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Jayhawks move into second place as they crack century mark in downing Nebraska
By BRUCE CARNAHAN Kansan Sports Editor
Roger Brown and Dave Robisch combined for 47 points and 31 rebounds to spearhead the Jayhawks to a 100-87 thrashing of Nebraska in a rough and tumble game Tuesday night in Allen Field House.
Robisch continued his assault on the Big Eight Conference's single season scoring mark by downing 32 points against the 'Huskers. Tuesday night's performance bolstered the 6-9 junior pivot's scoring total to 255 points in only nine conference encounters. His 29.3 points-pergame average ranks an even one point above the 28.3 mark set by another KU great, Wilt Chamberlain, in winning the 1956 scoring derby.
Brown entered the game with 12:21 showing on the clock in the first half and KU trailing the Cornhuskers 21-15. The 6-10 giant responded by grabbing 18 rebounds and scoring 10 points in the first half and played an instrumental part in lifting the 'Hawks to a 54-43 half time margin. Before fouling out with 3:45
Photo by Ron Bishop
Oh no you don't . . .
Nebraska's Chuck Jura finds the inside too congested as he tries to force a driving one-hander over Roger Brown.
KU steadily built the margin to 50-41 with 2:05 left before Robisch was forced to head to the KU bench after picking up his third foul. KU, minus its outstanding scorer, rose to the challenge, struck for two quick buckets and strolled into the locker room enjoying a 54-43 margin over the invading Cornhuskers.
on top for good, 36-35, with 6:18 left in the first stanza.
The lowest that Nebraska could cut the deficit in the second half was six points, 75-69, when senior guard Sam Martin bombed in one of the Cornhuskers' many long range jumpers. However, the NU comeback bid was in vain as the Jayhawks quickly stretched the margin to 80-70 on two baseline shots by Robisch and a 12-footer by Russell.
The action in the final two minutes was often erratic and physical as the Cornhuskers continually fouled to gain possession of the ball and the Jayhawks strained to break the magical 100-points barrier. Much to the 10,000 spectators delight, the 'Hawks' finally cracked the century mark on Fred Bosilevac's desperation 25-footer with 3 seconds showing on the clock. It was the first time in the last 65 conference games that KU has scored 100 points and is only the seventh time that any KU squad has scored that many points in a single game.
Robisch's 32 points once again topped the KU scoring attack. He continued his bid to double as both the league's leading scorer and rebounder by hauling in 10 rebounds against the "Huskers." Russell complimented his usually fine floor play by netting 25 points and grabbing eight caroms. Brown followed with 15 and Bob Kivisto tallied 11 points—the fourth straight game that the sophomore backcourt ace has broken into double figures. Lawrence, KU's senior captain, quarterbacked the explosive offensive machine and chipped in 7 points.
Nebraska's hot shooting guards put on quite a show by firing home a variety of cross country missiles. Tom Scantlebury hit for 17, Martin canned 14 and sub Al Nissen added nine points. Leroy Chalk scored 17 and topped the 'Huskers in rebounding with 12. Bob Gratopp hit six of seven from the field to finish with 16 points.
Nebraska converted 38 of 66 field goal attempts for an outstanding 57.6 per cent marksman-
remaining in the contest, the reserve center managed to grab a game high 21 rebounds and net 15 points. Brown is only the eighth KU cager to snare over 20 caroms in a single game.
Three quick buckets by Robisch and a sticky man-for-man press enabled the Jayhawks to jump to an 11-6 advantage with only three and one-half minutes elapsed in the contest. But the 'Huskers exploded on the strength of some deadly outside shooting and reeled off 14 consecutive points before KU could again dent the scoreboard on Chet Lawrence's driving layup. The sudden Nebraska spurt lifted the Cornhuskers to a 20-11 margin with only seven minutes of the game completed.
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The Jayhawks battled back to knot the score 25-25 midway in the opening period when Pierre Russell drove down the lane to can a layup. The lead continued to change hands for the next four minutes until Bob Kivisto converted a charity tooss to put KU
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