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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, January 11, 1994
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Kansas defense overpowers Oklahoma
Tom Leininger / KANSAN
Oklahoma player taunts fans spurs KU's 11-2 run in first half
By Gerry Fey
Kansas forward Richard Scott an Oklahoma forward Jeff Webster batted one another during most of last night's 94-84 Kansas victory.
By Gerry Fey
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas improved to 16-1 overall and 1-0 in the Big Eight Conference, while Oklahoma dropped to 8-4 and 0-2.
It took an unlikely source to raise the intensity level of the Allen Field House crowd in No. 3 Kansas' 94-84 victory against Oklahoma last night. The crowd intensity translated to a comeback for the Jayhawks.
Oklahoma senior center Ken Conley motioned for more noise from an already hostile crowd while at the free throw line with 3:17 left in the first half. The Sooners were ahead 44-38 at that point , but Conley missed the free throw.
Kansas senior forward Patrick Richey said that the gesture did not bother him or his teammates; instead it may have helped them.
After Conley's gesture the Jayhawks went on an 11-2 run and took a 49-46 run at halftime.
"He's trying to get you off your game," Richey said. "If he wants to play like that that's fine, but the bottom line is we won the game. He made the crowd mad, and they got behind us a little more. We feed off our crowd, especially on defense."
"I think that was a big key for us because it gave us a little confidence and probably shook their confidence a little bit," Kansas coach Roy Williams said. "We came out early and made a couple toug by eight or 10."
During that run, Kansas senior guard Steve Woodberry had four of his team-high 26 points and three of his nine rebounds, both tying career highs.
"We need Steve Woodberry to score"
for us." Williams said. "He has that ability. If he doesn't score he usually does the other things to really help the team a lot, too. He stepped up tonight."
After halftime, Kansas continued its run and built a 58-48 lead with 14:15 left. The Jayhawks never let go of the lead, and the Sooners were no closer than four points the rest of the game.
Richey scored Kansas' first five points in the second half, including a three-pointer. He finished with 11 points and nine rebounds. Williams said Richey's rebounding, along with junior center Greg Ostertag's 14 rebounds, were essential in the victory.
Kansas out-rebounded Oklahoma 57-41.
"We shot 37 percent in the second half, and we missed a lot of ones three or four feet from the basket," Williams said. "But I think at the same time we were so good on the backboards. I thought Patrick Richey, for one individual, was really good in the second half. It was maybe his best rebounding game, as far as chasing the ball, that he's ever played for us."
Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs agreed that rebounding was the key to the game, and said Woodberry's play elevated Kansas in the second half.
Oklahoma shot 42 percent from the field, while Kansas shot 44 percent.
"We had problems rebounding the ball," Tubbs said. "We out-rebounded us convincingly. We had the right defense, but we couldn't get the ball when they missed."
Richey said he was impressed with Oklahoma forward Jeff Webster, who led all scorers with 30 points.
"All those off balance shots are tough to make." Richey said. "He
scored a lot here last year. I think he likes it here."
Kansas avenged the Sooners' victory last year at the field house. Williams said he used that game as motivation for the Jayhawks. Last year's defeat ended a 20-game home conference win streak for Kansas.
"I really believe they were looking forward to playing against them tonight because they beat us last year here," Williams said. "I said, 'It has nothing to do with tonight, except I didn't like the taste of that.' I still had it in my mouth from them beating us last year."
Thirty-point effort by Webster fails to earn win for Sooners
By Mark Button Kansan sportswriter
It would not be surprising if Oklahoma senior forward Jeff Webster's back is sore today.
After all, he carried the Sooner team for much of last night's 94-84 Kansas victory against Oklahoma.
The 6-foot-8, 232 pound Webster scored 30 points, most of them coming from his fade-away jump-shot.
"I just come out and try to play hard every game," Webster said. "I try to do the things that I do best and tonight was one of those nights when I had to carry the team."
"We tried to do a little bit better job on Jeff Webster, to cut down his percentage," said Kansas coach Roy Williams. "The first half he was 7 for 12 and he ends up 13 for 25. Still, Jeff's a heck of a player."
Webster's performance, especially his 17 first-half points, impressed many of the Jayhawks, including their coach.
At halftime, Kansas made a defensive adjustment to combat the red-hot Sooner. The Jayhawks switched to a 1-3-1 trapping zone for much of the second half.
"When they changed to a zone, they started denying me the ball," Webster said. "It really slowed us down, but I didn't get frustrated because I knew we had good shooters outside."
Kansas senior forward Richard Scott guarded Webster for most of the game.
"It was tough," said Scott, who scored 13 points. "I give him credit. He hit a lot of hard shots, a lot of shots that normal players don't make. I think he had one of those nights when
Frenzied fans fuel Kansas victory
Record crowd at Allen watches as women defeat No.4 Colorado
For now, the Kansas women's basketball team can lay claim to early season Big Eight bragging rights.
A Big Eight Conference record crowd of 13,532 watched the No. 12 Kansas women's basketball team pull out a 59-57 victory against No. 4 Colorado Sunday in Annale Field House.
Kansas forward Angela Aycock reacts to Kansas '59-57 victory against Colorado. In Sunday's game, which drew a record crowd of 13,532, Aycock became the ninth Kansas player to score over 1,000 career points.
The attendance, which broke the conference record of 8,521 set last year in Boulder, Colo. and shattered the former Kansas record of 3,750, played a key role in the Jayhawks' victory.
By Matt Siegel
Kansan sportswriter
Tom Leininger / KANSAN
"It was an unbelievable feeling." said junior forward Angela Aycock. "There was a lot of hype before the game. We were really looking forward to the game because we could show eight, nine, 10,000 people that we're capable of playing with a top national ranked team."
In yesterday's Associated Press poll, Kansas vaulted to No. 9 while Colorado fell to No.8.
Kansas coach Marian Washington said the players were able to feed off the crowd's enthusiasm.
Kansas improved to 11-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Colorado dropped to 12-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference.
Aside from the field house crowd, Channel 62 televised the game in the Kansas City area. The Kansas marketing department, in coordination with corporate sponsor Payless Shoe Source, distributed free tickets to the public.
Senior center Lisa Tate's two free throws with 22 seconds left put the Jayhawks up 59-54. However, Colorado junior guard Shelley Sheetz hit a three-pointer to pull the Buffaloes to within two.
"When I go into the locker room I have to get them motivated from time to time," Washington said. "My job this afternoon was to try to get them down."
"When she hit that NBA three I started to get a little worried," Kansas senior guard Ericka Muncy said.
work hard. Using an aggressive defense, the Jayhawks accomplished both objectives by pressuring Colorado into turning the ball over 20 times, 12 of which where Kansas steals.
his game was on, hitting a lot of fade-aways, and that helped them out a lot."
Aycock also missed the front end of the one-and-one, but Colorado was unable to get a final shot off, as an errant last second pass sailed out of bounds.
Muncy missed the front end of a one and one with 11 seconds left. Colorado had the tying possession in their grasp, but Aycock came up with one of her five steals.
The Jayhawks opened the game with a 8-1 burst. However, Colorado stormed back to take a 10-9 lead when Sheetz hit a three-pointer. Kansas then went on a run of its own, scoring seven straight points to take a 16-10 lead, a lead they never relinquished.
Sheetz, although finishing with 14 points and four assists, was five for 18 from the floor. She entered the game leading the conference in three-point field goal percentage at 49.2. Out of 11
Webster and Scott were teammates last summer during the World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y.
three-point attempts she made only four. She said that Kansas guards Muncy and Tameke Dixon were able to disrupt Colorado's offense.
Washington said that a big part of the defensive game plan was to deny the passing lanes and to make preseason All-American point guard Sheetz
"I have been guarded by quicker, taller guards with longer wingspans before, but they put a lot of pressure on me," Sheetz said. "They're great players."
Sampson said that the game came down to desire.
Kansas sophomore guard Charisse
"We just never give up." Sampson said. "We wanted it more, especially in the last three or four minutes. For us to beat the number four ranked team in the country is just amazing."
Aycock and Dixon led the Jayhawks with 13 points each. Aycock also had two assists, two blocks, and a team
"I knew Richard is a tough guy and a good competitor," Webster said.
Kansas 94. Oklahoma 84
Player fgm/tga ftm/tta tp
Minor 4-13 0-0 10
Webster 13-25 3-4 30
Conley 5-11 5-8 15
Lewis 1-4 0-0 2
Alexander 2-3 1-5 6
Ontjes 1-3 0-0 2
Yanesh 0-2 0-0 0
Curry 7-18 2-2 19
Mayden 0-0 0-0 84
Totals 33-79 11-19 04
Halftime Kansas 7,49 Oklahoma 16-3 point
goals Oklahoma 7-20 (Minor 2,5)
Webster 1,1-Alexander 1,2-Curry 3-10, Lewis 0,1)
Kansas 6-18(Richey 2,4 Pearson 1,2)
Gurley 1,Vaughn 0,1, Woodberry 2-6)
Robbins Oklahoma 4 (Minor 1,0)
Kansas 5 (Ostertag 1,4) Aeslain Oklahoma
26 (Lewis 10) Kansas 17 (Rayford, Woodberry 4)
Total fouls Oklahoma 25, Kansas 16
Attendance 15,800
KANSAS (16-1, 1-0)
Player
Vaughn 1-3 fgm/fga ftm/taa tp
Woodberry 8-16 8-12 26
Richey 4-9 1-2 11
Scott 5-14 3-8 13
Ostertag 4-11 3-4 11
Pollard 3-4 2-2 8
Rayford 0-1 1-2 1
Gurley 1-4 0-0 3
Pearson 4-6 1-1 10
Proud 0-0 2-2 2
Williams 1-4 0-0 2
Whatley 1-1 0-0 2
Weichbrodt 0-0 2-2 2
Totals 32-73 24-38 94
Kansas 59, Colorado 57
COLORADO(12-2.1-1)
KANSAS(11-1.2-0)
Player fgm/fga ftm/fta tp
Weathers 0-4 0-1 0
Scholz 5-11 1-2 11
Lang 6-13 5-6 17
Palmer 1-4 4-4 7
Sheetz 5-18 0-1 14
Thomas 1-9 0-0 2
Scott 0-4 0-0 0
Whitt 1-3 2-2 5
Slokar 0-1 0-0 0
Totals **21-71** **10-14** **57**
Ackerson (11-2, 2-7)
Aycock 6-17 1.3 13
Trapp 2-7 1.2 5
Tate 1-6 2.3 4
Sampson 1-4 4.4 6
Muncy 4-6 0.1 8
Dixon 4-11 4.6 13
Slatter 3-8 1.3 7
Halbleib 0-4 2.3 2
Canada 0-0 0.0 0
Leathers 0-0 1.2 0
Totals 24-59 13-21 63
Hairtime 34-28 (Kansas) 3-point goals
Colorado 15-9 (Sheett 4-11, Palmer 1-3,
Thomas 0-3, Lang 0-1, Weatheris 0-1),
Kansas 1-3, Dixon 1-2; Sampson 0-1).
Rebounds Colorado 47 (Lang 1,1)
Wide Receivers (Scholz 2)
(Scholz 2), Kansas 13 (Sampion 6) Total
fouls Colorado 23 Kansas 19 Attendance
13,532
high five steals. She finished the game with 1,000 career points.
Colorado coach Ceal Barry downplayed the importance of the national rankings entering the game.
"Everybody outside the Big Eight votes for us," Barry said. "Everybody inside the Big Eight votes for Kansas. I think it is well known that Kansas has some players."
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