8 Thursday, December 2. 1976 University Daily Kansan Javhawks crush Racers, 81-66 By GARYVICE Assistant Sports Editor Fourteen minutes elapsed before the Kansas Jayhawks could find their offense and when they did, it was a supercharged Herb Nobles who gave KU a lead it never relinquished in defeating Murray State last night. 81-66. Nobles, who led all scorers with 25 points, went on a three-minute scoring rampage hitting for 14 consecutive Kansas points, extending KU's slim-25 lead to 39-28. The scoring spree opened up KU's offense as teammate John Douglas added 20 points Sports in downing the poor-shooting Racers before 7,620 fans in Allen Field House. The Racers, of Murray, Ky., shot only 37 per cent from the field and 44.4 per cent from the foul line. THE OFFENSIVE alignment that pulled the dayhawks away from the Racers was KU's small unit—without either of the 'hawks' biggest men, Paul Mokesi or Ken Koenigs. Both Mokesi, 7-4, and Koenigs, 10-8, on were in the bench in early foul trouble. Concerned about his team's slow start, coach Ted Owens said, "Quite frankly, early in the game we just stood. We played a cautiously and not with a lot of confidence. "We had two really big problems early. We just weren't moving the ball on offense and then foul trouble. Our lack of momentum allowed us to make mistakes inside where we knew we could hurt them." BUT NOBLES and company were able to generate all the offense they needed following a Kansas timeout with six and half minutes remaining in the first half. "During that time we were aggressive and had good movement." Owens said, "and had good movement. Her Nobles, he had a real good stream." And when Helen couldn't score for himself, he fed off passes to Douglas and Clint Johnson that they quickly turned into field goals. Nobles hit once again following his two assists and KU had built a 19 point line. Racers could firm up to 47-8 at the half. IN THE SECOND half the Racers discarded their man-to-man coverage and switched to 4-3-1 zone that forced man-to-men to it. It kept Murray man losing, further ground. The Jayhaws committed 25 turnovers, many of them traveling violations. But the Racers weren't without their own troubles as they were charged with 18 turnovers and senior guard Grover Woolard who was suspended for the scoring range with any consistency. Woolard, 6-8, hit on 10 of 17 shots and both of his free throws for 22 points. His teammates hit on only 19 of 61 attempts for a 31 per cent accuracy. FOUR MINUTES into the second half KU's offense cut loose again, racking up 10 unanswered points for a 67-46 lead. The 21-point bulge was equalled two times later in the game, with nine and five minutes remaining, at 71-50 and 75-54. ★ ★ MURRAY STATE (60) Randall 5/12 5/13 BB BP TP TT Milwaukee 5/13 8/15 10 12 Mitchell 8/15 9/15 9 11 Woodward 10/15 0/9 1 12 Warren 5/14 1/4 1 10 Jarrett 0/9 0/1 3 3 Memphis 0/1 0/1 3 0 Barrow 1/1 0/1 0 0 Rannas (81) Rannas PG PG BB BP TP TT Nobles 10/15 5/7 10 12 Oakland 10/15 5/7 10 12 Douglas 10/19 0/9 3 30 Monroe 10/19 0/9 3 30 Van Moore 3/13 1/4 14 41 Sanders 0/1 0/1 0 0 Sanders 0/1 0/1 0 0 Barthouse 1/1 0/1 0 0 Temple 17/79 9/13 60 81 KANSAS 47 54 - 81 MIDWESTA 36 36 - 66 See related story page nine Toledo stuns Indiana TOLEDO, Ohio (AP)—Toleo University's Rocks, led by Stan Joplin's 21 points and a tenacious team defense, edged defending national champion Indiana 59-67 in a nonconference basketball game last night. Toledo, before a screening standing room only crowd of more than 9,600 at the dedication of a new fieldhouse, out- rebounded the taller Hosiers, 38-36. The Rockets' 6-foot-4'8 freshman, Dick Miller, had 15 rebounds to match the total of 20. The Rockets broke away from a 49-49 straight line to play, pouring in six straight points. Women club Claremore Freshman guard June Koleber led the KU women's basketball team to an 84-79 victory over Claremore Junior College last night in Claremore, Okla. C. Sanders with 14 points, Adrian Mitchell nabbed seven rebounds. The victory came at a high cost, however. The team's leading scorer, Scorcher Ilyburnt, suffered a possible fractured ankle early in the game and will be out for an indefinite period. The Jayhawks rolled to a 42-14 lead at the end of the first half. Koleber netted 17 points and finished with 15. Julie Nix led scoring for Claremore with 24 points. She scored 20 of those in the second half, but Claremore's rally was soft. She also scored a *ofensive support* from her teammates. The 'Hawks will go against Wayland Baptist College tomorrow night in Wayland, Tex. Wayland was ranked second in the world year and is expected to finish high. Cromwell, Fitch make brain squad KU's quarterback Nolan Cromwell and strong safety Tom Fitch have been named to the Big Eight Academic All-Conference team. Cromwell, who missed the Jayhawks' last games because of knee injuries, had a bad injury. Fitch, a junior who may bypass his senior year to go to medical school, compiled the second highest GPA on the all-league team with a 3.75 in pre-med. Nebraska had the most players selected to the team with seven. Oklahoma State was next with four while Colorado and Kansas were represented by eight tight schools were represented on the team. Pos. Player, Team Class GPA Major A. C. Miller, MU Seph. 2.95 Geology, Med. B. M. Milton, CU Seph. 2.86 Geology, Med. C. J. Hafferty, KSU Seph. 2.80 Accounting, Music, Arts & Literature D. L. Knedrick, LU Seph. 2.18 Art & Science E. J. Leonhardt, KU Seph. 2.18 Art & Science F. B. Nesbitt, KU Seph. 2.18 Art & Science G. Niles Carrion, KU Seph. 2.18 Pro-Medicine H. W. Dekker, KU Seph. 2.18 Pro-Medicine I. W. Dekker, Shannon, KU Seph. 2.18 Physical Ed. J. W. Dekker, Shannon, KU Seph. 2.18 Physical Ed. E Duke Smith, MU Sr. 3.00 Psychology E Mike Levine, MU Sr. 2.81 Social Work E Jeff McIntosh, JU Sr. 3.63 Accounting E Joe Annavale, OSU Jr. 3.58 Business L Burke Owens, MU Sr. 3.58 Business L Burke Owens, MU Soph. 7.70 Psychology L Burke Owens, MU Soph. 7.70 Psychology B Ted Harvey, NY Sr. 3.82 Pre-Medicine B Dave Butler, FU Sr. 3.20 Dentistry B Dave Butler, FU Sr. 3.20 Dentistry A quick team and quick teams are a chore for us." The Racers' hustle fell short of victory, however, as they could cut the deficit to only 15 points when the game ended. Murray State is now 1-2 on the season and KU, which plays Central Michigan State Saturday night in Allen Field House, is 2-0. 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