Sports
University Daily Kansan / Monday. April 1. 1991
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Jayhawks win, Smith ejected
Two North Carolina guards swarm Jayhawk guard Adonis Jordan.
By S. J. Bailey
Kansan sportswriter
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — It did not surprise anyone to see North Carolina coach Dean Smith shake hands with Roy Williams and the members of the Kansas Jayhawk basketball team.
But the circumstances surrounding Smith's exit from the floor came as a shock to every one of the 47,100 fans in attendance at the NCAA national semifinal game at the Indianapolis Hoosier Dome.
Smith was ejected from the game after his second technical foul only 35 seconds before the final bauer gave the Jayhawks a 79-73 victory against the Tar Heels and a chance at the national championship.
"I was shocked." Williams said, "unbelievably shocked at what happened I was disappointed that it was not something I wanted anything that required a technical."
The call came after Tar Heel forward Rick Fox fouled out of the game with 35 seconds remaining on the clock. Smith had received a technical in the first half for arguing an official's call, but the second "T"
Smith walked out of the coaches' box and asked referee Pete Pavia how much time he had to make a substitution for Fox.
came in an autogener different manner.
"I simply said, 'Pete, how much time do I have?' " Smith said. "He answered my question with a technical. That was ridiculous.
"I don't want to take away from Kansas' great victory. I'm as happy as I could for Rov."
On his way off the floor, Smith stopped to shake hands with his former pupil and many of the Kansas coaches and players.
"That was a very classy thing to do," sophomore guard Adonis Jordan said. "Coach Smith is a great coach and a first class individual."
Smith's ejection, which had no real on the game, shifted the focus from what was otherwise an hard-fought contest on both sides.
Kansas jumped out to an early 9-4 lead before being blitzed by a 23-10 North Carolina run during the next eight minutes, which gave the Tara Heels their largest lead of the half at 27-19.
A 20-3 Kansas run gave the Jayhawks their largest lead of the half at 39-30 before taking a 43-34 advantage to the locker room at the intermission.
Then it was the Jayhawks' turn to mount a charge.
Kansas continued to hold off North Carolina in the second half, until the Tar Theils made another move at the 14:50 mark. The Tar Theils scored six straight points to cut the Kansas lead to four at 33-49.
S six minutes later, a Rick Fox basket brought North Carolina to within a point at 58-57, but that was as close as the Tor Heals would come
A 9-0 Kansas scoring spurt, keyed by a Sean Tunstall three-pointer, and lay-ins by Jordan and freshman Richard Scott, boosted the lead to 65-7 and forced Smith into a timeout with 5:31 remaining.
"I didn't really know how big a basket that was until after the time-out," Tunstall said of his three-pointer." It was the first open shot I'd had in a while, so I took it and it went in."
North Carolina pulled to within five after the Jayhawks could not convert the front end of several one-and-one free throw opportunities. But the Tar Heels also had a problem hitting foul shots down the stretch, allowing Kansas to hold its lead until the final gun.
However, the key to the Jayhawks' victory did not come from the free-throw line, but on the backboards.
Kansas outbounded the taller Carolina squad 51-42, including 11 rebounds performances from senior forward Alonzo Jamison and junior forward Alonzo Jamison.
"They were bigger than we were, and we knew we would have to box out well if we waisted to stay in the game," Jamison said. "We did a lot better job in the second half getting to the ball and keeping them off the glass, which made a big difference in the game."
The Jayhawks' season comes to a climax when they take on the Duke Blue Devils for the national title at 8:10 p.m. on CBS.
Percentages: FG-49, FT-49, FB-38, Three-point game: 4-14 Jordan 2,六潜 T-3ull, 1-2 Brown 41- blocked shots: 1 (Jamison) Turnovers: 8 (Jordan 5, Maddox 3, Jamison 2, Richey 2, Brown, Rwand, Randelli) Steals: 5 (Jordan 2, Brown, Maddox, Tunnelite) Technicals: none.
Arkansas
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Lunch | 30 | 5 | 8-7 | 3-6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| Fat | 24 | 1 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Chilcutt | 27 | 7-8 | 3-0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rice | 27 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Davis | 3 | 9-16 | 5-5 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Rozer | 3 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phelps | 10 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rodi | 10 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rodi | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Sultan | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Harris | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Percentages: FG, 38.4, FT, 60.9, Three-point goal: 3/16 (Davies, Reese, 1-1; Chilcutt, 0-1; Chilcutt, 2-1; Chilcutt, 4-1; Chilcutt, 2, Montross, Rodi). Turnovers: 1/5 (Fox, 4 Lrench, 4 Rice, 3 Davis, 2 Rodi) Meals: (Chilcutt, 2 Lymph, Davis, Harris, Reese, Reese, Rodi, Sullivan) Technicals: benzo d
Kanns
| | M | 25 | 48 | 31 | R | A | F | 11 | 29 |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Jamison | 15 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| Maddux | 27 | 34 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Randall | 24 | 31 | 4-12 | 4-6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Brown | 24 | 1-10 | 0-10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
| Tunstall | 18 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 |
| Woodberry | 6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Scott | 16 | 6-9 | 2-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
| Rice | 10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Richey | 10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johanning | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Haftime: North Carolina 34, Kansas 45
Officials: Donaghy, Hightower, Pavia.
A: 47,100
Kansas
Jayhawks
Coach: Roy Williams
Record: 27-7
Duke
Blue Devils
Coach: Mike Krzyzewski
Record: 31-7
PROBABLE STARTERS
Kansas 79
Kansas 79 North Carolina 73
Player Ht. PPG RPG
F - Greg Koubek 6-6 6.1 2.9
F - Grant Hill 6-7 11.2 5.0
C - Christian Laetnert 6-11 19.6 8.7
G - Bobby Hurley 6-0 11.3 2.4
G - Thomas Hill 6-4 11.9 3.7
Player Ht. PPG RPG
F -Alonzo Jamison 6-6 10.7 6.4
F -Mike Maddox 6-7 7.4 2.9
F -Mark Randall 6-9 14.9 5.9
G -Terry Brown 6-2 16.4 3.4
G -Adonis Jordan 5-11 12.3 3.1
Game Notes: Kansas will play Duke in the championship game at 8:10 tonight. Both teams are rich in NCAA tournament tradition. Each team is among the top 10 winning programs in tournament history. Duke is first and Kansas is third in tournament wins over the last six years. Both schools have made nine Final Four appearances, tied for third with Kentucky behind UCLA (14) and North Carolina (10). Kansas has been to the
appearance in 1988 ending in a national championship. Duke has made the trip the last four years in a row, and has never won a national championship.
Kansas forward Mark Randall reaches past North Carolina guard Hubert Davis for a rebound
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Randall nurtures ties to Blue Devils player, coach
Bv S. J. Bailev
Kansan soortswriter
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. — Five years ago, Mark Randall wanted to be a Devil. A Duke University Blue Devil, that is.
"I came close to going to Duke and playing for Coach K," KU senior forward Randall said. "I liked him after the first few meetings I had with him and thought I would be really happy playing there."
Duke coach Mike Kryzewski said he remembered trying to land tile
"He was a great player that we thought would have fit into our system extremely well." he said. "We've had them." He has had we've been a pleasure to coach him.
So why did the highly-touted prep
player from Englewood, Colo.
choose Kansas rather than Duke?
"It came down to family." Randall said. "It was a matter of my parents only having to drive about 10 hours to see me play rather than having to spend a lot of money on round-trip plane rides to Durham."
But last summer, Kryzezwski and Randall developed a player-coach relationship when Randall played for him in the GoodWills Games in Seattle, Wash., and the world basketball championships in Argentina.
"I kind of hesitated when I was picking the team, because I remember he was one of those guys who didn't like being far away from home," she said. "My smile. "I asked him if he thought he wanted to go to Argentina, and he
said he could probably handle it."
“Obviously, he is one of the best coaches around, and it was an honor for me to play for him,” he said. A class guy and a class coach. Playing him is something I will look back on and cherish for the rest of my life.”
Randall said he considered himself lucky to have had the chance to finally play for Coach K.
Krzyzewski had similar praise for Randall.
"Mark is a terrible player," he said. "He's much more than just a scorer. He's so good at doing the other things, like passing, running lanes, and rebounding, that you forget just what a scoring threat he can be."
had the opportunity to play alongside Duke starters Christian Laetner and Bobby Hurley.
"You learn a lot about people when you spend such a great deal of time with them," Randall said. "I played with Christian in both the Goodwill Games and the world basketball championships, but Bobby didn't play in the world championships because he hurt his leg."
Randall said that spending a great deal of time with Laetner allowed the two to become close off the court as well as on.
During the summer, Randall also
"There wasn't a whole lot to do in Argentina," Randall said. "We spent most of our time playing basketball, but we did have time to just hang out or walk around the markets or things like that."
Laettner said his friendship with Randall had carried over into this year's basketball season.
"Mark and I still keep in touch," he said. "About once every two weeks we talk on the phone, but we usually don't even talk about basketball that much. We just kind of goof off and find out what's going on."
Laettner said their friendship would not affect the way he viewed Randall's potential in tonight's championship game.
"Mark's greatest asset is that he's such an active player," he said. "The thing I really remember about Mark is that he was really easy to play with. He's the ultimate team player, but now we're not going to be on the same team. He's just going to be like any other opponent."
Sports briefs
Kansas swimmers fail to reach NCAA finals
Freshman Tim Davidson and senior Jeff Stout failed to reach the finals in the men's NCAA swim championships in Austin, Texas.
Davidson scored 406.85 points on the three-meter board, earning a 30th place finish.
Stout, a returning All-American, swam the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 50.15 and placed 28th. He was also the finalist in backstroke in 1:51.13 and finished first.
At last year's meet, Stout finished 18th in the 100 and 21st in the 200.
'Hawks sweep 'Huskers
Kansan sportswriter
By Mark Spencer
The Kansas baseball team swept four games from the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the weekend and placed a stranglehold on first place in the Big Eight Conference in the process.
In games played at Hoglund-
Maupin Stadium, the Jayhawks
defeated Nebraska 11-1 on Friday,
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yesterday afternoon.
"I don't know the last time that has happened," Kansas coach Dave Bingham said of the Big Ten, even known if it has ever happened."
In fact, the sweep is the first one in Bingham's four seasons at the Jayhawk helm and believed to be one of the few, if not the only.
Baseball
sweeps in Kansas baseball history. "It was huge for everyone in our program, confidence-wise," Bingham said.
In yesterday's game, Kansas right hander Curtis Mitch picked up his second victory of the season and gave five Huskers and walking none.
Schmidt said, "I didn't have my great stuff today. I tried to keep the ball down and let my infidel do the work, but even if they do score, our offense has been hitting the ball well."
runs off of 10 hits.
Kansas did the most damage in the fourth, scoring three runs off a two-RBI double by catcher Garry Schmidt and a throwing error by Nebraska shortstop Vince DiGrandi.
At the plate, the Jayhawks slapped Nebraska pitches Trey Rutledge and John Izumi for eight
The Jayhawks scored another run in the fifth and two runs in both the seventh and eighth innings.
Bingham were the Jayhawks were in a good position in the conference race, but they must have been out. That what was built up over the weekend.
"We've put five together at home," he said. "Now, we need to be able to take it on the road."
Freshmen shine in track meet
The Jayhawks, 19-12 overall and 6-2 in the Big Eight, travel to Southwest Missouri State tomorrow.
By Rick C. Honish
Kansan sportswriter
Youth and experience shone brightly Saturday for the Kansas men's and women's track teams.
The Jayhawks were in Baton Rouge, La., for the Louisiana State Purple Tiger Invitational.
In her first collegiate competition, freshman Heather Berlin threw the javelin 108 and placed first in the shot put, then prior to Saturday's was 148.7.
"It feels good." Berlin said. "I got everything to come together for me. I just hope it can continue through the rest of the season."
Berlin, who was the 1990 Kansas State High School Javelin Champion, is now in the Kansas record books with the second best throw in Kansas history. The top mark was set by Ann G. Baeras in 1984. She threw 160-1.
Berlin's throw also earned her provisional qualification in the NCAA meet.
"I don't think they realize they are freshmen," she said. "They go out there and do their job as well as anyone else."
Freshman Helena Hafstrom also placed first in her event, the 1,500-meter run. Hafstrom won the event in 4:36.88.
Rochford said she was impressed by the freshmen's performances.
The time was especially satisfying for her because of a poor outdoor season last year.
Senior Patty Rochford finished third in the 1,500-meter run.
Rochford's time of 4:40.36 was a personal best for her.
"I was sick at the beginning of last year, and I never really got to the level I should have been." she said
"It makes me feel really good to
have started off this year so well. It makes my goals seem more attainable."
Senior All-American Pat Manson got his outdoor season off to a good start, placing first in the pole vault. Manson cleared 16-83%.
The rest of the vault squad filled the top four positions.
Jayson Lavender finished second with a jump of 16-23, John Bazzoni came in third with a jump of 15-9, and Brandon Blain finished in fourth place, clearing 15-3. All three athletes are freshmen.
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Freshman Harun Hazim collected two second place finishes in the long jump and the triple jump with leaps of 23%, and 48%, respectively.
Kansas finished the meet in fourth place. Nebraska won the meet.
Rochford said that the meet was a good start for both teams, but that it didn't show their true potential.