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Tuesday, December 12, 1972
University Daily Kansan
Suttle, 3 Reserves Spark Win
'Hawks Outfight Musketeers, 61-54
By DON PFANNENSTIEL
Kansan Sports Writer
Sophomore center Rick Suttle's consistent scoring and the aggressive play of three reserves sparked the University of Kansas basketball team to a victory over Xavier, 61-54. Monday night before a sparse crowd of 8,000 at Aloft Field House.
Senior Dale Hase and sophomore Mike Fiddelk, both forwards, came off the bench in the first half and combined for 14 points. Then in the second half when KU fell behind, guard Dave Taylor entered the game and hit three clutch field goals to give the Jayhawks the lead again and the victory.
During this time Suttle was scoring 26 points, which made him the game's leading scorer. It was the second straight game in which Suttle led all scores.
Xavier grabbed the lead at the start and at one time in the first half led by as many as six points as the 'Hawks' play was characterized by frequent mistakes and lack of aggressiveness. KU took the lead at the 1:43 mark when Suttle hit an eight-foot
'Hawks Need Concentration, Owens Says
By BRETT MARSHALL Kansan Sports Writer
Coach Ted Owens sat back in his office chair, somewhat relaxed and pleased yet still on edge about the play of his Kansas Jayhawk basketball team.
"We knew Wawer was going to be a fine defender," Owens said; and they did play good defense.
At times it seemed evident that the Jayhawks were taking the Muskeetees lightly. They came out at the start of the contest and promptly fell behind.
The young 'Hawks had just defeated a stabbon and very slager after team 61-64.
"WE'RE no in position to take anyone lightly," Owens said. "We need more concentration on the court. The situation is hard to analyze. We hope to correct it by the time the Jayhawk Classic rolls around this week."
Owens said the team did not play a great game but did play soundly enough to win.
jump hatch. KU scored again before the half ended and went to the dressing room.
One other aspect that brought a big smile from Owens was the strength displayed by the Jayhawk bench. Reserves Dale Haase, 36, and his teammate, Dave Taylor combined to toss in 26 points.
Rick Suttle had another outstanding game as pumped in 26 points to lead the Jayhawks.
"I WAS VERY pleased to see them come in and do such an outstanding job," owens says. "It is always pleasing for a coach to know. He will get to know his starters are not getting the job done."
One obvious need for improvement in the Jayhawk attack is more scoring punch.
"Rick is getting better with each game he plays," Owens said. "He is taking the good percentage shots and he is passing off well to his teammates."
"WE NEED to get better movement away from the ball," Owens said. "This opens up the whole attack and then we will get more shooting from our players."
For the first time this season, the Jayhawks enjoyed a rebounding edge over their opponents. They grabbed **df** 33 wins while the Musketeers hauled down **27**.
"We still not fast breaking as well as we want to," Owens said. "We have to communicate then than we would like to rebounding and we prevents us from running the break."
KU Victorious In Volleyball
The University of Kansas men's volleyball team, posting a perfect 12-0 record, swift to a first-plain finish in the 'B' division of the Truman Town Friendship Tournament Saturday in Independence, Mo.
In the second half the Musketeers held KU scoreless for five minutes and jumped into the lead, 39-35, with 13:43 left in the game. Then Tayner connected for two key field points. Hawks scored eight straight points and regained the lead, 44-39, at the 9:48 mark.
For a while it looked as if KU was going to blow Xavier right off the court when the 'Hawks opened up a 10-point second-half lead. Even though only three minutes remained, the determined Musketeers did not quitfighting and narrowed the gap to six behind the shooting and play of forward Connarry Warren.
The volleyball team travels to
Independence again next Saturday for the Mo-
kale.
K-State Wins
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP)—Kansas State jumped out to an early lead and then coasted to a 76-82 victory over North Texas State in basketball Monday night.
The 16th-ranked Wildcats roared to a 10-2 lead in the first four minutes, and *E* Eagles never recovered. KSState exp $A$ the margin to 40-28 at halftime.
The closest North Texas State came in the second half was 93-58 with three minutes
KU's play in the second half was not the type the fans like to see. With four minutes in the game KU began to spread out its offensives and stalled for more than two minutes.
Steve Mitchell, a 6-foot-10 senior, hit 10 of 14 from the field for 20 points to spark the Wildcat offense.
Statistically, the game was probably more pleasing to KU coach Ted Owens than any of the previous games. The Jayhawks led Xavier in every statistical category.
The most pleasing aspect of the game had to be KU's dominance on both the offensive and defensive boards. The 'Hawks outmanned Xavier 33-27 in the rebounding department and outshooting the Muskeeteers 48 to 44 per cent.
Besides Suttle, the only other man scoring
in double figures for KU was Haase, who shot in 10 shots before fouling out with 9/12 left in the game. Although junior plankyman Tom Kivomi only had one point and shot only once from the field, his seven assists led the KU offense.
Coach Dick Campbell's Musketeers, who had been shooting more than 50 per cent from the field per game fell considerably off their average Monday night, when they shot only 33 per cent in the second half after shooting a blistering 57 per cent in the first
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KANSAS (61)
| | fg-ign | ff-ign | rob | pf | tp |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Barrow | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Smith | 0-4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Smith | 1.5-4 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| Greenees | 1.5-4 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Viroto | 1-4 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hai | 6-11 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Plibkee | 4-4 | 1-3 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Plibkee | 4-4 | 1-3 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 3.5-4 | 1.5 | 13 | 32 | 61 |
| Total | 64.1 | 11.6 | 21 | 31 | 11 |
half.
| | fg/fa | fg/fa | reb | pf | tp |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Accesta | 10 | 6.9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Warren | 5-10 | 6.9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Fulbronar | 7-11 | 4.4 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Falconer | 6-11 | 4.4 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Franklin | 4-8 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Ripper | 4-8 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Ripper | 1-4 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Dearfordor | 1-4 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Dearfordor | 0-0 | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Diedrick | 0-1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Diedrick | 0-1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Percentages | 43.8 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 27 | 54 |
| | fg/fa | fg/fa | reb | pf | tp |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Percentages | 43.8 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 27 | 54 |
XAVIER (54)
Kavier . . . . . . . . . . . 39 25 — 54
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . 39 25 — 61
Turnovers—Kansas, 16; Xavier, 15;
Attendance- 5,000
Despite KU's advantage in the rebounding category, the team still lacked what Owens called "a consistent rebounder." The leading man for the Jayhawks was senior Wilson Barrow who pulled down eight for KU.
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The next action for the Jayhawks will be Friday night when they face the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the second game of the fourth annual Jayhawk Classic. Army will face San Francisco in the preliminary contest. The winners of each game will play the other Saturday night at 9:05 p.m. for the championship.
Dr. George Ballou, the team physician, told a news conference at Christ Hospital that Bench will be hospitalized for a week to 10 days and should make a complete recovery within about eight weeks.
Bench, whose 25th birthday was last Thursday, was listed in good condition.
CINCINNATI (AP)—Cincinnati slugger Johnny Bench, the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1970 and 1972, underwent surgery Monday for removal of what the Reds' team physician termed a benign lesion on his right lung.
had been "less complicated than anticipated" and lasted slightly more than two hours.
If that prediction holds true, Bench would be ready for the opening of baseball spring training in late February.
Bench Has Surgery
Ballou said the surgery, performed by Dr. Luis Gonzalez, Bench's personal physician,
25th birthday was last Thursday, was驻足 in good condition. The lesion was the fissure between the lower and upper lumen of the right lung," Ballou said, "and as a consequence, it was only necessary to remove a small amount of lung tissue."
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