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April 8, 1988/University Daily Kansan
CHAMPS!
Jayhawks driven by revenge factor
By Elaine Sung
Home Losses
Kansan sportswriter
Revenue can be the perfect motivator when the game gets close.
January 30,1988 Kansas State breaks the Jayhawks' 55 game homecourt winning streak by a score of 72-61.
February 3,1988 Oklahoma gives the Jayhawks their fourth loss in a row by a score of 73-65.
Kansas was once down with a 12-8 record and trying to pull itself out of a midseason slump. The Jayhawks' victory Feb. 6 against Colorado at Iowa now losing streak in which the fell to Dame and Nebraska on the road and Kansas State and Oklahoma in Allen Field House.
Tournament Revenge
The Jayhawks did not have a chance to play Notre Dame again, but they were able to turn the tables on the other three, beating them the next time they met.
After the heart-breaking 70-68 loss to Nebraska in Lincoln, three weeks later the Jayhawks pummed the Cornhuskers 70-48.
February 20,1988 Duke defeats the Jayhawks in overtime by a score of 74-70.
K-State was one of the sweetest retaliations for Kansas. On Jan. 30, the Wildcats embarrassed the Jayhawks 72-61, breaking Kansas' 55-game courtwork winning streak.
The revenge factor came into play when they met again Feb. 18 in the final game between the two teams in Ahearn Field House.
With a three-pointer by guard Kevin Pritchard and a steal in the final seconds by guard Jeff Gueldner, the Jayhawks held on to defeat K-State 64-63.
March 27,1988 The Jayhawks defeat Kansas State 71-58,becoming the Midwest Regional Champions and earning a spot in the Final Four.
April 2,1988
April 2,1988 Kansas defeats Duke in the first round of the Final Four by a score of 66-59.
In the Big Eight tournament, the intrastate rivals met again, this time in the semifinal round at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo. The Jayhawks were missing Pritchard, who injured his right knee against Oklahoma State the day before. K-State took advantage of the personnel change and trounced Kansas 69-54.
April 4,1988 Kansas defeats Oklahoma in the championship round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 83-79.
But the Jayhawks won when it counted the most — to stay alive in the NCAA tournament. Kansas and K-State met for the fourth time this year in Pontiac, Mich., in the Midwest Regional Championship, K-State lost, 71-58, and it was Kansas that would head into the Final Four in Kansas City. Guard Scooter Barry emerged as the hero of that game, being named CBS-TV's Chevrolet Player of the Game with a career-high 15 points and five rebounds.
Richard StewarUKANSAN
There is one rivalry that dates back to 1855, when Duke and Kansas met for the first time. The Blue Devils beat the Jayhawks that year,
92-86, in the preseason National Invitational tournament.
Duke then beat the Jayhawks in the 1986 National Semifinals at Dallas. Many of this year's players recall that game, not as a 71-67 Kansas loss, but as the game in which forward Archie Marshall suffered the knee injury that forced him to sit out the next season to rehabilitation.
in the field house, and Kansas took a big early lead. But Duke rallied, and the Jayhaws eventually lost in overtime, 74-70.
inherent matchup was at another Final Four, this time in Kansas City. But forwards Danny Manning and Milt Newton — who was redshirted in 1986 — made sure Kansas would win this time. Newton scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Manning shook off the nightmare of
Kansas got the last laugh. The revenge cycle was complete.
the 1986 Final Four, in which he scored only four points.
"I remember going out and not playing the way I wanted to play," Manning said. "I didn't do the things offensively or defensively that I wanted to do, and I got into early foul trouble."
The final game was perfect for revenge. Oklahoma, known for its confident and carefree attitude combined with an intimidating full-court press, had beaten Kansas twice this season. The Sooners were ranked, and they said they would win.
Manning proved himself from the start this year and ended up with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Duke fell behind 14-0 in the first minutes of the game and tried to stage a comeback
in the second half, but it was too late. Kansas took the final game 66-59 to get into the national title game.
The 1987-1988 KU basketball season results
the third time the two teams met was this season. The Jayhawks lost again by four points. This time it was
KU vs.
89 at Chaminade -x 72
81 Iowa -x 100
76 Illinois -x 81
68 at W. Carolina 63
63 St. John's 54
73 Appalachian St. 62
110 Rider 72
64 at Memphis St.-y 62
56 at St. John's-y 70
67 at Washington 57
90 American U. 69
78 Missouri 74
78 at Iowa St. 88
95 Hampton U. 69
76 at Notre Dame 80
68 at Nebraska 70
61 Kansas St. 72
65 Oklahoma 73
Colorado 62
78 at Oklahoma St. 68
82 Iowa St. 72
70 Nebraska 48
64 at Kansas St. 63
70 Duke (OT) 74
87 at Oklahoma 95
82 at Missouri 77
85 at Colorado 64
75 Oklahoma St. 57
74 at Oklahoma St.-z 58
54 Kansas St.-z 69
85 Xavier, Ohio-xx 72
61 Murray St.-xx 58
71 Murray Bilt-xx 64
71 Kansas St.-xx 58
64 Duke-xx 59
83 Oklahoma-xxx 79
x-Maui Classic
y-ECAC Holiday Festival
z-Big Eight Tournament
xx-NCAA Tournament
xxx-NCAA Championship
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