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University Daily Kansan
Friday, Dec. 7, 1962
KU, Michigan State Have Same Problems
Two teams faced with the same problems — KU and Michigan State will tangle tomorrow night at East Lansing, Mich. Tipoff time is 7.
Michigan State, like Kansas, is trying to rebound after a long, long
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Tom Gola Gives Knicks Boost
Tom Gola's fine debut with the New York Knicks put them one up today in their trade with the San Francisco Warriors.
Playing his first game for the Knicks last night, Gola contributed 19 points and was particularly impressive in the clutch while helping the New Yorkers beat the Cincinnati Royals. 99-96.
Obtained from San Francisco Wednesday in a trade for Willie Naulls and Kenny Sears, Gola prevented the Royals from overtaking the Knicks in the fourth quarter last night by sinking two free throws and following with a fast-break lay-up that enabled his team to widen an 80-79 lead.
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In spite of these problems, however, MSU has the experience that several of the KU starting five do not have. Thonnamn, Gent, Berry, and Swartz are all juniors who started and lettered for the Spartans last season. Lamers, a senior, lettered last year but was not a member of the starting five.
season last year. The struggling Spartans finished the winter with eight wins and 14 losses (compared to KU's 7-18 overall record), and managed only a 3-11 mark against Big Ten opponents. MSU finished, as did the Jayhawkers, in the league cellar.
MICHIGAN STATE also has height problems. With the exception of 6-9 center Fred Thonnam, the remainder of the Spartan starters are as small as the Hawkers' starting five.
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Forwards Pete Gent and Bill Berry, and guard Jack Lamers are all 62", and guard Bill Swartz stands 6-3.
THE HAWKERS, on the other hand, have fared a little better on the "comeback trail" to date. KU bested Montana in their season opener, 68-56, but then fell to .500 with a 64-62 overtime loss to Arkansas Monday.
To date, coach Forddy Anderson's charges have seen no letup to their plight of last season. The Spartans lost their opening game of the season to Kansas State, 66-56, last Saturday, and followed Monday with a 92-85 loss to Notre Dame.
Tomorrow's contest will be the second between the two clubs and KU's first trip to the home of the Spartans. KU won the only previous meeting two years ago, 93-69, at Manhattan in the opening round of the fourth annual Sunflower doubleheader.
Berry has been the top MSU scorer in the Spartans' first two starts this season, averaging an even 16 points per game.
But the Jayhawkers will not find the Spartans as easy as they were two seasons ago. On paper, at least, the two teams are a fairly even match.
KANU, KUOK Will Carry KU Game
KANU FM (91.5) and KUQK (630) are the only two radio stations in Northeastern Kansas that will carry the KU-Michigan State game from East Lansing Michigan tomorrow night.
The game broadcast will begin at 6:55, Lawrence time.
Tom Hendrick of the KU Sports Network will do the play-by-play, and Monte Johnson will provide color.
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Coach Dick Harp will send the same starting five against MSU that he used against Montana and Arkansas: junior Harry Gibson (6-3) and senior Jim Dumas (6-2) at forwards, sophomore George Unseld (6-7) at center, and senior Nolen Ellison (6-1) and sophomore Dave Schichtle (6-2) at guards.
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ELLISON AND UNSELD are top scorers among the starters, averaging 15.5 apiece. Gibson, whose 13-point performance in the Arkansas game boosted his average to 9.5 is runner-up in that department
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Unsnel and Gibson are the team's leading rebounders with 20 caroms apiece, and Ellison is next in line with 14.
Coach Harp's rotation system to inject more height into the Jayhawker front line, has paid off to date. Dave Brill, John Matt, and Buddy Vance, all 6-6, have been interchanged with Dumas. Gibson and Unseld — and the Hawkers have a 109-93 rebound edge over the opposition.
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But KU trails the combined opposition in field goal percentage, 37.6 to 34.8.
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Home Basketball Game KU vs. WYOMING
Monday, Dec.10
ALLEN FIELD HOUSE — TIP-OFF TIME: 7:35 P.M.
Make your plans now to attend this exciting non-conference game between the Jayhawkers and the Cowboys. The Frosh Inter-squad scrimmage will start at 6:00 p.m., so come early for an evening of basketball thrills. I.D. cards with fee receipts will admit students to this game and all remaining home games $ \star $ .
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Very Important Student Ticket Information For the Sunflower Doubleheader December 15: Students will be admitted to this great doubleheader (K-State vs. Arizona State at 7:30 P.M. & Kansas vs. defending NCAA Champion Cincinnati at 9:30 P.M.) the same as any other game, by presenting your I.D. card and Fee Receipt when you arrive at the game THERE WILL NOT BE A NEED FOR STUDENTS TO MAKE RESERVATIONS IN ADVANCE FOR THIS GAME AS THEY HAVE DONE IN PAST YEARS.
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