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Friday, February 13, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Big 10 race heats up after Purdue's win against Iowa,80-73
From Kansan wires
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Everette Stephens scored a career-high 23 points, including five of five from the three-point range, and Troy Lewis added 18 points last night and powered Purdue to an 80-73 Big Ten triumph over Iowa.
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Stephens, a guard, and center Melvin McCants, who had 16 points and 12 rebounds, fueled Boilermaker leads of up to 11 points in the second half and improved Purdue's record to 19-3 overall and 10-2 in the league. Stephens' previous offensive best was 22 points against Michigan State Jan. 3.
The Hawkeyes, who never led in the game, fell to 21-3 overall and 8-3 in the Big Ten. They were led by Jeff Moe and Brad Lolaus with 14 points and 11 and Ed Horton's 10. Iowa had defeated Purdue 70-67 in January.
Purdue, which led 39-13 at the half,
built a 10-point edge, 59-14, with 10-12
left after Stephens' fifth three-pointer
and a McCants basket.
The Hawkeyes made several attempts to muster a game-winning run but drew no closer than five points, 66-61, with 2:55 left after a basket by Gerry Wright. Purdue capitalized on late free throws and easy baskets and built its biggest lead. 79-68. on Todd Mitchell's dunk
Doug Lee added 10 points and Mitchell eight for Purdue, which remained one game behind league-leading Indiana. The Bollermakers hit 30 of 51 field goals for 59 percent, led by Kyle Rudolph with a range, 35.5 percent, Iowa connected on 27 of 57 shots to shoot 47 percent from the floor.
The Boilermakers jumped to an early seven-point lead, 13-6, on Stephens' three-point goal and held off several Iowa challenges to maintain that edge, 30-23, on two of Lewis' 15 first-half points.
The Hawkeyes made a late first half run on baskets by Marble and Moe and a pair of free throws by Armstrong, cutting the margin to 32-31 with 3:10 left until intermission. Two layups and a free throw by Lee reduced the Boilermakers' lead to 6 points before Lohaus hit a jumper as the first half ended.
Illinois 79, Minnesota 67
MINNEAPOLIS — Ken Norman scored 26 points last night and led Illinois to a 79-67 Big Ten victory over Minnesota.
Illinois raised its season record to 19-5 overall, 9-3 in the Big Ten. Minnesota fell 10-9 to 12 and 2-9.
The Illini broke open the game in the second half behind Norman's scoring, assisted by Steve Bardo with 16 points, Doug Altenberger with 13 and Glynn Blackwell with 12. Freshman Jim Shikenjanski led the Gophers with 14 points, followed by Tim Hanson with 13 and Ray Gaffney with 11.
After a Bardo jumper with 1-45 left in the first half gave Illinois a 36-34 lead, Richard Coffey's foul shot brought Minnesota within one, but Kendall Gill's rebound score with four seconds to go gave Illinois a 38-35 halftime lead.
The Illini expanded their lead in the second half on two steals followed by layups. An Altenberger three-point shot at 14:11 made the score 47-36. Norman's inside score with 12:45 left put Illinois ahead 33-38.
A Shikenjanski score at 11:18 pulled the Gophers to within 53-43, but the Illini defense stymied Minnesota thereafter.
Auburn 59,
Mississippi St. 45
AUBURN, Ala. — Jeff Moore
scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds last night and led Abuurt to a 59-43 victory over Mississippi State.
Frank Ford scored 13 points and also had nine rebounds for the Tigers, who improved to 14-8 overall and 7-6 in the Southeastern Conference. Hubert Henderson had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulldogs, who fell to 5-17 and 1-12. Reginald Boykin scored 12 points and Tracy Taylor added 11 for Mississippi State.
Auburn controlled the game, losing the lead only with 8-43 left in the first half when Boykin hit a layup and made the score 16-15. The Tigers led 31-23 at the half.
Auburn opened the second half with a nine-point run, capped by Davis' two free throws to make it 40-23 with 12:59 remaining.
Mississippi State was held scoreless by the Tigers for almost 13 minutes starting in the first half. Henderson hit a seven-foot jump shot with 11:26 left in the game and broke the cold spell for Mississippi State.
Mississippi State shot nine for 32,
28 percent, in the second half and 19
for 59, 32 percent in the game.
TCU 69, SMU 50
FORT WORTH, Texas — Carven Holcombe scored 17 points, Larry Richard added 16, and the pair sparked a second-half run last night and boosted Texas Christian to a 69-50 victory over Southern Methodist.
The victory extended TCU's home-court winning streak to 23 games and moved them within one victory of clinching at least a tie for the Southwest Conference title. TCU improved to 20-4 overall and 11-1 in league play. TCU, which had a three-game winning streak broken, fell to 12-11 and 3-8.
The Frogs struggled early against SMU's zone defense, falling behind by six. SMU took a one-point advantage with 3:13 to play in the first half but did not score again in the period while the Frogs built a 32-24 lead at intermission.
TCU then hit eight of its first 11 shots in the second half to race to a 50-34 lead. Jamie Dixon scored 10 for TCU, and Scott Johnson hit five three-point shots and scored 19 points.
UNLV 74,
Fullerton St. 64
LAS VEGAS, Nez. — Senior forward Armon Gilliam scored 22 points, and Mark Wade added a season-high 14 last night as Nevada-Las Vegas struggled to a 74-64 victory over Fullerton State in a Pacific Coast Athletic Association basketball game.
UNLV overcame a second-half deficit and won its 10th consecutive game, clinching the PCAA regular-season season for the fifth straight year. The Runnin' Rebels improved to 25-1 overall and 13-0 in the league.
Gilliam and Wade led a surge midway through the second half that brought UNLV back from a five-point deficit and tied the game 52-52.
Gilliam then went on a tear, scoring three of the next four UNLV field goals as the Runnin' Rebels ran off eight straight points. Fullerton managed to close the gap to 62-57 on a field goal by Henry Turner with 5:46 left in the game. Gerald Paddio with a three-pointer to give UNLV an insurmountable lead.
The 74 points tied the lowest total of the season for UNL, the nation's leading offensive team at 95.7 points per game.
Yesterday, 29 freshmen and junior college transfer players signed national letters of intent with KU. Thirty total grant-in-aid scholarships were available to Coach Bob Valesente for the 1987 season.
Chris Siebenmorgan, a 6-foot-5,
220-pound defensive end from
Park Hill, Md., has signed a
deal to play for Kansas next season.
Siebenmorgan was selected as an all-conference and all-Northland player this season. Park Hill was 72 his junior year and 8-2 his senior year.
The Kansas men's tennis team travels to Evanson, Ill., this weekend while the women's team stays closer to home.
KU rugby club to begin practicing soon
Siebenmorgan, who led Park Hill in sacks his senior season, was also recruited by Missouri and Iowa State.
The KU rugby club will have practice tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. at Shenk Complex, at 23rd and Iowa streets.
Anyone interested in joining the rugby club is invited to the practice. The club is open to KU students and non-students.
The men's team plays at Northwestern today and will remain in Evanston to face Miami of Ohio tomorrow. The men will be playing for the first time since winning the Region V Team Indoor Playoffs in
Beginning next week, practices will be on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 6:30 under the lights of Covenant High School baseball fields.
The signing period for high school seniors will continue until April 1.
Oklahoma City two weeks ago
A general meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, at Johnny's Tavern, 401 N. 2nd Street. There will be an introduction to the club organization, practices and background on the club, according to Scott Sites, Dexter, Mo., junior and member of the rugby club. An open house will follow the meeting at Johnny's, the rugby club house.
Tennis teams to compete this weekend
Next Saturday's practice will be at 1:30 p.m. at Shenk Complex.
He has played both defensive end and offensive tackle, though he is listed as a defensive end signee.
The club is divided into three different divisions; a club side, which consists of members with
The women's team takes on Texas Tech at 7 p.m. today at the Wood Valley Racquet Club in Topeka. The women split two matches last weekend in Fayetteville, Ark., winning over Southwest Missouri and losing to Arkansas.
Park Hill football player signs letter of intent for '87 KU season
Sports Briefs
The club's first match will be March 7 in Tulsa, Okla.
Team division members are determined by rugby coach Bill Mills. Approximately 80 members join the rugby club every year.
In mid-September, the club side of the club won the Heart of America Union Championships.
Some of the out-of-state matches include tournaments in Washington, D.C., Colorado, Texas and Arizona.
During semester break, the club competed in an international tournament against Belgium, Holland and Britain.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Former New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio left the hospital yesterday after having a pacemaker implanted to speed up what was termed a "slow heart."
DiMaggio recovering from heart surgery
The club participates in many tournaments outside of Kansas and the United States.
For more information, call Mills at 841-7450.
DiMaggio, 72, was released from Mount Sinai Hospital and told well-wishers on his way to a waiting car that be felt fine.
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Oddmakers favor N.C., Indiana, Iowa
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Las Vegas oddsmakers have named North Carolina, Indiana and Iowa favorites to capture the NCAA men's basketball championship.
North Carolina has been tabbed a 5-2 favorite to capture the postseason tournament in odds posted yesterday by the Las Vegas Hilton. Indiana is listed at 4-1, while Iowa is 5-1.
Since it is illegal to place a bet in Nevada on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the resort did not post odds on Jerry Tarkanian's No. 1-ranked Runnin' Rebels. (Other sources)
Other teams listed:
DePaul and Purdue, 7-1; Syracuse, 10-1; Oklahoma and Illinois, 12-1; Temple, Georgetown and Duke, 15-1; Alabama and Pittsburgh, 18-1; Kansas and Clemson, 20-1; Florida, TCU and St. John's, 25-1.
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