University Daily Kansan / Monday, March 9, 1987
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Coward's shot beats Kansas again
Bv ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
Missouri center Gary Leonard grapples for the ball with KU forward Chris Pipe and center Mark Pellock. Leonard slam dunked the first two Tiger baskets of yesterday's Big Eight tournament championship game.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas and Missouri pounded it out like prizefighters under the Kemper Arena baskets for 40 minutes yesterday. But in the end, the big men could only stand and watch.
Men's Basketball
The two smallest Tigers on the court, Lee Coward and Lynn Hardy, scored one for the little guys and gave Missouri a Big Eight Tournament championship.
"The shot was there, so I just pulled up and took it." Coward said. "I got the ball, and I hit it. There was no pressure."
Coward, a 6-foot 1 freshman, hit a jump shot from the free-throw line with 4 seconds left in the game and pushed Missouri past Kansas 67-65. Hardy grabbed a rebound after a missed Missouri free throw, setting up the final shot.
Earlier in the season at Columbia, oward hit a three-point shot with 3 seconds left.
It was a nightmarish end to the
Missouri 67
Kansas 65
Kansas
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | O | F | Tp |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Manning | 39 | 11-24 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 31 | 17 |
| Piper | 38 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Iper | 38 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Hunter | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turgeon | 6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Prichard | 33 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Pellock | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Randall | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Newton | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Harris | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 6-10 | 10-14 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 65 | 16 |
Percentages: FG, 426, FT, 714. Three point goals: 3-6 (Pierchard 3-15, Turgeon 0-1). Blocked shots: 2 (Manning 2) Turnovers: 19 (Hunters 4), 3 (Steals: 5) Hunter (3). Technicals: None.
Missouri
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Chievous | 35 | 9-21 | 8-10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| Sandbette | 24 | 1.2 | 2-8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Coward | 12 | 0.8 | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Coward | 37 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Hardy | 24 | 0.6 | 1-5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Hardy | 22 | 0.7 | 1-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Church | 35 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Sutton | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sutton | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roof | 29 | 0.68 | 17-23 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
Percentages: FG; 431, FT; 739. Three-point goals: 0-3 (Sandbobite 0-1, Coward 0-1, Hardy 0-1) Blocked Shots: 2 (Sandbobette 0-2, Steals: 6) Steal: 4 (Chlousus 4). Technicals: None.
Half: Maurison 33-30. Officials: Jim Bain, Ed
Hightower, Ron Spitzer.
game for the Jayhawks, who suffered a slow start and second-half foul trouble but fought to stay even with Missouri through most of the second half.
"It was a really hard- and tough-fought ballgame." Kansas coach Larry Brown said. "Missouri made big plays when they had to make them."
The Jayhawks took a two-point lead at 65-63 with 1:33 left after Danny Manning hit both ends of a one-and-one opportunity. Manning, the tournament most valuable player, was the game's high scorer with points. He was also the high rebound, grabbing 12 in the contest.
After Manning hit the free throws, Hardy and Coward both missed shots at the other end, but Kansas could not come up with either rebound.
Given a third chance to score, the Tigers tied the game at 65 with an off-ballance jump shot in the lane by forward Derrick Chievous.
"The game went down to us not coming down with three defensive rebounds." Brown said.
Kansas came down the court and nearly lost the ball when Mike Sandbothe slapped the ball away from Manning. But the ball went out of bounds off Sandbothe's knee, and Kansas retained possession.
The Jayhawks could not get the ball to Manning, who had scored 15 points in the game's final 10 minutes. With the shot clock nearing zero, guard Kevin Pritchard drove into the lane and missed a jump shot. Kansas forward Chris Piper was whistled for a foul on the rebound after going up with Sandbette and Chievous.
"Jim Bain pointed at me," Piper said, referring to the referee who made the call. "He walked down the floor, and I asked him about it. He said I was holding Derrick Chievous' arm."
The referee sent Sandbothe to the line, and Sandbothe's free throw bounced off the left side of the basket. Manning tipped the ball twice but couldn't come down with it, and Hardy got the ball in the corner.
Hardy slipped a pass through Manning and Cedric Hunter to Coward, who was wide open about 15 feet from the basket.
"I knew I had to go get that last rebound," Hardy said. "I didn't see them go at it hard.
"So I said to myself, 'Hey, what the
I might be well as hard as I can
and am able to do.'"
Missouri, 24-9, was led by Chievous, who had 26 points, and Greg Church, who grabbed eight rebounds and added 12 points.
Kansas dropped to 23-10
Both teams went at it hard and rough, racking up 39 total fouls. Pritchard and Hardy were both hit in the face in separate first-half incidents and had to leave the game for medical attention.
Tournament sportswriters elected Manning, Hunter, Chievous, Oklahoma's Harvey Grant and Kansas State's Mitch Richmond to the all-tournament team.
Okaloosa St. (84)
Downtown 4-10, Fairbanks 4-9,5 13, Kincnawe 5-10, 10
J. Davis 2 7, C. Christian 4, 9 14, Richardson
3-4-5 13, Woods 0-1 0,0 0, Gallam 0-0,0 0, Smith
0-0 0,0 Total 20-45 14-18 58
Piper 4-10 0.8 Manning 12-19 7-8 31, Avalir 10-2
0.9 Pichard 2-4 7-14 4-Hunter 10-2 0.9 Turgon 2-4
Newport 1-2 6-8 3-14 4-Hunter 1-2 4-3 3-14
0.9 Totals 0.0 0.0 Totals 26-48 1-3-2 2
Hallmark: Kansas 32-3 Three-point goals — Oklahoma
Kansas 32-3 (3-2 Pitchman, 1-2唐人) Total fouls —
Oklanesota 50, Kansas 50, Oklahoma 23 (Kentucky 1)
34 (Manning 10), Assists — Oklanesota 9 (Davis,
Alford 3), Kansas 16 (Hunter) Technicals — None
Oklahoma (77)
Oktansson (12) 2-4-16 17-5-16 Sieger 12-3-12 18-3-17 King 7-5-12
14, Grace 7-2-16, McCalister 10-2-17, King 12-4-19, Wasson 0-0-0 0-0, Johnson 0-1-1 2-1. Totals 30-1
13-18-17
Paper 0.2 0.0, Maniming 18, 16/7 7.27 Alvarez 0-0-0 0-0-0
Paper 0.2 0.0, Maniming 18, 16/7 7.27 Alvarez 0-0-0 0-0-0
Paper 0.2 0.0, Maniming 18, 16/7 7.27 Alvarez 0-0-0 0-0-0
Paper 0.2 0.0, Maniming 18, 16/7 7.27 Alvarez 0-0-0 0-0-0
Halftime Oakland 37-33. Three-point goals.
Oakland 4-12 (Sieger 3-9), Grace 1-13, Kennedy 0-14.
McLean 0-2 (Sieger 3-8), Grace 2-15, Kennedy 1-7. Fouled out.
Sieger 22, Kansas 12, Fouled out.
Sieger 2 Grabbion  - Oakland 35 (Grand 9).
Kansas 38 (Manning 12), Assists  - Oakland 7
Kansas 3 (Manning 3), Kansas 15 (Hunter 5). Technicals: None.
Band-Aids become vital equipment in Big 8 finals
Bv NICOLE SAUZEK
Associate sports editor
Yesterday's Big Eight Conference Tournament championship game between Kansas and Missouri was over. The team, shoving battle of bruises and cuts,
Derrick Chievous
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The chant from the scattered sections of black and gold in Kemper Arena was loud, strong and appropriate: "Knock 'em out. Rough 'em up. Give 'em hell Tigers."
Danny Manning
What began as a trademark for Missouri's Derrick Chievous, turned into mandatory equipment for teammate Lynn Hardy and KU's Kevin Pritchard.
Lynn Hardy
Band-Aids.
They were everywhere. There were several on Missouri cheerleaders, a few on Missouri fans, and four on the floor.
Chievous, Pritchard, Hardy and Danny Manning each wore signs of battle. Only Chievous' Band-Aid did not cover an injury.
Manning began the game with a red Band-Aid below his left eye to protect the cut he received from the pitch. On Saturday's Oklahoma State game
Hardy was cut along the left temple when KU's Sean Alvarado elbowed him with 17:38 left in the first half of yesterday's game.
KU's Chris Piper and MU's Mike Sandbette cleared both benches when they squared up and exchanged words after a foul was called on KU's Mark Turgeon. Manning quickly stepped in, along with Missouri's Greg Church. After a few minutes of heated debate, both teams cooled down and debate, one was ejected from the game.
left eye and the left game with 13:17 left in the first half. He returned to battle as the fourth bandaged player.
Play was rough. With 123 left in the second half, the flying elbows, shoving and cheap shots reached a boiling point and the players erupted.
“There was a lot of cheap stuff.” Piper said of the shoving match. “At the beginning of the game, we said we weren't going to take it. After the free throws, they would throw an elbow. They thought they were something special. We weren't going to take it.”
Pritchard was scratched below the
Chievous gathered his teammates in an attempt to quiet tempers. He told them, "We came here to play, not fight."
Most of the players were not surprised that the fight broke out, because of the strong team rivalry.
Kevin Pritchard
Tempers on the Kansas side were not as cool. though.
"No. I wasn't surprised at the intensity," said Cedric Hunter. "It's always like this when we play Missouri."
"Every game is physical," Church said. "The pushing and shoving and the fighting incident — that's going to happen when teams want to win."
But it doesn't always end in bandages and bruises.
The competitive drive by both teams kept trainers busy nursing wounds throughout the game.
Meanwhile, the hammering continued inside the paint.
"I just tried to get the ball and put up a shot," said Manning, who powered his way to a 31-point performance. "There was a lot of pushing and shoving, but you've just got to play, playing, and wait on the whistle."
But when the whistles didn't come, the players tried to take control them.
"I'm glad the so-called benchclearing brawl didn't really come off," Missouri's Gary Leonard said. "We were all walking that thin line between competition and combat.
"There are too many good players out there for that to spoil it. It would have been a waste if it hadn't cooled down. We can fight later."
Manning breaks records
By NICOLE SAUZEK
Associate sports edit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — "E-Z-D" doesn't exactly mean what it sounds like when someone refers to Danny Manning by his nickname. Playing defense on him has been described by players and coaches as next to impossible.
And score. And score.
"When you've got a great player like Danny," Coach Larry Brown said, "he's gonna score." And scores, and scores.
The name describes Manning's flare for making scoring look like a piece of cake.
Manning's 27 points on Saturday against Oklahoma pushed him past Clyde Lovellette's 1,888 all-time career scoring record at Kansas. Manning has 1,932 career points.
'When you've got a great player like Danny, he's gonna score.'
Larry Brown Kansas basketball coach
"It's an honor to be the leading scorer with the history of our University and other players in the conference," Brown said. "It's a tribute to him."
Manning added to his already record-breaking offensive performance for the season when he set four Big Eight Conference tournament records and was named as the tournament's most valuable player yesterday at Kemper Arena.
This weekend, his combined three-year 173 points in the tournament make him the Big Eight tournament's all-time leading scorer. Rolando Blackman of Kansas State had held the career record at 170.
He hit 18 free throws in a row during the tournament, seven for seven against Oklahoma and nine for nine against Missouri, adding to his 23 for 24 from the line. The 95.8 percentage ties him for the tournament free-throw percentage record held by Tony Guy of Kansas.
Manning scored the most points in a single tournament with 89 points in three games. He passed Larry Rivers with 84 points in the 1984 tournament.
In addition, he set the tournament career free-throw percentage record when he hit 43 of 47 from the line. 91.5 percent. The old mark, 91.1 percent, was held by Guv also.
"He's a great player," Missouri's Greg Church said after Kansas '65-47 loss to the Tigers for the Big Eight Tournament championship. Church was given the task of guarding Manning for most of the game.
With offensive performances like Manning's during the tournament, being on the defensive end of Manning's offense is rough.
"I'd like to think I did a good, but my body doesn't feel like it," he said.
If things had gone Manning's way before the 9:32 mark in the first half, his total may have gone way beyond 31.
It took Manning that long to score his first two points of the game.
But, after a few flacks of the wrist and some moves inside, Manning returned to the kind of performance people expect.
It was just "E-Z-D" living up to his name.
"No matter how hard you play defense," Church said. "He's got'n to get his points. He's a great player."
Wolfpack wins ACC by beating Tar Heels
LANDOVER, Md. — Vinyel Dey Negro made two free throws with 14 seconds left, giving North Carolina State at 68-67 victory over No. 2 North Carolina in the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament finals yesterday.
From Kansan wires
The victory was the sixth straight for the Wolfpack, who gained an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by winning the conference title; its first since 1983. The game was North Carolina's first loss to a conference team this season.
Top Twenty
NEW YORK — Reggie Williams scored a game-high 25 points yesterday, leading seventh-ranked Georgetown to a 69-59 victory over No. 10 Syracuse and giving the Hoyas their fifth Big East Tournament title in eight years.
Georgetown 69
Svracuse 59
Other Sunday Top 20
Alabama 69, Lousiana St. 62
UCLA 76, Washington St. 64
Rangers with homer nip Royals
SMU football scandal deepens
United Press International
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Pete O'Brien's two-homer with two outs in the ninth inning carried the Texas Rangers to an 8-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals yesterday in an exhibition game.
Royal reliever Dan Quisenberry,
who entered the ninth with the game
O'Brien, who had three hits, homed after Bob Bower singled. O'Brien also singled during the Rangers' two-run first inning.
United Press International
DALLAS — A group of Southern Methodist University boosters, angry at what they think is selective punishment of their school, hired private investigators to dig up information on NCAA rules violations at rival schools, a newspaper reported yesterday.
One booster confirmed that private investigators were hired in November and December to gather information on possible NCAA infractions at the Texas and Texas A&M, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
"I can't say right now," Stevens said about whether the private investigation was continuing. "There were a number of people interested in this approach."
William Stevens, one of nine SMU boosters facing a lifetime ban from any association with the university for NCAA rules violations, told the newspaper he attended several meetings with the investigators.
Texas Gov. Bill Clements, the for
Texas A&M and Texas are being investigated by the NCAA. The investigation of Texas involves charges that boosters bought football tickets from players at inflated prices. The Texas A&M investigation exacerbates terms of illegal financial benefits received by quarterback Kevin Murray.
Two weeks ago, the NCAA banned SMU's football program for a year because of improper payments to players that continued after SMU was placed on probation in August 1985
mer chairman of the SMU Board of Governors, stunned and angered the SMU community Tuesday when he disclosed, in advance of anticipated news reports, that he and other board members knew improper payments to football players continued while the school was on probation.
David Berst, the NCAA's chief investigator, said Saturday that Clements might have been lying when he testified during a secret appearance before the NCAA's infractions committee in 1985.
"It doesn't take much of a leap to get that conclusion." Bertrand said.
Berst said he hoped not all school administrators were like Clements.