Monday, January 22. 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 3
Backcourt backs up team
Bv Zac Hunter
By Zac Hunter
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas backcourt isn't half bad.
With sophomore forwards Drew Gooden and Nick Collison putting up huge numbers, and senior forward Kenny Gregory lighting up the Allen Fieldhouse scoreboard and electrifying the crowd, it would be easy to overlook the job the Kansas backcourt is doing.
In Saturday's 100-70 win against Texas A&M in the fieldhouse, it was the guys on the perimeter that got the Jayhawks' offense going and helped fuel the offensive machine that doomed the depleted Aggies.
Sophomore guard Kirk Hinrich assisted the first three baskets, twice finding junior guard Jeff Boschee spotted up with a perfect look at the basket. Both times Boschee buried the three-pointer, which got the Hawks offense started and got the crowd going.
"I just try to get out there and make the right play." Hinrich said.
And Hinrich is making the right play much more often than not. Since having an eight-turnover game against Oklahoma on Jan. 13, he has committed only four turnovers in his last two games and dished out 19 assists.
Hinrich said his job was easy when players were hitting their shots.
And Kansas couldn't be doing a better job at it. The
Jayhawks are shooting 52 percent, and now that Boschee has found his stroke, that number could increase. After suffering through a mid-season slump, Boschee is firing successfully from the outside.
What is the difference in Williams' mind?
"I think the shots are just going in." Williams said. "I know that sounds pretty simple, but during the stretch when his shots were not going in, he was shooting the ball fantastically in practice."
Boschee finished with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting. But his biggest contribution might have come on defense for the 15-1, 4-0 Jayhawks.
He was assigned the job of guarding Texas A&M sophomore guard Bernard King, who was fourth in scoring in the Big 12, averaging 17.5 points before Saturday's game.
"Jeff was smaller, but he was also able to get right up on him," Williams said. "And I think he bothered Bernard a little."
King was bothered enough to make only five of 18 shots, though he did score 18 points for the Aggies (6-11, 0-5).
"We knew Bernard was going to get points because he is a good player." Williams said.
However, Gooden said that any time it took 18 shots to get someone 18 points, the Jayhawks would gladly take it.
— Edited by Courtney Craigmile
Kansas forward Nick Collison shoots around Texas A&M forward Keith Bean. Collison scored 19 of the Jayhawks' 100 points against Texas A&M. Photo by Christina Neff/KANSAN
The Colorado Buffaloes are stamped their way into tonight's 8 p.m. game against the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks.
The Buffaloes (12.6, 2.3) hope to even their conference record against the Javhawks at the
by Zac Hunter
kansasports.com
kansas sportswriter
Weekend games excite
By Zac Hunter
Coors
Event
Center in
Boulder.
Colo.
Colorado rolled over
"That's the Pelle we all expected this season," said Colorado coach Ricardo Patton. "He's been struggling a little bit. He wasn't happy he wasn't starting. In the last week or two, he has earned a starting nod, and he's done a great job in the last week and in this game."
Kansas senior center Eric Chenowith knows that winning in Boulder won't be easy and that it's important to the rest of the season.
Texas Tech on Saturday, 88-71, with six players scoring in double figures. Sophomore forward Stephane Pelle scored a game-high 18 points.
Pelle and Colorado forward Jamahl Mosley form a frontcourt that can put points on the scoreboard. Mosley is averaging 13.3 points. Point guard Jose Winston is second in the Big 12 in assists, averaging 7.06.
"Coach Patton always has them ready to play," Chenowith said. "That's how you win the conference is by winning on the road."
Cyclones win wild one in Lincoln It was a crazy final minute in
which Nebraska senior center Kimani Friend went from goat to hero, then right back to goat in a 60-59 loss to No. 23 Iowa State on Saturday. With 20 seconds left in the game, Friend was fouled and went to the line for two free-throws with the chance to take the lead.
Ffriend clanked both foul shots, but was bailed out by senior guard Rodney Fields, who managed to get the rebound and hit a circus shot that gave Nebraska its first lead of the day with only 17 seconds left.
With one final chance,
Tinsley threw a strike to senior
forward Martin Rancik, who
beat Friend to the block and
hit the winning shot as time
expired.
With time running out, the Cyclones turned to senior point guard Jaunal Tinley to take the final shot, and that's exactly what he tried to do. Tinley drove the lane and put up a shot that was rejected into the third row by Friend with 8 seconds on the clock.
With the win, Iowa State improved to 15-3 and 3-2, while Nebraska fell to 8-9 and 1-3.
Missouri collapses against Virginia
After matching No. 13 Virginia score-for-score for the
first 35 minutes of the game on Saturday, No. 20 Missouri f a d e d down the
stretch and lost, 85-72. Missouri sophomore forward Kareem Rush hit a three-pointer that give the Tigers the lead with only 4:19 remaining, but then
Missouri fell apart offensively.
he fell apart on viscously. Missouri went almost three minutes without a score and Virginia took advantage, running away from Missouri in the waning minutes in Charlottesville, Va.
Rush and junior guard Clarence Gilbert combined for 12 points in the loss.
Kansas State finds way to lose
With a one-point lead, two upcoming free throws, and a guaranteed possession of the ball, Kansas State found a way to lose against No. 22 Oklahoma in overtime on Saturday, 64-63.
After K-State sophomore forward Matt Siebrandt missed two free throws, Oklahoma sophomore guard Hollis Price stole the inbounds pass and hit the game-winning bucket with just 10 seconds left.
“It’s great for them and a tough loss for us,” said K-State coach Jim Wooldridge. “We had an opportunity to win down the stretch, both in regulation and in overtime. I feel bad for our guys.”
Price scored the final six points in the extra period and gave Oklahoma its first Big 12 win of the season.
Had the Wildcats held on to win, it would have been the second straight home win against a ranked opponent. K-State upset Missouri on Tuesday.
The win improved Oklahoma to 12-4 and 1-3, while K-State fell to 9-8 and 2-3.
In other Big 12 games on Saturday
In other Big 12 games on Saturday
Oklahoma State 74, St
Gregory's 58
Texas 73. Bavlor 66
— Edited by Courtney Craigmile
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