Buffs hold Robisch to 16
Meely hit 24 to guide Colorado past 'Hawks
By BRUCE CARNAHAN Kansan Sports Editor
Boulder-Cliff Meely's inside scoring punch and bruising rebounding triggered an explosive Colorado offense that gunned down KU's faint hopes for the conference crown with an 81-73 thumping of the cold-shooting Jayhawks Saturday night in the CU Field House.
The anticipated shoot-out between KU's Dave Robisch, who entered the contest as the Big Eight's leading scorer sporting a 28.3 per game average, and Meely, top scorer in the league last year, never materialized as Meely's short jumpers and high arching one-handers netted a game high 24 points while a hustling Buff defense limited Robisch to only 16 points—his lowest point production of the season.
Meely, who ripped off CU's first seven points, also pulled in 18 rebounds to double as the contest's top rebounder as well as scorer.
The win upped CU, defending league champs, to a 5-6 conference record and dropped the 'Hawks to 5-5 in Big Eight action. KU is 14-8 overall and the Buffs are a disappointing 12-11 for the year.
Both teams started out cold from the field, but KU caught fire first and surged to a 12-5 edge with 15:19 showing on the clock. Meely was the only Buff to down points in the first five minutes.
Meely hit on a follow shot a minute later to get the cold-shooting Buffs untracked. CU exploded for 12 points in the next four minutes to take a 19-16 lead. The clubs traded buckets for the remainder of the opening period and Colorado edged to a 40-36 half time margin.
Robisch, operating from the baseline with 6-10 Koger Brown handling the high post position, was continually harassed by a sagging Buff zone defense but still managed to fire home nine points and grab 7 rebounds in the first stanza. Meely returned to last season's top form by tallying 16 points and grabbing 7 caroms in the opening period.
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Robisch moved from the baseline to a high post position in the second half but CU's tough defense kept the Jayhawks' pivot at bay and the supporting KU cast enjoyed limited success from outside. The closest the 'Hawks could cut the deficit was 65-62 when Chet Lawrence hit a 20-footter at the 4:24 mark.
But Meely countered with a 10-
foot turn-around and CU's fiery
guard Gordon Tope drove the lane for an easy bucket to put the Buffs on top 69-62 with only 3:08 remaining.
Colorado converted ten straight free throws in the final two minutes to secure the victory.
KU and Colorado both banged home 30 field goals for the game. The charity stripe proved the difference as the Buffs cashed in on 21-26 tosses and KU hit 13-16.
Colorado finished with a mediocre 41 per cent from the field, but KU experienced its worst shooting night of the year as the Jayhawks could find the range on only 36 per cent of their field goal attempts.
Pierre Russell's 20 points and 14 rebounds topped the 'Hawks in both departments. Robisch followed with 16 points and 13 caroms. Bud Stallworth came off the bench to net 10 points, and Chet Lawrence bombed in four long-range aerials and two free tosses to also finish with 10 points.
Tope, and all-conference guard a year ago, followed Meely in the CU scoring column with 17 points. Sophomore forward Jim Creighton added 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Dudley Mitchell tossed in 13 points.
played a near-flowless final twenty minutes of basketball.
The Jayhawks managed a 49-48 rebounding margin over CU, but turnovers proved costly for KU in the second stanza as the Buffers
KU is now 2-6 on the road for the season and is still looking for its first win on the road against conference foes.
KU will square off against Missouri tonight at 8:00 in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks will be seeking to avenge an earlier 56-53 setback that the Tigers handed them in Columbia.
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Box Score
| KANSAS | FG | FT | RB | PF | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Stallworth | 4-11 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| Nash | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Russell | 2-06 | 2-3 | 14 | 2 | 20 |
| Robbins | 7-16 | 2-2 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| Brown | 2-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Klivisto | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Lawrence | 4-12 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Team totals | 30-83 | 13-16 | 49 | 16 | 73 |
| COLORADO | FG | FT | RB | PF | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Meely | 8-20 | 8-10 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| Topo | 6-15 | 5-7 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Mitchell | 6-18 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Creighton | 6-10 | 3-4 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| Coleman | 1-6 | 2-2 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Jameson | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pickens | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 30-73 | 21-26 | 48 | 13 | 81 |
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Wildcats cinch tie for top spot
By United Press International
By United Press International Kansas State, the team that everybody overlooked, clinched a tie for the Big Eight basketball championship Saturday night.
The Wildcats did it when Jerry Venable hit his first eight shots in the second half for a 69-62 victory over Nebraska and defending champion Colorado squelched Kansas, 81-73, in Boulder.
The combination left K-State with a 9-2 won-loss record and a three-game lead over Missouri 6-5 with three to play. Kansas and Oklahoma, both 5-5, also retain slim chances for a title tie.
Missouri scored a 72-61 victory over Oklahoma State and Oklahoma won its first conference road game, edging Iowa State, 75-63, in other games Saturday.
Kansas State can claim the title outright with a victory in its last home game Thursday against Colorado or in either of two remaining road games at Oklahoma and Kansas.
Venable, a 6-5 senior, was the difference Saturday. Kansas State trailed by as many as 10 points in the first half before closing to 32-30 at halftime when Jeff Webb connected just before the buzzer.
Venable scored K-State's first nine points in the second half and didn't miss until 7:30 remained and the Cats were in command, 58-49. Kansas State scored nine straight points in a four-minute burst that lifted the Wildcats from a 43-41 deficit to a 50-43 lead with 11:30 to go. Nebraska never got closer than five points after that.
Venable finished with 26 points after scoring only seven in the first half. The Wildcats also got another fine performance from reserve Eddie Smith, who hit five of eight shots for 10 points, Smith, a 6-4 junior, now has hit 12 of 18 shots in K-State's last three victories.
Colorado stopped Kansas by stopping Dave Robisch. The Buffaloes' collapsing zone seldom let Robisch get the ball inside, where he likes to shoot a turn-around jump shot. The 6-9 junior scored only 16 points. Kansas narrowed the gap to 65-62 with $4\frac{1}{2}$ minutes to go, but Colorado spurted away
on field goals by Cliff Meely and Gordon Tope. Meely finished with 24 points, while Tope had 17 and Jim Crightenon 15.
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Kansas, though it has not lost at home, has yet to win a road game in conference play.
Missouri rode the inside play of Henry Smith, who had 20 points, and the outside shooting of Theo Franks, who had 19, to its victory. Missouri, breaking a two-game losing streak, hit 26 of 46 shots for 56.6 per cent.
Clifford Ray added the first of two free throws with 22 seconds left, then blocked Aaron Jenkins' shot in the waning seconds to preserve the victory.
Oklahoma's victory was the eighth by a visiting team in 43 Big Eight Conference games.
Garfield Heard scored 30 points and made the game's big play in Oklahoma's victory over Iowa State. Heard stole the ball and romped the length of the court for a layup with 1:15 to play and a 74-73 Sooner lead.
| | W | L | Pct. | PF | PA |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kansas St. | 9 | 2 | .818 | 764 | 705 |
| Missouri | 6 | 5 | .545 | 695 | 681 |
| Kansas | 5 | 5 | .500 | 760 | 704 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | .500 | 629 | 707 |
| Colorado | 5 | 6 | .455 | 818 | 765 |
| Iowa State | 5 | 7 | .417 | 866 | 897 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 6 | .400 | 674 | 708 |
| Okla. St. | 4 | 7 | .364 | 691 | 721 |
Conference Games
| | W | L | Pet. | PF | PA |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kan, St. | 18 | 5 | .784 | 1669 | 1527 |
| Okla. | 18 | 6 | .727 | 1634 | 1551 |
| Kansas | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1704 | 1573 |
| Nebraska | 13 | 8 | .619 | 1533 | 1532 |
| Missouri | 14 | 9 | .609 | 1601 | 1529 |
| Okla. St. | 13 | 10 | .565 | 1526 | 1487 |
| Colorado | 12 | 11 | .522 | 1730 | 1612 |
| Iowa St. | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1768 | 1756 |
All Games
Results Last Week:
Okahoma State 72, Iowa State 62; Kansas State 63, Missouri 60;
Okahoma 84, Colorado 77; Kansas 100, Nebraska 87; Oklahoma 75, Iowa State 73; Kansas State 69; Nebraska 62; Missouri 72;
Okahoma State 61; Colorado 81;
Kansas 73.
Games This Week
Monday—Missouri at Kansos,
Oklahoma at Nebraska.
Anursday—Colorado at Kansas State.
Saturday—Kansas State at Oklahoma, Kansas at Oklahoma State, Nebraska at Missouri.
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