'Hawk Guards Lead 69-63 Win University Daily Kansan Friday, December 8. 1972 9 KU Prevails in Murray State Score By DON PFANNENSTIEL Kansan Sports Writer It is no secret that the University of Kansas has a rich and winning basketball leadership. Thursday night at Allen Field House as the Jayhawks defeated Murray State, 69-43, to win their first game of the 1972 season after two losses. The 'Hawks' win was characterized by Kansan Staff Photo by T. DEAN CARLE KU's Kivisto (45) Maneuvers for Goal Led KU scrumers with 30 points. Confidence Improved By Win, Owens Says University of Kansas basketball coach Ted Owens was obviously relieved as he was in the KU locker room Thursday night after a scrappy Murray State squad. 69-43. When asked what a loss would have done to the Jayhawks after they were so far ahead, Owens said, "I don't even like to think about that." Leaders by as many as 19 points with 8:57 left, the 'Hawks saw that marrow in dwinkle to only four points seven minutes later. It took two free throws by KU guard KTom Viikov with just six seconds remaining to put the game away for the Javahaws. The victory, however, does nothing but good things for KU. he added. "It has to help the team's confidence," Owens said. "I wanted to get the pressure off them. You really can't perform when you're worried about losing." Greater patience on offense and smoother ball-handling, Owens said, were the major components made by KU against the Thoroughbreds. "We were using much more patience than in the first two games," he said. "And it resulted in a much better shooting per game. It was also the smoothest flow that we've had this season." Owens was especially pleased with the performances of the Jayhawk guards, who often played at the event. "Kivisto played an outstanding game," he said, "and I was pleased that Tommy Smith, for his first game, played so well. We had good guard play in general." Only in rebounding did the Jayhawks still turn in a sub-par performance. The Thoroughbreds beat them on the boards, 48-32. "It's still not where we want it," Owens admitted. Want Totally "Carefree" Apartment Living- Then Try NAISMITH HALL. the timely outside shooting of the KU guards, Dale Greenlee and Torn Kvistio, who combined for more than half of KU's 48 points. The team had 20 points, while Greenlee shot in 16. The game opened with Murray State jumping out to a 4-0 lead with two minutes, 23 seconds gone in the first half, but KU quickly came back and until the 4:06 mark the game was close. It was tied 11 times. Then forward Tommie Smith and Kivisto broke the game open, Smith, with his tremendous jumping ability, got two field goals in basket and KU added two 20-foot jumps to give KU a 38-29 half-time lead. THE JAYHAWKS started the second half where they had left off in the first, pulling up to 84-38 lead at the 13-10 mark. During a run with the Bengals that symbolized the Thoreau-born team, ★ Unlimited Seconds on Good Food! ★ Swimming Pool With 8:57 left in the game the Hawks had their biggest lead, 57-39, after Murray State had gone nearly eight minutes without a field goal. But the game was not over. KU hit a cold spell and the Racers came back on the hot shooting of 6-4 forward Mike Holmgren to mark KU's lead was to cut seven, 62-55, that the Hawks continued to control the game. THE MOST pleasing KU statistic was the shooting percentage. The Jayhawks vastly improved on their past performances and shot 48.4 per cent. Kivisto, Smith and Greenlee, the three KU players scoring in double figures, all shot 50 per cent or better KU got another scare from Murray State with only 32 seconds left in the game when 'Hawk center Rick Suttle was called for a foul while trying to rebound a missed free throw by Jamison Simson. Suttle protested the foul call and immediately whistled down for a technical Murray State successfully made the foul shot and the technical foul shot and the KU margin was cut to four. In the next 45 seconds the Racers had two other shots on the floor and even more, but they missed on both attempts, and KU went on to win its first game. The Thoroughbred's Les Taylor, who had been averaging more than 20 points per game, was held to only 19 as he was successful on only five of 19 attempts from the field. Maid Service ★ Community Atmosphere Plan Now for Spring '73 NAISMITH HALL- your UNEQUALED HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 19th and NAISMITH DRIVE Thursday night's loss was Murray State's first of the new season. The Racers now face a tough task. There will be no rest for the Jayhawks after the Murray State win as they face four victories. Iowa, which has a 2-4 record, has six returning lettermen from a year ago. Rick Williams, a 6-3 guard, leads the Iowa scoring attack with an average of 21.5 points a game. At center the Hawkeyes will be starting 7-4 center Kevin Kunnert, who is also scoring in double figures with an average of 12.5. THE MAIN concern for the Jayhawks is Iowa's height advantage. Besides Kurnert, the Hawkeyes have 6-9 Jim Collins and 6-7 Jeff Bennett. The team's other guard position will be 6-12, Gaver Lea. Iowa will come to Lawrence fresh from pulling off a major upset Monday when they defeated Kentucky. Because of Iowa's height advantage, coach Ted Owens said, KU will have to try to move its men around inside and under the basket. Owens also said that the 30-second clock would not be used for the Saturday contest. | | fp-fa | fta-a | reb | pf | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Barrow | 8-12 | 6-14 | 9 | 6 | | Butee | 6-12 | 1-14 | 6 | 14 | | Sutle | 1-12 | 1-14 | 3 | 14 | | Skilte | 7-14 | 1-14 | 3 | 15 | | Kirkton | 7-14 | 1-14 | 4 | 10 | | Kirkton | 1-14 | 0-4 | 3 | 12 | | Flickhike | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 12 | | Flickhike | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 12 | | Roger, M | 3-3 | 1-3 | 3 | 12 | | Rogers, M | 3-3 | 1-3 | 3 | 12 | | Total | 20-41 | 9-12 | 24 | 64 | | Total | 0-0 | 0-1 | 24 | 64 | The last meeting between the Jayhawks and Iowa was last year when the Hawkeyes trounced KU, 81.68. 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