Thursday, January 17, 1980 11 Kansas road show bombs again while plavers take vow of silence By MIKE EARLE Sports Editors Sports Editor INCOLN, Neb. — If there were a demand for basketball losses on the road, the Kansas Jayhawks would have the market cornered. The 'Hawks fell victim to the Nebraska Cornhousers 64-57 last night, giving KU its sixth road loss in seven attempts this season. The poor road show this season prompted KU coach Ted Owens to make a wholesale lechage change, bringing his second enrolment to the team. Carroll, John Crawford and Art Houey started, and Darrenell Victor, Ricky Rose, Tony Mackay and David Ghester and Chester Gles were on board. "I can't say if the other starters would have gotten off to a better start or not. But I had to make a decision in the best interest of our squad. But the new starters fell 10 points behind an inspired Nebraska team early in the contest and the 'Huskers never surrendered the lead. "There is no way to tell the game would have been different with different starters," a dejected Owens said after a 28-minute replay. "We were so nervous that I did what I thought was the best for the team." "We had a lot of game to catch up and we did. But, obviously, I would not have liked to have gotten behind by 10." ALTHOUGH THE Jayhawks' starting five managed just four points in the first six games of the season. Their problems, too, KU was down 20-8 before the 'Hawks ripped off eight unanswered shots to pull within four 4-11 in the left half. The closest they could get the rest of the way was two points on several occasions, the last time at 51-49 with 5:29 remaining in the game. "We pulled back within two by working for good shots," Owens said. "If we had gamed the lead then, we have done certain things to dictate the tempo better. At least we have taken a different apposition played in a more conservative manner." THEERE WAS NOTHING conservative about the 'Hawks' full court press defense. KU pressed the 'Huskers' the entire game, but they never made it into the game. The Hawks, however, had 18. "I would have to say they handled our press well," Owens said. "When a team had only 12 turnovers in an entire game, you'd have to say they did a really good job." Nebraska deflated KU's pressure by using sharp passes to get the ball down court. "We didn't want to get into a running game with KU."肌 coach Moe Iaa said, but he wasn't going to play Joe Cipriano underwent surgery in November. Cipriano has not put on weight since then and is not patient. reports say he has cancer. He was, however, on the bench during the game. "A LOT OF PEOPLE might have questioned the way we attacked their press," Iba said, "but we didn't want to rush the man and get in a fast-paced game with KU." The 'Huskers' deliberate attack paid off with good shots from the field, where they shot 50 percent for the game, and resulted in a beet of free throws. The 'Huskers shot 33 times from the line in a playoff series with Avery Jerry Shoercoat led the way with nine of 10 in the final three minutes to seal the victory HU has now lost in Lincoln Five. The loss dropped the Jayhawks to 1-2 in the conference and 7-7 overall. Nebraska, meanwhile, moved into a five-way tie for the Cottonwood, Oklahoma, Colorado and Kansas State. "this is a good free-throw shooting club," Iba said. "I have a lot of confidence in that area of our offense." "It T'S A HARD loss for us," Owens said. "We hoped to win these two on the road and into a Saturday's game with K-State with some momentum." "Our players are very down. But they still have aspirations of being a championship team." The players were so down that after the game and the lengthy meeting with Owens they voted not to talk to the press. 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In other Big Eight action, Steve Tsiponvitchou进了 16 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to lead 128-handed downs and dumped Colorado 71-45 behind the performance from guards Rolando Blackman and Tyron Adams who combined for 41 | | FG | FT | REB | PP | TP | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Gay | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | Magley | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Valentine | 4.9 | 8.4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | | Carroll | 4.9 | 8.4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | | Carroll | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Doughes | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | Housey | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | Houser | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 25-44 | 15-16 | 15-16 | 2 | 15 | 57 | PG PG REB TP TP Oberaar 04 01 02 06 McVicker 34 14 15 17 Cullen 34 14 15 17 Collins 34 14 15 17 Nering 34 14 15 17 Meng 34 14 15 17 Gang 34 14 15 17 A-8,600 Kansas 28 31 — 57 Nebraska 30 34 — 64 In the final four minutes, Kansas couldn't thwart Nebraska's ball control offense. When the press yielded no turnovers, KU was forced to foul, and Brandon Officials—Snittler. Unruh By TOM COFFMAN Snorts Writer KU finished with 25 fouls to the 'Huskers' 15, with seven of KU's fouls coming in the final four minutes, five of which sent Sheochar to the free-throw. “It’s not that I can’t shoot. I just don’t take the 20-footers,” he said, “I accept my role on the team.” Shoecraft disrupts KU's final strategy with clutch shooting Sho Craft echoed his coach's comments. LINCOLN, Neb.—Ted Owens' plan to stop the Nebraska Cornhuskers' stall offense was dashed on the rocks of Jerry Sheecht's free-throw shooting last night. Sheecht hit nine free one in the three minutes to seal KU's 64-57 loss. "HE HAS been shooting good in practice," Iba said. He best Wisconsin earlier this year with a couple of shots. He just shoots well under pressure." "We were fouling a percentage shooter for them," Owens said. "She船裁 is not a good percentage shooter from the line. But he did a good job." Owens' strategy was sound, but so was Shoecraft's shooting. A sophomore forward for the Huskers, Shoecraft averaged 10.4 points per percent from the line, the words of the NU starting five. But in the end, it was his performance at the line that was responsible for the Jayhawk record's falling to 7-4 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten. After the game, Shoecraft was jubilant and KU was silent, refusing to talk to anyone. The 6-5 forward from Munce, Ind., did in fact show him, converting nine of his 11 free-throw attempts on his way to a 10-point outing. But in the clutch, he stood shooting dead. In the final 3-37, the forward hit nine of 10 free shots. "I COULD HEAR the guys from KU saying to foul me. "Sheoarch said. "That was making me mad. Back in high school, we had a great team teams tried that and it didn't work then." "I don't think they will foul me next time. I showed them." If Shoecraft's accuracy from the line surprised Owens and the Jayhawk "There is no truth to that whatsoever," Snow said. players, neither Shoecraft nor his coach, Moe Iba, were taken aback. all of the KU basketball news didn't come out of Lincoln last night. Sophomore center Mark Snow, who didn't make the trip, dispelled rumors that he was transferring to San Diego, near his hometown of LaMeza, Calif. The reason for his absence in Nebraska, he said, was KU's plan to alternate him with freshman Kelly Knight on road trips. Welcome Back Students to K.U., KING+Jeans & Terrific Savings Levi's Corduroy Sale LEVI'S Today thru Sunday $11^99 Corduroy Bells (reg. $17) Hundreds to choose from In Colors: - Light Blue - Brown - Grey - Green - Navy - Wheat - Tan - Rust - Black Also— Recycled Corduroys $ 9^99 Straight-leg & Bootcut $1597 Corduroys (some slight irreg.) Don't Miss These and Other Outstanding Values at KING Jeans 740 Massachusetts Lawrence's Largest & Most Complete Jean Store