University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, January 21. 1987
Sports
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Field house magic continues; KU wins 71-70
By ROB KNAPP
Staff writer
Kansas forward Chris Piper stood at the free-throw line with 5 seconds to play and the game tied.
"I was thinking to myself at the line," Piper said, "this is the first time I've ever had a chance to win a game like this."
Despite his lack of experience at shooting game-winning free throws, Piper hit the first of two foul shots and pushed the Jayhawks past the Missouri Tigers, 71-70, last night in Allen Field House.
Kansas, 11-5 and 3-1 in the Big Eight Conference, extended its home winning streak to 42 games, despite trailing Missouri for most of the game. Missouri is now 12-7 and 2-1 in
conference plav.
Missouri held the ball and a 68-65
lead with 1:23 left in the game when
Men's Basketball
Tiger forward Greg Church threw the ball out of bounds.
The Jayhawks brought the ball down the floor, and guard Milt Newton hit a three-point shot from the right side, tying the game.
"I wanted us to look for the three-point shot." Kansas coach Larry Brown said. "I told Milt to look for it."
After a Kansas timeout, Missouri regained the lead when reserve guard Lee Coward scored with 52 seconds left.
Kansas tied the game again with 35 seconds left. Forward Danny Manning, who led the Jayhawks with 25 points and 12 rebounds, was fouled by Missouri's Nathan Buntin and sank both free throws.
Kansas tied the game again with 35
The Tiger offense had begun to set up for a final shot when they made their second bad pass of the final 2 minutes. Center Mike Sandbotthe threw the ball toward teammate Derrick Cheviovis as Chievous, closely guarded by Piper, broke toward the basket.
The ball went out of bounds behind Chievous, and Kansas had 20 seconds to recover.
Piper took a pass from Cedric Hunter and appeared to be trapped by two Missouri defenders when he
was fouled by Sandbothe.
Piper hit the front end of a one-and-one free throw to put Kansas ahead by a point. His second attempt bounced high off the rim, but Mark Pellock batted the ball out to Manning, who held it until time ran out.
Piper scored a career-high 13 points. He also spent much of his time guarding Chievous.
Chievous, the Big Eight Conference scoring leader with a 24-point average, led both teams in scoring (10.8). The team was satisfied with his team's defense.
"We have a lot of confidence at home." Piper said. "I don't really think it ever entered our minds that we'd lose the game."
"You can't stop him," Brown said.
Kansas 71 Missouri 70
Kansas
Manning            M FG FG FT R A I F 1r
Manning            40 10-16 57 12 4 1 25
Piper             37 5.9 3.5 6 1 2 13
Pellock         10 0-0 3-0 6 1 2 13
Hunter            24 5-15 1-0 5 10 1 11
Hunter            18 2-4 1-0 5 10 1 11
Prichard          24 2-4 3-0 5 11 1 11
Alvarado          4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0
Newton            10 1-3 1-0 1 0 0 0
Guiderd        11 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0
Harris           11 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0
Mannie            35 0-34 1-0 0 1 0 0
Percentages: FG, 519 FT, 650. Three-point goals: 2-4 (Newton 12, Turgence 1-1, Pitchback 0-1). Blocked Shots: 8 (Manning 7), Strikeouts: 8 (Hunter 3), Steals: 4 (Hunter 2), Technicals: None
Missouri
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | Tp |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Bunin | 39 | 3-13 | 1F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Sandbottle | 39 | 2-4.6 | 3.5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Sambothee | 39 | 2-4.6 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Chevouie | 39 | 11-1.9 | 7.8 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
| Hardy | 26 | 4-1.3 | 4.5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Reff | 3 | 0-0.0 | 4.5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Roff | 8 | 1-5.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goward | 15 | 2-5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 27-62 | 16-23 | 9.3 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 7 |
Percentages: FG, 435, FT, 696. Three-point goals: 0 (Sandhole 425, 2 Hardy 0, 1) Blocked shots: 0 Turnovers: 14 (Sandhole 4) Steals: 9 (Hardy 4) Technicals: None
Hall: Tied 33-33 Officials: Rich Eichorst,
Hank Nichols, Ed Highower
Alan Haoman/KANSAN
Missouri forward Derrick Chievous wrestles the ball away from KU guard Cedric Hunter late in the second half of the Jayhawks' 71-70 victory last night in Allen Field House. Chievous had a game-high 29 points for the Tigers.
Danny Manning attempts to score during the first half of the Missouri game. The Jayhawks beat the Tigers, 71-70, when Chris Piper made one of two free throws with 5 seconds left in the game.
L. Rauch/KANSAN
Piper's free throw seals KU's victory
Chris Piper was not alone.
By NICOLE SAUZEK
As he stood before 15,000 hushed fans in Allen Field House last night, ready to shoot a free throw with five seconds left, KU's homegame winning streak and an important Big Eight Conference game were at the line with him.
What spectators may not have known was that confidence also accompanied Piper as he faced the 70-70 tie with Missouri.
"In my mind, there wasn't any doubt." Piper said, recalling the moments before he made what would be the game-winning free throw. "I don't know about anyone else out there, but I had confidence."
Piper made his first free throw but missed the bonus, putting Kansas ahead 71-70. Danny Manning rebounded the shot and held onto the ball until the final seconds ticked off the clock, improving the Jayhawks' home-court winning streak to 42 and their Big Eight record to 3-1.
"I figured no matter what I did, we were going to win." Piper said. "I don't think it ever really entered our minds that we'd lose the game. I was just lucky that I hit one of them."
Luck may not have played as big a factor as Piper claimed. The
Lawrence junior had a career high 13 points and pulled down six rebounds, putting together some of the best 37 minutes of his career.
Piper, only averaging 6.5 points a game, scored his previous career high of 10 points against Temple and Miami this year.
"I realized that I needed to start shooting more, especially with everyone sagging on Danny," Piper said of his new offensive prowess.
In addition to added offensive responsibility, Coach Larry Brown gave Piper another challenge—he must outstorm Missouri's Derrick Chervoux.
Chievous is the Big Eight's leading scoreer with a 24-point a game average and at times seemed almost unstoppable.
"Guarding Chievous was tough," Piper said. "It was a job everyone helped out with though.
"We came and asked Piper to play defense on Chievous and he said 'okay,'." Manning said after the game. "Then, he made Chievous earn everything he got tonight. Then, he got the winning basket. Chris played great."
Jayhawks to face physical Tiger team
And, even though Chievous scored a game-high 29 points, he had to work for each one.
"He's an incredible player. He's one of the best players I've ever played against."
By DAVID BOYCE
Staff writer
Recently, Big Eight Conference women's basketball has become increasingly physical, a trend that led to a bench-clearing brawl over the weekend between Missouri and Oklahoma.
When the Jayhawks take on the Tigers at 7:30 tonight at Allen Field House, they will face one of the teams involved in the brawl.
Kansas coach Marian Washington said Monday that she was not surprised by the fight because her team would win. The coaches in Oklahoma earlier this year.
Washington said officials had let too many games get out of control
She said she would file a complaint with the Big Eight about one of those games, a game against Oklahoma Jan. 14, which the Jayhawks lost 81-67.
Women's Basketball
"It will put in a formal complaint against the officials at Oklahoma." Washington said. "When we played there earlier in the season, Lisa Baker, who has never bothered anyone, almost got into a fight."
She also said that the officials were biased against her team in both conference and non-conference games.
have seen the same biased officiating in conference games, and there is no room for that when you are playing as Big Eight title." Washington said.
The Jayhawks are 1-2 in the Big Sight and 8-9 overall, while the firstplace Tigers are 3-0 in the conference and 13-3 overall.
"A win would put us back in the race, but Missouri has a great team," she said. "They probably have the most balanced attack in the Big Eight."
Washington said Kansas had lost many close games, and one reason for that was the discrepancy at the tree-throw line.
In 3 conference games, the Jayhawks have shot 55 free throws to
Probable Starters
their opponent's 106
"Our kids are playing hard, yet we have to hope for a fair game from the officials." Washington said.
Kansas
F Shawna Waters (5-9), 9.9 pp.
F Lisa Baker (5-11), 5.9 pp.
C Jacki Martin (5-11), 10.4 pp.
G Evente Ott (5-7), 10.5 pp.
G Lisa Brady (5-7), 6.6 pp.
Missouri
Probable Starters
F Lisa Ellis (5-10), 8.2 ppp
F Monique Lucas (5-11), 8.4 ppp
R Ceneille Keeley (6-1), 25.8 ppp
G Maggie Levallay (5-8), 7.9 ppp
G Sandie Grophe (5-8), 8.2 ppp
Big 8 to review Missouri-Oklahoma brawl
United Press International
NORMAN, Okla. — Statements about a bench-clearing brawl after Saturday night's women's basketball game between Oklahoma and Missouri and a video tape of the game have been submitted to the Big Eight Conference for review. Oklahoma officials said yesterday.
In a written statement issued through the school's sports information office yesterday, Oklahoma coach Maura McHugh denied starting any physical contact that caused the brawl.
"I would like to make it clear that I did not initiate or provoke any physical contact that initiated the alteration. McHugh said in the statement.
"Once the altercation started, all my actions were in restoring order, defending myself and my team and taking control to the locker room." McHugh said.
Moments after the Tigers beat Oklahoma 72.70 at the Hearnes Center, Missouri forward Lisa Ellis exchanged words with MeHugh.
McHugh and Ellis started jostling one another and both benches
Ellis had been called for a technical with 24 seconds remaining in the game when she sheed the basketball once before of Oklahoma's Margaret Mckeon.
cleared. At one point, Oklahoma center Julie Callan had Missouri guard Sandie Prophete in a headlock on the floor of the court.
Ellis was helped off the court after the brawl. A team spokesman said Ellis was bruised.
"I have interviewed the persons involved, met with the team and closely reviewed the video tape of the game," said Don Jimson. Oklahoma assistant athletic director, in a written statement also released through the school's sports information office.
"As a result of this investigation, the athletic department believes Coach Maura McHugh's statement is
an accurate description of the situation," Jimerson said.
Oklahoma Athletic Director Donnie Duncan said in a written statement that he and Jack Lengyel, the athletic director at Missouri, had discussed the "unfortunate alteration that occurred between our two women's basketball teams this past Saturday. We do not condone nor will we tolerate such actions by our athletic teams and are moving quickly to resolve the situation."
Lengelyel said Monday he would review the tapes and speak with Missouri women's coach Joann Rutherford.
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