University Daily Kansan / Thursday, February 19, 1987
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Sports
KU faces Wildcats in Big Eight rivalry
By ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
A few days ago, the Kansas State Wildcats were just the team standing between Kansas and a share of the Big Eight Conference home-court winning-streak record.
But when the Jayhawks lost and the Wildcats won Tuesday night, tonight's game took on new importance in the conference race.
Kansas takes the Allen Field House court for the last time this season when it fits Kansas State at 8 p.m. The game will be televised on the channel 7.
A win would keep the Jayhawks, losers of two of their last three games, at the top of the Big Eight standings. Kansas, 19-7 and 8-3 in the conference, lost 95-68 at Iowa State on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma and Missouri moved into a first-place tie with Kansas after both won last night.
"I'm not worried about races." Couch Larry Brown said, "When it's urban."
The Wildcats, 17-7 and 7-4 in the Big Eight, beat Oklahoma State 81-60 Tuesday and inched closer toward the Big Eight lead. A victory would move them into a tie with Kansas, one half game behind the leaders.
The Jayhawks' home-court winning streak stands at 47 games, and a victory over the Wildcats would tie the Big Eight Conference record set by the Nets in the Sooners won 48 straight. And then in Kansas ended the string in 1986.
"We're very confident at home, guard Mark Turgon said. "We play this game very well."
the streak as we are "
"The fans are just as big a part of
Some of those fans were already beginning to gather at the field house last night. About 10 people laid out their sleeping bags just inside the north entrance, waiting so they could have courtside seats for the game.
Gary Swick, McPherson sophomore, was another early arriver.
"Watching the game from up close is different," Hayes said. "It's a little bit different atmosphere than when you sit up in the rafters."
"One of the reasons I'm here is to support the team after they lost." Swick said as he played cards with Hayes and two others.
Scott Hayes, Hutchinson freshman and the first person to set up camp, said he arrived about 9:30 yesterday morning.
Kansas has the longest current home-court streak in NCAA Division I basketball. DePauw, a Division III coach for the Knicks, is a home-court string of 61 victories.
Kansas beat Kansas State 80-75 in two overtimes earlier in the season in Manhattan Danny Manning led the team to victory. Coleman paced the Wildeys with 22
Coleman leads the Wildcats with 23.8 points and 9.9 rebounds a game. He ranks third in scoring and first inounding in Big Eight Conference play.
While Coleman bangs away under the basket, juniors Mitch Raymond and William Scott fire shots from beyond the three-point line. Raymond has hit 26 of 79, or 32.9 percent, of his three-point attempts this year.
Kansas leads the series 127-82
KU vs. K-State
Tipoff: 8:10 p.m. today
Allen Field House
TV: Channels 27 and 41
Radio: KLZR-FM, KJHK-FM
Karissa (10-7)
F Danny Manny (6-11), 22.0 ppg
F Chris Pripe (6-8), 6.8 ppg
C Mark Pellock (6-9), 2.7 ppg
G Mark Turgeon (5-10), 4.9 ppg
G Cedric Hunter (6-0), 12.1 ppg
Kansas (19-7)
Probable Starters
Kansas State (17-7)
F Norris Coleman (6-2), 18.8 pg
F Mitch Richmond (6-5), 17.8 pg
C Charles Bledsee (6-7), 8.9 pg
G Will Scott (6-7), 9.9 pg
G Steve Henson (6-1), 15.7 pg
Probable Starters
KU seniors play last home game
By NICOLE SAUZEK
Mark Turgeon, 1983-1984
Associate sports editor
Back when Mark Turgeon had braces and Cedric Hunter's big brown eyes were new to Kansas, no one knew of the leadership the two would give to the men's basketball team during the next four years.
Tonight in Allen Field House, Hunter and Turgceen will be playing their last home game for Kansa against the Kansas State
"I'll hit for a second when the game starts," Turgeon said. "But, we still have 13 games on our schedule. The last home game came early. There's so much of the season left, it's hard to grasp it's my last home game."
Their contributions are more obvious now than they were four years ago when they came in along. They were a fine class. Brown's first preprint class.
Hunter agreed. "It's like I told Danny (Manning) the other day,' Man, the Big Eight Tournament is coming up. The season is almost over." Hunter said, shaking his head.
Hunter came to KU from South High School, Omaha, Neb., and Turgeon from nearby Hayden High in Toneka.
"They've meant so much to the
In the past four years, Kansas has won the Big Eight Conference championship (1985-86), the post-season tournament championship twice (1985-86 and 1983-84), has gone to the NCAA tournament every year and to the Final Four last season.
Individually, Hunter broke the single-season assist record last season with 278. The old mark of 170 was set by Darnell Valentine. This season, Hunter broke the Big Eight's all-time career assist record of 609. He now has 629 career assists.
Cedric Hunter. 1983-1984
Hunter also set the conference record last season for field goal percentage in league games when he scored 20 for 61 for 91 from the floor in 14 games.
Turgeon holds the KU record for most assists by a freshman with 138. Turgeon has also played in more games, 124, in his KU career than any other player on this year's team.
Turgeeon has been Hunter's backup over the years and this season also acted as a crutch for times when Hunter was injured
"Ced's the guts of our team." Brown said. "He'll be missed."
"Turg is a great player," Hunter said. "When he comes in it gives me extra confidence knowing he's going to do what it takes to win."
Both will be missed by teammates and coaches.
Leadership will also be leaving with Hunter and Turgeon as the only experienced point guards.
"It's gonna be hard," said Manning. "Ced is so much a part of my game. I'm going to miss him. He's one of the reasons I got better each year. I love 'em both like brothers."
"You're happy to see them graduate I saw how far they had come and good they felt about themselves," Brown said. "But, it's disappointing knowing that they're not going to be here anymore. I won't be coaching them and they won't be around to yell at."
Have Turgeon and Hunter accomplished what they had hoped to while playing for Kansas?
"Yeah, to a point," Turgeon said. "I scored more and was more of a leader. I've done that well at times.
Hunter, though, still wants more.
File photo/KANSAN
"When I score a thousand points and win a national championship, then I did everything I wanted to." he said, smiling.
Mark Turgeon moves the ball down court for the Jayhawks on a task break. Turgeon will play his final home game for KU tonight against K-State.
Cedric Hunter looks down court for an open teammate. Hunter, KU point guard, will lead the Jayhawk team for the last time at Allen Field House tonight.
File photo/KANSAN
Tournament ticket sales to be made in lottery form
By NICOLE SAUZEK
Associate sports editor
"Last year, tickets were sold on a line basis," Konzem said yesterday. "First come, first serve. We didn't think it was fair."
Ticket sales for the Big Eight Tournament, the NCAA tournament's sub-regions, regionals, and the Final Four will be sold in lottery form this year by the KU ticket office, said Richard Konzem, KU ticket manager
"Last year, the kids in Kansas City couldn't get back in time from a game to get tickets to go to the next game. We were already people standing in line."
So, for the first time, KU will distribute tickets by lottery. The ticket office polled other universities and found that a majority of them
used a lottery form, according to Konzem.
"We needed to avoid having 500 students camped out and missing classes for three days before ticket sales," Konzem said. "Yeah, we love to give out doughnuts, but we needed to be more sophisticated."
Now, anyone who wants to purchase tickets for the tournaments will need to pick up application forms at the KU ticket office in Allen Field House within the next two weeks. Applications are available and can be submitted to the ticket office window during tonight's game against Kansas State.
Applications for all tournaments are due at the office on Feb. 27.
Tickets are available only for games in which Kansas participates.
Only one ticket per student will be available. Two tickets will be available for each KU faculty and staff member.
After the random pick of applications, a notification list will be posted at the KU ticket office at 10 a.m. on the Monday before each tournament.
Payment for tickets must be received by noon on the Tuesday before the tournament at the KU ticket office.
Ticket prices for the other tournaments are approximated. For the sub-regions, the first and second rounds, tickets cost about $25; NCAA Regionals, $30; and NCAA Final Four, $50.
Ticket costs for the Big Eight Tournament are $44 or $60, and the ticket will admit fans into all Kansas games.
Tickets have to be picked up .. person at the tournament site. A KUID will be required. Tickets are not transferable.
Students will be allocated a percentage of all tickets Kansas will receive from the tournament sites. The number will depend on seating capacity.
Additional names will be posted in sequence in case a ticket winner cannot use his or her ticket, according to Konzem.
Tickets will first go to players, players' family members, athletic department staff members, band members and spirit squads. The remaining tickets will be broken up by percentages between KU faculty, students, general public and Williams Educational Fund donors.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association first and second round tournaments, from March 12 to 15 will be held at: Charlotte, N.C., and Syracuse, N.Y., for the East division; Birmingham, Ala., and Atlanta, for the Southeast division; Indianapolis and Chicago, for the Midwest division; and Salt Lake City and Tucson, Ariz., for the West division.
NCAA Regionals from March 19 to 22, will be at East Rutherford, N.J. for the East regional; Cincinnati for the Midwest regional; Louisville, Ky., for the Southeast regional; and Seattle for the West regional.
The NCAA Final Four will be held 30 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
The Big Eight Tournament, from March 6 to 8. will be at Kemeru
KU wins 3rd straight at Iowa State
By a Kansan reporter
"Martin played well," Coach Marian Washington said. "And (Evette) Ott showed a lot of leadership down the stretch."
The KU women's basketball team remains one game behind Kansas State in the Big Eight Conferenceafter a 75-68 victory over Iowa State in Ames last night.
Forward Shawna Waters scored 15 points and Lisa Dougherty added 12 for the Javahaws.
Jayhawk forward Jackie Martin, taking advantage of the Wildcats' inability to stop her inside, led the Jayhawks with a career-high 10 points and 10 rebounds. Most of Jayhawks came from second-chance shots.
Kansas' victory, its third straight and fourth in its last five games, improved the Jayhawks to 14-12 overall and 7-5 in the league. Iowa State fell to 10-15 and 1-11.
Women's Basketball
Arena in Kansas City, Mo.
'Martin played well. And (Evette) Ott showed a lot of leadership down the stretch.'
The Jayhawks, improved recently in its free-throw shooting, continued that streak against the Cyclones, hitting 15 of 15 from the line for 73 percent. In Saturday's game against Oklahoma, the Jayhawks hit 25 of 34 for 74 percent.
— Marian Washington KU women's basketball coach
Lisa Greiner led Iowa State's scoring with 19 points. Carmen Jaspers added 18.
Iowa State did not help its cause, committing 30 turnovers.
Kansas center, Tina Dixon,
a transfer from Kansas State with
RD women's basketball coach
Washington said Saturday that she did not know how she would use Dixon because of the team's late-season success. But she added that Dixon would be an asset in two weeks when the Big Eight Tournament began in Salina.
one semester of eligibility left,
scored two points.
The Jayhawks face conference-leading K-State at 2 p.m. Saturday in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks hold a 3-1 league record at home.
Kansas 75, Iowa State 68
Kansas (75)
5-10 12-9 10-4 Ward 2-7 1-2 5, Jaipsen 16-9 10-8
Hafner 1-1 2-0 Burma 5-10 12-9 10-2 Horvath 0-10 2-0
Jenkins 1-1 2-0 Greiner 8-13 15-9 10-9 Bush 2-0 2-0
Coyle 1-4 2-0 Totals 28-59 12-19 21 66.
Waters 7-13 10-4.6 Marion 10-18 16-28 Shaw 4-8 0-0
Brady 3-8 0-0 C.0-0 Ic.10-1 12-0 Dion 1-0 0-0
Brandy 1-8 0-0 C.0-0 Ic.10-1 2-0 Dougherty 5-9 4-0
12, Sroughett 5-9 0-0 Page 8-4 0-0 Totals 32-3 11-15.75
Technicals: Kansas, Braddy
Ateodance: 223
Georgetown surges past Panthers 65-52
From Kansan wires
LANDOVER, Md. — Perry McDonald scored 10 points in a 20-2-0 second-half surge last night that carried Georgetown to a come-from-behind 65-52 Big East victory over Pittsburgh.
Top Twenty
The triumph enabled the Hoyas to move within a game of the first-place Panthers in the Big Eight and ended Bourgh's eight-game winning streak.
After a basket by Demetreus Gore gave the Panthers a 45-33 lead with 17 minutes and 38 seconds left in the game, the Hoyas took control. After Ronnie Highsmith and Mark Tillmon hit consecutive baskets, McDonald scored eight straight points, tying the score at 45.
run with a driving layup.
Georgetown forward Reggie Williams then made three straight baskets, and McDonald capped the
Iowa 82, Ohio St. 80
Williams led Georgetown with 21 points, and McDonald finished with 19. The victory enabled the Hoyas to improve their record to 20-4 overall and 9-4 in the Big East.
See Top Twenty, p. 12, col. 1
Roy Marble led the Hawkeyes with 24 points, including 18 in the first half, and B.J. Armstrong added 18.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kevin Gamble hit a 15-foot jumper with five seconds left last night and led to Iowa 80. Big Ten victory over Ohio State
Gamble's game-winning basket came just 10 seconds after Ohio State's Jay Burson, an 80 percent free-throw shooter, missed a pair that would have put the Buckeyes ahead. Ohio State, which had its game-winning shot, fell to 17-9 overall and 8-6 in the Big Ten. Iowa improved to 23-3 and 10-3.
Sooners, Tigers tie KU in Big 8
The Sooners moved into a first-place tie in the NCHC Conference with Minnesota and Michigan.
NORMAN, Okla. — Darryl Kennedy scored 24 points last night and led Oklahoma to a 108-84 victory over Colorado.
Harvey Grant scored 20 points for Oklahoma. Ricky Grace added 18, Tim McCallister 16 and Ron Roberts 13, all of his points in the final five minutes.
Dan Becker's 24 points paced Colorado, which felt to 71 overall and 64 shutouts.
The Buffs trailed 37-31 at halftime and then fell victim to turnovers. The Sonners scored the first six points of the second half.
After Becker cut the score to 43-34 on a three-point play, Oklahoma ripped off 15 straight points, including a behind-the-back layup by McCalister and a slam dunk by Grant.
Missouri 80,
Nebraska 64
COLUMBIA. Mo — Junior guard Lynn hardy led a balanced Missouri scoring attack with 16 points as he deteated Nebraska 80-64 last night.
The Tigers now are 18-9 overall and tied for the conference lead with the Jayhawks and Sooners at 8-3. Nebraska slipped to 15-9 and 5-6.
Missouri's Derrick Chievous was held scoreless in the first half but buildup came up.
Gary Leonard scored eight points in the first five minutes, helping the Tigers build a 9-2 lead, and they never trailed again. Missouri, which led by 16 points in the first half, had a 33-21 advantage at halftime.
Nebraska sliced Missouri's lead to 50-45 with 9:15 remaining, but the Tigers outscored the Cornhuskers for three minutes for a 60-40 advantage.
From Kansan wires.