SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, February 22, 1993
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Kansas returns to form against Wildcats
Senior guard Adonis Jonathon attempts to pass the ball around Kansas State junior Guard Anthony Beane, Saturday, the Jawhaws beat the Wildcats for the second time this season.
'Hawks will play against Cyclones on road tonight
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas coach Roy Williams said he would enjoy Saturday's 77-64 victory against Kansas State while he could, knowing that Iowa State lurked around the corner.
The No. 6 Kansas men's basketball team, 21-4 overall and 8-2 in the Big Eight Conference, face the Cyclones at 8:30 tonight, just two days after defeating the Wildcats. The Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones 78-71 last month at home and hope to end the trend of teams losing in Ames, Iowa, where Iowa State, 15-8 and 5-1, is unbeaten this season.
The Jayhawks are coming off a victory in which they were outbounded by the Wildcats 35-31, but led 42-38 at halftime. Kansas junior forward Richard Scott led the Jayhawks with 19 points. Kansas senior center Eric Pauley said that the Jayhawks never lost control of the game.
"I never felt threatened, and I'm pretty sure that with the confidence we were playing, that no one else felt threatened either," Pauley said.
The Wildcats led twice early in the game, after sophomore guard Brian Henson opened play with a three-pointer.
But after Henson hit a second three-pointer, seven minutes into the game, the Jahwakes went on a 9-0 run that began with a three-pointer by senior guard Rex Walters. Senior guard Adonis Jordan capped the run when he intercepted K-State junior guard Anthony Beane's pass, raced down the court and laid the ball in, giving the Jahwakes an 18-11 lead.
The Jayhawks combined for nine steals, led by Jordan who had three. The Wildcats had 20 turnovers.
Williams said he was pleased with the team's effort, especially junior forward Steve Woodberry.
"The whole story was our kids were focused and worked unbelievably hard on the defensive end of the floor," he said. "Steve Woodberry's been our best defensive player for the entire season. I'd like to have five of him. I don't care if he starts or not, he's one of the better players in the conference."
Woodberry scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and made his only threepoint attempt.
Source: Kansas Sports Information
Williams said he was upset with some of his players for attempting dunks instead of layups. A dunk by junior forward Darrin Hancock in the second half, however, energized the crowd and the team.
Jordan ran down the court on a fast break and saw junior forward Patrick Richey near the basket. Then he saw Hancock out of the corner of his eye and rifled the ball to him. Hancock took off about 10 feet away from the basket, soaring above K-State senior forward Vincent Jackson for the one-handed slam.
"I thought I was going to get the ball from Adonis," Richey said. "Then I saw Darrin take off, I just stood there and enjoyed it."
"Beane provides an awful lot of leadership, and he's done a great job," Walters said. "I don't think he's better than Adonis. Adonis doesn't score an awful lot of points but can be a big-time threat. If he's not the best point guard in the conference, then I don't know who is."
Beane led all scorers with a career-high 20 points. Beane, who has been mentioned as a possible All-Conference candidate, impressed Walters. But regardless of point production, Walters said that Jordan still topped the conference as the best point guard.
Jordan and Walters have been publicized as the nation's best backcourt this season, and according to a statistical ranking system devised by the Iowa State Sports Information
KANSAN
Department, they are.
The system ranks 10 of the most publicized backcourts in the nation, looking at eight statistical categories. Iowa State's Justus Thigpen and Ron Bayle rank second, but Jordan said he could care less. Winning the conference, he said, topped his priorities.
"It doesn't matter as long as I can get that ring at the end," he said.
COURTSIDE:
■ Mark Randall, a former Kansas forward that led the 1990-91 team to the NCAA Final Four, watched Saturday's game from behind the Kansas bench. Randall is a reserve forward on the Detroit Pistons and returns to practice today when the NBA's All-Star weekend ends.
Raef LaFrentz, a junior in high school from Monona, Iowa, also watched the game from behind the Kansas bench. LaFrentz, a 6-foot-11, 210 pound center/forward, said he averaged about 32 points and 16 rebounds a game. He said he was considering Kansas, Iowa, Iowa State and Wisconsin among several other schools for the 1994-95 season.
■ Kansas is ranked No. 6 in the USA TODAY-CNN basketball coaches' poll released yesterday. Indiana stands atop the poll, followed by Kentucky, North Carolina, Arizona and Michigan. Oklahoma, at No. 24, is the only other Big Eight team than Kansas in the poll.
Jayhawks chalk up two victories
OKLAHOMA (11-12, 5-7)
KANSAS 76, OKLAHOMA 54
Player fgm/tga fgt/ta tp
Jones 6:11 2:13 14
Marybubby 4:16 3:5 13
Mileybubby 7:12 1:1 15
Mitchum 0:11 1:2 14
Van Curen 2:7 0:0 6
Black 0:7 0:0 6
Williams 0:1 0:0 5
Totals 21-60 7-11 54
| | (15-23) |
| :--- | ---: |
| Aycock | 7-14 | 4-5 | 18 |
| Shinn | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Tate | 4-11 | 4-5 | 12 |
| Witershroom | 0-6 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Leathers | 3-8 | 2-2 | 9 |
| Slatter | 4-8 | 4-6 | 12 |
| Palmine | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Sampson | 1-6 | 1-3 | 8 |
| Muncy | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Luna | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Totals | 24-67 | 23-32 | 76 |
Halifne 39, Kahoma 39, Oklahoma 37 - Pointe
goals Oklahoma 51, Maybury 26, Oklahoma
81. Van Curen 25, Richie 1, Chicago
11. Whitney 24, Richie 1, Chicago
Leathers 12, Witherspoon 20. Rebounds
Oklahoma 34 (Maybury 11), Kansas 57
(Tate 14) Assists Oklahoma 15 (Mitchell
9), Kansas 13 (Sampson, Slatter 3). Total
Kansas 24, Kansas 14. Attendance
900
Women's team beats Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
By Jay Williams
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's basketball team put together two solid efforts this weekend, winning games against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma in Allen Field House.
The Jayhawks, 17-8 and over, 8-8 in the Big Eight Conference, beat No. 24 Oklahoma State 73-69 Friday, avenging an earlier defeat this season and earning the program's 400th victory. Kansas followed that with a 76-54 victory against the Sooners yesterday afternoon.
Kansas has one conference game against Kansas State remaining, followed by the Big Eight Tournament March 6-8 in Salina. The two victories this weekend gave the Jayhawks, fourth in the conference, a shot of confidence heading toward the Big Eight Tournament in Salina.
"There are signs we are jelling at the right time," Kansas coach Marian Washington
said. "I think we are in a position with our confidence that we can surprise some people."
The Jayhawks played one of their best games all season Friday night against Oklahoma State, 21-5 and 8-3. The Jayhawks used good shooting and clutch free throws at the end to hang on for the four-point victory.
Four Kansas players finished in double figures, led by sophomore forward Angela Aycock's 15 points. The Jayhawks shot 51 percent from the field and held Oklahoma State to 40 percent.
Kansas had two field goals in the final 9:37 of the game, but the Kansas defense held the Cowgirls to a pair of field goals during the same span. Aycock's basket put the Jayhawks up by eight at the 9:37 mark.
Aycock made a short baseline jumper with 1:41 left, giving Kansas the lead for good. Junior guard Michelle Leathers made four free throws in the final 23.9 seconds to seal the upset.
Oklahoma State tied the game at 67 with 2:27 remaining, using a full-court press that forced two Kansas turnovers.
But the Kansas defense stepped up and forced two turnovers that kept Oklahoma State from taking the lead.
Yesterday, Kansas used a strong secondhalf defensive performance to roll past Oklahoma, 11-12 and 5-7.
Kansas led by two at the half, but outscored the Sooners 37-17 in the second half. The Kansas defense held Oklahoma to 22 percent shooting in the second half and had 25 offensive rebounds for the game.
The Jayhawks forced the ball inside to junior center Lisa Tate and sophomore forward Alana Slatter. The two each scored twelve points and helped put the Sooner inside duo of senior forward Angi Guffy and freshman center LaNee Jones in foul trouble. Jones fouled out with 8:32 remaining, and Guffy had four fouls for much of the second half.
"They're stabilizers," slater said of Jones and Guffy. "They keep their team going. I think the foul trouble disrupted their rhythm."
NOTES:
Kansas assistant coach Kevin Cook had more to celebrate than just two victories. Cook's wife, Yvette, gave birth to a boy, Conner Lee, this weekend.
Tate had eight blocked shots in the second half of yesterday's game. The eight blocks were one short of her Kansas and conference single game records.
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Okiahoma's Sharee Mitchum and Kansas' Jo Wither
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