University Daily Kansan Monday, February 5. 1979 5 Road still rough for KU; Spartans awesome on TV By JOHN P. THARP Associate Sports Editor Michigan State looked as good against Kansas as the Jayhawks looked against Ohio. KU split its games this weekend, beating OSU 82-71 in a conference game Friday, and losing to Michigan State 85-61 yesterday in a nationally televised contest. If fast-passing statistics were kept, Big Ten power Michigan State would be able to use a supersonic passing system used supersonic passing from the super sophomore. Earvin Johnson, to leave KU The East Lansing, Mich., fans call Johnson "Mr. Magic," or just plain "Magic." He demonstrated his Houdini-like abilities as he made the ball disappear from his hands, only to have it reappear in a backdrop of white dots. Johnson led both teams with 12 assists. KU COACH Ted Owens, who increased his nationally televised losses to five straight, was expecting Johnson's performance, even though Johnson played with a sprained "We tried to keep pressure on the ball," Owens said, "but it is tough to do that when it's not going to work." "Johnson certainly lived up to all of our expectations." KU's pressure was virtually non-existent in the first half as the 13-th ranked Spartans zoomed ahead by 14 midway in the half. Earlier the Spartans had outcured KU 8-5 and lost to State. State get 12 straight rebounds in one stretch, at one point he outbounced KU 19-4. MSU led 43-30 at halftime. THE REBUNDS complemented the Spartan fast-moving offense, which was designed to run on the same track. But it was MSU's reilentess 2-3 match up zone defense that plucked UK the entire team. The Jayhawks had difficulty moving the ball inside and reverted to their bad habit of forcing every other shot. goal effort, while Michigan State hit a sharp goal effort, while Michigan State hit a sharp 53 percent. "Michigan State has the best zone we've Mokkii tried his career high with 23 points, seven of them from the free throw line. He shot a half-dozen charities in a row, and then scored one—one, then three of four technical foul shots. "Kansas played with a lot of intensity," he said. "They just didn't play well. I think we were better defensively. We went to the game." Then we were able to run made the bier difference. IT WAS FOWLER's bucket, followed by a three-point play by Paul Mokeki early in the second half, that ended KU within 10, 47-37. But MSU's Gregory Krebs and Johnson retaliated to push the Spartans out of reach. Mokeki scored the decisive kick. Johnson was the game's ton rebounds with 10. Wilmore Fowler was the only KU player to effectively combat the zone, launching his patented jumper over the latter Spartans' field, and driving him through the fields, and his career-high 18 points led KU. looked at," Owens said, "and we've seen a lot of zones this year." OSU coach Jim Killingsworth drew the crew to McGregor when he disputed a call from Moore Jenkins a fooly Moore Jenkins "Killer" had ventured to half court argument his point when he was slapped for the second call. Spartan coach Jud Heathcoh recognized KU's effort in that stretch. AGAINST OKLAHOMA state, however, KU showed that it was a better basketball team than the Cowboys, as the Jayhawks moved in one of their best performances this season. "We're just a better basketball team." KU is even at 4-4 in the Big Eight Conference, tied with Kansas State for third place. The defeat at Michigan State dropped 10 points and the victory over the Jahwahs' jinx on the road. Not counting the Holiday Tournament in Kansas last year, KU has eight games away from Allen Field House. "I think I expressed my sentiment on the officiating." It was a physical contest, but KU put all starters scoring in double figures, something that's happened only once before this season. | | PG | GG | FT | REB | PF | TP | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Gray | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | Crawford | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | Mackenzie | >18 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | | Malone | >18 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 | | Valentine | >12 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | | Valentine | >12 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | | Magney | >10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | Magney | >10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | Sanders | >15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Sanders | >15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Carroll | >11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Carroll | >11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Shipman | >15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | Walsh | >36-47 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 62 | 11 | Kelner...17-14 FT REB PF TP 22 Charles...12 5-0 0 0 0 4 Vincenr...10-16 0-0 0 1 1 20 Mike Birkovich ...4-8 5-1 0 2 1 12 Gonzalez...1-2 3-4 2 0 0 4 Johnson...1-2 3-4 2 1 0 4 Johnson...1-2 3-4 2 1 0 4 Kaye...0-1 0 1 0 0 Landy...0-1 0 1 0 0 Huffman...0-1 0 1 0 0 Don Brinkovich ...0-1 0 1 0 0 Gilbert...0-1 0 1 0 0 Totals...32-40 12-28 19 32 12 Kansas led by as many as 26 with eight-and-a-half minutes left in the second half. Darnell Valentine shone with a career-high 11 assists. "I must have thought the game was too physical," he said, "or I wouldn't have had to." The 11 assists against OSU and four steals against Michigan State probably helped brighten Valentine's 20th birthday anniversary weekend. Kansas 30 21 -61 Michigan State 30 24 -68 Minnesota Kurt Burton, Burton Attendance 10 Big Eight Conference Standings Officiates: Kurtz, Burson, Attendance: 10,004. Conference W All Games Oklaoma 6 2 13 Missouri 6 2 13 Nebraska 5 2 14 Kansas State 4 2 12 Colorado 3 5 13 Iowa State 3 5 12 Oklaoma State 3 5 12 Nebraska at Kansas State; Oklahoma at Okinawa State; Kansas at Missouri; Iowa state at Colorado. Hours from Saturday's games: Kansas State (44) won at Iowa State (35), 82-66. Missouri (33) lost at Oklahoma (62), 80-76. Colorado (34) lost at Nebraska (13), 79-42. Staff photo by RANDY OLSON Wilmore Fowler (left), and Darrell Valentine saver a moment during the Oklahoma State game Friday, when things went right Bright moment for the Jayhawks. Yesterday's Michigan State game was a different matter, however, as Kansas lost $5-61. UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Sports Roundup Swimming The KU men's swimming team, led by Jay Kerutis, downed small-college power Drury 644 in two action this weekend at Springfield. Mo. The Jayhawks, now 4-2 in dual competition, got two first-place finishes from Kerutis in the 50- and 500-yard freestyle events. Keretts was clocked in the 50-year freestyle at 22:04 and won the 500-yard freestyle. KU coach Bill Spina entered several swimmers in events they do not normally "The times weren't real impressive," Spain said. "But it motivates them to swim." The Jayhawks won seven of 12 events, claiming the top two spots in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard breaststroke and one-meter diving events. PETER BAKKER-ARKEMA was second behind Keruins in the 500-yard freestyle with a total of 127 points. In a close race, Blinkenberry edged teammate Kris Flaska in the 500-yard race. KU divers Tom Anagnos and Kurt Amseli finished first and second in the one-meter diving event. There was no three-meter event. Jim Sauer recorded his best time this season in the 200-yard butterfly and set a new record in the 1,600-yard course, also improved his season's best time in the 1,000-yard freestyle, claiming first with his new pair. The 400-yard medley team composed of Balker-Arkema, Blankenstein, Sauer and Baldwin. The women's team had the weekend off after a dual meet with Oklahoma was canceled. KU coach Gary Kemp said he and the Oklahoma coach had decided to cancel the meet because of the many KU students who had the flu. KU'S NEXT DUAL meet will be at Oklahoma Feb. 9. KU was led by Kathy Ross and Jackie DiPinto. Ross, who competed in the all-around competition for the first time this season, won the floor exercise and finished third in the all-around. DiPinto turned in her second in the all-around and finished second in the event. KU scored 127.8 points but it was not enough to beat Grandview's 129 points. Grandview won four of the five events. University finished third with 108.4 points. The KU women's gymnastics team came close, but could not upset 19th-ranked Grandvieiw College in a triangular meet Saturday in Robinson Gymnasium. Women's gymnastics "WE WEERE more ready for this meet than we have been for any other meet of the season," Ken Snow, women's gymnastics coach, said he was being pointed to this meeting for three months." "I was a little surprised the meet was as close as it was," Snow said. "They were competing without their No. 2 all-around team, but I felt we would be close to them." Snow said he thought the team finally had seen its potential in the meet and he hoped it would be a starting point for improvement. He said he was pleased that the team responded well against a strong team like Grandview. Top finishers for KU were: Uneven parallel bars -2, DiPitio. 8,15; floor exercise -1, Ross. 8,5; DiPitio. 8,45; 3. Angle Viage. 8,4; vaulting -2, Ross. 8,43; (tied) DiPitio. 8,35; balance beam -2; DiPitio. 8,1. 3, Ross. 8,05, and all-around -2; DiPitio. 33,05. 3, Ross. 32,8. Men's gymnastics The KU men's gymnastics team scored a season-high 205.4 points but was outclassed Friday by Oklahoma in Norman as the Sooners set an NCAA record of 223.3 points. Bob Lockwood, men's gymnastics coach, said he was pleased the team had not been intimidated by Oklahoma, which has some of the best talent in the country. "It was a real consistent meet for both teams," he said. "It was good that we came away with our highest score with judges that had not seen us compete before." Ortman and Brad Foerch, RU's top all-around performers, improved their scores in that phase of competition. Ortman had 51.63 points and Foerch had 50.68 points. The best performance by KU in any event was a fourthplace finish by Ron Ortman in vaulting. Marshall Kelley scored 9.35 in the first half, while he scored high of 9.2, but still finished in sixth place. Floor exercise 5—(sit) Ortman and Steve Floe Chevron, 8.65; pommel horse 5—Scott Boer, 8.65; still rings 4—Larre Bettwsworth, 9:0; vaulting-4. Orton, 9:3; parallel 9:3; Mark Folger, 8.55; high bar-6 Kelley, 9:3; and all around-5 Orton, 9.15. Top finishes for KU were: KU victory shows off team talent By NANCY DRESSLER Snorts Editor Kansas rase to the occasion Friday night when it demolished Iowa State University 101-44 in a women's basketball game in Allen Field House. Playing for the first time this season in front of a sizable crowd, 18n-ranked KU pounded the hapless Cyclones, largely because of their performance by sophomore Lynette Woodard. "It was really important that we not only win," head coach Marian Washington said Friday, "but that we play well. A lot of them had a chance to see the talent we have here." Kansas, coming off its first loss in 12 games, looked a bit a ragged in the game's first few minutes, before fans arrived. Iowa held on, winning within eight points, in the first eight minutes. BUT KU RATTLED off 10 straight points in the two-and-one-half minutes to stretch its back to 31-14 with 9-48 left in the Cyclones won got closer than 14 points. Kansas really turned on to the crowd in the second half. By that time, many of the 14,773 fans who came to see the men's team at State have arrived and were cheering the road. "We respond to it just the way the men do." Washington said. "We get lifed!" Woodard and teammate Adrian Mitchell, who scored a season-high 28 points, led many fast breaks that helped KU turn a 6-4 lead into an 87-63 edge with 6:54 left to play. With 99 points on the scoreboard and only 44 left, the fans were on their feet. A basket by Gail Goodwin, her only one of the game, led to a 7-6 victory in the century mark for the fourth time this season. "WE'VE HAD SOME terrific games away from home," Washington said. "This was one of our most important games. We were looking to get our self-confidence back." Mitchell said, "I could really bear them when I was on the bench. I couldn't bear them." "I was not missing layups and throwing the ball away. I was more motivated for some rest." Woodard, who turned the crowd with her quickness and her moves to the basket, said, "We've been doing this all season. For it was the first time they saw us all season." "I hope what they saw will inspire them to out for the rest of the season." The women, now 20.5, are at home again tomorrow night in a 7:39 game against the Bronx. | | FG | PT | REB | PF | TP | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Gleason | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Wiseen | 6.9 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Weese | 4.7 | 3.4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | Silbaughs | 4.7 | 3.4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | | Hedgeson | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ecortt | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Crafton | 5.7 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 10 | | Hudgens | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Cavieff | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Inhartt | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Winnett | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Totals | 28-55 | 6.4 | 31 | 10 | 64 | Kansas City 14/49 | | FT | REB | PF | TP | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Mitchell | 15-23 | 6-1 | 9 | 28 | | Bearsil | 29-49 | 8-14 | 4 | 32 | | Holder | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | | Patterson | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | | McMahon | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | | Burnett | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | | Kearn | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | | Last | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | | Saunders | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | | Goodwin | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | | Cullen | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | | College | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | | 49-18 | 11-19 | 10 | 18 | 181 | Lowa State 31 23 - 64 Kansas 54 47 - 101 Gamble for qualifiers pays off for track team By GENE MYERS Sports Writer The Jayhawks lost their dual meet with the Cornishers, 70-61, but qualified Anthony Coleman, Lester Mickens and the NCAA Indoor in March in Detroit. Hindsight is not necessarily clearer than foresight. At least that's what Bob Timmons, KU men's head coach, track coach, discovered. Heading into KU's dual with Nebraska, Timmons was dead set on qualifying his athlete for the NCAA Indoor, even if it wasn't in the meet. And his foresight paid off. West wins NBA game PONTIAC, Mich. (AP)—Dazell David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets scored 25 points as the West receded to a 22-point lead and held on to defeat the East 134-129 yesterday in the 28th annual N basketball Association All-Star Thompson scored 14 of his points in the first half as the West built an 85-58 lead. then, after the East had pulled within five points early in the final period, Thompson scored four baskets in the last five minutes, clinching the victory. LIKE MOST NBA All-Star games, it was a frantic affair featuring spectacular dunks and free-wheeling offenses. And the record crowd of 31,745 at the Silverdome loved it, roaring its applause. The display displayed his best playground moves. Thompson was voted the most valuable player of the game by sports writers and broadcasters. Paul Westphal of Phoenix, Thompson's backcourt mate, added 17 points, 13 of them in the first half. GEORGE MGINNIS of Denver and Artist Gilmore of Chicago scored 17 points each for the West, which had eight. Gilmore scored 16, while Johnson scored 12, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of Los Angeles had 13, and Mar-Ann Waite of Wisconsin and Maurice Laurent of Portland USA. Thompson and Westphal combined for 27 points in the half, during which the West made 57 percent of its shots from the field. The West 80 points at halftime in his six shot of the All-Star Game record for one half, by the Team in week 1. Oats Birdson, a second-year guard from the Kansas City Kings, stole the ball from Pete Maravich in the closing seconds of the opening period and drove in for a layup, giving the West a 36-27 lead at the end of the quarter. The East's Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers led all scors with 29 points. George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs led all assists with 10 points in ballinskay for All-Star berths added 28. Nebraska didn't click the dual until the final event. The Cornhuskers had 65-41 going into the mile relay, but the five points for would have been enough for a KU victory. Newell won the 690-yard dash in 2.35, and Buckingham won with a 16-4 vault. COLEMAN SUFFERED groin and hamstring injuries last weekend and missed qualifying in the 60-yard high hurdles by just one-hundredth of a second. But the three-time All-American rebounded and qualified in Lincoln, winning in 7.32. Even though he finished second in the 600-dash, Mixture 10.348 met the NCAA all-time record. Using three-fourths of last year's championship Eight Big Infield mole relay team, Nebraska edged KU by less than a 3:10.12 to 3:13.89. The Jayhawks countered with Jimmy Little, Kewin Newell, Stan Whittaker and Mickens, three fourths of last year's national championships in the champs. Their second place time was fast enough to ensure a trip to Detroit. Other dayhawks who qualified for the 2015 NCAA Tournament were Newell in the 440 and皮尔肯坎顿 in the 396. KU'S THREE other firsts were garnered Hugan took first in the 440 and his time of 48.46 was six-hundredths of a second off the ball. by a pair of freshmen just off the injured list. Sprinter Deen Hoan and jumper Sanya Owolabi both have been sidelined since early January with assorted leg ailments. Ovabiaki won the triple jump with a 50-95 leap and the long jump with a 23- effort. His triumph was the third best ever indoors by a half-metre. He wasn't owed very pleased with his performance. "I have mixed feelings," he said. "In the triple my mark was satisfactory to a certain extent, but it wasn't a great jump. I'm trying to make it to the NCA4, and I need S20, but since this was my first meet back it was a good start." OWLABUTS EFFORTS in the triple jump led a KU sweep. Steve Combs, who had recorded the third best indoor jump in KU history last week, was second with a 49-6% leap. Jay Reardon (46-7-4) completed the 1-2-3 sweep. In the mile, David Bauer clipped more than five seconds off his personal best but was nosed out by Nebraska's Mark Fluit. Bauer was clocked in 4:06.57, 57 hundredths of a second off the qualifying standard. Fluit won in 4:06.36. TAKING THIRD were Whitaker in the 600, Combs in the low hurdles, Brent Swanson in the mile, Tim Jantzich in the high jump, Jason Vault, and Steve Rainbow in the high jump. Other second place winners for the Jayhawks were Coleman in the 60-yard low hurdles, Haarden in the long jump, Tommy Tormey in the shot put, and Tim Tays in the two-mile. Nebraska's victory upped their lead in the dual series to 13-3. Because KU could only enter three athletes in each event in Lincoln, several Jayhawks competed in other track meets Saturday. Terry Bradshaw was the only Jayhawk competitor in the North Star track meet at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. He played a role in the long jump with a leap of 21-6. In Warrensburg, Mo., on the campus of Central Missouri State University, several Jayhawks participated in an all-comers meet. Larry Young and Randy Howard led the way with third-and fourth-place finishes in the polole valuit. According to assistant track coach Gary Pejin, several distance runners traveled to the finish line during a race. KU standouts to join basketball shrine Wilt Chamberland, former KU and NBA player, and John McLendon, former KU student, will be inducted April 30 into the James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Camberlandia, an All-American at Kansas in 1967 and 1958, went on to star in the NBA for 14 years. He made many records, including single-game wins, single-games vs. Northwestern, 1957, and the NBA's single-game scoring record (100 games) vs. Philadelphia 76ers vs. the New York Knicks. McLendon never played or coached at KU but was the first black to earn a degree in physical education from the University. He went on to coach at various schools, including Tennessee State, where his teams won three straight NAIA championships between 1957 and 1961. He also coached the Denver Rockets of the ABA in 1969. OTHERS TO BE inducted into the Hall are former Southern Cal coach Justin "Sam" Barry; reference James Enricht; DePaul coach Ray Meyer; Pete Newell, former coach at San Francisco, Michigan State, California universities and of the 1960s; former coach and Edgar Hickey, former coach at Creighton, St. Louis and Marquette universities. The inductees will bring the number of members in the Hall to 115. Of these, eight others have ties with KU, including Dr. James Naismith, inventor of basketball who coached at Kansas from 1898 to 1907; F.C. "Phog" Allen, legendary KU coach for 39 years; Adolph Rupp, the winningest coach in basketball, played at KU in 1922 and 1923; and A.C. "Dutch" Lonborg, former head basketball coach at Northeastern University for 24 years. Kansas has more representatives in the hall than any other school in the country. The state has 145,000 students.