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Monday, Feb. 8, 1960 University Daily Kansan Page
Title Aspirations Brighter After Win Over I-State
By Dan Felger
KANSAS' BILL BRIDGES goes high in an attempt to give the Jayhawkers another two points in a 70-64 victory over the Iowa State Cyclones Saturday night. Iowa State's Jay Murrell and Wayne Hightower look on.
Kansas cage coach Dick Harp leaned back in his chair Saturday night, savored the Jayhawkers' 70-64 conquest of Iowa State and then said without emotion, "Our fate lies in Wednesday night, obviously."
His team had just polished off the Cyclones to avenge two earlier defeats and start what must be a comeback move if the Jays are to bid for the Big Eight title, yet after the shouts of victory had cleared the dressing room. Harp spoke in a matter-of-fact manner.
"I don't see how we can do it without Donaghue," he said, referring to the loss of Al Donaghue to the gradebook, "but that isn't saying we can't."
Big Victory
The all-important win Saturday night boosted the Kansas mark to 3-3, while pace-setting Kansas State had been bumped convincingly 65-50 in the afternoon by Colorado at Boulder. The defeat marred the Wildcats' perfect slate, giving them a 5-1 mark in league play.
"First of all, they've lost a game now and that means everyone's one game closer to them.
Harp continued:
"Then again, you've got to look at it as a psychological effect. If Kansas State hadn't lost a game, the rest of the teams might think, 'We don't have any chance of catching them anyway,' and play that way. Now the teams that are in a position to challenge them have new life."
Donaghue picked his last game to spin one of his finest performances as a Jayhawker regular. He scored the first Kansas field goal on a hook shot with one minute gone, then kept the Cyclone defense honest with his outside shooting throughout the game.
"The way I see it, K-State's loss may have two important effects.
He closed out his Kansas career with 16 points, second to Hightower's total of 31, and held Vinnie Brewer, the Cyclone's 6-2 pogo stick, to 15 markers.
About the only thing Donaghue didn't do in the Kansas victory was get a chance at the foul line, which was strange inasmuch as that was where the Kansans captured the ball game by making good 23 of 28 attempts compared to the Cyclones 12 of 16 tries.
Kansas herded in 51 caroms to the Cyclone's 37 to reverse the beating they took under the boards at Ames. Bill Bridges led the Jays with 16 grabs.
"We got the rebounds and that enabled us to play the game the way we wanted to." Harp stated.
"Besides rebounding well, we didn't commit many foolish fouls tonight, something; we've been guilty of all season long. Sam dived at Brewer early in the first half, but after that our work on defense payed off."
Besides outliving the 1-Staters in the front line, the Jays also gave a good account of themselves in the back court. Hickman and Gardner halted the scoring antics of Larry Fie and Gary Wheeler by holding
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BOSTON — (UPI)— The highest scoring game in pro basketball history took place here on Feb. 27, 1959 when the Boston Celtics beat the Minneapolis Lakers, 173-139. The Celtics sank 50 per cent of their shots, the Lakers 38 per cent.
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them to a total of 19 points, but it was Jim Hoffman who provided the fireworks.
Halfway through the second quarter Hoffman pilfered the ball from Fie, then raced down court to score a two-handed stuff shot that brought the field house crowd to its feet.
In the closing minutes of the second half the 6-4 senior put on a dazzling dribbling exhibition that left the pressing Iowa State defenders clutching at thin air.
Another Cousy?
Harp said happily, "Dee's loss is going to hurt us too, but out there against two of the finer guards in the conference. Jim proved he can hold his own."
If the game ended on a note of glee for the Kansas basketball cause, there was also a partial sadness in it for Al Donaghue.
"Everybody did fine tonight, and we're satisfied." Harp said.
"I sure wish I were back," Donaghue said, "after we won there sure were a lot of happy guys in the dressing room.
"Tonight's game showed we were
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Around the BIG 8
The Colorado Buffaloes came from behind with a tremendous second half surge Saturday to hand Kansas State its first loss in the Big Eight competition, 65-50. The victory moved Colorado to within one-half game of the previously undefeated Wildcats.
Kansas State had trounced the Buffs earlier this year at Manhattan, 69-37.
The loss kept the Kansas Jayhawkers in the race and a victory over the Wildeats this week would make it an exciting race all over again. KU has posted a 3-3 conference record and could move within one-half game of the pace-setting Wildcats with a victory Wednesday night.
BIG EIGHT STANDINGS
W. L. Pct.
Kansas State ... 5 1 .833
Colorado ... 5 2 .714
Oklahoma State ... 4 3 .571
Iowa State ... 4 4 .500
Kansas ... 3 3 .500
Oklaoma ... 3 3 .500
Missouri ... 2 5 .286
Nebraska ... 1 6 .143
Colorado after trailing by three points at the intermission came back to score 37 points in the second half while limiting K-State to a scant 19. It was Wilkie Gilmore, CU's 6-5 sophomore who led the way. He hit 14 of 16 free throws and added four field goals for 22 points and game honors.
In other Big Eight games. Missouri hit 53 per cent of their shots to knock off Oklahoma, 84-72; and Oklahoma State edged Nebraska 52-47.
Joe Scott and Charlie Henke paced the Missouri Tigers to their second league win of the campaign and moved them out of the cellar. Scott ended up with 32 points while Henke dropped in 28. The Tigers led almost all the way although Oklahoma blistered the nets for 50 per cent from the field.
The 84 points scored by the Tigers equaled their highest point total of the year which they achieved against Tulsa. The loss for the Sooners dropped them into a tie for fifth place with Kansas.
Oklahoma State turned back Nebraska, 52-47, with sophomore Eddie Bunch ripping the cords for 21 points. It was the highest individual output of the season for a Cowboy and also the high of Bunch's career.
The win moved O-State into third place with a 4-3 record and sent Nebraska reeling into the cellar with only one win against six losses.
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