University Daily Kansan / Thursday, January 28, 1988
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Nebraska stuns Jayhawks by taking free-throw war
By Elaine Sung
Kansan sports writer
LINCOLN, Neb. - It was Kansas' recurring nightmare - a game that came down to a free-throw shooting contest.
For Nebraska, it was a fair tale at its best, with an unlikely hero in forward Beau Reid. Reid, a 6-foot-7 freshman, launched a 16-foot jump shot with 1 second left in the game to beat the Jayhawks 70-68.
Kansas drops to 12-6 overall and 1-2 in the Big Eight. When Nebraska is 10, Kansas takes the lead.
Reid, who was fouled twice within 20 seconds in the closing minutes, came through with the shot after Nebraska grabbed the loose ball.
It felt good," Reid said. "I con-
tended and saw nothing but the rim.
"I knew it was going in as soon as I laughed, a little shaky getting there, we said
The closing minutes featured fouls, turnovers and free-throw shooting.
"It's a killer, we get control and we can't make any free throws," said Kansas coach Larry Brown. "We were scared to death. You can't win when you play that way. We are not that good. We are not a very good basketball team. Good basketball teams don't let this happen.
Nebraska had a lower free-throw percentage than Kansas in the game at just over 70 percent, while the Hawks shot 75 percent from the line.
"We don't have leadership or anyone to step forward."
But in the second half, the Cornhuskers shot nearly 78 percent from the line while the Jayhawks shot only 71 percent.
Just as in the Notre Dame game, Kansas took control in the first half. At halftime, the Jayhawks were ahead 40-28. The Jayhawks maintained the lead early in the second half, and they extended it to 16 points than 12 minutes left after a baseline shot by forward Chris Piner.
But forward Pete Manning, who had foul trouble in the first half, came through for the Huskers with the key baskets in the second half.
His two free throws with 9:40 left cut the Jawhays' lead to 10 points. Pete Manning's next possession with 6:50 left cut that lead down to eight.
Kansas' lead dwindled even further when it failed to connect on free throws, even though it had numerous chances at the line.
Kansas guard Otis Livingston missed the front end of a one-and-one with 2 1/2 minutes remaining, and had another save a free throw, 15 seconds later.
Pete Manning cut the lead down to four with a lavin off a fast break
Newton made both his free throws after a foul by Reid, but a Henry T. Buchanan three-point shot, his third shot, cut the Kansas lead down to three.
But Buchanan fouled Livingston, and while Nebraska called a time-out, the crowd started chanting "Otis, Otis."
With less than a minute left,
Buchanan launched a 16-foot jump.
She landed on the landing pad.
Livingston withstood the pressure and made the first free throw, but failed to connect on the second shot, and the rebound went to Buchanan.
"I tried not to think about it," Livingston said after the game, shaking his head. "I don't know what happened."
With 24 seconds left, Danny Manning, who finished the night with 21 points and five rebounds, fouled forward Derrick Vick. Vick had an excellent shooting night, scoring 16 points, grabbing six rebounds and shooting 6-for-9 from the line.
Kansas (68)
Nebraska 70 Kansas 68
Manning 39 M FG FT F 1 A A F 21
Manning 39 5-13 11-3 F 1 A 4 T 19
Piper 21 7-4 6-3 F 1 A 2 10
Piper 29 3-3 4-5 F 4 2 10
Pritchard 29 4-6 1-5 F 2 3 9
Livingston 29 1-2 1-3 F 1 2 1
Hains 19 5-2 0-1 F 3 2 4
Hains 3 0-0 1-0 F 2 4
Normore 4 0-1 0-2 F 1 0 1
Barry 4 1-1 0-2 F 1 0 1
Barry 4 1-1 0-2 F 1 0 1
Gueldern 16 1-4 2-2 F 2 2 4
Totals 16 2-4 22-4 27 13 23
Percentages: FG: 524, FT: 750. Threepoint goals: 0-3 (Pitchard 2) .Blocked Shots: 5 (Manning 3). Turnovers: 16 (Livingston 5). Technicals: None.
| | M | FG | FT | A | R | F | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Rekewegw | 8 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Vick | 23 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| Buchanan | 35 | 5-7 | 2-6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| Buchanan | 33 | 7-11 | 4-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| Johnson | 32 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Johnson | 15 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Scales | 15 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Reid | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| PoorLeistog | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| | 40 | 24-43 | 18-26 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 70 |
Percentages: FG. 558, FT. 704. Three-point goals: 3-4 (Buchanan 3-4). Blocked Shots: 2 (Vick 2). Turnovers: 17 (Rekewg 5). Technicals: None.
Hall: Kansas 40-28.
Δ: 14.015
Kevin Pritchard. Kansas guard, and Henry Buchanan. Nebraska guard, scramble for a loose ball.
Last-second shot turns invisible freshman into Nebraska hero
Sports Editor
By Anne Luscombe
LINCOLN, Neb. — It had been toasted as a Manning double feature — Danny for Kansas, Pete for Nebraska — but in the last two months of the game, it was the Beau Reid show.
The 6-foot-7 freshman forward, all but invisible for the first 39:58, put in the winning basket to give Nebraska a 70-68 victory, a score hauntingly familiar to another Big Eight Conference team this year.
The Cornhuskers upset Missouri by the same score Jan. 16 here at the Bob Devaney
For Kansas. Reid's last-second jumper
was a climax to a nightmare. For Reid, it was a dream come true.
"I used to be one of those people who dreamed about shooting that last-second shot all the time on the playground, and now I got it," Reid said.
"It felt good. I just concentrated on the rim and I knew it was going in when I shot it, but it was a little shaky going in. I was trying to get the ball to E.J. (Eric Johnson) because we didn't think his man could stop him. I didn't think he had any control and knocked it free. I thought it was going out of bounds. I knew time was running out, so I took two drills and shot."
A frustrated Larry Brown stood helpless on
the sideline as Reid's shot flew toward the hoop.
"Yeah, I expected it to go in." Brown said. "We had a chance to go after a loose ball and we didn't do it. We knew what they liked to run at the end. We defended it well but couldn't get the loose ball. If you can't get there, then the ball is on the floor, that's the game."
Nebraska's last play was designed to go to the open man, and the Huskers were hoping it would be sharpshooting guard Henry Buchanan. The 27-year-old senior had brought Nebraska to within two points after sinking his third three-pointer and following up with a jump shot less than a minute later. Buchanan was open, but Reid made the play.
Buchanan didn't know the final score when the fans rushed to the floor, nor was he aware of the connection to the Missouri game.
"Ah I know is that we won. He said.
Nebraska coach Danny Nee was elated but shocked that his team had pulled off another unset.
"We are just really happy to get two at home against two great teams." Nee said. "We can be a factor at home. We know we are a limited basketball team. We know our strengths and our weaknesses, we just played above ourselves. This is a good confidence builder for Bean Reid."
Reid was put back in the game with 3:46
left when senior forward Jeff Re蜂ew fouled out, leaving with 13 points. Re had no fouls and no points, so See was using him to take pressure off senior forward Derrick Vick.
"Coach Nee decided with two minutes left to start fouling again." Reid said. "He picked two men to foul, and one was mine. He wanted me to foul because Derrick already had three fouls. I've been slowly rebuilding my confidence, and coach told me when I was going back in for Jeff to shoot if the ball was coming my way."
It did and he did, and Reid became the Cornhuskers' hero for the night and the Jayhawks' villain.
Jayhawks' victory a dream come true for center
Kansan sports writer
By Keith Stroker
The dream that junior center Deborah Richardson had came true.
With seven seconds left in regulation in last night's Kansas-Oklahoma State women's basketball game, theodore hit a baseline shot to tie the game. The Olyshaws went on to defeat the Cowgirls, 72-70 in overtime.
The victory left Kansas at 12-6 overall and 2-3 in the Big Eight Conference. Oklahoma State lost its third game in a row, falling to 13-5 overall and 3-2 in the conference.
Oklahoma State's Jamie Siess just missed a half-court shot at the end of regulation that would have won the game for the Cowgirls.
Richardson, playing in her first game since injuring her knee two weeks ago, said she had a dream the day she played in the Jayhawks would win in overtime.
"It was a weird feeling," Richardson said. "The score was a little different, and it was Sandy Shaw that tied the game with a three-pointer, but it happened almost like I dreamed of exciting and a big wi for the team.
Richardson said the plan was to go to senior forward Shaw for a three-point shot, but when she got the ball, Richardson said, she relaxed, took the shot and made the basket. It felt great, she said.
Richardson said she might have strained her knee again, but that it wasn't that bad. She played with a lot of pain, but said it would not keep her out of any games.
Kansas coach Marian Washington said the Jayhawks were prepared for a challenge.
“Our defensive pressure was the best I've seen all season.” Washington said. “We emphasized putting our team on one hand, and we put the team did what we had to do to win.”
Oklahoma State freshman poim guard Liz Brown, the Oklahoma prelayer of-the-year last year, displaying skill-handling skills. Washington said
Senior guard Cheryl Jackson started her first game for the Jayhawks, mainly because of her quickness. Washington said.
"Cheryl was the person we were looking for to slow her down," Washington said. "Brown is a tree guard. We just tried to wear bet down."
"This game was the one we were
The Cowgirls played a 2-1-2 zone defense in the first half, while Kansas played a pressing man-to-man defense.
Jackson said she was a little nervous about starting, but that once the nurse had arrived, he
looking for," Jackson said. "This win really boosts our confidence. We feel we can still win the conference. I think we are starting to play the way we were capable of all along."
The Jayhawks came out in the second half and extended their seven-point halftime lead to 13 at 9:26. Washington put in her two big centers at that point, Richardson and sophomore Lynn Page.
Oklahoma State scored 13 unanswered points to tie the score at 39. Washington said the team did not play badly in that stretch, but that the Cowgirls were just too quick for the people she had in the game.
The Cowgirls were led by Siess with 17 points. Alisa Duncan added 16.
The Jayhawks' next game is 7 p.m.
the team's home game. If they
play the Kansas State Wildcats
Sharp 4 0-0.2, Strongher 2 0-0.5, Bauer 4 4-12
Sharp 4 0-0.2, Strongher 2 0-0.5, Bauer 4 4-12
Page 3.006, Richardson 3.284, Amod 1.002
Page 3.006, Richardson 3.284, Amod 1.002
Udornam 6/13, 8/14, 9/13, 11/23, 7/22, 7/17, 17, Hughes 6-0 14-2,
Duncan 7/6-0, 18, Brown 2-0, 4rown 1-0, Fisher 1-2, James
1-0, 2-0, Cox 0-0, 0, 0, Heper 1-0, 2-0,
Totals 27 12, 21 12
Kansas 72,
Oklahoma State 70
Halftime Kansas 31-24. Total foilokонаma State 12,
Kansas 20. Foulked out Kansas 13. Baker three.
State 14. Rebounded Oklahoma State 45 (Jordan 12),
Brown (7), Kansas 21 (Bradley 1). Technical None.
Deborah Richardson, Kansas center, looks to pass to a teammate. Richardson had eight points and seven rebounds in last night's game. Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 72-70 in overtime.
Bo-maha?
The Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Bo Jackson might begin the 1988 baseball with the American Association Omaha Royals, Kansas City manager John Wathan said yesterday.
Jackson is not guaranteed a spot on Kansas City's 24-man roster this spring, Wathan said.
"Bo knows he is going to have to make our club," said Wathan, who managed Omaha for most of the 1987 season before moving up to Kansas City when Billy Gardner was fired.
Jackson, the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner from Auburn, spent his entire rookie season with Kansas City in 1987. He hit 22 home runs but slumped in the second half of the season. After the baseball season, Jackson played six games for the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders.
Wathan said Jackson would be challenged for the starting left field job by Gary Thurman, who hit .283 and stole 57 bases for Omaha last season.
Kansas City veterans Thad Bosley and Jim Eisenreich also will contend for the starting spot, Wathan said.
"Gary Thurman played very well for me in Omaha last year. Bo Jackson played very well the first half in Kansas City. He made all the plays, he dove, he threw runnels out, he hit the ball well. He had a tremendous first half." Watha said.
Cyclones blown away
The Associated Press
Grant scored 20 of his points in the first half when the Sooners used two big runs to open leads of 18 and 17 points. He then scored six of Oklahoma's first eight after intermission as the Sooners broke out to a 61-40 lead, then cruised from there.
NORMAN, Okla. — Harvey Grant scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds last night as 10k-ranked Oklahoma sprinted to a 109-86 Big Eight victory over No. 12 Iowa State.
Oklahoma, leading the nation with an average of 107.7 points per
The Big Eight's top scorer, Jeff Graver of Iowa State, was slowed by a bad big toe and finished with just six points, 19 below his average, in 23 minutes. The Cyclones also played without starting guard Gary Thompson, who was ill with the flu.
Brown, facultv discuss KU curriculum
IOWA state trailed only 14-11 at the 15:35 mark of the first half, then failed to score in the next four minutes while Oklahoma scored 14 straight. Grant scored six in a row at one point.
game, ran its record to 17-2 overall and 3-1 in the conference. Iowa State dropped to 16-4 and 2-2.
The Associated Press
Coach Larry Brown, who complained about the curriculum at the University of Kansas after one of his players was declared ineligible for the spring semester, discussed his experiences with faculty members Tuesday.
Brown declined comment about the closed meeting, saying he would answer questions at his regular weekly news conference today. But the head of the faculty panel that met with him called it a rewarding sharing of information. Another member said it provided greater insight into the needs of all students, not just athletes.
Faculty Executive Committee.
That prompted Brown to remark that while KU had made a real effort to tutor students and monitor their progress, it wasn't enough.
The controversy began when start-ing center Marvin Branch, a junior college transfer in his first year at Kansas, was declared academically ineligible after the fall semester.
Brown discussed his concerns in greater detail Tuesday with the
"What I'm saying is I don't think we've hit the problem," he said. "We don't have a curriculum set up for our students who don't have a normal background, a curriculum that gives us to be successful. We don't have that."
She said the faculty members made clear to Brown "that it isn't faculty versus the athletic board, or athletes, but that we all want our students to be successful. We want what's best for them."
"A lot of allegations had been made. They'd not been made directly to the faculty, but about the faculty, and I think it was very rewarding to have the information shared, and I hope it was useful to him, too," said Evelyn Swartz, FacEx chairwoman.
Mel Dubnick, associate professor of public administration, said Brown and the committee discussed some specific concerns about individual basketball players and used their expertise in a general problem that existed at KU.
"We finally see it's not a narrow issue of Larry Brown mouthing off about the faculty," Dubnick said, but "we're trying to be is being squeezed out of this place."
Another committee member, Ron Francisco, associate professor of political science, said that growing student enrollment in recent years had prompted KU's professional schools to raise admission requirements.