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The University Daily KANSAN February 6, 1984 Page 14
'Hawks renew rivalry with victory
By JEFF CRAVENS Sports Editor
The Big Game. Every team in sports has at least one game on its schedule that is known as the Big Game — the team's most important reputation and keep its alumni happy.
For the Kansas Jayhawks, it was the third Big Game of the season yesterday when they beat the Wichita State Shockers 79-69 in front of a sellout crowd and a national television audience.
Kansas State and Missouri, two big Eight rivals, had already fallen, but the Jayhawk fans who had suffered through almost three years of hearing about the 'Battle of New Orleans,' a 66-65 Shocker victory in the 1981 Midwest Regional finals, demanded a victory over Wichita State.
"THIS IS REALLY a different feeling than Kansas State or Missouri," Kelly Knight said. "We play them every year so we know what to expect. I haven't seen Wichita State play since New Orleans."
It was Knight and Carl Henry who led the way for KU. Henry scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Knight scored 14 and grabbed 10 boards, as the Jayhawks out-rebounded Wichita State 37-25.
"We beat them on the boards, and that was something I was concerned about."
Although Wichita State made a couple of runs at the Jayhawks in the second half, the turning point came in the final 53 seconds of the first half.
After leading by as many as nine points, KU saw the visitors close to within two, at 36-34 with 1:09 left to play. But Wichita native Brian Martin hit a hook shot, the tenacious KU defense forced a turnover and the
Jayhawks were apparently going to go for one shot.
BUT HENRY DROVE the lane for a layup with 17 seconds left, giving Wichita State a chance to score before the end of the half.
"We were supposed to be going for one shot, but we didn't communicate, and I wasn't sure what we were doing." Henry said.
It turned out to work to KU's advantage, as Calvin Thompson stole the ball and hit Tad Boyle for a layup to Jawahra. Jayhaws ahead 42-34 at baltimore.
"I thought it was a really big play right before half," Brown said. "They had cut it to two and we go in leading by eight."
While the lack of communication worked out for KU, Gene Simpson said he hadn't been able to do it.
"I THINK THE last 32 seconds of the first half really did us in because we wanted one shot . . . and we took a bad shot." Shocker coach Gene Smithson said. "Of going in tied up, they have great surge and went in ahead by eight."
The Jayhawks had a balanced attack in the first half, with four players scoring at least six points, led by Henry with nine. Xavier McDaniel, who score 24 points in the game, had 14 in the first half, while Aubrey Heredad added 12 fit.
McDaniel, the nation's second leading rebounder, also grabbed 11 rebounds for the game, despite being the target of the KU defense.
"We were really concerned with McDaniel." Knight said. "We really didn't contain him, but we contained everybody else."
In the second half, KU used three different defenses to keep the Shockers off balance. The Shockers closed the gap to five at 53-48, but KU outscored
RON KELLOGG AND Greg Dreling each scored four points in the run. Dreiling, who played at Wichita State for one season before transferring to KU, scored the last four points, including a one-hand tomahawk dunk.
Wichita State 12-1 over the next four minutes to take a 65-49 lead.
Just when the crowd was ready for a rout, the Shockers outscored KU 10-2. But Dreiling scored the second four inning to keep the huskies from boosting the Jayhawk lead to 14.
KU surprised many people by using the transition game, a Wichita State state-owner sport.
"We like to run to beat the press," Brown said. "I thought the fact we got a couple of cheap baskets off the transition game helped us Bob Hill (KU assistant coach) scouted them and we could we跑冠 because of their size."
KU USED ITS man-to-man defense, a zone and a special triangle-two defense — with Martin and Kellog playing man-to-man on Sherrod and McDaniel with the three players playing in the second half to keep Wichita State off balance.
"When we were in zone, everybody was aware of where McDaniel was," Martin said. "When we went to man, I had to stay in front of him and box him out."
"The triangle-two, when we played Sherrod and McDaniel, really confused them. They didn't know what to run against it."
Knight, who was redshirted the year that Shockers beat the Jayhawks in New Orleans, could now joke about the last meeting between the two schools.
"I THINK I got off Bourbon Street in time for the gag." Knight said.
Both teams agreed that they were
happy that the series between the two schools had been renewed.
"It's a game that needs to be played. Brown said, 'I think it is a competition.'"
Smithson agreed, "I want to say that I'm really happy this series was better."
Probably the person who was thrilled the most by the matchup was Drewling, who had 14 points, including three dunks.
"I think the rivacy is just as big as the KU-K-State rivalry," he said. "I don't have any dislike for them, but it's great for the state."
But in the end, it was just another Big Game for the Jawhaws.
Kansas (79)
Mun Cfg  FG  T1  Rb Pb TP
Curt Heatry  39 6-10 6-12  10 21
Kelly Kung  39 6-10 6-12  10 21
Greg Drewling  27 5-7 4-5  4 14
Marilyn Marshall  27 5-7 4-5  4 14
Calvin Thompson  27 5-7 4-5  4 14
Tud Broyle  10 2-2 0-0  1 1
Boyle
Percentages: FG, 560 FF, 700 FB; Locked shots:
Martin Turnovers: 23 Henry 18 Thompson 4
Kellogg 4 Dreiling 3 Turpan 3 Martin 2 Knight
Knott 2 Knott 2 Turpan 3 Knott 2 Turpan 2
Thompson 2 Broye, Royle, Technique, None.
Wichita State (69)
Mn  FG  Mn  FG  Bf  PP  Aa  Tp
Xavier McDaniel  40  19.7  6 18  10  4 24
Gu Santos  10  9.1  6 17  8 14  34
Zarke Dourise  29  1.3  1.2  1 2 5  3
Amaru Dourise  10  9.1  1.2  1 2 5  3
Karl Fajke  20  1.2  0 1 2 5  3
Gary Camflitt  23  1.7  1.2  1 0 4  3
Haim Ebel  8  1.2  2.2  0 1 3  4
Mike Airon  8  1.3  0 1 2 0 4
Percentages: FG, 47, FT, 274. Blucksteds shot:
6 McDaniel, 6 Santos, Cundiff. Turnovers: 19
(Sherrord, 6 Cundiff, 4 McDaniel, 2 Santos, 2 Papke, 2
Carr, 2 Arise, 1 Steak) 10 (Sherrord, 5 Cundiff, 3
Carr, 2 Arise) 10
Half. Kansas 42-34 Officials: Bain, Zetcher,
Aaron
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KU forward Carl Henry and coach Larry Brown embrace in front of the Jayhawk bench. Henry scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead KU post Wichita State 79-69 yesterday.
Colorado falls as KU women hit from line
By PHIL ELLENBECKER Sports Writer
"We've got to get to the free throw line," said women's head coach Marian Washington. "That's our bread and butter. But we've had better free-throw shooting games than the one today."
The Kansas women's basketball team had trouble making free throws in the second half of its home game with Colorado Saturday afternoon but made enough to beat the Buffaloes 68-61.
The second half of the game was a steady procession to the free-throw line for the Jayhawks. They made 14 of 23 before making two of four in the first half
The Jayhawks didn't make a field goal in a six-minute stretch late in the second half, during which Colorado cut an 11-point lead to one at 57:56 with 5:21
Then two Vickie Adkins field goals sandwiched between two free throws by Barbaria Adkins increased the lead to Suffailles never challenged after that.
VICKIE ADKINS BROKE loose for 13 points in the second half to finish with a game-high 19 points. She hit all five of her field goal attempts and made three of five free throws in the second half.
"Colorado was aware of what we were trying to do inside." Washington said. "It was tough to get Vickie involved in the offense in the first half, in the second half we went to a high-low post setup with her and Angie (Snider), and we were able to get her the ball."
Snider was right behind Adkins in scoring with 18 points. She went to the free throw line 11 times in the second half and made six.
Rounding out the double figure scoring for Kansas was Barbara Adkins with 14 points.
Adkins spent much of the second half shadowing Colorado guard Diane Hiemstra, called by Washington "one of the finest shooters in the women's game."
"I THOUGH BARBARA Adkins had a good game both on defense and offense." Washington said.
Heimstra scored 10 points in the first half, hitting five of eleven shots but was held to six points in the second half. Her team-leading total of 16 points was two points below her average.
Hiemstra's shooting in the first half helped bring Colorado back into the game after they fell behind early. The Buffaloes never led in the game. With 13:06 left in the first half they were down 14-4.
Colorado then ran off eight unanswered points to pull within two. The Jayhawk kept it up with 13. Tiffany Hill with 23 seconds left the game at 30.
Kansas outscored the Buffaloes 20-11 in the first nine minutes of the second half to build up their biggest lead of the game at 52-41.
SNIDER ANSWERED with a 17-foot right before the buzzer to put the Jawhays up at the half 32-30.
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Big Eight roundup NU, Sooners, O-State all win
But when Kansas State's 3-2 zone defense collapsed around Ponce, he flipped the ball to Cloudy on the left wing.
THE CORNIUSKERS scrambled upcourt for a final shot, with point guard Ponce driving the lane with 12 seconds to play.
Dreiling overcomes pre-game nerves to key KU victory over former coach
"Ponce made it work," Nebraska
Kansas State took a 46-15 lead on a three-point play by Ben Mitchell with 77 seconds remaining and had the chance to put the game away when Cloudy was called for traveling with 28 seconds to go. But Kansas State guard Jim Roder missed the front end of a 1-and-1 free throw situation with 17 seconds left to set up the dramatic finish.
Smith, in the game only because star center Dave Hoppen had fouled out with six minutes to go, scored on an offensive rebound of a missed Cloudy shot with six seconds remaining Saturday and sebrane at a 47-46 victory over Kansas State and the Cornhuskers back into the Big Eight race.
Kansas State was looking for David Ponce. Nebraska was looking for Stan Cloudy, and no one was looking for Ronnie Smith.
By United Press International
Cloudy took the pass and stepped up for the shot from 20 feet with 8 seconds left, but it bounced off the front of the rim to the far side of the basket where Smith was standing unguarded. The 6-9 center came down with the ball and then went right back up for the game-winning shot.
By GREG DAMMAN Sports Writer
IT WAS SMITH'S ONLY rebound of the game, and his six points were his first career Big Eight points in six games. Cloudy chipped in 14 points and Hoppen 10, as Nebraska improved its overall record to 13-6 in handing Kansas State only its second home loss in 11 games.
Coach Moe Iba said, "He set the whole thing up. I told him if they missed the free throw to penetrate and then kick the ball out to Cloudy. I thought Stanley would hit the shot."
Throughout the entire basketball season, KU center Greg Dreiling had been waiting for the Wichita State game.
Despite the jeers from the WSU fans Dreling played a important roll in KU's 79-69 victory.
Yesterday, in Allen Field House in front of a packed house and national television audience, it finally began for the Wichita native, who transferred to KU from Wichita State in the fall of 1982
The victory also shoved Nebraska back into the running for a first division finish, pulling the Cornhuskers to .500 in the Big Eight along with Iowa State, Missouri and Oklahoma State at 3-3. Missouri dropped to a 76-64 tie against Iowa State, and in the only other game, Iowa State edged Oklahoma State 67-63.
DREILING SCORED 14 points, hitting five of seven from the field and four of five from the line. Three of Dreiling's goal fields were dunks.
Was he nervous before the game? "I was about to ready to throw up."
If Dreiling was nervous, he didn't show it. The Shockers came out gunning early in the game and forged a 10-3 lead in the first three minutes. The next three minutes belonged to Dreiling.
First, he hit a baseline jumper and then followed with two dunks to score six of the Jayhawk's next eight points and help KU to a 13-12 lead.
"AFTER I MADE that first shot I just kind of took a deep breath and everything was back to normal." Dreiling said: "I didn't feel like I had to prove anything, I'm just glad we won and I'm relieved."
Missouri's aggressive man-to-man defense held Wayman Tisdale to a career-low 10 points, but point guard Jameis Winston, the slack with a career-high 21 points.
Dreiling also played a big part in
holding off a Shocker comeback in the second half.
Before the game there were rumors that KU coach Larry Brown would hold Dreiling out of the starting lineup to keep him out of startingcapal his old teammates.
With 6.25 left, Wichita State had narrowed the gap to 67.39, but Dreiling hit a turnaround jump shot and two free throws in the Jayhawks back in game 41, 7-14.
But the rumors were dispelled when Dreiling started the game.
"I've been looking at Greg all week," he said. "I think it means a lot to him."
Dreiling said that he was up for the game but that he was careful not to put too much pressure on himself.
"IVE BEEN THINKING about it all week, but I haven't been losing any
Both Dreiling and Smithson said that depth was a factor in the game. Three Wheeler State players quit the team last week, leaving the Shockers low in numbers.
Wichita State coach Gene Smithson liked what he saw of his former player.
"I was very impressed with Greg's play," Smithson said. "I thought he played extremely well. He played with poise out there."
Dreiling said, "We knew they didn't have mac' depth and were foul pronouns."
"I thought our lack of depth hurt us." Smithson said.
The Jayhawks played well inside, with forward Carl Henry scoring 21
points and forward Kelly Knight adding 14 points, giving the KC starting front row 38.
"In that particular case Greg had one hand on the ball. I thought it might have been a situation where a violation occurred." Smithson said.
Having played for both KU and Wichita State, Dreising is uniquely qualified to compare the playing styles of the two teams.
"They should be tough next year."
Dreiling said, "It got more interspace as the game went on, especially when the face judge was in the middle."
They should be tough next year.
The game was the first between the two schools since a 1981 NCAA tournament game and the first regular season game between the two since 1955.
"I think Wichita might have had a little more athletic ability," he said.
"But we've got a lot of heart and a great coach."
KU AND WICHITA State are scheduled to meet next year in Kemper State.
Now that the Wichita State game is behind him, Dreiling said that he would just relax and concentrate on the Big Eight conference race.
"I think the rivalry is just as big as the KU-KState rivalry. I don't have any dislike for them, but it's great for the state," Drreling said.
"It feels great," he said. "I feel more relieved than anything."
Wolf gains big singles victory
Tennis team gains confidence
By PHIL ELLENBECKER
Sports Writer
On Friday the Jayhawks won four three-set matches in defeating Tusa 7-2. Tula downed the Jayhawks 8-1 last year.
The Kansas men's tennis team came away from weekend matches in Fayetteville, Ark. with a confidence level well as an important singles victory.
The Jayhawks were defeated by sixth-ranked Arkansas on Saturday, but their only victory was a big one. No 1 singles player Mike Wolf beat 13th-ranked Kelly Everden 6-2, 4-6, 7-5.
Kansas head coach Scott Perelman said that Wolf's victory should greatly enhance the freshman's chances of entering the national rankings.
Perelman said the next rankings should be coming out in three weeks.
"HE'S NOT FAR from being ranked right now," Perelman said. "This victory should be a big help in getting him into the poll. It's his top win since
Wolf, who had a 13-2 record in singles play during the fall season, sent the Jayhawks on their way to the Tulsa victory by winning in straight sets. No.
Scott Perelman, KU tennis coach
'The Tulsa match was closer than the 7-2 score indicated. It was a good overall effort — definitely a team victory. We started off the season with four tough teams and came away with one victory.'
"The Tula match was closer than
3 singles player Jim Syrtre also won in straight sets, and the No. 4 and 5 players, Charles Stearns and Scott Alexander, came from behind and won their matches after both had lost their first sets.
KANSAS SWEPT the three doubles matches against Tulsa. Wolf and No. 2 singles player Michael Center won the No. 1 doubles match in three sets. Stearns and Syrrett teamed up for a victory in straight sets in No. 2 doubles. Alexander and Franco Caciopiolini, the No. 6 singles player, were the No. 3 doubles team and completed the sweep with a three-set victory.
the 7-2 score indicated," Perelman said. "It was a good overall effort -- definitely a team victory. We started off the season with four tough teams and came away with one victory. I think this win should give us a lot of confidence going into the spring season."
Syrett, the Jayhawks' team captain, missed the Arkansas match because he was attending his sister's wedding. His place was taken by freshman Richard
"It didn't cost us as the match, but we might have scored one or two more goals."
The Jayhawks dual record is now 1.3,
with all three losses coming to命
in a row.
KANSAS 7. TULSA 2
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Sundges; Mike Wolf, K. def, Neal Smith 6.3, 7.4, David Sanders, T. def, Michael Center 6.4, 7.6 Jim Syrett, K. def, Richard Alexander 6.3, 6.8, Charles Stearns, K. def, Bob Swain 6.2, 6.2, Scott Stearns, K. def, Robert Sawyer 6.2, 6.2, Barrie Berryalls, T. def, Franco Cacoppiol 6.3, 6.7 Doubles; Wool Center, K. def, Smith Mills 6.3, 7.4, Snyder Stearns, K. def, Thompson Swainness, K. def, Franco Cacoppiol, K. def, Sanders Alexander 6.4, 7.6
**MKANSAS 8, KKANSAS**
*Suspects. Wolf, W. de, November 6; 4. 7.Seret,
R. de, November 6; 5. 9.Seret, R. de,
Nieves, M. de, November 6; 7. Neararms, G.
Bamac, A. def, Alexander 6.2. 6.2. Schmidt, A. def,
Caccappolino 6.4. 6.2. Rubinon, A. def, Rubit
**Doubleb:** Evermond Secret A, det. Wolf Center
**Doublec:** Evermond Secret A, det. Wolf Center
**D:** 6. Schmidt Blair A, det. Carapopoulos
**D**: 8. Schmidt Blair A, det. Carapopoulos