2B --- SPORTS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2008 trivia of the dav Q: Who did the Kansas basketball team play in its first ever exhibition game and what was the outcome? A: The USSR National team in 1978. Coached by Ted Owens, the Jayhawks couldn't overcome the international squad and lost 87-84. -Kansas basketball media guide fact of the day Kansas has played the USSR three times in its history. The Jayhawks split the first two meetings but fell 93-84 in overtime on November 19, 1988 to give the USSR a 2-1 all-time series lead. -Kansas basketball media guide quote of the day "I applaud the Kansas fans for their support of their team and they have great tradition. It was an honor to sit there and coach. I wish my team would have played better, but I've never seen fans come out of the stands to block a shot, grab a rebound or make a shot." -Colorado coach Jeff Bzdelik on tv tonight Men's College Basketball: -Purdue at Indiana, 6 p.m. ESPN -UNC Greensboro at Davidson, 6 p.m., ESPN2 -Bradley at Drake, 7:30 p.m., FSN -Georgia at Kentucky, 8 p.m. ESPN The Associated Press men's college basketball top 25, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and previous ranking. AP men's top 25 | Team | Record | Points | Prev. | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1. Memphis (72) | 25-0 | 1,800 | 1 | | 2. Tennessee | 23-2 | 1,699 | 4 | | 3. North Carolina | 24-2 | 1,592 | 5 | | **4. Kansas** | **24-2** | **1,567** | **3** | | 5. Duke | 22-2 | 1,519 | 2 | | 6. UCLA | 22-3 | 1,498 | 6 | | **7. Texas** | **21-4** | **1,310** | **11** | | 8. Butler | 24-2 | 1,228 | 9 | | 9. Stanford | 21-4 | 1,156 | 7 | | 10. Xavier | 21-4 | 1,122 | 12 | | 11. Wisconsin | 21-4 | 1,033 | 15 | | 12. Georgetown | 20-4 | 989 | 8 | | 13. Connecticut | 20-5 | 925 | 17 | | 14. Purdue | 21-5 | 877 | 19 | | 15. Indiana | 21-4 | 796 | 13 | | 16. Drake | 23-2 | 612 | 14 | | 17. Washington State | 20-5 | 581 | 21 | | 18. Louisville | 20-6 | 543 | 23 | | 19. Michigan State | 20-5 | 503 | 10 | | 20. Vanderbilt | 22-4 | 432 | 24 | | 21. Notre Dame | 19-5 | 361 | 20 | | **22. Texas A&M** | **20-5** | **345** | **16** | | 23. Saint Mary's | 22-3 | 302 | 25 | | **24. Kansas State** | **18-6** | **246** | **18** | | 25. Marquette | 18-6 | 176 | NR | Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 59, Brigham Young 43, Clemson 59, Gonzaga 18, Arizona 8, Mississippi State 7 Rhode Island 6, Kent State 3, Stephen F. Austin 2, Western Kentucky 1, Cornell 1 calendar Women's golf, Qdoba Invitational, all day, Miami The great windup TODAY TOMORROW Women's basketball vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m., Lubbock, Texas ASSOCIATED PRESS Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan bowls in the nets during training Monday at the Adelaide Oval. Sri Lanka plays India today in a one day inter-inta- national tournament of cricket. ยป NBA Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Notitzki drives to the basket as New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd (5) defends in the second half of the NBA All-Star game. The East conference defeated the West on Sunday in New Orleans. All-stars light up the big easy ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS โ€” Like tourists who flock here, a few All-Stars departed the Big Easy with souvenirs from a memorable weekend. LeBron James took another MVP trophy back to Cleveland. Dwight Howard headed to Florida a much bigger star. Kobe Bryant left well-rested and nursing the same injured finger that made his visit strictly ceremonial. Jason Kidd strolled out of New Orleans Arena a winner, but not exactly sure which uniform he'll wear next. For three days, superstars bowed to a city in need. And the NBA, a league with an eye on European expansion, boosted its image by helping New Orleans' recovery. "The way the NBA reached out to the community is something I'll never forget." Hornets guard Chris Paul said. Led by James and Ray Allen, the Eastern Conference outplayed their more trumpeted counterparts from the Western Conference and avenged a year-old beating with a 134-128 win on Sunday night. Allen scored 28 points, making three straight three-pointers in the final 3:15 and James added 27, including a did-he-really-do that? dunk in the last minute to lift the East, which is constantly fighting for respect against the West's heavy hitters. Last year near the Las Vegas Strip, the West humiliated the East in a 153-132 rout when Bryant and Co. rewrote the event's record books. However, this time led by Allen's 14 fourth-quarter points and James, the East salvaged some pride and stole some bragging rights. "They beat up on us pretty bad last year," James said. "We didn't want to allow that to happen. We wanted to win." James, who added nine assists and eight rebounds, was named MVP for the second time in three years. "I didn't know he had done all that," said East coach Doc Rivers of Boston. Howard, whose performance in the slam dunk contest had fans buzzing more than 24 hours later, scored 16 on 7-of-7 shooting and Kidd, who could be traded to Dallas in the next few days, had 10 assists. Amare Stoudemire, Brandon Roy and Carmelo Anthony scored 18 points apiece to lead the West, which trailed by 13 entering the fourth but rallied behind Paul, the Hornets' wondrous point guard. Paul's seventh assist of the final period โ€” he finished with 14 โ€” set up Roy's layup to give the West a 122-119 lead. But Boston's Allen, the final player added to either roster, knocked down his second three-pointer in 48 seconds to tie it before Paul answered with a 3 to make the hometown crowd, which was treated to familiar jazz and brass bands throughout the evening, erupt. Allen finally missed and James forced a turnover before coming up with the night's most stirring moment. Slashing through the lane, Cleveland's megastar rose and dunked over several West defenders, much like he did in Game five of last year's Eastern Conference finals in Detroit when he scored the Cavaliers' final 25 points "We had two people on him." Paul said. "But that still wasn't enough." Paul was called for an offensive foul on the West's next trip. Dwyaney Wade hit a layup and Allen scored to make it 131-125. Roy's three-pointer with 8.7 seconds brought the West within three, but Allen made three free throws to close it out. Then with Seattle, Allen played on the West team that thrashed the AP women's top 25 The Associated Press women's college basketball top 25, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points and previous ranking.
TeamRecordPointsPrev
1. Connecticut (38)24-112302
2. North Carolina (2)24-211673
3. Tennessee (1)23-211061
4. Maryland27-210894
5. Rutgers (8)20-410715
6. LSU (1)22-310287
7. Stanford24-310036
8. California23-38869
9. Baylor22-38468
10. Old Dominion22-373013
11. Oklahoma18-572610
12. Duke19-766112
13. West Virginia20-465711
14. Notre Dame20-564016
15. Kansas State18-656517
16. Oklahoma State20-444115
17. George Washington20-541714
18. Utah21-340119
19. UTEP21-224424
20. Ohio State18-624323
21. Texas A&M18-723520
22. Syracuse19-517621
23. Pittsburgh18-714618
24. Georgia19-7107NR
25. Vanderbilt19-79225
Others Receiving Votes: Wyoming 87, Virginia 74, Marist 56, Louisville 29, Liberty 24, DePaul 21, Iowa 17, Arizona State 10, Hartford 6, Michigan State 6, Chattanooga 4, Illinois State 3, Nebraska 3, Iowa State 1, Purdue 1, Texas 1. East last year. "In the locker room guys said we're not going to have that," Allen said. The weekend in New Orleans was about much more than spectacular dunks, a game featuring marginal defense or collecting strings of beads while strolling down boozy Bourbon Street. The NBA came to the Big Easy hoping to help this special city continue its comeback from Hurricane Katrina, the effects of which are still being felt two and a half years since she blasted through. LSAT GRE GMAT MCAT DAT OAT PCAT TOEFL FREE PRACTICE TEST How would you score on test day? Take a free Practice Test and find out! - Please call or visit us online for test times and locations. - Saturday, February 23rd 1-800-KAP-TEST | kaptest.com/practice Kaplan. The smarter way to prep. Space is limited. Register today! KAPLAN TEST PREP AND ADMISSIONS The University of Kansas Chancellor's Student Awards Committee Now accepting nominations and applications for the following graduating senior awards: The Agnes Wright Strickland Award The Class of 1913 Award *The Rusty Leffel Concerned Student The Leffel Award is not restricted to graduating seniors On Friday, the world's biggest basketball names as well as hundreds of volunteers fanned out to all sides of the city to help refurbish playgrounds, paint houses and lend a hand with whatever they could on a day devoted to community service. The Donald K. Alderson Memorial the Alexis F. Dillard Student Involvement Award The Caryl K. Smith Student Leader Award Nomination and application forms are online at: http://www.vpss.ku.edu/ Nominations must be received by Friday, February 15, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. Applications must be received by Friday, February 29, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. Many of the players were moved by the experience and came away with a greater sense of what the area has gone through and the monumental work that lies ahead in the Gulf Coast Region. "Well, I hope not just me, but every All-Star from the East and West was able to put smiles on kids and on families faces," James said. "I think we all know what happened, the devastation down here and to bring the NBA All-Star game here I think it really uplifted the families down here. We had a great time." Bryant, who won MVP honors last year, played less than 3 minutes so he could rest his injured pinkle. The 10-time All-Star dislocated it earlier this month and doctors have advised him to have surgery. As soon as he took a seat on the West's bench, a trainer wrapped a large ice pack around his entire hand, rendering arguably the league's top player to spectator status. 7 The West could have used him 1 15 7