THURSDAY, JAN. 17, 2002
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN • 11A
LSU coach goes for a walk while his team stumbles
The Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — LSU coach John Brady enjoyed a brisk walk around campus. Everyone else who came to watch Florida play last night saw the second-ranked Gators put on their most dominating performance of the season.
Brett Nelson equaled his career-high with 26 points and lifted the Gators to a 102-70 victory, their biggest Southeastern Conference win since coach Billy Donovan arrived in 1995.
Florida (15-1, 4-0) also matched a school record with its 11th straight SEC victory and extended another school record with its 14th straight win overall.
It was a full, 40-minute effort — 17 minutes more than Brady watched. Referee Doug Shows ejected Brady when the coach refused to move away from center court moments after John Cloughery hit him with his first technical.
"I didn't watch the game," Brady said when asked what he did after he got tossed. "In fact, I walked outside and walked around campus. It's a pretty campus. But it was a little chilly outside."
Nelson wasn't the only one setting personal bests for the Gators. Orien Greene had 14 points and 11 assists, both career-highs, and Udonis Haslem matched his career-high with 16 rebounds to go with his 20 points.
"The one thing I told the guys
was to shoot the ball with freedom and confidence," Donovan said.
They did, making 60 percent of their shots, including going 12 of 26 from 3-point range.
"I think they deserve to be the No. I team," LSU forward Ronald Dupree said. "I haven't played Duke, but I have seen them on TV. This Florida team is deep. They're just good. They played very well tonight."
The loss was a startling detour for LSU (11-5, 1-2), which fell behind 32-12 after 14 minutes and had as many turnovers as points (9) midway through the first half.
Before his ejection, Brady was the only entertainment the Tigers could offer. He yelled at players, officials, his own assistants, and at one point, got so angry, he raised his knees to his chest, put both feet on the edge of his chair and screamed in frustration.
Much of his anger was directed at LSU's biggest star, Collis Temple III. Temple had 15 points, but they were all meaningless. The team's leading scorer this season didn't score until LSU trailed 58-35 with 16:06 left.
Brady said he boiled over when the Tigers didn't execute on offense, then followed by running the wrong defense. Foul calls he disagreed with sent him over the edge.
"I've got my own thoughts about that, but I'm not going to
"The one thing I told the guys was to shoot the ball with freedom and confidence."
Billy Donovan Gators coach
snare it with you," Brady said of the fouls. "Because it wouldn't do me any good. If I shared my thoughts, I'd get two or three reprimands like I did last year. So, it's just, 'Take it Coach,' and move on."
Among the Gators' highlights were James White's steal and hip-twisting dunk, David Lee's two-handed jam and Haslem's easy dunk off a pass from Nelson.
"Every second I'm out there, I want to give 100-percent effort," Nelson said. "I don't care if we're up 27, 57 or whatever. I just play like it's a tie game."
It was enough to make Florida fans forget that the Gators were without starting guard Justin Hamilton, who separated his shoulder Saturday against Vanderbilt.
Donovan said Hamilton could play Saturday when the Gators face No. 20 Georgia. He said he will know more Friday.
Dupree led the Tigers with 19 points and eight rebounds.
Boschee captures record for 3-pointers at Kansas
By Brent Wasko
Kansan sportswriter
STILLWATER, Okla. — Jeff Boschee's 7-point performance against Oklahoma State doesn't reveal the true magnitude of what the senior guard accomplished Tuesday night, as the Jayhawks defeated the Cowboys 79-61 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
Arena. With 5:51 remaining in the first half, Bosche became the school's all-time leader in career three-pointers when he received a pass from Aaron Miles in the far corner and swished his 270th career basket from behind the arc.
"I think it will be a lot more meaningful down the road," Boschee said. "I'm happy I got it, but I think in a couple of years when I'm done playing, I'm going to look back on it more as a great accomplishment and something I should be proud of."
Boschee's 7-point effort against the Cowboys was well below his season average of 14 points per game, but he said that it didn't take away from the satisfaction he felt after the contest. He said that breaking the record in a winning effort against a tough conference team such as Oklahoma State made for a special night.
"I was glad that I didn't break it at UCLA where we lost," he said. "For us to come in here and play the game that we did, and for me to break the record, it was a great experience."
"Jeff's just not like that," Hinrich said. "It's a great accomplishment. He's been making shots and plays for us all year and during his whole career."
Junior Jayhawk guard Kirk Hinrich said he didn't know that Boschee was set to the break the record. He said Boschee hadn't mentioned it before the game.
"I didn't want to put any pressure on myself to shoot the ball every time I touched it," he said. "I just wanted to let the game come to me. Luckily, I had an open shot in the corner."
for us all year said he making it Boschee said he made a conscious effort to not let the record distract him from what he had to do on the court.
Billy Thomas, who connected for 269 long-disc
Jeff Boschee
tance shots at Kansas from 1994 to 1998, held the old career three-point record.
"Billy was an excellent shooter." Rosieche said. "If he had
Boschee said Thomas, who now plays for the Greenville Groove in the National Basketball Development League, had not contacted him about the record.
shooter, Boscene said. If he played as much as I have, he'd still probably hold the record."
Boschee's career at Kansas has been highlighted by his ability to shoot from outside. By drilling his first three-point attempt in the first half against the Cowboys, he has made a three-pointer in 106 of the 116 games he has played at Kansas. Against Nebraska on Jan.9, he broke the career mark for three-point attempts, which was also held by Thomas, with his 692nd attempt.
During the game against Oklahoma State, Bosche moved past Eric Chenowith and into 19th place on the Kansas career scoring list with 1,283 points. He needs four more points to overtake Jo White, who played at Kansas from 1966 to 1968, on the all-time scoring list.
Boschee credits the hard work he has put into his shooting technique for his scoring success.
"My brother taught me how to shoot the basketball at a very young age," he said. "Just going through shooting drills every day and having my teammates find me beyond the perimeter has helped me a lot."
Kansas will take on Oklahoma Saturday at noon at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas coach Roy Williams said he hoped Boschee's hot shooting wouldn't cool off anytime soon.
"He's made a lot of baskets for us for a long time," Williams said. "Hopefully, he's got a lot of them left."
Contact Wasko at bwasko@kansan.com. This story was edited by Jay Krail.
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