Sports University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, February 13, 1991 13 'Hawks beat Tigers 74-70 Kansas' David Johanning shoots over Missouri's Jim Horton. By S. J. Bailey Kansan sportswriter It is a word Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams has used over and over this season when talking about laying conference games on the road. The Jayhawks, 18-4 overtail and 7-2 in the Big Eight Conference, trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half. Last night the Jayhawks gave new meaning to the word poise as they stormed back in the second half and defeated the Missouri Tigers 74-10 in columbus. The Jayhawks shot a dismal 27 percent and committed 12 turnovers in the first half. The play was so chaotic that Williams pulled all five starters at the 6:55 mark, replacing them with three freshmen and two first-year juniors. The starters returned at the start of the second half. "I don't think I've ever let all of our starters sit out for that long, but I don't know that I've even been that discouraged with them." "I was very disturbed at our first five," Williams said. "If we had been down by one, or if we had been down by two, it would have been sitting over with me. As bad as play was in the first half, the Jayhawks only trailed by nine, 31,22, at half time. Missouri was 11 of 24 at the free-throw line by the intermission, which allowed the Jayhawks to remain in the game. "I told our guys at half time that we were the No.1 field-goal percentage shooting team in America," Williams said. "When they shoot 27 percent, it means they're not concentrating." Williams' words at half time had the desired effect as the Jayhawk defense returned with a vengeance. Senior guard Terry Brown buried a three-pointer on the Jayhaws' first possession, and from there, the defense took over. Kansas forced four consecutive Missouri turnovers, which ignited a 17-8 run that tied the game at 39 with 15 minutes remaining. Men's Basketball After the game, Williams praised the outstanding play of his bench, which contributed 24 points and 11 rebounds. Forward Sean Tunstall's jam on the fast break gave the Jahywhens their first lead with 11:15 to play. Neither team could muster a run as they traded baskets on the next four possessions. But the Jahywhens continued to pressure the Tigers, and freshman guard Patrick Richey's three-pointer with 4:02 to play gave Kansas an eight point lead. The Tigers would not be given the opportunity to catch up. "I was very pleased with the effort we got from our bench," Williams said. "All three of our freshmen — (Steve) Woodberry, (Patrick) Richey and (Richard) Scott — played extremely well and gave us a big lift." Woodberry led the reserves with nine points and two assists in 22 minutes of play. "It felt good to play as long as I did," Woodberry said. "The pressure Brown led the Jayhawks with 15 points. Forward Alonzo Jamison added 11 points and 10 rebounds, including seven of 12 from the free-throw line. Forward Mark Randall finished the game with 10 points, moving him past Wilt Chamberlain into 10th place on the all-time Jayhawk scoring list with 1437 career points. Chamberlain scored 1,433 points in his two seasons with the Jayhaws. really didn't bother me because I knew I had to get out there and do what I had to do." Kansas 74 Missouri 70 Missouri M M FG FT R A F T Coleman 38 48 4-9 3-7 1 5 1 11 Warren 23 33 4-10 3-4 2 2 2 6 Williams 23 10 3-13 8-13 2 5 1 14 Booker 37 2-9 8-13 3-13 2 5 1 12 Peeler 38 5-17 5-9 4-2 2 2 1 16 Smith, R 17 5-17 5-9 4-2 2 2 1 10 Horton 18 1-3 0-1 3-1 1 1 2 2 Burns 18 1-3 0-1 3-1 1 1 2 2 Percentages: FG. 40,7 FF. 58,3 point goals: 16 (Peeper 1,3) Blacked Stocks: 4 (Coleman 3, Peeper) Turnovers: 22 (Peeper 3, Peeper) Turnovers: 3 Sirst. 3 First. Warren, Horton). Stairs: 10 (Coleman 4, Warren, Smith 2, Booker 4). Technician: Bench, D Smith. Kansas | | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | T | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Jamison | 26 | 26 | 5-7 | 1-12 | 4 | 3 | 11 | | Maddux | 28 | 28 | 5-10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | | Brown | 28 | 25 | 6-10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | | Brown | 25 | 4-13 | 5-6 | 1-6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | | Jordan | 18 | 24 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | Richey | 18 | 24 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | Richey | 18 | 24 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | Tunstall | 15 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Wagner | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Scott | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | | Johanning | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Percentages: FG 41.5 FT 61.4 Threat point goals: 3-12 (Brown 2, Richel 1) Blocked Shots: 5 (Richley, Johnning 2, Turnover 1) Turnovers 8-14 (Jason 5, Jackson 1) Stunts: 9 (Jamison, Maddox, Jordan, Richley 2, Tunstall) Techniques: None AP Top 25 Haltime: Kansas 22, Missouri 31 Officials Freund, Westbrooks, Wulkow. A: 10,000 20 team is the teams in The Associated college basketball ball, with first place the Florida State, with second place the Fresno Feb. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through 1 point for a 25th-place vote. | | REC | PTS | LW | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1. UNLV (9) | 20-10 | 157 | 1 | | 2. Ohio State | 19 | 157 | 1 | | 3. Arkansas | 12-2 | 144-3 | 1 | | 4. Indiana | 22-2 | 141-2 | 4 | | 5. Duke | 21-4 | 130-1 | 6 | | 6. Miami | 19-4 | 130-1 | 6 | | 7. Syracuse | 20-3 | 120-2 | 7 | | 8. N. Carolina | 17-4 | 114-3 | 9 | | 9. S. Mississippi | 17-2 | 101-8 | 12 | | 10. North St. | 21-4 | 101-8 | 12 | | 11. Kansas | 17-4 | 831-18 | 14 | | 12. New Mexico St. | 17-2 | 764-16 | 16 | | 13. St. John's | 16-5 | 747-4 | 8 | | 14. UCLA | 16-2 | 747-4 | 8 | | 15. UCLA | 17-6 | 726-14 | 16 | | 16. Kentucky | 17-5 | 698-10 | 17 | | 17. Nebraska | 19-4 | 611-15 | 18 | | 18. Georgetown | 15-6 | 497-20 | 19 | | 19. Virginia | 15-7 | 301-10 | 20 | | 20. LSU | 17-6 | 290-19 | 19 | | 21. Oklahoma State | 16-5 | 274-24 | 20 | | 22. St. Paulsburg | 17-5 | 240-24 | 20 | | 23. Missouri Springfield | 16-5 | 176-17 | 24 | | 24. Texas | 16-5 | 117-17 | 24 | | 25. Princeton | 16-2 | 117-17 | 24 | Doug Smith was the high scorer for the Tigers with 23 points. Anthony Peeler and Melvin Booker added 16 and 12 points, respectively. The Tigers dropped to 5-4 in the conference and 13-8 overall. UTEP to look at accusations The Associated Press EL PASO, Texas — Texas-Ell Paso will conduct its own investigation of alleged wrongdoing uncovered by the NCAA during an investigation of the Miners' college athletic school officials said yesterday. The school appointed attorney Ricardo Adatto III to look into the allegations. UTEP President Diana Natalicio said Adatto, her assistant, was present at many of interviews conducted by the NCAA. "The real point here is that there have been 14 months of speculation about various incidents, some of which may have occurred, some of which may not have occurred or may have been malicious. Galatielo said." I think our job now is to sort out all of these facts." UTEF has until May 7 to respond to the list of 13 allegations ledged by the NCAA following an attack that lasted more than a year. Coach Don Haskins, who has led the program for 30 years, was not at yesterday's news conference. He also was not at his office just prior to a 2 p.m. basketball practice. Some of the more serious allegations are: ■ An assistant coach is accused of tutoring recruit John Staggers at least four times to prepare him for three separate General Equivalency Diploma exams. The assistant also is accused of arranging for the athlete to retake the test, even though a six-month waiting period had not expired. The men's basketball staff allegedly arranged for a booster to pay a prospective player for work done at the booster's home. The booster, identified by a former player as restaurateur Mike Dauble, is accused of paying $200 in cash for 10 hours work. ■ A university athletic department official was accused of giving a player a round-trip airline ticket to the player's home. Former player Rodney McKay has was given a free airline ticket. Basketball coaches were said to have made in-person, off-campus recruiting visits to two prospective players. Boosters allegedly provided free cars to players. A coach allegedly twice tied to the NCAA enforcement staff about providing transportation on several occasions to prospective and enrolled players and a prospective player's mother. The alleged infractions occurred from 1986-89. Asked why the university chose to conduct its own investigation, Athletic Director Brad Hovicus said, "We do want to find out if these are indeed true, and that takes an investigation on our part. The other part is there is no plea bargaining with the NCAA. The NCAA Infractions Committee will review UTEP's response at its June 27-30 meeting Robert Morris College considers legal action after it loses appeal The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The NCAA yesterday denied Robert Morris College's appeal of penalties against its men's basketball program in the Colonials' ban from the coming Northeast Conference tournament. away two grants-in-aid. Robert Morris representative Bill Backa said the college was considering taking legal action, he said. The steps were under consideration. Robert Morris, which appeared in the last two NCAA tournaments, was put on probation last May for two years, fined $88,000 and banned from live television this season. The NCAA also took The college sought a reduced fine and permission to play in postseason tournaments after the NCAA reversed a ruling that Las Vegas was Nevada-Las Vegas from defending its national championship. Robert Morris president Edward Nicholson said the UNLV ruling, in addition to relatively minor penalties given to the University, in which he was a member of Missouri, made Robert Morris' punishment seem harsh. Robert Morris leads the Northeast Conference with an 11-3 record and is 16-9 overall. Sports briefs Hockey player's return marked by 5-3 victory SYDNEY, Nova Scotia — Grant Fuhr, suspended by the NHL last September for drug abuse, made a successful return to professional hockey last night by leading the Cape Breton Oilers to a 5-3 American Hockey League victory over Rochester. Fuhr, whose goalunting carried the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cups in five years, stopped 41 of 44 shots in his first game since he was suspended by NHL president John Ziegler after admitting to cocaine use His one-year suspension was allowed to play with the AHL Oilers before he became eligible to return to Edmonton on Feb. 18. "I was a bit rusty," Fuhr admitted. "But I guess I did enough to get the win." Fuhr allowed one goal in the first period and two in the second before playing a scoreless final period. Fuhr had practiced with the Oliers during his suspension, but last night's game was his first since last March 30, when he injured his shoulder against Calgary. Fuhr did not return to play for fifth Stanley Cup. His replacement, Bill Ranford, was named the playoff MVP. Bookmakers capitalize on Giants' Bowl victory LAS VEGAS — The New York Giants' victory in the Super Bowl proved a boon to Nevada's sports books. The legal bookmakers won about $3.5 million of the $40 billion bet on the game, according to figures released yesterday. first time the board had released such figures for the game. The win percentage of 8.8 percent was higher than usual for bookmakers, who generally hold an average of about 3.3 percent of all money bet. The state Gaming Control Board released the wagering figures, which showed that a total of $40,080,409 was bet on the game. The victory could not be compared to previous years because it was the Bookmakers said earlier, however, that betting was down on the game because of the match between two best teams and the Persian Gulf War. The bookmakers said they did so well because most of the money was bet on the Buffalo Bills, who were more point favorites to beat the Giants. Six NFL players sue to get retirement data WASHINGTON — Six players for the Washington Redskins, the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears filed suit against the NFL's retirement offer because the team has refused to disclose the amount of benefits the players are earning. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, asks that the New York-based Pete Rozelle NPL Player Retirement Plan and its administrator, Dennis Curan, be ordered to pay a fine for failing to make disclosure required by federal pension law. The plaintiffs are Earnest Byner, Gary Clark, Darrrell Green and Jim Lachy of the Redskins, Lomas Haynes and Jay Hilgenberg of the Bears. The NFL established the retirement plan on April 1, 1989, to provide retirement, disability and death benefits. The NFL players and their beneficiaries. Team hopes to turn misfortunes around Several players requested information about the plan from the NFL and the retirement fund. The six plaintiffs did so again in a joint letter to Curran on Feb 4, but the retainer said it would give the information the suit stated. The lawsuit asked that the retirement fund be ordered to provide a summary of its benefits, the plan's annual reports and other financial statements, as required by federal law. The lawsuit said that the retirement fund was required to give the players a summary description of the end of 1989 but that it did not do so. From The Associated Press Bv Lana Smith Kansan sportswriter The last time the Lady Jayhawks tangled with the Missouri Tigers, there was not any purring in Columbia, Mo., after the home-game upset. This time the Tigers will be in the Jahayhaws' nest, and Kansas assistant coach Mitch Shea said the team will be able to pound on Missouri again. The Jayhawks, who have lost their last four games, hope that tonight's game will take the team in a new direction. "We've proven we can play with every team in the Big Eight," Shea said. "Missouri has won their last two games. I expect them to be confident coming in. They have a seasoned team." He said he expected Missouri to try to get the ball inside and attempt to draw fouls. Shea said the Jayhawks had been working on maintaining defensive intensity and sharpening offensive techniques to get ready. However, Shea also said the Tigers would be worried about contending with Kansas' pressure and depth. "We've been sending our opponents there (to the free-throw line) too much," Shea said. Women's Basketball Shea said he thought an inside game would be a Kansas advantage. "If the inside is going well, it gets the outside going," he said. One of Missouri's key players inside will be junior forward Ericka Fields. Fields scored 27 points during a game and hit nine of nine free throws. One player who Kansas coach Marian Washington said had been playing well this year was junior (orward) Terrillyn Johnson. Johnson was the team's top rebounder in Saturday's game against Oklahoma State. Despite Kansas' loss, Johnson said the players were enthusiastic. "We're all trying to get together and concentrate so we can come out physical." Johnson said. Missouri captured the Big Eight Conference championship title last year. After a 56-57 defeat from Oklahoma State on Saturday, the Jayhawks' record fell to 13-9 overall and 4-6 in the conference. The game is at 7 tonight in Allen Field House. Probable Starters for Women's Basketball | Kansas | Pos. | Ht. | PPG | RPG | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 23 Terrilyn Johnson | F | 5-11 | 10.0 | 9.6 | | 32 Danielle Shareef | F | 5-9 | 5.8 | 3.2 | | 54 Marthea McCloud | C | 5-10 | 5.6 | 6.0 | | 21 Stacy Truitt | G | 5-8 | 10.5 | 4.4 | | 33 Kay Kay Hart | G | 5-7 | 9.0 | 3.2 | Missouri 25 Ericka Fields F 6-0 17.3 6.5 34 Lisa Sandbothe F 6-1 10.4 8.0 41 Melisa Taylor C 6-1 2.2 2.3 21 Carla Yancey G 5-6 11.4 6.7 43 Alicia Lambert G 5-8 4.3 1.7 Philip Meiring/KANSAN Melissa Unterberg/KANSAN Kansas center Lisa Tate prepares for tonight's game.