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Friday, March 2. 1979
University Daily Kansan
Jayhawks face Tigers in semifinal tonight
Associate Sports Editor
Bv.JOHN P. THARP
Kansas plays Missouri in the Big Eight post season tournament semifinal game at 7:05 tonight in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.
Last year, Kansas, the Big Eight regular season champion, didn't get past the semifinal game because Kansas State won it. They did not, and Kansas went on after beating KState to win the tournament.
This year, KU coach Ted Owens, who still says he's against the post season tournament even though it's KU's only chance for a trip to the regional in Dallas, is wary of the "Tigers," 13-14, and their prior successes in Kemper and during this season.
“Our competition with Missouri has been very close this year,” Owens said. “We know a lot about each other. There won’t be a tie, but we are going to starters back from the team that won it last
year and we won the Holiday Tournament this year.
"The thing is wide open. I don't think either of the games are predictable."
IN TONIGHT'S second game, regular season champion Oklahoma faces Kansas State at 9:05. The tournament championship game is tomorrow at 7:45.
KU split its two games with the Tigers this season, MU won 58-55 in Lawrence and KU won 88-83 in Columbia. In that game, MU scored for 27 points, more than his career high.
Valentine, who slightly renipered his ankle in practice Wednesday, is expected to start tonight, with Tony Guy, John Crawford. Booty Neal and Paul Mokeski.
Kemper Arena has turned Valentine on this season. He was the most valuable player in the Holiday Tournament with a 21.7 point scoring average.
Wilmor Fowler has produced 25 points coming off the bench in the past two games.
In Columbia, he is second leading scorer for KU with 19 points. He says he's ready for the challenge.
"ITLL BE a good challenge for us to play them again." he said.
In the past two post season tournaments, KU has finished third each year. KU hopes to break that jinx. Kemper, which always has plenty of screaming KU fans on hand, should sell out because the three Kansas City area schools are competing.
We've got tough games ahead," reserve Mac 'Staillock said, "but we like playing at Kemer. We're keyed to play. We can't think that that's deep in everybody's mind."
It's probably deep in the minds of the Missouri squad also. Norm Stewart,
Missouri coach, is expected to have Mark Dressler and Brad Droy starting at forward, Curtis Berry at center and Steve Wallace and Larry Drew at guard.
Berry is expected to be the biggest threat, and his match up with Mokeski will be exciting. In the first round game against Oklahoma State, Berry scored two dozen points and got a dozen rebounds. In MU's first game against KU this year, Berry got 24 rebounds and 20 points. In Columbia, he was hampered by an ankle injury and had to sit out 18 games. Rounds. He well now, and Owens sees him as the same threat he was early in the season.
"Missouri poses some problems defensively and Berry is one of the biggest problems."
TOURNAMENT NOTES: More than 14,000 tickets have already been sold for the semifinal and championship rounds of the post season tournament, the Big Eight office announced yesterday. All $7.40 tickets have been sold, but some $6.30 and $3.00 tickets
remain. A sellout crowd of 16,925 is projected for both nights.
Nancy Week, KU ticket manager, said that fewer than 100 tickets, at $8.35 each, remained for tonight's game, but only until 10:30 this morning. There are a few more tickets left, including the game, but also only until 10:30. After that, tickets must be purchased in Kansas City.
Roland Blackman from Kansas State is the only player returning from the 1978 all-time list.
Missouri and K-State have alternated as champions and runners-up in the first two
There may be some talk in the Big Eight meetings to move all rounds of the post season tournament to Kemper Arena in April, but to top out the top four finishers' courts.
The Big Eight post season tournament champion receives an automatic bye in the NCAA bracket, and advances to the second round in Dallas March 10.
KU craves repeat against Colorado
"Colorado has been ranked just ahead of us all year and they scored 209.35 last weekend at home against Iowa State." Lockwood, men's gymnastics coach, "we're a team we are going to have best if we want to move up in the Big Eight."
If KU 34, loses to Colorado, it will be the first losing season for the team in six years. Lockwood said he was uncertain whether Bill Harris and Brad Foerch compete. Harmis dislocated a shoulder last week and Foerch bruised both feet.
KU will try to repeat last week's school record 209.7 performance when the men's gymnastics team faces the women's 5.0 p.m. tomorrow in Robinson Gymnasium.
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Psalms 2:1 and Acts 4:25
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