K-State lunges far ahead of field as NU, KU meet for second tonight
By United Press International
A blocked shot by David Lawrence propelled Kansas State to a 63-60 victory over Missouri Monday night, allowing the Wildcats to take a giant step toward the Big Eight basketball championship.
Lawrence blocked Pete Helmlock's layup with 1:16 left then scored an uncontested layup at the offensive end with 43 seconds to play to give K-State a 59-56 lead. It remained for Jeff Webb and Bob Zender to sink two free throws each in the waning seconds to clinch the victory.
The win, K-State's third on the road in the hotly-contested Big Eight race, left the Wildcats with a two-game lead over Kansas and Nebraska with four to play. K-State is 8-2 while Missouri, which suffered its first home loss after 13 straight victories, was virtually eliminated with a 5-5 record.
K-State took the lead for good, 57-56, on Eddie Smith's 15-foot jumper with 1:39 to go. Zender led K-State with 13 points, while Missouri's top scorer was Don Tomlinson with 18.
Oklahoma State opened up a deadlocked Big Eight Conference basketball game in the last half of play Monday to hand the Iowa State Cyclones a 72-62 loss, their first in four years at the hands of the Cowboys.
Paul Mullen, 6-7 Cowboy center, led the scoring with 25 points.
The two teams battled on even terms through the first half, going to the dressing room with a 33-33 tie.
Midway in the second half the Pokes opened up with 10 consecutive points to break a 47-47 deadlock and give them the largest advantage of the game.
In the next three minutes of play the Cyclones outscored the Pokes 13-4 and pulled to within one point at 60-61 with two minutes to play.
The Cowboys scored nine points in the closing two minutes of play.
The loss put the Cyclones at 5-6 in conference play. The Cowboys went to 4-6.
Oklahoma kept defending champion Colorado at a seven-point deficit during the final minutes of play Monday to hand the Buffalooes an 84-77 defeat that virtually eliminated the visitors from contention in Big Eight basketball competition.
Colorado's Gordon Tope led the scoring with 23 points. Sooner Bobby Jack trailed with 22.
Both squads had players in double figures but it was from the field the Sooners took command.
Oklahoma hit 32 of 64 from the field for a cool 50 per cent while Colorado could manage only 29 of 83 for 34 per cent.
The Sooners were led only once in the game. Colorado moved to a 4-2 advantage in the opening rounds but Oklahoma went to the dressing room with
a 38-33 halftime advantage.
The loss left the Buffs at 4-6 in conference play. Oklahoma is now 4-5.
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With the loser facing virtual elimination from the Big Eight basketball race, Nebraska and Kansas collide at 8:05 tonight in Allen Field House.
Both the Huskers and 'Hawks carry 4-4 marks into the contest and face an uphill struggle to catch league-leading Kansas State at 8-2. The Wildcats disposed of second-place Missouri Monday night, 63-60, and must only win two of their remaining four games to clinch at a tie for the title regardless of what any challenger may do.
Nebraska has already beaten KU twice this season, 78-73 in the Big Eight Tourney, and 84-73 in Lincoln. The victor of tonight's game will hold undisputed possession of second place and trail K-State by two games in the loss column.
It promises to be a running, high-scoring affair as both teams have good speed and like to fast-break. The winner will be the
team with; even an outside chance of catching K-State.
K-State game sold out
All tickets for the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game at Allen Field House March 7 have been sold, KU athletic director Wade Stinson announced last week.
It will be the final regular season game for both of the Big Eight title contenders. K-State currently leads the conference with an 18-2 record and Kansas is tied for second with Nebraska at 4-4.
Frazier world champ; Ellis can't go in 5th
NEW YORK (UPI)—Joe Frazier became the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world Monday night when Jimmy Ellis was unable to answer the bell for the fifth round of their title fight.
The fight established Frazier as the sole owner of the title he had shared with Ellis since Cassius Clay was deposed three years ago after refusing induction into the armed services.
Ellis carried the fight to Frazier in the first round, but in the second and then in the third Frazier asserted his superior punching power and only courage
seemed to keep Ellis on his feet.
only team left in the conference with four losses and the only
Ellis went down for the count of eight in the fourth, barely beating the count. He went down again and the bell sounded at five with Ellis on the floor.
It was Frazier's 25th victory in his unbeaten professional career. He was the Olympic champion in 1966.
Ellis was not able to come out for the fifth round.
Frazier weighed 205 against 201 for Ellis.
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