Sports University Daily Kansan / Friday, December 5, 1986 9 Manning shines in KU's win over Washington Jacki Kelly/KANSAN Kansas forward Danny Manning slams the ball for two points in the first half. Manning scored 32 points in last night's game against Washington, leading the Jayhawks to an 82-68 victory. When Danny Manny said Wednesday that he was ready for last night's game against Washington, he wasn't joking. By NICOLE SAUZEK Manning, KU forward, stepped forward and dominated the Jayhawk offense, pouring in 32 points in KU's 82-68 victory over the Huskies. The win secured a spot at Washington, keeps the home winning streak alive at 36. Washington's record fell to 2-3. "I think we did several things well tonight except stopping Manning," said Andy Russo, Washington's head coach. "He shot over us all night. Manning was the difference in the game." Manning's effort came close to his game record of 35 points against Oklahoma State during the 1984-85 season. "I didn't know I was close 'til Chris) Piper told me." Manning said, "I try to play every game like I played tonight. Offensively, I'd say it was one of my best games this year." Overall, Kansas also played a better game than in its previous games against Tennessee-Martin and Southern, according to KU head coach Larry Brown. "Danny had a super game," he said. "Cedric (Hunter) was outstanding under the circumstances; he shouldn't have played." It was doubted that Hunter would play in last night's game because of an ankle sprain suffered during KU's 87-69 win Monday night over Southern. Hunter, who played 31 minutes and scored six points, said the sore ankle didn't bother him until after the halftime break. "We went with the bench tonight to help out," Brown said. "It's a struggle for us. It's just unbelievable. There still a lot of work to do. "We're not in great shape. There were times I didn't think we had our legs. But, we worked hard on defense." KU's strong defensive effort paid off, especially in the latter portion of the first half when the Jayhawks pulled ahead from a 25-24 lead with six minutes left in the half to a 39-29 lead at halftime. The Jahayks ended Washington's jopes in the last 10 minutes of play, pulling while by as much as 20 points ahead the Huskies led the game only once — by one point in the middle of the first half. because of our good defensive play," Brown said. "They did some good instinctive things tonight." "When I was in there against Manning, I couldn't stop him," said Phil Zevenbergen. Huskies forward. "He's gotten a lot stronger and quicker from last year." Kansas also showed its passing abilities, again and again getting the ball over. "He's a legitimate seven-foot player." Brown said of Welp. "I thought Washington did a wonderful job of getting the ball inside." Chris Welp, Washington's 7-foot center and 1985-86 Pacific Ten Conference player of the year, was in foul trouble late in the first half. Then, with 16 minutes left in the game, he committed his four foul. He then scored on his defense. Or.y four of his 14 points were scored in the second half. Russo agreed. "I can't remember anyone being so dominant against us in a game. Boy, he's so much more competitive than last year." Both Manning and Brown hope that performances like tonight's will help Manning pull away from the nonassertive name tag that was placed on him last year because of his performance in the Final Four game against Duke. But his teammates say they hope otherwise. "It'll probably come up again when I score less points or have a bad game," Manning said. "I can't go back to that game (Duke)." "Danny is the best player in the country," Brown said. "He's not the best scorer or the best rebounder or the best passer, but the best all-around player." Manning said he thought the name tag was something that wouldn't go away. "We've been doing it all." Brown agreed, "I think he rises to challenges like this. Danny had a super game." "Danny played great," Hunter taught. "We had a tough challenge and came out, on two." "We got a lot of fast breaks Washington | | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | TP | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Vidato | 9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Zvbrnberg | 28 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | | Welp | 28 | 6-17 | 3-5 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 11 | | Hill | 21 | 5-11 | 0-4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | | Hill | 31 | 7-12 | 0-6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | | Caldwell | 32 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | | Mocasitel | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | West | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | | Sanor | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | Wilson | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | Morelre | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Total | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 27/47 | 11/20 | 33/10 | 21/0 | 0 | 68 | Kansas 82 Washington 68 Kansas Manning M FG FT R A T F TP Manning 15 25-20 2F 9 3 3 32 Piper 28 1-1 2.5 2 2 1 4 Pellock 19 1-1 2.5 2 2 1 4 Turtle 31 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 Turtle 26 6-8 0 0 0 4 14 Prichard 19 0-5 0 0 3 1 0 Alvarado 6 1-2 0 0 1 4 2 Handail 20 4-5 0 4 2 2 2 Harris 14 5-1 0 0 1 2 1 Newton 7 1-1 0-1 0 0 1 2 Barry 3 1-1 0 0 0 0 2 Coyne 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Total 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Total 13-50 14-25 37-22 20-20 80 Percentages: FG. 403, FT. 550, 3-point Shots: 3 (Hill 2; Marcelato 1.; Rec莱 Staffer 1.; West Turnovers) (Wagg 4). Steals: 3 (Rec莱ster, Wilt, Wilson) Technicals. Bench Percentages: FG, 666, FT, 667, 3-point Shots: 2-3, 667 (Turgeon 2-2, Pranchard 0-1) Blocked Shots: 2 (Pierer Alivarado), Tur- geon 1 (Pranchard 1), Randal 2 (Randal 2), Turgeon 2; Technicals: Bench Hall: Kansas 39-29 Officials: Ed Schumer Ron Spitler, Ron Zetcher A. K. Riedel Kansas' next game is 7:10 p.m. tomorrow against Arkansas at Barthill Arena in Fayetteville, Ark. The game will be televised on the Ravcom Sports Network. "We're in deep trouble." Brown said about playing a road game. "This is what basketball is all about. We're going to see how the veterans and the new players are going to react." Arkansas last year was 12-16 overall. Last year, KU beat Arkansas 89-78 in Lawrence. Kansas leads the series against the Razorbacks 7-3. "We're going to have to play hard down there," said Hunter. "It was tough last year. They came in ready to play." Randall loosens up and plavs well in Javhawk victory "I was struggling early because I was thinking about everything I was doing." Randall said after the game. "I was frustrated. I am letting the game come to me." Sports editor Mark Randall has found a key to success - stop thinking and start plaving. By FRANK HANSEL Sports editor Randall, a 6-foot-9 freshman forward, looked as though he wasn't thinking much last night in the Jayhawks' 82-68 victory over Washington in Allen Field House. Randall scored 12 points and had six rebounds and four assists last night in his 20 minutes of play. In KU's last two games, he had 27 points, 16 rebounds and five assists. He has made 60 percent of his shots. The Jayhawks had let a 12-4 lead slip away and were ahead 18-17 when Randall replaced forward Chris Piper with 11 minutes and 35 seconds left in the first half. Randall hit one of two free throws and a 12-foot jump Head coach Larry Brown opted to play three forwards and had Piper guard the Huskies' 7-0 center Chris Welp. shot, giving Kansas a 21-17 lead. After that, the Huskies were only able to get within three points at 25-22 before the Jayhawks pulled away to a 39-29 halftime lead. "I had to play different combinations because of the fouls," Brown said. "When you play a lot of young guys, it's a struggle. Randall was off the bench quickly in the second half. Center Mark Pellock picked up his third and fourth fouls within three seconds and left the game with 18:31 remaining. "It felt great." Randall said "I" saw the faces of her and the rest took care of itself. Randall has shown improvement in the last two games, but he had no choice. Monday, Brown said Randall Randall scored five quick points on three free throws and a slam dunk. On the dunk, Randall stole a pass, went the length of the court and brought the 15,650 fans to their feet with a rim-bending dunk. could do nothing but get better because he had been terrible in practice. Brown let Randall know how he felt in practice. "It doesn't bother me when he yells because I know he just wants me to get better." Randall said. "And the yelling makes me play more relaxed." One reason Randall is more relaxed is that he is starting to feel more comfortable in Brown's system. "The transition from high school ball to college ball was a lot harder than I thought," Randall said. "I'm not the star anymore." Randall was indeed a star in high school. He was the Colorado player of the year and a Street and Smith magazine, Parade magazine and Gatorade All-American. He averaged 27.2 points and 12.5 rebounds in his senior season at Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, Colo. "He woke up in these last two games," said KU guard Mark Turgeon. "He still has to improve defensively, but if he plays like that, we'll have a good year." Kansas women to play Tulsa Sports writer By BRIAN SNYDER The story behind the KU women's basketball game against Tulsa tuition is one of similarities. The teams will play at 7:30 p.m. in Allen Field House. Both teams are young. Tulsa will start three freshmen and has only one starter returning from last year's 2-23 team. Tulsa's record this year is 0-3. Kansas has eight newcomers including five freshmen. KU's record is 2-1. Kansas strength is its perimeter game. In both scoring and defense, KU guards represent the key to the Tula head coach Mark Schmidt said yesterday that his squad also relied on its balanced scoring from its guards. Both teams have youth and quickness at the guard positions. Weakness at the post position poses trouble for both teams. Kansas head coach Marian Washington said 6-foot-4 Lynn Page was the team's only true center. Page, though, can play stints of only four or five minutes at full speed. Washington said yesterday that she was unsure who would start at the power positions tonight. She named guards Shaun Waters, Lisa Braddy and forwards Jackie Martin and Sandy Ash as starters. The Golden Hurricanes, like Kansas, are a short team. Tulsa has just one six foot. Freshman center Jennifer Chase is six feet tall, but Schmidt said the team had a number of girls at 5-11. The differences between the teams are what could give Kansas the edge in tonight's game. The Golden Hurricanes are coming off a schedule which had them playing five games in eight days. Last night, Tulsa played Southwest Missouri State. "I haven’t had a chance to see them (Kansas) play." schmidt said "With our schedule, we haven’t had time Schmidt said the team's philosophy has been to take one day at a time. Yesterday, emphasis was being placed on the southwest Missouri State game. "I was hired late, before last season," Schmidt said. "We didn't have a chance to recruit at all. Last year, we started a girl who hadn't played high school basketball. ...unday, on me other hand, has had several days to prepare for Tulsa. The Jayhawk's last game was Monday's 56-40 defeat of Minnesota. Mark Schmidt is in his second year at Tulsa. He sees his year as a chance to start over. Kansas represents the ultimate in stability. Washington is in her 12th year as head coach. She is an Another difference is the stability of the two programs. "For this year, I recruited the best athletes. They're not the greatest players, but they are solid, though. We didn't expect it." Like Kansas, this year is a learning experience for TuSA. The Golden Hurricanes lost four starters from JV team dominates McPherson Sports writer After a sluggish first half, the Kansas men's junior varsity basketball team came out strong yesterday to dominate McPherson College, winning 74-38 in Allen Field House. In the second half, Kansas allowed McPherson only five points in seven and a half minutes. The Jayhawks went virtually untested as they scored 44 points in the second half alone. Bv ANNE LUSCOMBE It took Kansas less than seven minutes to score 18 points, the same number of points it took McPerson the whole second half to score. "We came out strong in the second half," said Kansas guard Chad Wintz. "I felt we earned it. They (the coaches) told us we weren't playing as a team in the first half. When we came back out, everyone was playing harder and it just clicked." Guard Kenya Banks was the high scorer for the Jahayhows with 12 points. Doug Farney, a guard, led McPherson with six points. Kansas 74, McPherson 38 Kansas (74) Brandon 10, 2-0. 4-Pammer 2-2-6. Banshe 6-1-0 Wintz 3-0. Hendricks 2-3-4. Marsh 2-2-8 Hymer 4-1-2. Midland 0-0. Stalins 2-1-5. Gilbert 4-1-2. Midland 0-0. Walker 2-1-5. Black * Hartwell 0-0.* McPherson (38) Barrent 1 1.3; Wagner 1 0.0-2. M. Johnson 2 0.2-4 Bariar 2 1.5; Owens 2 1.2; J. Johnson 1 0.0-2 Dunecasek 0.6; Eliott 0.1-4. Hampson 0.1-1.1 James 1.0-2. Farnock 3.0-6.0; Yolanda 1.0-2. Young total fours-Kansas 24, McPherson 17. Foul out—none. Rebounds-Bankes 34, Barnes Marshall 6. McPherson 39 (Dunckey 6) Assists-Kansas 11. Dunked in three 3 Barrent, Barken, Barken 17. Techniques-none. Bv BRIAN SNYDER Swimmers to compete at Lincoln Sports writer Kansas' well-rested men's and women's swim teams will return to action today when they compete in the Husker Invitational at Lincoln, Neb. The men have not competed since Nov. 20 when Southern Methodist University beat the Jayhawks at Robinson Natorium. The last meet for the women was a loss Nov. 16 to Louisiana State at Lincoln, Neb. Kansas head coach Gary Kempf said yesterday that the Husker Invitational would be an important coaching aid for his staff. "It itens us to gauge how they swim with rest," Kempf said. "We've had a chance to build a base and now we'll see how good it is." A base is a term for the level of conditioning athletes build in a period dominated by practicing. The Jayhawks have had such a period since their last meets. Kempt said the performance of his swimmers would help him decide how the team would prepare for the Big Eight Conference Championships in March. Competing at the Husker Invitational are women's teams from Nebraska. Clemson, Colorado State and New Mexico. These schools plus North Dakota and St. Olaf will compete in the men's meet. Kempf said Clelson's women were ranked eighth in the country. Crimson Tide's Bennett given Lombardi Trophy HOUSTON — Cornelius Bennett of Alabama became the first linebacker to win the Lombardi Trophy last night. United Press International The 6-foot-2, 235-pound senior also became the first Alabama player to claim the 40-pound granite trophy awarded to the best lineman in college football. The award is named for former Green Bay Packer head coach Vince Lombardi. Bennett beat three other finalists: linebacker Brian Boworth of Oklahoma, defensive tackle Jerome Brown of Miami and Chris Spielman of Ohio State. Bennett led the 14th-ranked Crismon Tide in quarterback with 10 for 78 yards. and in fumbles caused, with six. He also was second in tackles for a loss with eight tackles for 26 vards. Bosworth led the third-ranked Sooners' defense, which finished first in total and scoring defense, in tackles with 120. Brown, a 6-2, 285-pound defensive tackle for the top-rated team, was the first Miami player to be named a finalist for the award. After the 1985 season, he received the Plummer Award voted by his teammates for outstanding leadership and team spirit. Spielman, a 6-2, 320-pound junior, led the 12th-ranked Buckeyes in tackles, averaging 15 per game. Eighty-eight of the inside linebacker's 165 tackles were solo efforts. Testaverde tops All-America list The Associated Press The nation's top runner and 1. no passer — Temple tailback Paul Palmer and Miami of Florida quarterback Vinny Testaverde — were named yesterday to the associated Press All-American football team for 1986. Miami and Oklahoma each put three players on the elite squad and Auburn and Testaverte was joined by teammates Jerome Brown, a defensive tackle, and free safety Bennie Blades, who led the country with 10 interceptions. 2,557 yards and 26 touchdowns in 10 games. His completion percentage was 63.4 and he led the country in passing efficiency. The 285-pound Brown was the top lineman on a unit that finished sixth nationally in total defense. Testaverde, who is expected to win the Heisman Trophy tomorrow, led Miami to a No.1 ranking in the AP poll for the last 10 weeks by completing 175 of 276 passes for Oklahoma, the team Miami displaced as No. 1 after beating the Sooners 28-16 on Sept. 27, is represented by inside linebacker Brian Bosworth, tight end Keith Jackson and offensive guard Mark Hutson, all juniors. Bosworth is one of five repeaters and nine juniors on the first team. The others are offensive guard Jeff Bregel of Southern California, defensive backs Thomas Everett of Baylor and Mark Moore of Oklahoma State and punter Barry Helton of Colorado. The other juniors besides Blades, Helton and the Oklahoma trio are wide receivers Tim Brown of Notre Dame and Cris Carter of Ohio State, defensive tackle Ale Noga of Hawaii and inside linebacker Chris Spielman of Ohio State. The rest of the All-America team consists of offensive tackles Harris Barton of North Carolina and Danny Villa of Arizona State, center Ben Tamburelio and running back Brent Fullwood of Auburn, placekicker Jeff Jaeger of Washington, outside linebackers Cornelius Bennett of Alabama and Shane Conlan of Penn State, nose guard Danny Noonan of Nebraska and defensive back Rod Woodson of Purdue.