayhawks take on some touch competition.
Kansas will have home games against sunflower State rival Wichita State and Kansas State along with Detroit and Minnesota.
"We still have some very good games left," Washington said. "Detroit always has a good team, Wichita State has beaten K-State and Drake has always been one of the toughest teams in the Midwest. It is almost as tough to win up there in Des Moines as it is at Kansas State."
Starting center Megan Scott and sophomore guard Chris Stewart may also miss tonight's game due to a scholastic conflict. Both players are scheduled to take examinations at 7:30 p.m.
One dark spot for the Jayhawks is freshmen guard Mary Myers. Myers has tennisitn in her right foot and may miss tonight's same against Pittsburgh.
"The professor has said that they may be able to take the test at 6 p.m." Washington said. "But if they can't take it at 6 they'll miss the game. I'm looking for what's most important for the kids and certainly education is more important so whatever the professor decides, we'll abide by."
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The experts, Steve Renko of the California Angels and Tom Burgmeier of the Boston Red Sox, spent two days working out and meeting with the KU pitchers, and, according to Temple, helped out a lot.
"I think the kids benefitted immensely from it," Temple said. "Between Steve Renko and Tom Burgmeier you have 26 years of major league experience and they give the kids the opportunity to hear these things first hand from guys who have made a living playing the game."
Renko, who lives in Kansas City, was a standout at KU in 1963 and 1964 and he
said he often visited KU in the off-season.
"It's not too different," he said. "There are usually one or two pitchers who are really super and the rest are pretty average. The really excellent players still usually sign out of high school."
Burgmeir, who also lives in Kansas City, never played college baseball, but he said he enjoyed visiting with the KU pitchers and helping out.
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"It's good for us to listen and take their advice," he said. "They looked at some of our styles and gave us some points. They also talked to us about how we could get better from coaches, but these guys are big saggers and they have been there."
Jerry Freeman, junior pitcher, said, "I meant quite a bit. Those guys know what they're talking about. They've been through it all."
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Freeman said because there were only three lefthanded pitchers on the team they got a lot of personal insults Tuesday from Burgmeer, a lefthander.
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