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SPORTS NIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27,1995
SECTION B
BIG EIGHT Men's scores
Friday: Kansas 88 Missouri 69
Saturday
Colorado ...80
Nebraska ...74
Oklahoma ...82
Oklahoma St. ...74 OT
Men's Standings
| Kansas | league | 10 | 3 | 21 | 4 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Oklahoma St. | 9 | 8 | 19 | 8 | |
| Oklahoma St. | 9 | 4 | 21 | 6 | |
| Missouri | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | |
| Iowa State | 5 | 6 | 19 | 7 | |
| Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 17 | 10 | |
| Colorado | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | |
| Kansas State | 2 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
Tonight's game:
iowa State at Oklahoma St., 8:30 p.m.
ESPN
Men's top five fared
1. Kansas (21-4) beat No. 14 Missouri 88-69. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Sunday, March 5.
2. UCLA (21-2) defeated Duke 100 77.
3. North Carolina (21-3) beat Florida State 80-78. Next: vs. No. 10 Wake Forest, Tuesday.
4. Connecticut (22-2) beat Seton Hall 75-61. Next: at Providence, today.
5. Massachusetts (21-4) beat St. Joseph's 77-58. Next: vs. Rhode Island, Sunday.
Women's scores
Sunday: Kansas 94 Missouri 65
Friday: Colorado 90 Kansas 81 OT
Kansas regains Big Eight's top spot
Friday
Missouri ... 66
Kansas State ... 59
Sunday
Nebraska ...62
Iowa State ...51
Colorado ...77
Kansas State ...74
Oklahoma ...76
Oklahoma State ...67
Women's Standings
league overall
Colorado 14 0 24 2
Oklahoma 11 3 19 7
Kansas 8 6 18 9
Oklaoma St. 7 7 16 10
Kansas State 6 7 14 12
Missouri 5 9 15 11
Nebraska 4 10 13 13
Iowa State 1 13 8 18
Kansas sophmore guard Jerdon Haase gets tangled up with Missouri freshman guard Kendrick Moore while reaching for the ball. Haase led the Jayhawks in scoring with a career-high 26 points. Sean R. Crosier /
Haase's efforts lead to win
Bv Tom Erickson
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas sophomore guard Jerod Haase added another outstanding performance to his basketball resume by scoring a career-high 26 points on Saturday against No. 14 Missouri.
But the Jayhawks' 88-69 victory was just another day at the office for Hasee, who said he preferred not to dwell on each game for too long.
"I felt comfortable throughout the game," he said. "I got some shots and was feeling good. It's human nature to feel good when you play well, and it's exciting for me. Tonight we will put it behind us and start concentrating on the next game."
Haase's rough-and-tumble play
was especially important in the first six minutes of the second half. The aggressive guard absorbed three hard fouls, landing on the Allen Field House floor each time.
Many Jayhawks worry about Haase when the bumps and bruises begin to multiply.
"It's kind of scary how he runs around and falls down. We think he's going to break a wrist or something," Kansas senior guard Greg Gurley said. "He just plays so hard all the time, and it shows up in his overall output."
"Jerod plays the game with a passion," Williams said. "He's a tough youngster. He does not have very much regard for his body."
Kansas coach Roy Williams said he appreciated the intensity Haase carried onto the court.
"If there's such a thing as a right-hand man, he's definitely one," Vaughn said. "The thing is, he makes me better, and he makes our whole squad better. There's a lot of responsibility that is put on his shoulders a lot of the time, and that's what makes him so great. I think he always leads the charge."
Kansas sophomore guard Jacque Vaughn said his backcourt mate was always there to help out.
"Basically, I'm going to play hard, and I try to stay off the ground as much as I can." Haase said. "I'm not going to try to kill myself out there, but it's the time of the season now where we can't get tired, and we can't have a lackluster effort."
Mizzou falls after jumping to 18-6 lead
Haase is quick to defend his aggressive style of play as his way of helping the Jayhawks win games.
By Christoph Fuhrmans Kansan sportswriter
The stage was set for a kansas victory.
The No. 1 Jayhawks were coming off an emotional loss at Oklahoma and were playing No. 14 Missouri without its star, junior forward Julian Winfield, who had a quadricen strain in his left leg.
But this was Missouri against Kansas— anything could happen.
So Kansas coach Roy Williams wasn't too worried when the Tigers raced to an early 18-6 lead. After the Tigers' early run, the Jayhawks began to play and defeated Missouri 88-69.
"I've said many times that you'll never see me stand up and call a time out when it's 12-0," he said. "You've got to play for 40 minutes."
Kansas improved to 21-4 and 10-3 in the Big Eight Conference while Missouri fell to 18-6 and 7-5. The Jayhawks took a half-game lead on Oklahoma State when the Cowboys lost 82-74 to Oklahoma on Saturday.
Missouri senior guard Paul O'Liney was the spark for the Tigers early, as he scored seven of the Tigers' first 18 points. Missouri junior centers Sammie and Simeon Haley were also instrumental in the Tigers' early run.
"The great characteristic was that we came back," he said. "We picked up the enthusiasm and intensity and played harder on the defensive end of the floor."
Kansas sophomore guard Jerod Haase, who scored a career-high 26 points, said that Missouri's lead had been too early in the game for the Jayhawks to be worried.
And the Jayhawks came back with a force. Kansas went on a 21-4 run that ended with 5:19 left in the first half after an inside basket from senior center Greg Ostertag.
Both teams started the second half the same as the first. The Tigers went on a 9-4 run to close to within 47-44, while the Jayhawks scored one basket during the first five minutes.
Then Haase took control of the game. Haase scored 12 of Kansas' first 14 points in the second half and hit the floor several times after being fouled or diving for loose balls, despite advice from Williams not to play sorecklessly.
"He disregarded it," Williams said. "I have asked him to be a little more choosy and to make sure that he's got a chance to get a ball before he goes diving and flying through the air after it."
But Hasee's teammates are used to seeing him hit the ground.
"Jerod's game is one of reckless
Kansas 88, Missouri 69
No. 1 KANSAS (21-4, 10-3)
Player fgm/fga ftm/fma tp
LaFrentz 6-12 1-1 13
Pearson 0-3 0-0 0
Ostertag 5-8 1-2 11
Vaughn 4-9 1-2 10
Haase 7-13 8-10 26
Pollard 3-6 4-4 10
Thomas 4-10 1-2 12
Williams 0-6 1-2 1
McGrath 0-0 0-0 0
Whatley 1-1 0-0 2
Novosel 0-0 0-0 0
Branstrom 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 31-69 17-24 88
No. 14 MISSOURI (18-6, 7-5)
Griffin 2-4 0-0 4
Haley, Sa. 6-12 2-2 14
Haley, Si. 4-8 3-5 11
Sutherland 1-5 1-2 4
O'Liney 4-14 3-5 13
Combs 3-3 4-4 11
Moore 5-13 0-0 11
Reeve 0-0 0-0 .0
Walther 0-1 0-0 .0
Tate 0-0 1-2 1
Totals 25-60 14-20 68
Hafnih Kansas 43, Missoura 35 point goals Kansas 9-22 (Haseke 4, Thomas 3-8, Gurley 1-1, Vaughn 1-3, Pearson 0-3, LeFontz 0-1, Missouri 5-13 (O'Liney 2-6, Combs 1-1, Moore 1-2, Sutherland 1-4) Rebaunis Kansas 41 (Pollard 10), Missouri 41 (Hayle, Si.10) Anasite Kansas 16 (Vaughn 8), Missouri 11 (Sutherland, O'Line, Moore 2) Tumoreks Kansas 8, Missouri 16 Attendance 18,300
abandon," said Kansas freshman forward Raef LaFrentz, who had 13 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. "The intensity part really rubs on the rest of the team."
Stewart was rubbed the wrong way by Haase's style of play.
"He ought to stop trying all those shenanigans," Stewart said. "We had guys doing that at the first of the sea son, falling down and trying to pull people down on top of you. He ought to quit that. It takes away from his game."
Hause was the one who took Mis souri out of its game. His three pointer at the 13:21 mark in the second half ended a 10-0 run and gave the Jayhawks a 57-44 lead.
The Tigers cut the lead to 68-58 with 6:28 left, and the Jayhawks responded with an 11-3 run which pushed the lead to 81-61 and sealed Kansas' fourth series sweep of the Tigers in the last five years.
Aside from Haase's play throughout the game and Kansas junior guard T.J. Whatley's first basket of the season, no play was more exciting than Kansas sophomore guard Jacque Vaughn's layup with 1:07 left in the game.
Vaughn dribbled the length of the court, faked a behind-the-back pass and made a right-hand layup. The crowd erupted in awe as Vaughn ran up the court laughing.
Williams said he had liked Vaughn's move but didn't allow himself to get excited.
"I allow myself moments to breathe during the game, and I don't get caught up in all that other junk," he said. "I'm not sure he didn't walk, but the referees didn't call it , and it looked great."
Kansas junior
forward Keshana
Ledet puts up a
shot against Colorado senior center
isabelle
Fijalkowski. I lost the
Jayhawks to the
No. 3 Bufaloes 90-81 in
overtime Friday
night at Allen
Field House.
Kathisen Dricoll /
KANSAN
Aycock shines in her last home game
'Hawks scare 'Buffs, split weekend games
By Jenni Carlson Kansan sportswriter
In her four-year career at Kansas, senior forward Angela Aycock has rewritten many records.
But Aycock experienced a first during her last regular-season game at Allen Field House. She had 25 points, 10 assists and 10 steals and posted the first triple-double of her career as the Jayhawks defeated Missouri 94-65 yesterday, finishing third in the Big Eight Conference.
"She is one of the great players in the game today," Kansas women's basketball coach Marian Washington said after the win, which pushed the Jahyahs' record to 18-9 overall and 8-6 in the Big Eight Conference.
A pregame senior recognition ceremony honored Aycock and several members of her family. Even with the spotlight on her, Aycock said she wasn't nervous. But she did feel some sadness.
"But once I got into the flow I sort of forgot about it," Aycock said. "I just wanted to come out and play well to top it all off because it was my last game in Allen Field House."
However, Aycock got a little help from her teammates as the Jayhawks ran out to a 21-8 lead with 11:23 remaining in the first half. Kansas sophomore forward Jennifer Trappank two free throws, her fifth and sixth points of the game, after being intentionally fouled by a Missouri player. Kansas sophomore guard Angie Hablbleb also had four points during Kansas' early spur.
Missouri went on a run of its own and trailed by only three points at halftime.37-34.
The Jayhawks pulled away in the second half, causing 14 Tiger turnovers and coming up with 10 steals. Missouri ended the game with 37 turnovers, compared to Kansas' 19.
"We think we're playing pretty good basketball right now," Aycock said. "We were really looking for some kind of momentum going into the postseason."
The win against Missouri was not the only shot in the arm Kansas received this weekend. It took an overtime period for No. 3 Colorado to defeat the Jayhawks 90-81 on Friday night at the field house. Aycock, who scored 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, said the game was a win for Kansas, despite the score.
"We have nothing to be ashamed of," Kansas junior guard Charissie
Sampson added. "I think everybody gave their best, and that's all we can do — our very best."
"I was going for the ball," Sampson said. "Our plan was not to foul."
It took the Jayhawks almost 18 minutes to overcome an early 25-point Buffalo lead. Kansas trailed by 19 points at halftime but steadily cut into the deficit in the second half. With 9:13 left in the game, the Jayhawks took their first lead of the game 59-58 on a basket by sophomore guard Tamecka Dixon.
The Jayhawks will play Missouri again Saturday in the first round of the Big Eight Tournament in Salina.
The Buffaloes pulled away in the extra period, hitting eight of eight from the free-throw line.
Palmer made the first free throw and intentionally missed the second.
Colorado center Isabelle Fljakowski tied the game 73-73 and sent it overtime.
"We tried and fought until the end," Kansas junior forward Keshana Ledet said. "We need to wake up tomorrow, get focused and go and win in Salina."
Kansas extended its lead to 73-70 with five seconds remaining. However, a foul by Sampson put Colorado's Amy Palmer on the line with :04 left on the clock.
Kansas 94, Missouri 65
Player
Sampson 6-11 4-5 tp
Aycook 6-15 12-17 25
Trapp 5-8 4-6 14
Halbleib 5-10 5-8 17
Dixon 5-13 4-7 14
Ledet 1-2 1-2 3
King 0-1 2-2 2
Gracy 0-0 0-0 0
Scott 1-2 0-0 2
Moffie 0-0 0-0 0
Dietierch 0-0 0-0 0
Thalmann 0-1 0-0 0
Totals 29-63 32-47 94
MISSOURI (15:11, 5:9)
Smith 1-6 10-12 12
Lucy 1-4 2-2 4
Martin 5-12 8-11 18
Johnson 1-7 0-0 2
Bryan 0-1 2-2 2
Sierman 4-5 0-0 8
Bates 4-8 2-5 10
Turner 1-2 0-0 2
Dixon 0-1 1-3 1
Farlow 0-3 0-0 0
Peterson 2-2 2-2 6
Totals 19-51 27-37 65
Mitteleite Kanne 37, Missouri 34-Point
gawa Kanne 4-12 (Hablbleib 2-, Sampamon
1-3, Aycok 1-3, Trappo 1), Missouri 0-4 (
Rebelkleite Kanne 32, Simmons 7),
Missouri 49 (Martin 1.1) Analiste Kanne 16
(Acckoil 10), Missouri 6 (Martin 3) Turnover
Kanne 19, Mitchell 37 Attendance
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