University Daily Kansan / Thursday, January 17, 1991
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KU beats Miami 73-60 despite distractions of war
Williams says the decision to play game was difficult
Kansan sportswriter
Despite last night's events in the Persian Gulf, members of the Kansas basketball team managed to push the crisis out of their minds long enough to defeat the Miami Hurricanes 73-60.
Men's Basketball
Williams said the decision to play the game was a difficult one with no right or wrong answer
"I've received letters from men who enjoy getting news about how we're doing, and that's important," he said. "Our hands are tied to the chair. We can do it, but we don't know Pray — but we can do it only thing that I know we can do."
The Jayhawks, who raised their record to 10-4 with the victory, had a rough time working against a quick defense and the Jets' defense it difficult to get the ball inside.
"It it was a very pretty sight," Williams said. "We didn't play very smart, and we didn't play very well, but you've got to give Miami some space." She spread us out a little bit, and we didn't get very good penetration."
Forward Alonzo Jamison agreed with Williams.
"Miami is a better ballclub than their record shows," he said. "They had five athletes out there. That creates problems when our offense revolves around trying to get the ball inside and we can't get it inside."
Miami's record fell to 3-13 after their defeat.
Williams said the situation in the
gulf might have disrupted the players' concentration and execution.
"I probably bothered our team a little bit because in the pregame we talked about what was going on and how meaningless basketball can be said," he said. "Needless to say, I don't think we thought very well tonight."
"I'm not saying I was wrong in talking to them about it, but maybe I was wrong if I was interested in playing a great basketball game and a smart basketball game with good execution. We didn't do that."
'It wasn't a very pretty sight. We didn't play very smart, and we didn't play very well, but you've got to give Miami some credit. Their zone bothered us. They spread out out a little bit, and we didn't get very good penetration.'
Roy Williams KU basketball coach
Williams said it was especially tough not having senior forward Maddo Klock, who missed the game because of recurring back problems. Maddox did not practice with the team Monday or Tuesday.
"At one point, we thought there was a 50-50 chance that he would play today, when in reality there was no way," Williams said. "It hurt us because Mike does a good job finding the holes in the zone and playing in that kind of game. It would have been nice to have him in there tonight."
Williams said he did not know if Maddox would be ready to play in Saturday's game against Missouri at Allen Field House.
Terry Brown led the scoring for the Jayhawks with 26 points despite having two family members in the military overseas. His sister, Sgt.
Jamison added 11 points and eight rebounds, and senior forward Mark Randall contributed 10 points.
Mary Ann Minor, is stationed with the Army in Saudi Arabia, and his brother, Ray Williams, is stationed with the Army in Germany.
The Jayhawks will go into Saturday's clash with Missouri with an 0-2 conference record, while the Tigers lead the league at 3-0.
Williams said he did not know if the game was in danger of cancellation or postponement because of the events in the gulf.
Kansas 73
Miami 60
Miami
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Elliot | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caldwell | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wylie | 18 | 3-0 | 9-1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| McClure | 30 | 1-1 | 9-1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Scott | 37 | 5-17 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Ward | 24 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Logan | 20 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Randon | 13 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Percentages: FG 37, FT 73. Three-point goals: 5.7 (Scott, Logan 2., Randon
1.) blocked Shoots: 3 (Wylson Tumowers) 11. (Scott, Logan 1.), 11. (Scott,
5.7). Technicals: None
| | M | FG | FG | FT | R | A | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Jamison | 31 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Randall | 34 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Brown | 35 | 9-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Tunstad | 27 | 1-4 | 6-8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Stahl | 24 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Woodberry | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Johanning | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Richey | 13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Scott | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nash | 2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Percentages: FG, 52.3; FT, 66.7
Percentage goals: 7:17 (Brown 4-10, Jordan 13)
Blocked Shots: 3 (Tunstall, Woodberry
Johanning) Tumors: 16 (Jamison, Brown
Tunstal 4, Richey 2) Steals: 6 (Jamison
Tunstal 2, Brown Johanning) Technicals
Halftime: Kansas 29, Miami 22. Officials Lembo, Gordon, Pitts.
Kansas guard Steve Woodberry gets tangled with Miami's Jerome Scott as they go for a loose ball.
Gulf war sobers crowd
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he was glad the game was not canceled because it allowed him to get his mind off of the war.
'I had second thoughts about coming. A lot of things have happened, but I'll learn more about them when I get home.'
Scott Capstack
Scott Capstack Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.,
ophomore
"I had second thoughts about coming." he said. "A lot of things have happened, but I'll learn more about them when I get home."
Jane Henderson, Shawnee freshman, said she received a phone call from her mother asking
whether she had heard the news just before leaving for the game.
"I told her I had, and she asked,
Well, what are you doing now?" "Henderson said. 'I told her I was
playing with a game.' Game she
thought I was kidding."
Henderson said she felt a little guilty about going to the game but that news reports seemed to be telling her he could catch up after the game.
No decision has been made about whether Saturday's game against Missouri, which is scheduled for May 21 in Field House, should be canceled.
Williams said that he would consult Fredrick, who would discuss the issue with Chancellor Judging before a decision was made.
Lady Jayhawks fall to Iowa State 64-62
Kansan sports report
The Kansas women's basketball team lost to Iowa State 64-62 last night in Ames, Iowa.
Women's Basketball
Despite the efforts of sophomore guard Stacy Truitt, who led the Jayhawks with 13 points, and sophomore center Marethea McCloud, who grabbed 11 rebounds, Kansas could not win.
Before the game, Kansas coach Marian Washington said the team would need to watch for two Iowa teams in a row. Lorenzen and forward Laurie Decker
Eight Conference Select Team,
fouled out after playing only nine
minutes and scoring five points.
They scored with nine points in 33
minutes of action.
But Lorenzen, a member of the Big
All eyes were on Iowa State freshman center Casey Covington. Covington went hit six of 12 field goals and the Cyclones with eight rebounds.
Kansas junior guard Kay Kay Hart, who played the entire game, made only two of six field goal attempts from the tree-free line.
Well-informed fan
Junior Danielle Shareef, Kansas forward, scored 12 points and led both teams in steals, snatching 11 in her 26 minutes of play.
Eddie Lorenzo, center, Kansas City, Mo., senior, keeps an eye on his portable television during the Jayhawks basketball game. Lorenzo House last night.
Hockey club fights to gain recognition
Kansan sportswriter
By Mark Spencer
After five years of challenging opponents on the ice, the Kansas Hockey Club has found its biggest challenge off the ice.
Working with a limited budget and against the popularity of other sports, the hockey club's players are striving for better recognition on campus and more people in the stands.
Because of a lack of facilities, the club practices and plays at the King Louie Ice Rink in Overland Park. The club plays some games at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo.
Anderson said that although the team was not funded or sanctioned by KU as an official sport, the club is most competitive with other teams.
"The biggest problem is there is no rink in Lawrence," said Jake Anderson, club president. "People that do know about the games don't want to drive 30 minutes to watch."
The club receives almost $10,000 a year from the Recreation Services Department to offset all expenses except travel, he said.
"Hopefully, with our games and the (Kansas City) Blades, people will become more aware of how it's played," Cleveland said. "You don't really have to understand it to enjoy it."
"Basketball is the biggest thing here," Anderson said. "People aren't used to hockey."
Another problem the club is dealing with is introducing a relatively new sport to this region of the country.
But Todd Cleveland, assistant captain, said the popularity of hockey might increase in the future.
Cleveland said the team was selling T-shirts and handing out promotional posters to increase publicity of the club's games.
Anderson said he would like to see the excitement shown by some on campus find its way to the stands.
He said the club was expecting a large crowd tomorrow when they play St. Louis Community College at 3:30 p.m. in Kemper Arena.
Weekend meet begins Kansas' indoor season
By Rick Honish
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's and women's track teams will start their indoor seasons tomorrow when they battle the Pittsburgh State at Anchorage Sports Pavilion.
Coach Gary Schwartz said he was excited about seeing both Kansas teams in competition.
"We have 55 new athletes competing for us this season, and Friday we will get a chance to look at a lot of them," he said.
Schwartz said the men's team would have 65 members, and the women's team would have 42 members.
Pat Manson, senior pole vaulter,
said that with this year's young
team, the potential for greatness was
here.
He said the whole team reflected the pole vaulting squad in its youth and talent.
"We had a great recruiting year, and the pole vaulting队 is starting off good and will get much better," he said. "By the end of the year we will dominate the Big Eight."
Tonya Gundy, senior distance runner, said the women's team also would succeed because of its talented recruiting class.
'I am excited to see the team going
where it is," she said.
Schwartz, in his third season at Kansas, said that considerable improvement would be seen in the women's team.
"Extremely active recruiting has really brought the women's team together," he said.
The teams will compete with K State and Missouri in a meet at KU Jan. 26.
Schwartz said he looked forward to the meet because of the intense rivalries and the level of competition such a meet brought.
Decathlete Matt Vicory is new to this level of competition. Vicory, a freshman, said that adjusting to collegiate competition had been made easier by the leadership of the senior team members.
The seniors are real good. "he said, 'They are people we can look up to.'
Vicory said that a preseason meet day also helped him prepare for the comeback.
Both Kansas squads will compete in seven indoor meets and eight outdoor meets. These will include the Big Eight Conference Indoor Championships, February 22-23 in Columbia, Mo., and the Big Eight Outdoor Championships, May 18-20 in Lincoln, Neb.