SPORTS
The University Daily KANSAN
November 28, 1983 Page 12
Poor shooting hurts KU in 91-76 loss to Cougars
By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sports Editor
HOUSTON — At halftime of Saturday's KU-Houston game, Jayhawk coach Larry Brown told his team that it would be tough to contest against the third-ranked Cougars.
"I was amazed that we were even in the game after shooting 12 for 37 in the first half," Brown said. "I felt we could shoot better, but we came out the second half and took three quick shots."
The Cougars, led by Akeem Oaljavan and Michael Young, scored the first eight points of the second half on their way to whipping KU 91-76. Oaljavan scored with 19 points and 15 rebounds while Young took scoring honors with 25 points.
Carl Henry led the Jayhawks with 23 points while Kelly Knight added 18.
The nationally televised contest was the Jayhawks' first game of the year, while Houston was playing its second. The previous weekend, the Cougars lost to North Carolina State, also a nationally televised contest.
"I felt we played like they did against
tell. Brown said "We didn't shoot
winter."
KU shot 37.8 percent for the game,
after the flywheels' disastrous 32.4
gain.
"Most of the shots we took were good shots," senior forward Kelly Knight said. "We just couldn't get them to go down. That's not going to happen much this season when nobody can hit. At least I hope not."
Houston harassed Kansas all day with a 1-3 I-half court traunt. Brown said
that he thought his young squad could have been a little more patient.
"We were trying to do things too quickly," Brown said. "Against the Netherlands, the kids responded very well after timeouts, but we didn't do that today. We talked about making the extra pass, but then we did it."
Despite its poor shooting start, KU was in the game during the first half. When Olajuwan was called for goal-tending a Knight layup with 7:05 remaining, the Jayhawks grabbed and 18:17 lead.
Otajuwon finished the half with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Young and point guard Ein Franklin each added nine pins.
After the Cougars fast start in the second half, Olajuwon drew his fourth foul with 17.05 left in the game and the Jayhawks followed by outscoring Houston 8.2 over the next $2^{1/2}$ minutes with the 7-foot Olajuwon on the bench.
But the Cougars, led by Olaijawu,
coung and Benny Anderson, outscored
Kansas 21-6.
"I thought we had a chance when the big kid went to the bench," Brown said. "It was a little bit of luck."
The lift was provided by Anders, Reid Gettys and freshman center Greg Anderson. Anderson had played only one minute against N.C. State but scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds in 15 minutes against KU.
The Jahwaysk could get no closer than 10 points the rest of the way, and Brown used a lot of players, including Cedric Hunter and Warp Kureen.
"I thought the seniors played well,
and the two little kids did well under the circumstances." Brown said. "Other than that, we left a little to be desired."
HOUSTON — Jayhawk guard Tad Royle jumps over the top of Houston guard Alvin Franklin to block a shot during the first half. The Cougars spoiled KU head coach Larry Brown's debut in front a national television audience Saturday by defeating the Jayhawks 91-76.
Women's team takes 3rd place in Minneapolis
Seattle defeats Kansas City in overtime
By the Kansan Staff
The KU women's basketball team bounced back from a first-round loss and a cold shooting night in the four-team Minnesota Dial Classic to capture third place Saturday by defeating Miami of Ohio. 87-35.
In the championship game at Minneapolis, the University of Arkansas defeated the University of Minnesota. 76-60.
The Jayhawks were paced by senior guard Angie Snider in the consolation game with 32 points and 11 rebounds. Junior forward Barbara Adkins added 21 points and freshman center Renae Page 10 points for KU.
Snider was also named to the Dial all-tournament team. This is the second all-tournament team for which she has been selected in as many outings. The first was the Lady Trial Classic last weekend in Lawrence.
UK opened play in the tournament against the first lost of Arkansas at last night, 72-9
The Jayhawks were hindered by poor shooting the entire game, shooting only 40 percent from the field and 53 percent from the free-throw line.
Snider, the only Jawhack to score in double figures, turned in a 21-point play.
United Press International
United Press International SEATTLE — Kansas City wide receiver Anthony Hancock loses the ball as he is hit by Seahawk cornerback Kerry Justin in the first quarter. The pass was ruled incomplete. Seattle tied the game yesterday with a field goal with two seconds left and went on to win 51-48 in overtime.
SEATLTE -- Rookie Curt Warner rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns and Norm Johnson kicked a 42-yard field goal less than two minutes into overtime to lift Seattle to a wild 51-48 victory over city yesterday in a game that kept the Seahawks' hopes alive.
By United Press International
Johnson also kicked a 42-yard field goal with two seconds left in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime.
Zachary Dixon gave Seattle a big lift when he returned the opening kickoff in overtime 47 yards to the Kansas City 48.
Warned carried 17 yards to the Chiefs' 31-yard line and followed with seven more yards on the next two plays. Seattle Coach Chuck Knox then elected to play it safe and scored on third and goal goal on a 2nd and 3 at the KC 24.
Seattle, 7-6, twice overcame deficits in the see-saw fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. The loss virtually extinguished Kansas City's playoff hopes as the Chiefs fell to 5-8.
Dave Krieg lost two more funibles to give him five in the last two games but also threw touchdown passes of 18 yards by Byron Walker, 27 yards to Dan Doornink and 14 yards to Paul Johns to keep the Seahawks in the game. He finished 16 of 31 for 280 yards.
club record for rushing yardage in a single game.
Bill Kenney, who had already passed for over 3,000 yards coming into the game, had another big day as he completed 21 of 38 passes for 311 yards and four touchdowns and scored twice on a pair of 1 yard runs.
Warner, the AFC's lead rusher, scored on on a 28-yard run in the first quarter and added touchdowns to win the game. He scored on an 1-4 lindyard as he set a Seattle
The Seahawks fought back from a two-touchdown halftime deficit to take a short-lived 31-28 lead midway through the third period. Kansas City moved back in front late in that quarter when Kenney was called up and forced leaping plunge into the end zone for his second touchdown of the day.
Kansas City itUPed its lead to 42-31 with 11-04 remaining when Kenney hit Carlos Carson with an 18-yard three-play, a quick three-play, 55-vard drive.
Seattle got back in the game when it marched 69 yards and 40 yards on its next two possessions for touchdowns. The first drive was high up, but after a few downs when wide receiver Steve Largent threw a pass to Krieg.
KU's Dreiling too anxious in first game Akeem, Houston spoil the debut of Kansas center
By JEFF CRAVENS Associate Sport Editor
HOUSTON — Larry Brown's first game as Kansas coach on Saturday was known in Houston as the "Return of the Giants." He led his Jaguars Phila Shama fraternity.
Missing were forwards Clyde Drexler and Larry Micheau, both now playing in the NBA, but the Cougars still have "The Dream," 7-foot center Akeem Green and 6-foot left-center Javon Lewis, 91-76, the Jayhawks agreed that Olajuwon was a tremendous player.
“He’s definitely the best center I’ve ever played against,” said KU center Greg Dreiling, who battled Patrick Carpenter in last year's all-star games. “It’s that simple.”
Okajauw scored 19 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked three shots and held Dreiling to four points and four rebounds.
Dreiling, who sat out last season after transferring from Wichita State, was playing his first collegiate game in a year and a half.
"It's good to get this game behind me. Troubling me, "I think it got a lot worse."
Dreiling said that he might have been a little too anxious for his debut under the radar.
"I knew Akeem was going to present a very big problem," he said. "I think I put a little too much pressure on myself. It caused me not to think about things I normally do when I play. I think I let it disrupt me."
The KU center hit on two of seven shots, contributing to the Jayhawks 37-8 shooting percentage for the game. Several KU players said that their team was better at poor shooting performance as much as Houston's pittimidating front line.
"We weren't passing the ball around the horn like we usually do in practice." Carl Henry, who led KU with 23 points. " said they were leaving us wide open and I don't think we realized where we were and we were shooting too quick
Henry was the only Jayhawk starter to shoot more than 30 percent for the game. Dreling, Kelly Knight, Calvin Thompson and Tad Boyle combined to shoot a paltry 10 for 37 from the field for the game.
"We didn't have any one person who got hot and that was one of the biggest reasons." Knight said of the loss "I felt like the worst shooting game of my career."
One Jayhawk who played well in his debut was freshman Mark Turgceo. The 5-10-foot, 140-pound guard from Topka hit two of three shots from the ground.
"It was about what I expected," Turgon said. But those guys were bad.
After the game, many of the Jay-
bawns said that they viewed the loss as
a mistake.
"We didn't do things quite as well as we wanted, but we learned a bit and we will try and grow from this." Dreiling said.
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