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University Daily Kansan
Friday, March 6, 1964
HARRY GIBSON These two seniors . . .
BUDDY VANCE .. to play last KU game.
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Jayhawk Cagers Slate Last Game
Two members of the Jayhawker basketball team will play their last collegiate game Saturday night in Allen Field House.
Senior Harry Gibson and Buddy Vance will bow out of competition as the Jayhawks meet Oklahoma State. Tipoff time is 7:35 p.m.
The 1964 Big Eight championship has, of course, already been claimed by Kansas State. But there is ample incentive for both the Jayhawks and the Oklahoma team.
BY WINNING, KU can assure at least a share of third place in the final conference standings and come out with a 500-plus overall record of 13-12.
The Jayhawks' 73-71 overtime victory over Colorado here Monday lifted them into sole possession of third for a day. Missouri grabbed a share of the position Tuesday with a 74-60 win over Iowa State at Columbia.
Both teams trail Colorado (7-5) by a half-game, with Oklahoma State another half-length back in fifth at 6-6.
KU will also be looking to break O-State's four-game victory string in Lawrence. Not since 1959, when the Jayhawks scored a 58-49 triumph, have they tripped Hank Iba's trump, have Allen Field House.
Furthermore, the cowboys won a 52-50 overtime game here in 1958, which means they've won five of six here since they became members of the Big Eight Conference.
OKLAHOMA STATE, of course, has the same first-division designs as does KU. By winning this one, and their finale against arch-rival Oklahoma, the Cowboys could clinch nothing less than a third-place tie, thus matching their conference high-water mark of three seasons back.
Of equal importance is Iba's quest for his 700th collegiate coaching victory, a feat which would place him in the rare circle with his former KU antagonist, Phog Allen, whose 771 wins is still high in basketball history.
Coach Dick Harp said last night he felt encouraged about KU's chances of beating O-State.
"If we can continue," Coach Harp said, "to have the same sort of floor leadership as David Schichteg gave us against Colorado, I have to feel encouraged about our chances against Oklahoma State."
WHEN ASKED TO explain the recent surge in the fortunes of the KU cagers, Coach Harp said the
upswing was a difficult thing to explain.
"It's a hard question to answer," Coach Harp said, "I guess you'd have to say its a combination of effort and efficiency.
"Our Nebraska game (64-55) was good mechanically. (KU committed only five fouls and eight ball handling errors, made 18-20 free throws and shot 41 per cent from the field.) But we got beaten badly on the backboards which is a reflection of effort.
"Id say the Colorado game (KU won-73-71 in overtime) was our best game of the year for combined efficiency and effort.
"I understand their new boy, David Wright, is a fine backcourt player and Gene Johnson has improved at center. They beat us twice this year before they had Wright and when we had all our boys. Too, they have come out of their slump and played real well the last two games. You can see that we have a job on our hands," Coach Harp said.
Harp said a winning team is made up of a number of parts.
"It's made up of many things, but primarily self-discipline. Too, we played well on defense in both games." Coach Harp said.
"I just hope," Coach Harp said, "that we can follow the pattern we established in the Nebraska and Colorado games.
Gymnastics Team To End Season
The KU gymnastics team will end its home season at 2 p.m. Saturday in Robinson Gymnasium in a dual meet with Fort Hays State College.
The KU team has a 3-6 record for the season.
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