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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 7, 1956.
Second Half Rally Gives K-State Big Seven Championship, 79-68
The Kansas State Wildeats fought back from a 10-point deficit early in the second half and went on to defeat the Kansas Jayhawkers 79-68 in Allen Field House Monday night before a capacity crowd of 17,000. The victory gave Kansas State undisputed possession of the Big Seven championship and the right to represent the Big Seven in the NCAA play-offs.
The loss not only eliminated Kansas hopes for a first-place tie, but was disappointing in that it probably was the final home game for KU coach, Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, Dr. Allen is 70 years old, the University's mandatory retirement age.
Fritz Schneider, a 6-foot 3-inch forward from Crystal Lake, Ill., scored 36 points in leading the victorious Wildcats. Schneider's 36 points set a new field house record as the previous high was 30 by Dallas Dobbs.
Vicens Passes Brilliantly
Vicens Passes Brilliantly Pachin Vicens, the Wildcats' scrappy little guard, and center Jack Parr each scored 13 points and Dick Stone 10. Vicens' dazzling passing set up many of Kansas State's baskets.
John Parker thrilled Kansas fans by scoring 21 points and playing an excellent floor game. Before the game, Parker's average was only 1.4 points a game. He scored 15 of his points in the first half.
Kansas State scored first when Fritz Schneider dropped in two foul shots with 1:27 gone in the first half. Maurice King, Kansas' leading scorer, sank a field goal just ten seconds later to tie the score. The teams traded baskets before Gene Elstun stole the ball and drove in for a layup to put the Jayhawkers ahead 8-5.
Center Lew Johnson of Kansas scored on a tipin that put Kansas ahead by five, 14-9, with 15:11 still remaining in the first half. But Schneider kept Kansas State within striking distance as he scored the next three baskets for the Wildcats.
CHALK UP ANOTHER-KU's hustling guard, John Parker, drives in for two of his 21 points against Kansas State Tuesday night. It was Parker's best game of the season, but not enough as the Jayhawkers lost 68-79.
—(Daily Kansan Photo)
It wasn't until the 2:18 mark that Kansas began to pull away from its bitter rival. Elstun's field goal put the Jayhawkers ahead by three points and Parker, Ron Johnston, and King added six more, as the score became 43-34.
Vicens' foul shot and another basket by Eilstun made the score 45-35, the biggest margin either team had enjoyed. With only one second maining in the first half, Schneider scored on a long one-hander that cut the GU halftime lead to eight points.
Loss Of King Hurts
After King scored a field goal to start the second half, Kansas State began to cut down the Kansas lead and with 12:46 remaining the score was 53-32 in favor of Kansas three seconds later, Maurice King fouled out of the game and Schneider scored both foul shots to put the Wildcats in the lead to stay. With King gone, Coach Tex Winter's Wildcats added to their lead and Schneider continued his torrid scoring pace. At one time Kansas State led by 16 points.
The other leading scorers for Kansas were Elstun with 16, 13 in the first half, Lew Johnson and King 10 each and Ron Johnston 7.
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The victory gave the Wildcats a final 9-3 conference record and dropped Kansas into a fourth-place tie with Colorado with six valleys and five losses. The tie will be broken when KU plays the Buffs in the final game Saturday at Boulder. Box score.
SHORE-
KANSAS
FG' FT' TP
Elstun 6 4 16
Green 0 0 0
Johnson 1 5 7
Johnson 2 6 10
King 4 2 10
Parker 10 1 21
Dater 2 0 4
Hollinger 0 0 0
Totals 25 18 68
KANSAS STATE FG FT TP
Abbett 2 2 6
Fischer 6 0 6
Stone 0 0 10
Parr 6 1 13
Schneider 12 12 36
Vicens 3 7 13
Richards 1 1
Wallace 0 0 0
28 23 79
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