University Daily Kansan / Monday, February 29, 1988
Sports
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Kansas declaws Tigers 82-77 in a hard fought win
By Elaine Sung
Kansas forwards Milt Newton and Danny Manning attempt to block a shot by Missouri forward Derrick Chievous.
Kansan sports writer
COLUMBIA, Mo. — There were extraordinary similarities between the Kansas-Missouri game Saturday and the Kansas-Duke game a week ago.
But there was one crucial difference Saturday at Hearnes Center.
For the first time in three games against Top 20 teams, Kansas did not loose its lead and was able to beat the team. Missouri Tigers 82-77 in Columbia.
"I thought we were in an emotional high, and things were going our way," said forward Danny Manning, who led Kansas with 37 points and eight reboundes. "We've been up in that position a lot. We've been up and we folded. This time we did not fold."
The Jayhawks then stunned the Tigers, outscoring them 24-5 in the first 11 minutes and had a stretch of 20 unanswered points.
"That was so much fun," Kansas coach Larry Brown said. "We've been fighting and playing great teams and we've had nothing to show for it."
Kansas lost to No. 5 Duke 74-70 in overtime. Wednesday, the Jayhawks lost to Oklahoma in Norman 95-87.
The victory was crucial for Kansas, now 18-10 overall and third in the Big Eight Conference with a 7-5 record. Missouri dropped to 17-8 overall and fourth place in the conference with a 6-6 record.
"The bottom line is we were able to score. That's something that has not come easy to us. I don't think we turned it over a lot. And we probably had more free throws than we usually do."
"It kind of reminded me of the Duke game," Brown said. "We played great defense, but they got back in the game so quickly." He remembered a lifetime. I though they used the clock well. But we had the right people at the end.
Kansas had only 13 total turnovers and shot 84 percent from the free-throw line. The Jayhawks won from the outside, shooting almost 56 percent. The Tigers could manage only
Kansas 82 Missouri 77
Kansas
Craig Sands/KANSAN
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Gueldner | 32 | 0-2 | 0-1 | F | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Manning | 36 | 15-21 | 7-8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
| Newton | 36 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| Pritchard | 36 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Barry | 7 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Harris | 13 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Masucci | 5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Normore | 4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 29.52 | 91.25 | 19.25 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 89 |
Missouri
Percentages: FG, 558, FT, 840. Three-pointer goals: 3-8 (Newton 2-5, Pitchard 1-1). Blocked shots: 9 (Manning 3), Turnovers: 13 (Manning 2), Steals: 9 (Pitchard 1), Technicals: None.
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Chievous | 3 | 4-10 | 11-13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Sandbette | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Sandbette | 13 | 2-8 | 1-9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Coward | 29 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Irvin | 30 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mcintyre | 17 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Mcintyre | 14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Church | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Smith | 31 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Leonard | 25 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Team | | | 5-12 | 5-12 | 4 | 17 | 6 |
| Team | | 27-62 | 18-12 | 6-10 | 16 | 27 | 7 |
Percentages: FG, 435, FT, 867. Three-
point goals: 5-14 (Coward 3-5). Blocked
Shots: 0. Turnovers: 11 (Chevrolet 2, Church
1), Steals: 2. Steals: 9 (Coward 3). Techni-
cality: None
Half: Kansas 38-29. Officials: Summers,
Highower, Spitter.
(AP)
44 percent.
Missouri cut the lead to nine at halftime, and Manning already had scored 23 points. Forward Milt Newton, who finished with 16 points and three rebounds, the half with two consecutive shots, one of them a three-pointer, giving Kansas a 13 point lead.
But Kansas ran into foul trouble, and center Gary Leonard started a Missouri comeback five minutes into the second half.
His three-point play at 15:16 cut Kansas' lead to nine again for a 47-38 victory.
Chievous' jumper at 12:13 cut the lead to five. Missouri then stole the ball and got it to guard Byron Irvin, who landed a three-pointer.
The lead was down to two, and Brown called a time out. The Jayhawks hung on to the two-point advantage, finally pulling away with Newton's three-pointer, his second of the night, at 7:38 making the score 63-56.
"We've really gotten aggressive
than 5 minutes left in the game.
defensively so we're more prone to foul," Newton said. "We weren't going to lose the game like against Duke. If we kept playing hard, someone was going to fall, and today it was Missouri."
Forward Chris Piper's jump shot a minute later gave the Jayhawks an eight-point advantage, but the Tigers tried another comeback with less
Kansas guard Kevin Pritchard landed his only three-pointer of the game making the score 72-64.
we knew Missouri was going to take a run at us," said Piper. "Nobody was worried. We weren't running up and down the floor throwing the ball away and doing stupid things. We kept playing the game and
stayed under control."
With less than a minute to play, the score stood at 80-72 and Kansas guard Scooter Barry missed a slam dunk. Center Doug Smith received the ball and slammed it down at the other end, after which Brown called a time out.
Barry said, "Coach was just as mad as I was that I missed it. But he stayed positive with me which is what helped.
"I shrink. I was about an inch tall
after I missed it. It was so stupid,"
Brown left Barry in the game, and Missouri guard Lynn Hardy fouled him. Barry made up for his earlier miss by sinking both his free throws, giving Kansas an eight-point edge again.
Victory is sweet even for modest Manning
Rv Anne Luscombe
Kansan sports editor
COLUMBIA, Mo. — If Danny Manning is open, his teammates will try to find a way to get the ball to him. Should they succeed, Manning expects each shot to go in. Period.
"Danny Manning is always incre
In the first half of Saturday's game against the Missouri Tigers, the ball wound up in Manning's hands 11 times; nine of those went through the hoop. Five times he stood at the center of the floor, and two times he swished through the net. Total: 23 points in the first half — a career record.
"Every time I shoot the ball, I expect it to go in," the Kansas forward said. "That's just another of my responsibilities, to go out there and score points. I have to get the ball in the basket."
Those 23 points are the most he's ever scored in a half. For the game, he led all scorers with 37 total points.
"I don't think this was the best game I ever played," Manning said, citing rebounding and defense as his two weaknesses of the afternoon, "But it was one of my best offensively."
Manning's not the only one confi dent in his shooting ability.
"Danny Manning is always incredible," said forward Chi Piper. "He's had a great game on him. We expect him to do that. He always plays great."
Modest almost to a fault, Manning refuses to take credit for his successes on the court, including his past three 30-point plus performances. He may be touched as the nation's greatest player, but that really doesn't concern him.
“It’s nice to hear things like that.”
But the credit goes to my teammates.
For example, this game.
"I think all the credit should go to the perimeter players. They make it easier on Chris and myself inside."
Kansas coach Larry Brown believes in giving credit where credit is due. So, while Manning may give it to his teammates, Brown will reverse some of it back to his superstar.
The Witness in MASSAS
Danny Manning celebrates after
scoring 37 points against Missouri Saturday.
"With Danny, just his presence will make other kids play better," Brown said. "Everyone has said how Danny's been having an awful year, but he'll never be able to sleep night for it, it's incredible. I think it's the best year I've ever seen him have. He does it night after night with a lot of people hanging on to him,
Heading into the homestretch of his career at Kansas, Manning is constantly breaking records and moving up the charts.
which is tough to do."
career scoring leader with 2,702 points. He passed former Sooner Wayman Tisdale's record Feb. 20 on Tisdale's old home court. Tisdale took only three years to score his 2,616 points, but Manning broke Tisdale's total with fewer attempts at field goals and free throws.
He is the Big Eight Conference
Manning broke out of the tie for second in Big Eight rebounding leaders, posting 1,089 rebounds behind Dean Uthoff's 1,233. With the 37 points against the Tigers, Manning passed David Robinson to move into 11th place on the NCAA career scoring leader chart. He is just six points behind Reggie Lewis, the former Northeastern plaver.
However, it's not just his shooting ability that pleases Brown, but Manning's overall performance — the assists, rebounds, blocks and steals. And that defense.
"Missouri's game plan was great," Brown said. "They kicked the ball in to whoever Danny was guarding. We gave Danny some help, and they still got it over the help defense and into the post. We couldn't take Manning out, or (Derrick) Chievous or (Nathan) Bunin would have gone wild. That's what's so great about Danny."
Sports Briefs
GOLF TEAM OPENS SEASON:
Tampa University was the top team in the event with a score of 863. Mississippi State was second with 867, and Georgia Southern scored 872 for third place.
Sinovie was tied for the individual lead with John Finster of Tampa at the end of regular play, requiring a sudden death playoff. Sinovie the playoff on the thid hole and finished with a score of
GOLF TEAM OPENS SEASON:
The Kansas men's golf team competed last weekend in their first game of the season, finishing sevent out of 21 teams in the Seminole Golf Classic in Tallahassee. Fla.
The Jayhawks finished with a score of 85. The top Kansas player was John Sinovic, a Prairie Village senior who transferred this year from Southern Methodist University.
Brian McGreevy, Overland Park junior, finished 12th with 219.
NU sweeps track championships
As expected, Nebraska was the big winner in both the men's and women's events in the Big Eight Conference indoor championships during the weekend at the Bob Devany Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.
Rv Keith Stroker
for the second time, the Cornhuskers won the men's meet with 114-23 points, well ahead of second place Iowa State with 96-13. Kansas finished fifth with 63-23 points.
Kansan sports writer
Jayhawks coach Bob Timmons said the team performed well, finishing two places higher than its predicted seventh place.
The Nebraska women's team won for the ninth consecutive year, finishing with 156 points, almost doubling second place Missouri's score of 83. Kansas placed fifth with 53 points.
The pole vaulters were led by senior Scott Huffman. Huffman won the event with a vault of 17 feet, 9 inches.
Jayhawks coach Cliff Rovelto said the team did well, though it wanted to finish higher.
Big Eight indoor championships in Lincoln, Neb.
Team: 1; Nebraska, 114; 2. Iowa State, 96; 3. Oklahoma, 104; Kansas State, 65; Kansas, 65; Illinois, 81; Arkansas, 101; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106; Kentucky, 106;
1. 1Machino, CU, 1508 L.
1010 L. Stacy Steimel, KU, 102.85 L.
1030 L. Stacy Steimel, KU, 102.85 L.
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2. 22:08 6. Stave, H.; 28:17 8. Stave, Herman, KU; 28:17 9.
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Distance monkey relay: 1, Iowa State; 9:04. 84
Distance cremation, Cremation, Tifft, Hythee.
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1,600 roster. I: Iowa State, 3,13,82. 2: Nebraska
Nebraska, 4,35,93. 3: Oklahoma, 4,18,84.
5: Kansas (Davenport Bell, Bemol, Brad Cobb
Bokmanian, KU, 18, 30% of S. Lanceaform, KU, 18, 30%
Pole vault: 1, Scott Huffman, KU, 17-8.
Mohale U17, 17-9. Hansch U10, 2-4. Chirchia U10,
Long jump: 1, Harlingen, KSU 28-0%; 2, Long jump: 1, Marion 23-0%; 3. Holmes, 5%, Hazim, 24-8%.
WOMEN
Team: 1. Nebraska, 15. Missouri, 83. 3. Iowa,
    4. Colorado, 14. 5. Kansas, 15. 4. Kentucky,
    4. Wisconsin, 10. 2. Oklahoma, 40. 1. Wisconsin,
    40. 1. Wisconsin, 10. 2. Wisconsin, CU, 0.954. 6.
    3. Johnson, OSU, 0.69. 2. Sherlanda, KU,
    3. Johnson, OSU, 0.69. 2. Sherlanda, KU,
600, 1. Milling, N; 11. U 19.5; 2. Veronda O'Hara,
K; 122.1, 3. Parker, IU; 123. 19
800. 1, Akkra, ISU, 20.5; 76E, Fennec, II, 3. Betz, ISU, 21.2; 9.6E, Angle, II, 21.4; 9.4E,
Mile: 10. McMahara, CU, 4.89 4. Rush, 2. Mile:
4-50 3. Prose, IPSU, 4.5/1.4 4. McClean, JU
High jump. 1, Thurman, NU, 5-11%; 2, Henderson, KSU, 5-1%. 3, Ann O'Connor, KU, 5-1%.
1,600 relay. 1, Nebraska. 3,248 relay. 2, Iowa. 5, Kentucky. 6, Missouri. 7, Myersville. 8, Brookside. 9, Jumaree. 348-54. 10, Harron. 11, Tatum. 12, Henderson.
5:20 am, relay 1, Missouri, 8:53:30 2, Kansas (Glyndon
Pannock), Missouri, 8:53:30 2, Mangate, H-alex
Hawkeye, Iowa, 8:53:30
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KU women spoil day for Mizzou by ending 12-game Tiger streak
Kansan sports writer
By Keith Stroker
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Saturday's victory by the Kansas women's basketball team helped spoil a planned exhibition for Missouri Tiger fans.
About 700 Tiger fans remained after the men's game to watch the Jayhawks win 80-72 and end a 12-game home-court winning streak at the Hearnes Center, which included an 11-0 record this season. It was also the last home game for Missouri's seniors Lisa Ellis and Tracy Ellis, who are not related.
The victory, coupled with the Kansas men's 82-77 victory over the Tigers, left Missouri fans disappointed. Jayhawks coach Marian Washington said the size advantage inside was important in the outcome of the game.
"When we studied the films on Missouri, we noticed that the lob pass would work with Richardson and Baker." Washington said. "I think it was an effective game plan and it helped us pull out a win today."
Kansas, 18-9 overall and 8-6 in the Big Eight Conference, finished the regular season tied with Colorado for third place in the conference. Because each team defeated the other once this season, and Colorado defeated conference champion Nebraska once, which the Jayhawks did not do, Kansas will be the fourth seed in the Big Eight tournament. The tournament begins Saturday in Salina.
Against Missouri, Kansas forward Lisa Baker made all nine of her field goal attempts and led the Jayhawks with 19 points and 14 rebounds. She said the key to the game was getting a full inside to her taller teammates.
The Jayhawks will play fifth-seeded Oklahoma, 7-7 in the conference, at noon in the opening game. At 2 p.m., top-seeded Nebraska, 11-3, will play eighth-seed Kansas State, 11-3; second-seed Missouri, 9-5, plays seventhe-seed Iowa State, 5-9, at 6 p.m.; and third-seed Colorado, 8-6, will play sixth-seed Oklahoma State, 7-7, at 8 p.m.
"When we were behind at halftime, we knew we had to come out strong in the second half," Baker said. "We were able to score easily and our confidence level raised greatly. Our team is playing well and we're positive going into the tournament."
The Jayhawks had 16 turnovers in the first half, compared to six for the Tigers. Washington said the turnovers, plus the free throw difference, were the reasons Kansas trailed 36-34 at halftime.
"We were one for eight from the free-throw line, compared to 14 of 17 for Missouri," Washington said. "We tried to rush things in the first half, and we weren't playing our game. We knew we could win if we settled down."
Kansas center Deborah Richardson has 65 blocked shots this season, which ties a Big Eight single-season record. She said the first four minutes of the second half made the difference in the game.
Kansas outscored Missouri 16-2 in that four-minute stretch, taking a 50-38 lead, one that the Tigers could not overcome.
Guard Lisa Braddy, who fouled out with 1:03 in the game, had 17 points and six assists, and Sandy Shaw added 16 points for the Jayhawks.
Missouri was led by Tracy Ellis, who scored her 1,000 career point in the game, with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Monique Lucas added 18 points.
Kansas 80, Missouri 72
Stephanie 6 2-4 1, Strongtest 5 0-0 10. Baker 9 1-4 16.
Brady 4 1/3 17. Dougherty 8 1/2 15. Richardson 6 2-4 12.
Jackson 0 0-0 0, Page 0 1-4, Arnold 0 0-0 0.
Totals 31 16-31 18
Luce 8-2 12-8, Sanbadoce 3-0 2-7, Gliola 14-15 20,
Jorgensen 4-0 2, Lella 8-2, Lella 9-0难 Yancey 0-0,
Bao 3-0 6, Prohepta 2-5 69, Primus 1-0 2. Totals 23-25-
34 72.
Halfmeet-Missouri 36-34 Total fouls = Missouris 25, Kansas 24. Fouled out—Kansas (Brady) 18, Kansas (Jones) 15. Three point goals = Missouris 1 (1, Elisa) 1, Kansas (Bhree) 2 (Awara) 13 (1, Eelle) 4, Kansas 17 (1, Awara) 15.