Tuesday, Feb. 25, 1958 University Daily Kansam
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Beat Kansas week is progressing nicely in the Big Eight. The official opening Saturday night featured the Nebraska Cornhuskers and though the performance was much less exciting than previous ones it delighted the local folk so that Iowa State played a repeat Monday in Ames.
But Kansas set out to prove the experts (a plague on them all) wrong and was well on its way when misfortune in the form of Wilt Chamberlain's post-tournament malady, struck.
Kansas has, throughout the season made too many mistakes in the course of the game which were o$t-set by the run, shoot, rebound and shoot again style which has become unpopular among other Big Eight schools now.
And so mighty Kansas is sent reeling from blow after blow and the formula is simple.
It was a dazed and bewildered KU team that returned from Ames today because it's a championship team that somehow missed the boat.
From there it was downhill psychologically with K-State delivering the real death-blow.
Dick Harp warned before the season began that KU's basketball team had many shortcomings, any of which could be fatal in a conference race.
But the experts were right. They chose K-State to win the Big Eight arguing that the Wildcats had a basketball team. Kansas had a 7-foot center. The obvious was obvious in both Lincoln and Ames. There was no one on the Kansas team that could take up the slack left by a Chamberlain being guarded closely.
A poor team has its compensations to the students, however. At Nebraska they got a day off from classes because their team defeated Kansas. No such luck in Lawrence where victories are shrugged off almost as nonchalantly as are football coaches.The question is how nonchalantly are defeats shrugged off.
Kansas' recent basketball reverses will indirectly affect a group with $1500 burning a hole in the proverbial pocket. The Jay Watchers, who solicited money for the purpose of televising KU games last year have the money left over. But it's not enough to telewise a game and chances of obtaining more through donations are slim.
Wichita Rally Drops Houston
Reserve Albert Urban and Cal Schwartzkopch spearheaded the winning drive after a 55-55 deadlock with $6\frac{1}{2}$ minutes left. The Wichita Shockers pulled to a 70-58 margin in the next $2\frac{1}{2}$ minutes.
WICHITA, Kan. —(UP)— The University of Wichita rallied in the closing minutes Monday night to clamp an 82-65 Missouri Valley Conference basketball victory over Houston. Halftime score was 35-1. Wichita.
Russell Boeame of Houston led scoring with 21 points. Urban scored 20 for Wichita. It was the Shockers' sixth valley victory against six losses. Houston is now 3-8 in the league.
Basketball Results
Pittsburgh 109, Geneva 74
Maine 65, Massachusetts 59
Marshull 92, Toledo 69
Boston University 77
Boston U. 63, Boston College 60
Clemson 88, Wake Forest 76
Alabama 70, Tennessee 37
Auburn 64, Kentucky 63
Mississippi 71, Tulane 62
Nebraska 61, North Carolina
Georgia Tech 62, Florida 61 (overtime)
Western Kentucky 100, Evansville 80
Purdue 72, Michigan St. 70
Indiana 95, Michigan 88
Iowa 42, Kansas 63
Wisconsin 71, Wisconsin 63
Iowa 86, Northwestern 78
Bradley 72, Tulsa 54
Wheaton 100, Beloit 77
Creighton 68, Drake 63
Oklahoma St. 84, Benjamin Dent 84
Rice 61, Arkansas 59
L. A. St. 67, Arizona (Tempe) St. 62
Iowa State squelched any hopes KU might have had for a long shot at the Big Eight title Monday night by defeating Kansas 48-42.
Iowa State Stuns Faltering Kansas
The Jayhawkers led only three times during the game, each time briefly by one point. It was the ball control tactics of the Cyclones that the Kansans were unable to handle, the same thing that defeated the Jayhawkers at Lincoln Saturday night.
The loss last night cinched at least a tie for first place for the Kansas State Wildcats. If the Wildcats win only one of their remaining four games, they will have the title undisputed. Only if K-State loses all of their remaining games will KU be able to get a share of the title.
From the present standings it is entirely possible that Kansas will have to beat K-State at Manhattan March 8 to even get the second spot. Kansas is still in second but they have lost four games as have Oklahoma and Iowa State. This means KU will have to remain unblemished the remainder of the season if they hope to take second.
The big problem for the Jayhawkers now is to try and hang on to the runner-up spot in the conference.
Two precedents were broken in the game Monday night. This is the first time since Wilt Chamberlain came to KU that the Jayhawkers have lost two games in a row. Six points is also the largest margin of defeat over the Jayhawkers in two seasons.
half spurt in which Chamberlain hit seven consecutive points, reducing the Cyclones' lead to 26-25.
The final lead of the game for KU was 27-26 with about 13 minutes to play. This lead came when Ron Loneski dribbed the ball the length of the floor and dropped in a layup.
After going ahead KU then went seven minutes without a field goal. This cost the game.
This lead had followed a second
Chamberlain was high point man for the game, picking up 26 points. He hit 10 field goals out of 20 attempts and connected with six free throws out of 11.
Both teams picked off 22 rebounds. Chamberlain was held to eight, one of the lowest totals in his career.
Kansas tried to use a zone defense but Iowa State's Bud Bergman picked up 12 of his 14 point total by hitting from the outside. The Jayhawkers also attempted a full court press only to give the Cyclones additional time at the free throw line.
A capacity crowd of 7,800 watched
the Cyclones make up for two earlier loses to the Jayhawkers. The first was in the semi-finals of the Big Eight pre-season tournament, the other was 10 days ago when Kansas won, 90-61. After the game the Cyclones were carried from the court on the shoulders of the crowd while others tore down the nets, then fought over them.
The box score:
KANSAS (42)
IOWA ST. (48)
fg ft f f
Loneski 4 1 3 Bergman 6 2 4
Donaghue 1 1 3 Crawford 3 8 3
Chm 'bin 10 6 3 Medker 2 1 4
Hrahm 1 2 3 J. Johnson 0 2 4 Fri 2 0 0
Kindred 0 0 0 Baukol 0 2 1
M. Johnson 1 0 1
Cieland 0 0 0
Totals 17 14 12
Kansas has finished turl or better 10 times in the Big Seven pre-season tournament since 1946.
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