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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, February 25, 1992
SPORTS
Late-game run beats Sooners
Pauley scores a career-high 23
By Lyle Niedens
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams could not resist the urge to turn a little prophetic last night after the Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma 84-65.
"We played tentative in the first half," Williams said, "but I don't think you'll see that from this team the rest of the season."
The No. 3 Jayhawks exploded for 39 points in the last 9:33 of the second half after falling behind for the first time, 46-45, with 12:23 in the game.
Kansas guard Rex Walters triggered the scoring run with two driving layups, and the Jayhawks outscored the Sooners 23-8 over the next six minutes, taking control of the game in the process.
Williams said the Kansas defense played well throughout the game and was one of the best in the league.
"For 35 minutes, they were an average team," Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs said of the Jayhawks. "In the last five minutes, they were as good as any team could be."
Kansas held the Sooners, who lead the nation with a 97.1 points-per-game average, to a season-low 23 points in the first half on 32 percent shooting.
The Jayhawks also did an excellent job defensively on Oklahoma center Bryan Sallier, Williams said.
The 6-foot-8 Sallier, who is averaging 15 points a game and scored 29 against the Jayhawks in Kansas' victory against the Sooners last month, scored just one point in 31 minutes of action and shot 0-for-6 from the field.
"We paid more attention to Salier than the last time we played them," Williams said. "We had a lot more help down front, Alonzo (Jamison) played incredible on defense. And I thought Eric (Paulev) did a great job also."
Pauley, a 6-10 center, scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in addition to helping out defensively with Salieri.
"The last couple of games I wasn't concentrating," Pauley said. "I wanted to concentrate on my defense tonight. When you do your job on defense, good things happen on offense."
As for his scoring outburst, Pauley credited his teammates with getting him the ball.
"Everybody gave me very good advice," he said. "They find you open, the door to you. You like it."
Although Sallier was shut down, the Jayhawks had to withstand an outstanding second half by Oklahoma point guard Terry Evans, who scored a game-high 25 points, 22 of which came after halftime, including six three-pointers.
However, Kansas point guard Adonis Jordan countered Evans with 22 points, five assists and just two turnovers. He also hit 5-of-6 from three point range.
"For us to be a good team, we have to win games like this," Jordan said.
Courtside:
The Kansas junior varsity also won lastnight, defeating PrattCommunity College 93-70. Blake Wiechbrot led the 'Hawks with 28 points. Donnie Braun had seven rebounds and Trey Meyer had eight assists. The j.v. will face Independence Community College at 7:30 tomorrow at Allen Field House.
KANSA21(21-3)
player fgm/fa gft/ta tp
1 Gary 1-3 4-7 6
Scott 3-4 0-5 6
Paulley 11-17 1-1 23
Walters 6-15 4-5 18
Brown 6-10 5-8 22
Woodbury 1-7 0-2 0
Davis 2-3 1-4 5
Richey 0.1 1-0 0
Hathen 0.0 0-0 0
Johanning 0.0 0-0 0
Czplimski 0.0 1-1 0
Odalski 1-1 10-2 8
Total 31-12 15-32 84
KANSAS 84. OKLAHOMA 65
ORLAKHAIM(17-7)
Patterson 7.16 5.8 10
Webster 1.3 2.6 4
Baker 0.6 1.3 1
Evans 1.6 1.3 2
Price 3.11 2.2 9
Hamilton 2.4 2.5 7
Yaneth 0.4 0.1 0
Vair 0.4 0.0 0
Totals 20-54 17-29 65
Hattinen - Kansas 21, Kokhoma 23, 3-Frontal.
Kokhoma 8-1 B (10) Patterson 1 E (6) Price 9.65
Kokhoma 8-1 B (10) Patterson 1 E (6) Price 9.65
Walter 2-4, Jordan 5-6, Woodbury 0-5, Foiled.
Ritamori - Rebounds (Kokhoma) 30, Kokhoma (Pat)
12 (Price 6) Kokhoma (Pat) 12 (Price 6)
Kansas 20, Jiamsen, Walter, Jergen
total 5. Total kicks, Kokhoma 23, Kokhoma 23
Junior center Eric Paule grips the goal as he goes for a dunk in the Kansas victory against Oklahoma.
Top recruit attends first Kansas game
By Cody Holt
Kansan sportswrite
Darrin Hancock got his first look at the "Pho6" last night.
"It a great atmosphere with some great traditions," Hancock said. "I'm looking forward to playing here next year."
Hancock, a 6-foot-6 forward at Garden City Community College, attended his first game at Allen Field House in Alabama 84-61 in front of a sell-out crowd.
Hancock signed a letter of intent during the fall to spend his final two seasons of eligibility as a Kansas Jayhawk. He is recognized as one of the top junior college recruits in the nation.
Although last night's game was the main feature on ESPN'S Big Monday, Hancock said he would have to get used to the national spotlight.
It seems appropriate that Hancock would get his first taste of Jayhawk basketball on a night that featured several Kansas highlight-film slam
Hancock has a history of thrilling crowds with his high-flying dunks.
He was the Slam Dunk Champion of the 1990 McDonald's High School All-American game after his senior year at Griffin High School in Georgia.
Hancock signed with the University of Nevada-Las Vegas out of high school, but because of academic rea- tion, he will coach for coach Carey at Garden City.
However, before Hancock can concentrate on his first season as a Jayhawk, he has some unfinished business as a Bronchuster.
Hancock has led the team to a 23-5 record this season and a second-place seed in the junior college post-season regional tournament.
When it comes time for Hancock to make his debut as a Jayhawk, he said he would be ready.
"We run basically the same offense at Garden City," he said. "It shouldn't be too tough for me to make the transition.
"I hope and expect some good things next year from the team and myself."
Big 8 coaches shoot for postseason
Bv Chris Jenson
Kansan sportswriter
Many analysts have speculated that
Although the race for the Big Eight Conference title may now be a two team show, do not tell the other six teams. They do not want to know.
"Conference games are always competitive," Kansas State coach Dana Altman said during a Big Eight coaches teleconference yesterday. "This is a very competitive conference."
Kansas, 8-2, leads the conference followed by Missouri 7-3.
However, with the top four teams in the league losing to the bottom four last week the parity in the league is more evident than ever.
The Big Eight remains the only conference nationally with all of its members having records above .500. The Atlantic Coast Conference is the only conference to have all its members with winning records at the end of a season, which it accomplished during the 1978, 1984 and 1985 seasons.
the big Eight could send most of its teams to the NCAA tournament. Kansas coach Roy Williams said that all eight teams had a legitimate shot at post-season play.
"It would not surprise me if we got six teams into the tournament," he said. "I think all eight of our teams are top ones. I definitely think that our eight are in the top eight nationally."
The Big Eight has had six of its ten teams ranked in the Associated Press.
Sutton, whose team has lost four in a row, said that most teams experienced a down time, but playing in
The NCAA tournament selects a field of 64 teams for its tournament and the National Invitational Tournament selects 32.
Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton said that the competition at the end of the season would be fierce.
"Maybe it is more competitive down the stretch because everybody wants to ensure a spot in post-season play," he said. "It is amazing how many quality teams this league has."
Iowa State hurt its chances of getting an invitation to the NCAA tournament by dropping games to Kansas State and Nebraska last week. The losses cost the Cyclones their Top 25 ranking.
a league like the Big Eight made that time costly.
"The season is so long and when you play in a league as tough as ours, it is hard to play that hard every night," he said. "We put a lot of emphasis on winning the preseason NIT. Maybe we shouldn't have done that."
Around the Big Eight:
With two weeks remaining before the Big Eight tournament, the final games become crucial to those teams on the bubble for tournament bids.
Nebraska began last week with a whipping at the hands of Missouri, but bounced back to defeat No. 3 Kansas and then No. 21 Iowa State. The victories gave the Cornhuskers its first national ranking of the season. They are ranked 25th in this week's Associated Press poll.
Nebraska's Jamar Johnson was named the Big Eight's Player of the Week. The sophomore guard shot the buzer-beater that defeated the Jayhawks last Wednesday. Johnson had 33 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds and 2 steals in the 'Husker' upsets of Kansas and Iowa State.
Nebraska coach Danny Nee had only praise for Johnson.
Oklahoma State forward Byron Houston is day-to-day, according to Cowboycoach Eddie Sulton. Houston sprained an ankle last week against Oklahoma and did not play Sunday against Missouri.
Sutton is recovering well from a heart problem that began after the Cowboys lost to Oklahoma on Wednesday.
"Jamar should be considered for Big Eight Newcomer of the Year." Nebraska coach Danny Nee said. "I know Kansas has Rex Walters but Jamar is the heart and soul of our team."
Top 25 AP Polls
Here are the top 25 teams in The Associated Press 1991-92 college basketball poll (records through Feb. 23 in parentheses), and last week's rankings:
Previous Women
1. Duke (21-2) 1. Virginia (24-1) 1
2. Indiana (20-4) 7. Tennessee (22-2) 2
3. **Kansas** (20-3) 3. Maryland (22-3) 4
4. UCLA (21-2) 2. Mississippi (24-1) 5
5. Arizona (20-4) 5. Stanford (21-2) 6
6. Missouri (19-4) 6. Iowa (21-2) 7
8. UNLV (24-2) 12. Stephen Austin (22-2) 3
8. Ohio St. (17-5) 6. Indiana (24-1) 8
8. Arkansas (20-6) 10. Pern St. (18-6) 11
10. North Carolina (18-5) 4. SW Missouri St. (21-2) 12
11. Kentucky (20-5) 11. Vanderbilt (18-6) 10
12. Michigan St. (18-5) 11. Hawaii (18-3) 13
13. Southern Cal. (19-4) 15. West Virginia (21-2) 15
14. Oklahoma St. (21-5) 8. Purdue (16-6) 9
15. Tulane (19-3) 18. George Washington (18-4) 14
16. Alabama (20-6) 14. W. Kentucky (18-6) 17
17. Michigan (17-6) 20. **Kansas** (21-4) 28
18. Georgetown (17-6) 25. Texas Tech (20-4) 10
19. Cincinnati (20-4) 19. Clemson (19-8) 29
20. St. John's (16-7) 24. Alabama (20-5) 22
21. DePaul (18-6) 24. Houston (18-5) 21
22. Virginia St. (18-8) 16. Wisconsin (18-5) 24
(te) Syruece (16-7) 17. Washington (15-8) 16
24. Connecticut (17-6) 21. Texas (17-7) 25
25. Nebraska (17-6) — 25. North Carolina (19-6)
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Missouri ADretires
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri athletic director Dick Tamburo, saying he wanted to end the negativism, "the scuttlebutch and what you hear on the street," announced his retirement yesterday, effective when his contract expires June 30.
SPORTS BRIEFS
"In considering the handling of the extension of my contract, I feel my effectiveness has been diminished by circumstances beyond my control, and in thinking of the University of Chicago, which will be there, will be taking the opportunity provided by the university for early retirement."
University of Missouri president George Russell has offered a package of special incentives for early retiree education in a sweeping series of budget reforms.
"I said when I was hired that I'd work until retirement, and that's what I'm doing." Tamburo said in a statement.
Woody Cozad, a board of Curators member, said the panel had not discussed Tamburo's contract nor pressured him to retire.
Tamburo said the Board of Curators had not indicated whether they would accept him.
Oklahoma State made the offer to lessen any penalty the NCAA might impose on the program for infractions cited in a 39-page letter of inquiry, the newspaper said. The letter details about 25 allegations of wrongdoing.
But Coxad acknowledged continuity within the athletic department would be an issue. The problem of continuity "is something we will want to fix," he said. "But under the circumstances, I don't know if this is the time to fix it."
STILLWATER, Okla. — A published report says the NCAA has rejected Oklahoma State's offer not to wrestle for team points at NCAA and other tournaments in return for leniency in the NCAA's investigation of its program.
In the wake of Tamburo's announcement, basketball coach Norm Stewart criticized the team for its inconsistency.
Cowbovs negotiate
An Oklahoma State athletic department spokesperson, however, said yesterday that no decision had been made on the university's offer.
Sources within the athletic department say the NCAA sent Gerald Lodge, Oklahoma State faculty representative to the Cowboys to wrestle for team points.
Switzer trial begins
AUSTIN, Tex. — Preliminary motions were heard yesterday in a reporter's $30 million lawsuit against former Oklahoma University football coach Barry Switzer.
Jack Taylor Jr., a former reporter for the now-defunct Dallas Times Herald, has accused Switzer of libel, slander and invasion of privacy stemming from accusations made by the former Sooner coach in his autobiography "Bootlegger's Boy."
Jury selection in the trial before State District Judge Joe Hart is set to start tomorrow and take twodays. The trial will last from three to six weeks.
Former football starter begins new job as KU assistant coach
In the book, Switzer links Taylor, who had written investigative stories on the coach and the Sooner football team, with a scheme to plant drugs on an Oklahoma football player after the 1988 Orange Bowl game.
Switzer's attorneys say that Taylor is a public official, and to prove he was libeled he must show Switzer knew the allegations were false but published them anyway.
By Jerry Schmidt
Kansan sportswriter
Scott Imwale will be on the field, as usual, when the Kansas football team begins spring practice March 30. But instead of donning the pads, the former co-captain will tote a whistle.
After starting 24 games in the last three seasons, Imwalle will become a student assistant coach for the Jayhawks.
He suffered a career-ending neck injury in the ninth game last season against Nebraska.
feeling back in his arms and shoulders.
"I wanted to stay in the program and help out," the foot-2, 265-pound junior from Vandalia, Ohio, said. "I wanted to stay involved. We're going to have a good team, but it will be tough, I'll want to get out there."
He said it took six hours to get the
Although Inwala escaped permanent damage from the collision, he did
Imwalle went down in the second quarter of the Nebraska game after colliding with a linebacker.
"I hit the guy and the burner shot down my spine," he said. "I was really scared. I wanted to get up but couldn't."
W h e n
condition common among football players called Brachial Plexus Syndrome, which is a temporary paralysis of the arm and back duetotraumatic injury.
Scott Imwalle
Rott said Imwalle had problems
He said many players wear neck collts to help prevent the burners.
Lynn Bott, director of sports medicine, said the sensation went away after a brief time and the player is able to continue.
Brachial Plexus occurs, a burning sensation is felt down the arm and shoulders after making hard contact. In football terms it is called a burner or a stinger.
before with the burners and rest had eased the condition, but the risk of a more serious injury was too high if Iwalle returned.
"What it came down to was the risk involved. It's a collision sport."
Offensive coordinator Pat Ruel said
Imwalle would be missed on the field
but would be a strong influence as a
student assistant.
he had a strong work ethic and it paid off for him," he said. "He has the respect of the players and coaches."
Imwalle said the day-to-day activities he had been used to as an active player were changed when his playing days were finished.
"It's weird now," he said. "I'm on my own program and I'm not used to not hearing someone get on me and push me. The coaches are still there but they don't concentrate on you."
If his duties as student assistant go well, Imwalle said he might try coaching.
"I'm going to do it this year and see how it goes," he said. "Then maybe I'll get into it."