Monday, March 25, 1968
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
9
hard in NIT
The Jayhawk basketball team was a solemn group of men as they ate breakfast in the hotel coffee shop in preparation for Saturday afternoon's NIT championship game against the Dayton Flyers.
The KU pep band arrived to provide music and enthusiasm for Kansas, playing before a crowd highly partisan for Dayton. The pom-pon girls brightened the team spirit as they prepared to go to Madison Square Garden for the game.
However, there were few bright moments for the Jayhawks once they reached the Garden. Jo Je White, always a steady performer, provided a few thrills for the small group of Kansas fans, but most of the afternoon was disappointing.
When all was over, the Dayton fans mobbed the floor and their team as the Jayhawks sat dejected beside the court awaiting the presentation of awards.
After the game, both the winner and the loser, Coach Don Donoher (Dayton) and KU's Ted Owens, had to field questions from the nation's sports writers.
Finally a dejected KU basketball team sat, waiting to return to Lawrence.
Kansan Photos
by Moe Behravesh