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Cardinals boast sizzling offense
By DON STEFFENS
The only statistic the two teams are close in is the win-loss column.
Kansas and Louisville show identical 22-3 records for the 1966-67 season, and many people are anticipating what a dual between two of the nation's top three teams would be should they tangle.
And that possibility exists in this weekend's NCAA Regional
Basketball tournament, held in KU's Allen Fieldhouse.
But first, third-ranked KU must get past number seven Houston with big center Elvin Hayes, and second-ranked LU must top Southern Methodist, in Friday's preliminaries.
The Hawks have performed defensively as the nation's fifth stingiest team, giving up only 58.9 per game to the opposition, and permitting them to make only 36.8 percent of their shots.
Daily Kansan Tuesday, March 14, 1967
KANSAN SPORTS KU's Rugby team wins tough games
KU's Rugby Football Club swept into a winning season last weekend as both the A and B units posted victories over visiting Missouri Saturday and St. Benedict's Sunday at Atchison.
In Saturday's action the A team scored an 11-9 victory over MU, and the B unit ran roughshod over the Tiger reserves. 12-0
KU's first unit stormed to an 11-0 lead at halftime, but Missouri came back with several key plays setting up three field goals in the second period.
"WE REALLY BOGGED down in the second half," Larry Hartnett, team captain, said. "We had a few bad breaks; the first half left us very tired as well.
"Our B team is certainly encouraging, though," he said. "It really is starting to come through."
Both units dominated Sunday's matches against St. Benedict's 11-0 and 27-0, respectively.
Each team is now 4-1 after a loss in their season opener at St. Louis one week ago.
KU WILL SEE action against the Kansas City Rugby Football Club at 1 p.m. Saturday in Kansas City's Swope Park.
Marshall dumps Nebraska in NIT
NEW YORK —(UPI)— Jack Hartman runs his Southern Illinois team with the discipline of a Marine Corps drill sergeant while Ellis Johnson runs his Marshall club with the casualness of a playground leader.
But both methods were working Monday night in the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinals as Southern Illinois edged Duke 72-63 and Marshall routed Nebraska 119-88 while setting a new tourney single game scoring team record.
THE VICTORIES moved both teams into Thursday night's semifinals against foes to be decided by tonight's double-header. Southern Illinois plays the New Mexico-Rutgers winner and Marshall meets the Marquette-ProVIDence victor.
In Monday night's action, Southern Illinois used its well disciplined offense to outlast a weary Duke team in the best played game of the tourney while Marshall utilized a helter-skelter offense that featured constant shooting and a 46-point performance from George Stone, the second highest in NIT history, to drub Nebraska.
"THE THING that impresses you about Southern Illinois is its fine team discipline," Duke coach Vic Bubas said after he lost the superb battle that resembled a chess match on hardwood.
Asked how he achieved the discipline, SIU coach Hartman said, "you demand it, if you don't get it. you fire somebody."
Hartman, who played for Hank Iba and is a great believer in Iba's controlled offense style of play, said, "every time we win a game, I'm thankful for having played for Hank Iba."
It was the 17th straight victory for SIU, the small college national champion which beat Louisville and Texas Western during the regular season and again showed it can handle the top major college powers.
Defense has not been the Louisville Cardinals' forte as they led the Missouri Valley with an 82.2 scoring average, hitting 49.6 percent of their shots, compared to KU's 43.6 percent.
An all-America center, Westley Unseld, will be Hawker Vern Vanoy's major obstacle. Though both are similar physically, at 6-8 and 240-lb., Unseld has outscored double V, 18.8 to 8.0.
The two squads will present balanced scoring attacks with hefty centers and defty guards.
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Vanoy has had some foul problems this season but apparently has overcome the bug during the pressure-packed Big Eight title drive.
But Vern does not look as massive as Unseld and has excellent reflexes and possibly springier legs than the Card's big center.
KU's front-line defense will become all-important with Unseld under the bucket as he has averaged 19.4 carooms per game. Comparatively Vanoy, Ron Franz and Rodger Bohnenstiehl have averaged but 19.6 grabs per game.
But if KU would risk sinking its defense around the junior Card, Unseld is best-known for his willingness to pass off to teammates, as his coach Peck Hickman says.
"He could get 30 points a game if he wanted to be a ball hog and shoot away," Hickman said.
"He just wants to be part of the team."
And he is but part of a well-rounded team.
Sophomore forward Butch Beard, named to most second or third all-American teams, is only 6-3, but is averaging 8.0 rebounds per game.
He will perhaps be guarded by KU's tricky junior guard Jo-Jo White.
The flashy Beard and lumbering Unseld receive the headlines but are ably backed up by three other starters averaging 11.0 points.
Beard is cat-like in his passing and faking motions with a sneaky-fast speed that isn't noticed til the Cards race down court on a fast-break.
Louisville brings an uncanny 49.6 shooting percentage into the tournament with Unseld leading all shooters hitting 54 of every 100 shots, and Beard making good 51.4.
Rounding out the Louisville starters is another sophomore, Jerry King who averages 10.4 tallies a game.
Their steady, play-making guard Fred Holden, tabbed by many Missouri Valley coaches as the league's most underrated player, brings a reassuring feeling onto the court for LU.
The only senior starter will be Dave Gilbert, a guard averaging 9.8 game, as the Cards field a young squad like KU.
Should the game take place, it will face a defensive giant against an offensive power.
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Leading the Hawks will be Bob Pierson, who is entered in seven individual events plus all-around. The Lawrence sophomore has been averaging almost 9 points in floor exercises and long horse. A perfect performance is 10.
Kansas will send a 12-man gymnastics squad to Lincoln this week for the fifth annual Big Eight championship Friday and Saturday.
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"We've had fairly good performances from our first place man," Lockwood explained, "and we could get second place depending on the ability of our third place performers."
IN THE ALL-AROUND Pierson will be matched against three of the nation's top performers; Iowa State's Jerry Fontana and Mike Jacki and Colorado's Bill Fisher.
Other Jayhawks who usually score well are Jerry Denk in the trampoline; Richard Hemphill in the parallel bars; Wayne Dixon and Steve Pyle, in the high bar and still rings events.
"Iowa State should win the championship," said coach Bob Lockwood. "They have too much depth which will be the key to the meet.
KU to send even dozen to finals
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