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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1958
WILT CHAMBERLAIN . . Was Kept Bottled Up
I HAVE IT-DeWitz snares a rebound from Loneski. Parr and Wilt watch. (Daily Kansan photos by Ron Miller.)
EVEN ALL THE WAY
. . Loneski vs. Abbott
KU Hopes F K-State Fights Off Heroic Kansas Rally
By GEORGE ANTHAN (Daily Kansas Sports Editor)
Amid the thundering noise made by the 18,000 persons who packed Allen Field House Monday night, the Kansas State basketball team staved off a heroic Kansas rally and won after two overtimes. 79-75.
The Wildeats, led by Bob Boozer with 32 points, led 41-28 at halftime mainly on their fast breaking tactics and by keeping Wilt Chamberlain bottled up between Boozer and Jack Parr.
The loss, KU's second in the conference, virtually smashed any Jayhawker hopes for conference, regional and national honors. Undefeated in the Big Eight, K-State would have to suffer a conference loss to another Big Eight team plus a loss to Kansas March 8 in Manhattan before even a tie for the title would be possible.
The Wildcats, playing with poise and polish, got off to a fast start and maintained a lead in the game until 4:23 were left in the second half. Kansas then took its first lead on a hook shot by Ron Loneski.
It was the fast break and free throws which told the sad tale for Kansas. The speedy Wildcats stunned KU repeatedly in the first half with the fast break and scored on 21 of 26 free throw attempts while Kansas could muster only 13 of 24.
KU's first lead, 60-58, was short-lived as Bocer tied it up.
Boozer Is Sparkplug
With 2:32 left in the game the Wildcats began the familiar stalling tactics, hoping to score on a last-second shot. But Parr's jump shot from the keyhole with three seconds left missed and the game went into the first overtime.
The Jayhawkers went ahead but Boozer kept the Wildcats in the game and tied the game at 65-65 at the end of the second overtime, which ended with a jump ball with only one second showing on the clock.
Dick Harp, in the second overtime with Kansas down three points and with only seconds showing, tried ever conceivable tactic in an effort to make up the deficit, but to no avail.
Then Boozer, Hayden Abbott and Wally Frank scored and KU could not keep up.
The Wildcats defeated Kansas at its own game—the fast break.
Tex Winter, who only once before has sunk two men to guard Chamberlain, kept the big Kansas center tightly guarded and won whereas in games when only Parr guarded Wilt, K-State lost decisively.
The Wildcats did, at crucial times
with only seconds showing, stall the ball, hoping for the last second shot which defeated Kansas at Ames once and Stillwater twice.
Winter often became excited, jumping up, shouting and waving his arms wildly.
Once in the first half when Kansas came within four points Boozer fouled Chamberlain but Winter thought it should be the other way around.
"No, no, no," he shouted but the official shook his head, blew his whistle wildly and shouted "no" right back.
KU, behind 13 points at halftime, abandoned its zone in the second half and began slowly catching up on goals by Chamberlain, Billings. Al Donaghue, Monte Johnson and Loneski.
As the final gun went off hundreds of K-State fans rushed onto the floor and carried a beaming Winter and Boozer off the floor.
Not even the crowd noise in Stillwater or Ames could begin to compare with the roar in the field house during the second half as K-State, without doubt one of the best balanced teams in the nation, showed it could play any regional or national competition a fine basketball game and probably win.
Road Clear For K-State
For Kansas State the road is clear to a berth in the regions here March 10 and in all possibility, to Louisville.
KU's rally in the second half will rank among the school's great athletic feats and in that feat a 6-5 sophomore, Al Donaghe from Kansas City, Kansas should get much of the credit.
Donaghue found himself guarding 6-9 Jack Parr in the second half and the former Wyandotte High School star rose to the occasion, not only defensively but scored eight points, six of them after cleverly maneuvering the Wildcat defense
completely away from the basket.
completely away from the basket. Chamberlain of course, bottled up though he was, played his usual magnificent game, battling fiercely for every shot and rebound while Billings, with his accurate set shots, kept K-State wondering if their sinking tactics were successful.
But heroes are forgotten in defeat or are they.
The box score:
Kansas 75
FG FT F
Donaghue 4 0 2
Hoffman 0 0 0
Johnson, M. 2 0 5
Loneski 6 3 2
Chamberlain 10 5 4
Billings 7 5 4
Hickman 2 0 2
Totals ...
R-State 19
FG FT F
Abbott ... 6 1 1
Boozer ... 14 4 5
Pur ... 4 7 5
DeWitz ... 1 3 3
Matuszk ... 3 2 4
Frank ... 1 4 0
Totals ... 29 21 18
Sport Award To Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain, KU's All America center, has been named the top performer in college basketball for 1857 by the staff of Sport Magazine. This is the 11th year the award has been made.
Chamberlain received his award, a plaque, from a Kansas City TV station last week. He was the unanimous choice for the award.
In the same issue of the magazine, Frank Graham, Jr., asks, "Is There a Defense Against Wilt?" He then tells of the methods used by various coaches to try to stop Wilt.
Here are some things that various coaches have said about Chamberlain.
Hank Iba, Oklahoma State: "He moves much better now than he did a year ago. No one man in the country can cover him. We concede
him his points and try to blanket the other four men."
University of North Carolina's Frank McGuire: "Wilt is most dangerous after he's made his shot. That's when he moves in to dunk the ball. And that's when you've got to stop him."
Bill Strannigan, Iowa State: "He hurts you more defensively than he does on offense. You can't take those easy shots inside on Kansas that you make against other clubs. You've got to beat them from the outside."
Jack Ramsey, St. Joseph's College: He's a tremendous psychological hazard defensively. His opponents shoot with one eye on the basket and one on Wilt."
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