8 Thursday, February 20, 1975 University Daily Kansan KU's shooting cold as Tigers win 87-72 By MIKE FITZGERALD Sports Editor COLUMBIA, Mo. —As the sign read in the lobby of the Wisconsin Center, "Winter is Missouri's Norm." The Norm is Norm Stewart, MU Coach, and he won his sixth conference game of the season last night when his team beat KU, 87-72. "They were alive and active," said Ted Owens, KU coach. "We just weren't. We did a good job trying to get back and had several chances to do it but didn't." The Jayhawk's first half was a coach's nightmare. It wasn't that KU didn't get the good shots, but only 12 of 57, or 32 per cent. The offense was so weak in Missouri also put up 37 shots, but made 19. Willie Smith, MU guard, and Kim Anderson, MU forward, led the way for the Tigers in the first half. Smith scored 17 of his 27 points and Anderson 14 of his 23 in the first 20 minutes. The Tigers shot 51 per cent in the first half. Missouri got the inside shots on the slightly larger Jayhawks and was able to hit it that KU couldn't. The rebounding game was also a deciding factor in the first half, as well as the rest of the game. Missouri went to the defensive and offensive boards and outbounded the Jayhawks 30-15 in the first half. KU made a change from a zone defense to a heat-shooting defense, seemed to stop the hot-shooting Tigers. The half ended with an almost insurmountable Titer lead. 44,26. "The only thing I told them in the locker room at half was that MU did come back at our place," said Owens. "But I also told them that we couldn't do it unless we got the loose balls and started to win the rebounding battle." KU came out of the locker room aggressive at the start of the second half. Rick Suttle hit two straight shots and pulled down seven points in an attempt to get back the game. In four minutes, the 'Hawks were able to close an 18 point half-time deficit to 10.48. But the Tigers, led by Smith, Kim Anderson and a second-half offensive show by Jim Kennedy, came back to stretch their lead to where it exceeded KU's grasp. "We were just flat-footed," said Owens. "We had people driving on us the entire game and no one supported underneath the basket. Our reactions were not good." The see-saw battle continued the entire second half, with KU pulling to within 10 points followed by the Tigers stretching it again to 13. With 4:09 left in the game, KU pulled to within seven, the closest margin of the team. Tommi Laihonen "It wasn't exactly the turning point, but we did cut their lead considerably," said Owens. "I felt we needed to make them turn the ball over so we went to a full court press. They beat it on their first time down court." "The lose balls could have made the difference. When we cut it to eight, they whipped our press. We didn't score on our next time down court, but Willie Smith did." Wille Smith was the offensive punch of the Tigers all night, "I thought Clint Johnson did a fine job on Willie," said Owens. Johnson said "Smith was really tough out there tonight. If you just had to be a bad guy, he is so quick." "Like the way we played him in the first half, and then we made him work. Dale Greenlee played him the first half and told me to pick him up at the half-court line and just stay with him." Johnson said that Smith wasn't just a gunner but was a team ball player. The difference in the game seemed to be the rebounding and fired-up play of the opponent. They played hard and were moving constantly on the move. 'I can't get away from them.' The Tigers rebounding and their ability to get several easy lays underneath was the key to their success. "It was the center's fault," said Knight. "We gave them too many easy baskets." "They were really rebounding out there tonight," Knight said. "You would go after a ball, foul of their men, and then tend to lay off. They also had five men crashing the boards after every shot. Absolutely, the rebounding was the game." Since Missouri and Kansas are tied for second place behind Kansas State, Owens said KU was still in the middle of the race. "We know we can use the race if we win Iowa," he said. "We want to be in good place in the race because the other two still have to play each other." Kansas (12) FG-FAA FT-FAA RBD TF TP 12 Cook 5-10 2-2 8 2 12 Cook 6-10 2-2 8 2 12 Sutte 9-19 4-4 3 5 22 Sutte 9-19 4-4 3 5 22 Gibson 5-10 2-3 3 4 12 Gibson 5-10 2-3 3 4 12 Rinkley 5-10 2-3 3 4 12 Rinkley 5-10 2-3 3 4 12 South 0-2 0-0 0 1 4 South 0-2 0-0 0 1 4 South 30-71 18-12 13 23 72 Injuries will again hamper the University of Kansas gymnastics team as it embarks on its longest road trip of the season Thursday. Muskett (Ff) FG-FA FT-FA RBD PF TP 12 Kennedy 4-13 4-5 10 20 4 12 K. Anderson 11-18 1-1 1-4 12 4 23 K. Anderson 10-22 1-2 1-4 7 3 27 Curle 4-25 2-5 1-2 1 7 3 Curle 3-2 1-2 1-2 1 7 3 M. Anderson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 M. Vileheen 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Stall 0-1 1-1 0-1 0 1 2 Stall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 Totals 35-73 17-24 50 18 18 67 Totals 35-73 17-24 50 18 18 67 Gymnasts head north The Jayhawks' trip takes on them a three-day swing through Iowa and Illinois. They will meet Northern Iowa University Thursday night, Western Illinois University on Friday and the University of Illinois Saturday. Kansas 78 46 43 - 72 Kansas Officals: Wayne Clinton and Bernd Sagge. Officals: Wayne Clinton and Bernd Sagge. Al Overton was a doubtful entrant in these meets. He said that Overton, the team's top all-around performer, missed more than a week of practice because of strained ankle muscles. Lock-ock wood said that with Overton out, he would enter a young, inexperienced team. McDaniel signs pact with Cleveland scored from 185 to 195 points in five previous duals this season. 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