2006
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2006
SPORTS
INTRAMURALS
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Delta Upsilon advances
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BY HEATHER RIFEL
hriffel@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITE
Delta Upsilon 2 beat Theta Chi 2 56-32 Tuesday night at the Student Recreation Fitness Center to move on to the next round of the men's greek intramural basketball playoffs.
Both teams got a quick start on offense and defense. Theta Chi's Hunter McDowell, Indianapolis sophomore, hit three point-shots to help out on the scoring side. Delta Upsilon also had great three-point shooting from Nolan Seim, Salina junior.
The defensive side was ruled by Delta Upsilon with steals by Matt Metz, Wichita sophomore, Seim, and Neil Miller, Overland Park junior.
The first half ended with strong play both offensively and defensively by Delta Upsilon's Metz and Miller that led to a 27-15 lead at the half.
"Our team played good on defense tonight and we played really well against the 'zone defense,' Metz said.
Delta Upsilon got off to a slow start during the second half and did not score for the first five-and-a-half minutes. That soon changed with Metz and Eddie Dickerson, Albuquerque, N.M., freshman leading the way.
Theta Chi had a small run led by McDowell and Daniel Summerfelt, Mercer Island, Wash., junior, to try to get back in the game, but the lack of substitutes led to a tired team in the second half.
"We went on a good run in the first half, but the second half our team was really tired and we were not able to make up the deficit," Ian Stanford, Fairway freshman said.
Daniel Summerfelt, Morcer Island, Wash. junior, tries to get past Ross Reichenberger, Wichita sophomore, during an intramural basketball game Tuesday night in the Student Recreation Fitness Center. DU2 went on to beat Theta Chi 2, 56-32.
Delta Upsilon moves on to round 2 to play either Sig Ep 1 or Beta A-3 on Sunday night.
- Edited by Meghan Miller
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3
BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL
BY STEPHEN HAWKINS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Conference teams searching for bids
DALLAS — When the Big 12 tournament was first played in Dallas three years ago, the league was establishing itself as a power basketball conference.
After its first tournament outside of Kansas City ended in 2003, the Big 12 had two No.1 seeds and a No.2 for the NCAA tournament. And the conference sent six teams, matching the Southeastern Conference for the most, for the fourth straight year.
A year later, after playing in Dallas again, the league's status took a severe blow. Just four teams made the 65-team NCAA field, and regular season and tournament champion Oklahoma managed only a No.2 seed.
The Big 12 is back in Big D and could end with even fewer teams getting NCAA bids this time.
Only No. 8 Texas (22-5) and No. 17 Kansas (22-7), the regular season co-champions, along
with No. 22 Oklahoma (20-7), go into this week's tournament virtually assured of NCAA berths. The Sooners won 11 of 13 games before losing 72-48 on Sunday in a game at Texas.
The conference, in its 10th season, has always had at least four teams advance.
Texas A&M (20-7) has a seven-game winning streak and a first-round bye. But the Aggies have never won a Big 12 tournament game and haven't had many impressive victories this season. They face a potential quarterfinal match-up against Colorado (19-8), which is on the NCAA bubble because of inconsistent play since winning five in a row to end January.
"I think certainly because our league has gotten better from the bottom up, the perception is that the league is down," Colorado coach Ricardo Patton said Wednesday. "I think it's opposite. I think the league has gotten better as a whole."
Enfuego
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"All of us are used to playing varsity basketball; we know we have an advantage." said Enfuego's Bradley Stephenson, Leawood freshman. With 13 minutes remaining, Stephenson ensured DC T-Town Connection that its initial feeling of fear was no mistake as he threw down a wide-open slam dunk to make the score 20-2.
Stephenson went on to score 20 points in the game, many of which were assisted by Ryan Harms, Lenexa senior. Harms ended up with 14 of his own points. Gentry Leitner, St. Louis freshman, was a force to be reckoned with down low, where he stacked up 16 points. Dan Kowalski, Lenexa junior, proved to be an exceptional outside shooter with five three-point baskets.
There were no comebacks in sight for *DC T-Town Connection*, which entered the second half down 47-6. However, this did not alter its play. *DC T-Town Connection* kept putting forth its best effort. The team more than tripled its first-half point total during the second半.
"We kind of found a way to their weakness but also, I don't think they were trying as hard," said Cornelius Stanford, Topeka freshman.
Enfuego will continue on its quest for a championship with its second-round game tonight.
Edited by Timon Veach