SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, January 18, 1993
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Sooner three-pointers sink Jayhawks
Late rally by Kansas falls not enough
By David Dorsey
Kansas sportwriter
Oklahoma senior guard Terry Evans broke a record and broke down the Jayhawks last night, as he ignited the Sooners and carried them to an 80-77 victory against the No. 6 Kansas basketball team.
Kansan sportswriter
Evans' first three-pointer broke the Big Eight Conference career record of 240 three-pointers, held by former Kansas State guard Steve Henson. Evans' sixth and final three-pointer with a minute left gave Oklahoma the breathing room it needed for the victory. He led all scores with 26 points.
Oklahoma, 16-7 overall and 5-4 in the conference, played as Kansas coach Roy Williams had anticipated. The Sooners controlled the tempo of the game by scoring swiftly off fast breaks, but otherwise slowing down the pace. They did so without the help of starting center Bryan Sallier, who is hospitalized with pneumonia.
Kansas, 20-4 and 7-2, shot 38 percent from the field and 26 percent from three-point range. Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs said that the victory was his team's biggest of the season.
"Kansas is an outstanding team and you won't ever play great against them," Tubbs said. "We had a tremendous defensive effort and caught them on an off night."
Williams said he was pleased with his team's persistence during the final minutes after it came back from a 10-point deficit. After Evans made his final three-pointer, Kansas junior forward Steve Woodberry made a base-line jump shot and the Jayhawks trailed 79-77.
Junior forward Patrick Richey fouled Evans, who made one of two free throws with 18 seconds remaining.
Senior guard Adonis Jordan called a play to set up a three-pointer. Richey, unguarded, had the ball at the top of the circle and shot it. No good.
"Something happened during the play and I happened to be open," Richey said. "I was comfortable with the shot. I thought it was going in."
The Jayhawks outbounded the Sooners 46-44 and turned the ball over only six times. Williams said that there was only one statistic that counted.
"The only one that matters is that Oklahoma beat Kansas" he said.
Jordan, who led the Jayhawks with 16 points, inspired his team and the Allen Field House crowd by making two three-pointers in the final four minutes. Senior guard Rex Walters praised his teammate but gave credit to the Sooners.
"Adonis really stepped up and made some threes," Walters said. "We decided near the end to just forget about everything. We just wanted to go out and try to win.
"Terry Evans played a great game. That was one of the biggest clutch performances I've ever seen in my four years of college basketball."
The Jayhawks trailed 48-44 at halftime. Oklahoma senior forward Bryant Vann made a layup and a three
OKLAHOMA 80, KANSAS 77
OKLAHOMA (16-7, 5-4)
Player fgm/fga ftm/fa tp
Webster 6-11 1-2 13
Vann 7-16 0-0 7
Conley 2-5 1-2 5
Evans 8-13 4-6 26
Lewis 0-1 0-0 0
Minor 1-5 1-2 3
Alexander 0-0 0-0 0
Hamilton 6-14 3-1 16
Totals 30-65 10-15 80
KANSAS (20-4, 7-2)
Hancock 2-4 4-6 8
Scott 5-11 2-2 10
Pauley 5-15 0-2 10
Walters 3-14 2-2 10
Jordan 5-12 3-12 16
Woodberry 4-10 1-3 9
Ostertag 4-7 2-3 10
Rayford 4-7 0-3 0
Richey 2-6 4-6 8
Pearson 0-1 0-0 0
Gurley 0-1 0-0 0
Totals 27-71 18-26 77
Halftime Oklahoma 48, Kansas 43-point
goals Oklahoma 10-20 (Evan Gann 6, 10-1
Mhamill 8-12), Kansas 51-98 (Jordan 3,
Walters 2, Woodbury 0, Pearson 4-0)
Rebounds Oklahoma 44 (Webster 10),
Goals Oklahoma 13 (Hancock 10),
Hamill 44), Woodbury 13 (Hancock, Walters,
Woodbury 3)
Total toulouf Oklahoma 20,
Kansas 18 Attendance 15,700
pointer to open the half. A minute later, Williams benched his starting five and put in five reserves.
"I think that gave us a wake-up call," said Walters, who finished with eight second-half points and 10 for the game. "I don't understand how we can lose. I still think we're the best team in the league. Oklahoma was better tonight, but in the long run we're a better team."
Oklahoma's Ryan Minor reaches over several Kansas defenders to pull down a rebound. Oklahoma defeated Kansas 80-77 last night in Allen Field House.
Clutch shots give Sooners victory
Oklahoma's Terry Earns looks to pass against Kansas senior Adonis Jordan.
Eva scored a game-high 26 points in Oklahoma's 80-77 victory.
By Mark Button Kansas sportswriter
Oklahoma senior guard Terry Evans turned last night's basketball game into a three-point contest — and won.
There was a total of 39 three pointers taken in the game, 20 by Oklahoma and 19 by Kansas. Although the number of attempts were similar, the results were not.
Oklahoma hit half of its attempts Kansas made only five.
"I worked real hard with the team's three-point shooting last week." Oklahoma beat
Evans accounted for six of Oklahoma's 10 three pointers, while missing only four attempts. He finished with a game high 26 points.
In the last three meetings between the two schools, Evans has scored 24, 25 and 26 points respectively.
His first three-point goal last night was the 241st of his career. He moved past Kansas State's Steve Henson to become the Big Eight Conference's all-time leader in three-pointers.
"It means a lot to me," Evans said. "It is a big accomplishment, especially considering all the great players that have played in the Big Eight."
Evans last three pointer, his 246th,
proved to be the game-winner.
Kansas coach Roy Williams said con-
gratulations were in order for Evans.
“His three pointer down the stretch was huge,” Williams said. “You don’t want to stop.”
a game that hurts you, but that was a big-time shot."
Williams' opinion was shared by Kansas senior guard Rex Walters. He said that Evans performance was one of the best displays of clutch shooting he had seen.
"Every time they needed a basket they got the ball to Terry." Walters tells
Evans has scored more points against Kansas, 130, in his four-year career at Oklahoma than any other active player in college basketball.
While most of Evans' three-point shots ended up falling through the nets, the majority of Kansas' attempts bounced off the rim.
Kansas junior forward Patrick Richey said that the team failed to take the good open shots that they were given.
"We were a little too hesitant at times," he said. "Too many times we were trying to make the extra pass."
Walters was two of eight from threepoint land and his backcount counterpart, senior Adonis Jordan, was three of eight.
Williams said he was unhappy with his team's shooting performance. He said there are many different statistics to look at, but there is only one that matters — the final score. Williams also said Oklahoma's accuracy made his task difficult.
"When the other team shoots 10 of 20 three pointers, you're not going to be successful," he said.
Iowa State continues home-winning streak
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The Associated Press
AMES, Iowa — Iowa State held Missouri to its lowest output in seven years and got 10 points from Frohberg down the stretch, beating the Tigers 65-50 last night.
The Cyclones, 15-8 overall and 5-5 in the conference, survived their own poor shooting to win their 14th consecutive home game and hand Missouri its third consecutive loss and fifth in the last six Big Eight games.
Missouri, 15-9 and 4-5, trailed 27-15 at halftime and shot a seasonlow 35 percent. The 50 points were the Tigers' fewest since a 66-50 loss at Virginia on Jan. 7, 1987, and were the fewest Missouri has scored against Iowa State since a 49-42 victory against the Cyclones on Dec. 27, 1951.
Iowa State, which shot only 37.7 percent, was led by Justus Thigpen's 16 points. Hoiberg finished with 15, Ron Bayless scored 14, and Loren Meara had 12.
Melvin Booker led Missouri with 12 points but made only five of 19 shots. The Tigers' poorest shooting game previously this season was 35.4 percent in a 64-56 loss to Memphis State.
Surprising St. John's stopped by Seton Hall
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Terry Dehere scored a career-high 41 points, and his three three-pointers in overtime led No. 16 Seton Hall to a 95-5 victory against No. 25 St. John's.
Deheh, a 6-foot-4 senior who is the school's No. 2 career scorer, became the conference's all-time three-point leader in the first half when he made the 146th of his career.
His three three-pointers in overtime gave him six for the game and ended St. John's surprising stint alone atop the Big East Conference. The Redmen, picked to finish ninth in the coaches' preseason poll, are tied for first with Seton Hall.
Seton Hall, 19-6 and 9-4 in the conference, rallied from a 65-51 deficit with 10:28 to play with an 18-2 run in which Dehore scored nine points. His free throws with 5:29 left gave the Pirates their first lead since early in the second half.
The Pirates increased their lead to 74-69 with 2:04 left as St John's, 14-7 and 9-4, managed just two points in more than eight minutes.
Former running back heads for Canadian league
Tony Sands plans to finish degree, begin with Toronto
Kansan sportswriter
Good things come in small packages.
On Nov. 23, 1991, an estimated 28,000 fans braved the crisp Kansas winter wind to witness history in the making. In that game, which was the last game of his senior season, Sands rushed for 396 yards. His 58 carries were also a record, making for the most prolific college rushing performance to date.
That is certainly the case with former Kansas running back Tony Sands. Sands, 5-foot-6, 175 pounds, holds the NCAA record for most yards gained in a single game.
"I wanted to go out with a bang," Sands said. "I felt like I could run for days."
Sands' performance in that game made an impact on not only the Missouri defense — Kansas won the game against the Tigers 53-29 — but also the Kansas football program as a whole. The victory secured Kansas' first winning season in 10 years.
coach Glen Mason build the successful program that exists today.
Kansas offensive coordinator Golden Ruel said Sands' accomplishment was one step that helped Kansas
"You have to accomplish certain things," Ruel said. "Then those accomplishments push to greater things."
Kansas did go on to greater things, winning eight of 12 games this season, including a victory in the Aloha Bowl against Brigham Young.
Nick Volpe, director of player personnel for Toronto, said Sands should fit in perfectly with the run-and-shoot use of play that the Aryanus use.
"He has great speed and agility." Volpe said. "He also has great hands; all those things are crucial to our style."
Sands is on his way to greater things himself.
Volpe said the differences in Canadian football would allow Sands to use his speed more effectively than in the NFL. The Canadian field is 10 yards longer and 25 yards wider.
On June 1, he will report to the training camp of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
Sands caught just 11 passes during his collegiate career, but Sands said he had been working hard to improve his receiving skills.
Volo would not comment on Sand's possible salary, but he said the average salary for players in the CFL is between $60,000 and $75,000.
Sands said has been training hard and hoped his work would pay off.
"I want to make an impact from the start," he said.
Growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. he played little league football. In his first year, he made the all-star team, but not as a running back. At that time, when he was the same size as the rest of the boys his age, he played guard. Finally, as second string running back, Sands got to carry the ball.
Sands is familiar with making impacts.
It was in eighth grade when he decided to get serious about football. Playing for Brower Christian School, a Division 1A school, Sands rushed for 1,200 yards. It was the first time a 1A running back rushed for more than 1,000 yards in Brower County.
"I scored a touchdown on my first carry," he said. "All the girls went
From then on, his guard days were over.
George Smith, the Aquinas football coach, said he remembered Sands, not only because of his tremendous work ethic, but for his heart and attitude as well.
Sands then attended St. Thomas
Apalina High School, the largest prit-
l school in the region.
"You would never see Tony without a smile," Smith said.
However, Sands' smile would soon fade.
In his freshman season with Kansas
the Jaihays posted a 1-10 record.
Sands said he knew coming in that it would be an uphill battle for success with Kansas. But that was partly why he came.
"I wanted to play right away," he said. "I knew Kansas had a new coach and everyone was going to be at ground level."
He said that his mother told him to have faith and things would get better.
*Things did get better, and Sandra
was better as Kansas*
*all-time leading leader.*
Sands is now taking classes to complete his requirements and receive his degree in crime and delinquency. As a part of his undergraduate responsibilities, Sands spends 16 hours each week with the Douglas County Sheriff's Department as an intern.
Under-Sheriff Don Dalquest said Sands observed a different aspect of law enforcement each week.
he said he came from a background where there was drugs and violence in the streets everyday.
Sands said when his football career was completed, he planned to work in law enforcement.
"I didn't see anyone trying to make a difference," Sands said.
See related story. Page 10.
He said he decided to go into law enforcement to make that difference. He wants to keep drugs away from his two sons, Maxi, 4, and DeShawn, 2, and other kids, too.
KANNAM FILE subfile
Tony Sands looks for running room on one of his 778 career carriers. Sands, Kansas' all-time leading rusher, is preparing to play professionally in Canada.