Sports
University Daily Kansan / Friday, January 23. 1987
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Free throws help bring victory to KU
By ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
The Kansas Jayhawks found their shooting touch from the free-throw line last night, hitting 29 of 35 on their way to an easy 86-65 victory over the Nebraska Cornhusnurs in Allen Field House.
Kansas, hitting 66.1 percent of its foul shots coming into the game, shot 82.9 percent from the line.
Men's Basketball
The Jayhawks, now 12-5 and 4 in the Big Eight Conference, picked a good night to rediscover their touch. The game turned into a free throw exhibition, with Kansas going to like a season-high 35 times and Nebraska 29. Officials called 51 personal fouls in the game, and two Nebraska players fouled out.
The Cornhuskers dropped to 11-6 and 1-3 in the conference.
"I happy that we won by a lot." Kansas coach Larry Brown said. "It wasn't pretty, and it was an awfully long game."
Kansas built a 16-4 lead early in the game, helped in part by Kevin Pritchard's two three-point shots. Pritchard attempted eight of 13 three-pointers taken by the Jayhawks.
"It really felt good." Pritchard said. "There were a couple that I missed that felt like they were going to go in."
Meanwhile, the Kansas defense shut down Nebraska's perimeter shooting. The Huskers hit only two shots from outside 15 feet in the first half and shot only 44 percent from the
field for the half.
The Jayhawks cruised to a 42-20 halftime lead without much scoring help from forward Danny Manning. Manning scored six first-half points and didn't hit a field goal until 37 seconds were left in the half.
"We just weren't looking in the middle in the first half," Brown said. "We became a three-point shooting team."
Manning bounced back in the second half and ended the game leading all scorers with 23 points. Cedric McCormick had 14 points and Chris Plper added 12.
Center Bill Jackman and reserve guard Henry Buchanan led the Cornhuskers with 12 points each. Kansas held forward Bernard Day's scoring, which averages 11.1 points a game, to just five.
The Jayhawks also neutralized Nebraska guard Brian Carr, holding him to six points and three assists.
Carr, in a race with Hunter to break Jeff Hornacek's conference record for career assists, remains third on the all-time list with 397.
Hunter hit all six of his free throws and grabbed nine rebounds. But despite playing one of his better all-around performances, the guard only registered two assists.
It was the first time all season Hunter has had less than five assists in a game, and he stays in fourth place on the list behind Carr with 592.
A free throw by Buchanan made the score 47-35 with about 17 minutes remaining in the game, but Nebraska never able to come closer than 12 points.
Manning scored off a pass from Mark Turgeon on a fast break, was
fouled, and made the free throw for a three-point play.
When Derrick Vick scored for Nebraska. Manning responded with a turnaround jumper from the baseline.
Kansas 86 Nebraska 65
Nebraska
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Vick | 28 | 4-13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Day | 28 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Marvel | 35 | 1-4 | 0-8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Balouchi | 20 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Carr | 34 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Buchanan | 26 | 2-6 | 1-8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| Pooleegest | 19 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Neubert | 19 | 6-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Neubert | 22-54 | 29-14 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 65 |
Percentages: FG. 407, FT. 690, 3-point goal: 15 (Carr 1; Vick 0.1, Buchanan 0.2)
Blocked Shots: 0 Turnovers: 13 (Carr 3).
Steals: B (Carr 3). Technicals: None
Kansas
| | M | FG | FT | WT | A | R | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Manning | 34 | 7-12 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
| Piper | 24 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Pellock | 16 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| Hunter | 30 | 4-7 | 6-1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Turtleon | 20 | 4-7 | 6-1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Jurdon | 20 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Alvarado | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Randall | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Harris | 15 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Newton | 6 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry | 4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Guelder-N | 8 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Percentages: FG, 500 FT, BT 829, 3-point
shot. FG, 419 FT, BT 764, 3-point
Shots: 6 (Manning 2) Turnovers: 15
(Piper, Pellet, Turgon, Newton, Rendall 2)
Steals: 4 (Manning Pirtchard, Turgon, Ran-
der), 3 (Manning Pirtchard, Turgon, Ran-
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20.5Haff, Kansas 42-28; Officials: Spitler,
Wukow, Turington.
Nebraska guard Brian Carr tries to break free from the defensive pressure of KU forward Danny Manning, right, and guard Kevin Pritchard. KU crushed Nebraska 86-65 last night in Allen Field House.
Hunter perfects new style
Bv DAVID BOYCE
Staff writer
It is customary for Cedric Hunter to dribble the ball three times before shooting a free throw, but he didn't last night.
Hunter has altered his free-throw shooting style again, and it just might have worked. At least it did in last night's game.
"I went to this style after the Missouri game because in that game, I dribbled the ball four times for the
first time this year, and it worked.' Hunter said.
Also, Hunter said he was not thinking as much when he stepped to the line. He said the difference in last night's 96-65 win over Nebraska and other games was that he had confidence at the line.
Hunter, who was hitting just under 45 percent from the line this season, went 6-for-6 from the line. The senior guard has now hit seven in a row over the last two games.
"He shot really well," Coach Larry Brown said "All of his shots looked good."
It appeared, though, that a soothsayer had helped the entire team. The Jayhawks were 29-35 from the line for 82.9 percent, about 17 percentage points better than their season average of 66.1.
Kansas guard Gedric Hunter puts up a shot against Nebraska's Derrick Vick during the second half of last night's game in Allen Field House. Hunter was the second-highest scorer with 14 points. Danny Manning led the Jayhawks with 23 points.
KU and N.C.State to play at Kemper
Bv ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
The battle of the No. 206 will be decided when Kansas takes on the North Carolina State Wolfpack at noon Sunday in Kansas City's Kemper Arena
Kansas, 12-5 overall and 3-1 in the Big Eight Conference, is ranked 20th by United Press International this week. The Associated Press has picked N.C. State, 12-4 overall and 4-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as its No. 20 team.
The game will be televised on NBC-TV, channels 4 and 27. An early toppoff will allow fans attending the game to return to Lawrence in time for the 5 p.m. kickoff of Super Bowl XXI.
Tickets are available at the Kansas Ticket Office in Allen Field House and Kemper Arena. The cost is $6 for students.
The Kansas home-game winning streak will not be in danger Sunday. Though Kemper is only a short drive down the turnip from Lawrence, it is considered a neutral site for the Jawhaws.
Kansas used that "neutrality" to its advantage last year in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. The Jayhawks beat the Wolfback 75-67 in the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship at Kemper and advanced to the Final Four.
"I still think we have been better off not in play in front of 17,000 people from Kansas yelling 'Rock Chalk, Jayhawk.' " N.C. State coach Jim Valiano said after last year's game. "I still don't know what it means."
The Wolfpack is coming off an 87-74 upset victory over 128-ranked Duke on Wednesday night. Junior guard Kenny Drummond led N.C. State with 26 points.
Drummond leads the Pack in scoring, averaging 14.9 points a game.
Kansas will also have to deal with N.C. State center Charles Shackleford Shackleford, a 6-foot to sophomore, is pulling down about eight rebounds a game and has blocked 31 shots this season.
Kansas leads the series 3-1. Valvano has not beaten Kansas as the N.C. State coach, but his Iona teams had a 1-1 record against the Javahawks.
Valvano has a 137-74 record and a 649 winning percentage in six years at N.C. State.
KU vs. N.C.
State
Tipoff: noon Sunday
Kempers Arena
TV: Kemptons 4, 27
Radio: KLZR-FM, KJHK
FM. KLWN-AM
Record 12-5 Probable Starters
Kansas
F Danny Manning (6-11), 20.4 ppg
F Chris Piper (6-8), 6.9 ppg
C Mark Pellock (6-9), 3.1 ppg.
G Kevin Prichard (6-3), 11.1 ppg
G Cedric Hunter (6-0), 12.4 ppg.
Record 12-4
N.C.State
F Bennie Bolton (6-8), 14.7 ppg.
F Mike Gimio (6-10), 9.1 ppg.
C Charles Schackleford (6-10), 13.7
G Kenny Drummond (5-10), 14.9 ppg.
G Vinny Del Negro (6-5), 6.9 ppg.
Kansas to battle K-State
By DIANE FILIPOWSKI Staff writer
The women's basketball team will be on the road again this weekend as it travels to Manhattan to play Big Eight Conference-rival Kansas State for its fifth conference game.
The Jayhawks are coming off their second consecutive conference win, a
Women's Basketball
74-73 victory Wednesday night over the conference-leading Missouri Tigers.
The Jayhawks have played 11 of the games on the road, compiling a 5-2 record.
Kansas is 2-2 in the conference and 9-9 overall, and the Wildcats, under Coach Matilda Mossman, are also 2-2 in the conference but 14-3 overall.
Tip-off will be at 5 p.m. tomorrow in Ahearn Field House.
Controversy erupted in the conference in the past week with a benchclearing brawl Jan. 17 between Missouri and Oklahoma and an officiating complaint filed by Kansas coach Marian Washington
Frank Smysor, who evaluates the officiating for the Big Eight women's games played at Kansas, attended the Kansas-Missouri game Wednesday and said he thought the conference officiating was fair.
"The officials see games all over the conference, so they are not biased." Smyssor said. "Sometimes coaches see with their hearts instead of their heads. Officials are paid to see with their heads."
The last time Kansas played the Wildcats at home Feb. 24, a fight broke out between K-State's center Sue Leiding and Kansas' Jackie Martin. Martin, Leiding and the K-State bench were charged with technical fouls.
The usual competitiveness will be present between the two rival schools, Martin said, but she did not think the game would be wild.
"We will play like we usually do," Martin said. "We are a physical ball club. We can dish it out, but we can also take it."
Washington said yesterday that the Jayhawks would concentrate on the game so that officiating or emotion would not be a factor in the game.
"It will be an intense game because of the rivalry," Washington said. "We are also playing behind the men so the crowd will be emotional and will probably carry on what preceded us."
Washington said K-State had some key players that the Jayhawks would need.
"Susan Green has done a great job of quarterbacking their squad, and Lee Leiding has made their inside game strong." Washington said. "Carlisle Thomas is also one of the best athletes in the Big Eight."
Leiding, a senior, leads the Wildcats in scoring with 15 points a game and is averaging seven rebounds a game. Green and Thomas are averaging 11 points each.
Probable Starters
Kansas
F Shauna Waters (5-9) 9.9 pp
F Lisa Baker (5-11), 5.9 pp
C Jackie Martin (5-11), 10.4 pp
G Lisa Braddy (5-7), 8.6 pp
G Ella Ottet (5-7), 10.5 pp
Kansas State
F Carlisa Thomas (5-9), 10.9 pp
F Tracey Bleeczin (5-8), 15.9 pp
C Sue Leiding (6-2), 15.3 pp
G Susan Green (5-8), 11.7 pp
G Theza Fitzpatrick (5-4), 7.1 pp
Tip-off: p 11, at Amehra Field House
Ex-Jayhawks playing in Super Bowl with New York Giants
By DAVID BOYCE
Staff writer
Elvis Patterson and Bobby Johnson had completed their football careers at Kansas in 1983 and were hoping to play for a National Football League team.
Johnson and Patterson decided then to try out together for the New York Giants.
"It was by design that we are both playing for the Giants," Patterson said. "We both went to their training camp confident that we would make
Johnson and Patterson played for the Jayhawks from 1981 to 1983. Johnson played wide receiver and Patterson played defensive back.
Now they are both in Pasadena waiting to play for the NFC champions in Super Bowl XXI.
The two players, only associated with one winning season at KU, are now on a team pitted against the Denver Broncos for the world championship. Patterson will start at cornerback for the Giants and Johnson will play wide receiver.
team this year." Patterson said Wednesday from his hotel in Costa Mesa, Calif. "Even though we lost to the Chicago Bears last season, I could see the improvement in the team."
Elvis Patterson
--I knew we would have a good
Patterson said he had seen steady improvement in the Giants since he and Johnson had arrived in New York as free agents in 1984.
Johnson could not be reached at his hotel room.
This year Patterton picked off two interceptions, and is tied for fourth on the team. For most of the year, however, he has been recovering from a pulled hamstring that he suffered in the first game of the season.
Bobby Johnson
The Giants were 10-6 in 1984 and 1965 before compiling a 14-2 record this season.
"It's the beginning of a dynasty." he said. "I told a lot of the players that."
Johnson is third on the team in receptions with 31 for 534 yards, and second on the team. He has scored five touchdowns.
Playing in the Super Bowl has brought increased attention. Patterson said, but it has been well worth it.
"There have been friends and reporters calling me wanting an article or wanting to know how it feels to be in the Super Bowl Pattern and that you don't mind patterning among many great players never get an opportunity to play in a game this big."
Former Kansas player and coach Mike Sweatman is coach of the special teams and defensive backs for the Giants.
Sweatman coached at Kansas under coach Don Fambrough from 1973-74 and from 1978-82.
Sweatman coached Patterson at KU and the two were reunited when he retired.
"It was like a dream come true," Patterson said. "He helped me a lot at KU and now he was going to coach me again."
Patterson said he thought the coaching at Kansas helped prepare
him for playing in the NFL
"The Fambrough coaching staff was very good," he said. "There are former coaches from that staff that are working in the NFL, and that speaks highly on the quality of that staff."
In Patterson's three years at KU, he averaged one interception and 45 tackles a year.
In Johnson's and Patterson's final year, Fambrough was fired and Mike Gottfried took over. Although Kansas improved its record from 2-7 to 4-7 under Gottfried, Patterson said he respected Fambrough and his staff more.
Former Kansas quaterback Tom Quick, who played with Johnson in 1982 and 1983, remembered Johnson as a player who had great hands and
"Gottfried is a very good coach, but many of his assistant coaches were around the same age as I, and not many of them served as the players did," Patterson said.
During that same time, Johnson caught 87 career passes for 1,789 yards, including 58 for 1,154 yards in 1983.
came through with the big play when the team needed it.
"Quite honestly," Quick said, "I had seen better receivers who I thought would make it, but since his player KU, he has become a great player."
Fambrough, who now lives in Lawrence, said he thought Johnson had more natural talent than Patterson.
"Both were outstanding college players," Fambrogh said. "But of the two, Bobby had the natural ability to win the NFL, whereas Elvis surpassed it." NPL, where Elvis surprised us.
Johnson holds the KU single-game receiving record with 208 yards set in 1983 against Kansas State and the Oklahoma record of 1,154 yards in the same year.
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Patterson had to work and work to overcome his shortcomings. Famili-
"Elvis did not have the natural speed or size that I thought would allow him to play in the pros," he said.
See SUPERBOWL, p. 11, col. 4