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Monday, December 4, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
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Section B • Page 3
Ole Miss beats Sooners in landmark win
By Chris Wristen
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Mississippi men's basketball team's youth played like experienced veterans as the Rebels upset No.14 Oklahoma 60-55 on Saturday.
Two freshmen and a junior college transfer led Ole Miss as it squeaked out the win in a game that was back-and-forth the entire second half.
Freshman Aaron Harper scored 18 points for the Rebels, including the final two free throws that iced the victory. Freshman Justin Reed and
junior transfer David Sanders also added 10 points each.
The win marked the 300th victory for Mississippi in its Tad Smith Coliseum, and coach Rod Barnes said that picking up the landmark win against a ranked team made it even more special.
"This is huge," he said. "It's the kind of win, especially for a young team like ours, that makes a statement about what type of team we are and can be."
Mississippi improved to 5-0 and Oklahoma dropped to 4-1. The Sooners struggled to get anything
going on offense and had three players barely break double figures.
Senior point guard Nolan Johnson scored 12 points and junior forwards Daryan Selvy and Aaron McGhee had 11 and 10 points.
Sooners coach Kelvin Sampson said Mississippi's defense gave his team trouble all day.
"They forced us out of our offense," he said. "Their pressure was good and that was evident, especially at
Oklahoma led by one at halftime, but Mississippi turned up the heat in the second half, shooting 61 percent on offense and shutting down the Sooners with tough defense.
Oklahoma threw on a late 6-0 run and took a 48-47 lead with four minutes left but then turned the ball over twice and never recovered.
Kansas State never found a rhythm against No. 9 Illinois as the
the guard slots."
"Our defense was not good enough, and we did not play smart," Sampson said. "We could not find a rhythm."
Illini pounded the Wildcats 76-56 on Saturday.
K-State was outmuscled inside the entire game and Illinois led from start to finish. Marcus Griffin led the Illini with 20 points and 10 rebounds as he helped set the tone of the game with his domination in the paint.
When Griffin heated up, so did the Illinois perimeter offense. The Illini drained four straight three's as they coated to a 24-8 lead to open the game.
Illinois was rebounding from a 78-77 loss to No.1 Duke earlier in the week.
Edited by Megan Phelps
Two 'Hawks named to all-tourney team
By Rebecca Barlow
Kansan sports writer
Two Kansas women's basketball players were named to the all-tournament team at the KU Credit Union Jayhawk Classic tournament during the weekend.
Senior forwards Jaclyn Johnson and Brooke Reves were honored after the championship game between Kansas and St. Joseph's on Saturday night.
Even with two players on the all-tournament team, the Jayhawks were unable to overcome the Hawks' lead and lost 70-67.
Johnson and Reves scored in double digits in both games. Revs scored 14 points against St. Joseph's and 19 points against eastern Illinois on Friday
Johnson scored 24 points against Eastern Illinois, but had a tougher time against the Hawks. She scored only two points in the first half, but fought back for 13 in the second.
She picked up two quick fouls and was limited to only six minutes in the first half against St. Joseph's. Her presence on the court was visibly missed: The Jayhawks trailed at halftime 34-31.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Tanisha Gilbert, Minnesota
Jackyn Johnson, Kansas
Pam O'Connor, Eastern Illinois
Brooke Reves, Kansas
Angela Zampella, St. Joseph's
Most Valuable Player: Stacy Moran, St.
Joseph's
Kansas coach Marian Washington said she limited Johnson's playing time because of her two fouls.
The victory might have been more important to Johnson then being on the all-tournament team, but she said she was grateful to be nominated.
"It's great to be considered one of the better players of the tournament," she said. "We had four great teams here. I don't think we were going out there expecting to make all-tournament team or anything like that. It's an honor to get something like that."
She said she wasn't happy with her shot selection.
Reves played 37 minutes against the Hawks. She started the game with a steal, scored the game's first two points, and led the team with 10 rebounds.
"We weren't on the same page with our offense," Reves said. "I took some shots that weren't smart shots outside when we should have been getting the ball inside."
Three players from St. Joseph's scored in double digits. Forward Susan Moran gave the Jayhawks problems from the field, totaling a career-high 30 points. She also wasn't kind against the University of Minnesota on Friday, scoring 15.
Moran was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament.
The Hawks also had a player named to the all-tournament team, guard Angela Zampella, who had a career-high 14 assists against the Jayhawks.
Reves said Kansas started out playing tough against Zampella, but then allowed her to get into her groove.
"I thought we initially played pretty good on her," Reves said. "But then we kind of let her get in her realm and she got to do what she wanted to do, which is throw the ball and give assists."
Kansas will play an exhibition game against Washburn at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.
— Edited by John Audlehelm
Senior forward Jaclyn Johnson tries to break through St. Joseph's defensive line Saturday. St. Joseph's defeated Kansas 70-67 to win the Jayhawk Classic tournament championship. Photo by Selena Jabara/KANSAN
Bowl matchups may spawn co-national champions
Bowl matchups
The college football bowl matchups create the possibility of split national champions in college football.
The Associated Press
The AP media poll and the coaches poll — the two polls that select national champions — both have Oklahoma and Miami ranked No. 12.
If Florida State beats Oklahoma and Miami beats Florida in the Sugar Bowl on Tuesday, Jan. 2, there's a chance for co-champions. Miami defeated Florida State 27-24 on Oct. 7.
in the final AP media poll, the sports writers and broadcasters vote independently of the Bowl Championship Series, while the coaches poll crowns the Orange
Orange: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Florida State
Sugar: No. 2 Miami vs. NB? 7 / Yohanna
Flae: No. 4 Owen State vs. No. 10 Notre
Dame
Gator: No. 6 Virginia Tech vs. No. 16 Clermont
Rose: No. 4 Washington vs. No. 14 Purdue
Citrus: No. 17 Michigan vs. No. 20 Auburn
Sum: IU C.A. vs. Wisconsin
Liberty: No. 23 Colorado State vs. No. 22 Louisiana
Micronesia: Minnesota vs. North Carolina State
Texas: Oklahoma vs. Texas
Holiday: No. 12 Texas vs. No. 8 Oregon
Cotton: No. 11 Kansas State vs. No. 21 Tennessee
Bowl winner its champion.
Mobile Alabama: No. 13 TCU vs. Southern Mississippi
"Everything was run through the
Florida State coach Boby Bowden said the BCS formula shows his Seminoles are worthy of playing in the Orange Bowl.
Tennessee
Alamo: No. 9 Nebraska vs. No. 18
Rotweil/Busch
Gallery furniture; Texas Tech vs. East
Carolina
Oahu; Virginia vs. Arizona State
Alaha: No. 24 Georgia vs. Boston College
Humanitarian: Boise State vs. Texas-Elope
Music City: West Virginia vs. Mississippi
Insight: Iowa State vs. Pittsburgh
Peach: No. 15 Georgia Tech vs. LSU
Independence: Texas A&M vs. Mississippi State
Outback: No. 19 Ohio State vs. South Carolina
computer," he said. "We had nothing to do with it. The facts were fed in during the season and it came out ranking us second."
Miami coach Butch Davis said his team did all it could to reach the BCS
Silicon Valley: Fresno State vs. Air Force
title game, but he had no choice but
to add a Sugar Bowl bid.
"Regardless of how it turned out, it can't take anything away from our great season," he said.
Florida State (11-1) is trying to become the seventh school to win back-to-back national crowns and the first since Nebraska did it in 1994-95.
Oklahoma, the nation's only major unbeaten team after its 27-24 win against Kansas State in the Big 12 title game Saturday night, is gunning for its sixth national title and first since 1985.
The remaining BCS bowls were filled yesterday, along with the rest of the bowl matchups.
(10-2) renew a heated rivalry that ended in 1987. The Big East champion Hurricanes and SEC champion Gators are scheduled to play again in 2002.
In one of the more intriguing matchups, Miami (10-1) and Florida
In the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, it's No. 5 Oregon State (10-1) vs. No. 10 Notre Dame (9-2), putting both schools in a BCS game for the first time, and leaving No. 6 Virginia Tech (10-1) with a Gator Bowl date against No. 16 Clemson (9-2).
Because Florida State owns a 30-7 win against Florida, Miami may need to win by a similar or greater margin to have a chance at a conational title.
The Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 has been set for weeks — it's No. 4 Washington (10-1) vs. No. 14 Purdue (8-3).
"I'm proud I got a chance to be a part of this fight," said Roger Bloodworth, a trainer of Vargas, who could not continue after he was knocked down for the third time in the final round.
Vargas loses by knockout to Trinidad
The Associated Press
It was a donnybrook, won by Trinidad.
LAS VEGAS — Once again, smaller fighters have stepped into the boxing breach created by short and heavyweight fights.
Junior middleweights Felix Trinidad Jr. and Fernando Vargas gave the crowd in the Mandalay Bay Events Center and a pay-perview audience their money's worth Saturday night — and then some. It was a denbrybrook, won by
This one was for the fans.
It was marked by crunching power, boxing skill, determination and courage. It was marred by numerous low blows.
Vargas, (20-1, 18 knockouts), of Oxnard, Calif., whose face was badly marked and who complained of stomach cramps after the fight, was released from the hospital early yesterday, according to Donald Tremblay, a representative for Main Events, his promoter.
And it was a fight for boxing criticics, who will note the fouls, the six knockdowns and the fact that Vargas was taken to Valley Hospital as a precautionary measure.
Tremblay said a CAT scan was negative and no fractures of facial bones. He also said Vargas was given a lot of fluids and was able to keep them down.
"I don't want to see anybody take anything from Trinidad's performance." Bloodworth said.
"Vargas was a great champion, but the better man won the fight," he said.
Trinidad, 27. added the IBF 154 pound championship to the WBA title he already won.
HBO will present the delayed broadcast of the fight at 10 p.m. Saturday.
The victory underscored the fact that Trinidad, a former welterweight champion from Puerto Rico, is one of the two or three best fighters in the world.
"He's the best pound-for-pound fighter as far as we're concerned," said Gary Shawl, chief operating officer for Main Events.
in the fourth round, Trinidad was knocked down for the eighth time in his career.
Trinidad also was penalized a point in the seventh round and Vargas had a point deducted in the 10th for low blows.
Trinidad almost notched the 32nd knockout on his 39-0 record in the opening round when he knocked down Vargas twice in the first minute.
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