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University Daily Kansan Thursday. Feb. 23. 1961
REBOUNDING DEMON—Kansas' Bill Bridges turns one of his 17 rebounds into a basket last night in the loss to Kansas State
K-State Breezes Past KU,81-63
Kansas' Jayhawkers collapsed in the final seven minutes of the first half last night and Kansas State, displaying never-ending hustle, moved into a first place tie with KU in the Big Eight conference by winning 81-63.
After charging out to a seemingly comfortable 17-8 margin with 14.4 remaining in the first half, and maintaining sufficient margin for the next seven minutes, Kansas fell into a period of poor ball-handling and the Wildcats came to life.
KANSAS' BILL BRIDGES pumped in a free toss, giving the Jayhawkers a 29-22 margin, but from that point until the final buzzer it was all Kansas State.
During the remainder of the first half the Wildcats thrilled 12,000 Ahearn Field House fans by outscoring Kansas. 20-2.
Bridges gave KU the lead for the last time with 3:30 to play on free throws, 31-29.
BUT THE KANSAS State effort was not to be denied and the winners shut out the Hawkers for the remainder of the half, easing to a 42-31 intermission margin.
Before six minutes of the second half had elapsed it was obvious the Wildcats hadn't cooled off as they continued to widen the gap, moving to a 57-40 lead.
KANSAS WAS never able to slice the Wildcat lead, and the final 12 minutes were merely routine. Kansas State continued its torrid pace and the Hawkers were unable to do anything right.
The big surprise of the game was the outstanding performance of Kansas State reserve, 6-5 Dave Nelson.
THE SLENDER sophomore entered the game mid-way in the first half when Wildcat Coach Tex Winter changed his entire front line.
He got hot immediately, scoring six points in the first half and coming back in the final 20 minutes to total 19 markers and tied for the K-State rebounding leadership with 14 caroms.
ALSO IMPORTANT in the Wildcat rout was the spirited play of center Ced Price.
The agile senior spun through the pivot with a consistently accurate sweeping hook shot and rebounded aggressively to collect 21 points, which was high for the game.
KANSAS STATE opened the game in a 2-3 zone which Kansas quickly
riddled with precise passing and smart shooting. But, as soon as the Wildeats switched to their usual man-to-man, Kansas was completely outmanned and quickly placed out of contention.
For Kansas nothing would turn out right. The Wildcats were at the right place at the right time and took advantage of KU errors.
KANSAS WAS ALSO hurt when Al Correll got into foul trouble late in the first half, picking up his fourth personal foul.
Correll did a good job on high scoring Larry Comley, holding him to six first half points and scoring seven himself, but played only momentarily in the last half.
Greatest Effort'by Cats
Two men who had acted quite similarly for one and one-half hours last night were complete opposites after the final buzzer in the Kansas loss.
The two men—coaches Dick Harp and Tex Winter readily showed the outcome of the game on their faces and in their actions.
AFTER TALKING WITH his team for about 10 minutes, KU Coach Harp wandered out into the corridor and faced the waiting reporters.
He merely leaned against a wall, hands in pockets, and answered questions in a dazed, unbelieving manner which showed he was greatly distressed about his team's loss.
"ASIDE FROM THE technical aspects, that was the greatest effort I have ever seen by a Kansas State squad—not just the team, but the entire squad," said Harp.
"There was no question about who was going to win that game. We just didn't have the poise to cope with the problem of their tremendous hustle. Six men wouldn't have helped," continued the dejected graying coach.
"WHEN THEY SWITCHED to the man-to-man defense it made them more aggressive. It seemed to be an outlet for a tremendous buildup of energy. They were after the ball in
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He had hit me flush in the second round of our last night but, because I was on the ball, I was able to maneuver my way out of danger.
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every instance; they never stopped being aggressive.
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"I was genuinely impressed," concluded Coach Harp.
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Down the corridor, leaning back in a chair in the trainer's office, Tex Winter sipped on a bottle of pop and munched on an apple—smiling, of course.
"When we changed our front line and switched defenses it opened up the game considerably. From that time on it was a real scramble," said the winning coach.
"NELSON EARNED a starting spot, but whether he'll start or not is a question. After all, why change something when it is going good? Tonight's scrambling type of game is the kind in which he plays best, better than McKenzie (past, starting
forward). He was really great," said Winter of Dave Nelson who sparked the Wildcats with 19 points and 14 rebounds.
Winter also had glowing compliments for Ced Price and Barry Comley for their defensive and rebounding work.
"COMLEY'S defensive work on Hightower was real good and was a big factor," said Winter.
"Price did a fine job on the boards. When he wasn't grabbing the ball himself, he was moving the opponent out of the way so somebody else could get to the ball," added Winter.
The main thing which the Kansas State coach stressed was the outstanding hustle which he felt his team displayed.
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