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University Daily Kansan / Monday, February 26, 1990
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Jayhawks beat Wildcats in final minutes
Game-ending 12-0 run provides victory margin, 70-58
By Molly Reid
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas State made it clear Saturday that it had every intention of leaving Lawrence with its third consecutive victory at Allen Field House. The only thing that stopped the Wildcats was the Jayhawks' seniors and their ability to take charge.
Although the score of Kansas' 70-58 victory against K-State might indicate a blowout, it was the final two minutes that decided the game.
With the score tied at 88, Kansas' senior guards Jeff Gueldner and Kevin Pritchard and forward Rick Calloway ended the Wildcats' slow-tone reign of the game.
Men's basketball
Pritchard began the Jayhawks' siege by sinking a three-pointer with 1:49 remaining. As the tentative crowd awake, Guelden intercepted a K-State pass from guard Steve Henson and passed the ball to Calloway for a dunk that put the Jayhawks on top by five. 63-58. Kansas finished its 12-0 scoring surge with forward Alonzo Jamison's dunk with 14 seconds left in the game.
Gueldner said the seniors' takeover was inherent.
"I think that the seniors" job, and we have to be able to step to the front when the pressure is on because we've been there," Gueldner said.
Three consecutive rebounds by the 6-foot-5 guard denied the Wildcats a chance to retaliate in the final two minutes of the game.
"I have great confidence in Ricky, Kevin, Freeman and myself that if we need a big shot, one of us is going to hit it or if we need a big defensive play, one of us will make it," he said.
K-State coach Lon Kruge gave cacae to Prichard for his performance.
"I think Pritchard had a game like he's had many times: outstanding," he said. "He got some big shots for them and worked awfully hard on the defensive end. He is just an outstanding player."
The Jayhawks, still No. 2 in the nation, improved their record to 27-2 overall and 10-2 in the Big Eight Conference.
The loss dropped Kansas State to 16-12 overall and kept the Wildcats in fourth place in the Big Eight with a win, just ahead of Oklahoma State. 5-6.
Kansas started out as usual — slowly. But Kansas State did not let the Jayhawks pull away as they had all year in Allen Field House.
Kansas led by just one entering the second half and kept the lead for four minutes until a basket by K-State forward Askia Jones tied the game at 39. It was the first of seven ties in the half.
"We talked a lot about how this could be a grind out affair," Kansas coach Roy Williams said. "We knew what it would be important on both ends."
Kansas shot 58.1 percent from the field Saturday, sinking 25 of 43 attempts. Kansas also pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and limited K-State to 45.3 percent from the field. The Wildcats hit 24 of 53 from the field.
"They wanted to try to take us out of our offensive game and keep us from getting to the spots we want to," forward Mark Randall said. "I think that is where the patience of this team comes out. When we get in tight games, we have to try trying to limit us to one certain thing, we have something else to go to."
What Kansas went to was the talent of its guards.
Pritchard, Gueldner and Terry Brown combined for 35 of the Jayhawks' 70 points. Pritchard, after taking an elbow between the eyes in
Oklahoma's 107-90 victory against No. 1 Missouri Sunday could vault Kansas back into the top spot in the Associated Press college basketball poll today. The Jayhawks were ranked No. 1 in the CNN/USA Today poll released this morning.
the first five minutes of the game,
scored a team-high 20 points. Gueldner,
who was hit in the head twice,
scored 13 points and pulled down a
team-high six rebounds.
Similarly, the Wildcats' guards were catalysts for K-State.
Henson scored 21 points and Jean Deroiluille added 13, combining for 57 percent of the Wildcats' points.
The lead changed eight times in the first half, but the Jayhaws surged ahead, 25-24 with less than six minutes to play. Randall led the burst with a one-handed dunk on a pass from forward Mike Maddox. The Wildcats regained the lead for a moment, but Pritchard countered with another dunk, giving Kansas a lead it would keep until the second half. With two minutes left before halftime, Kansas led by six, 34-28. K-State closed the gap on a threepointer by Henson and a layup from Deroouille.
"I think, if anything, we proved that we can win games in the 60s and 70s along with the games in the 100s." Guelder said. "I think that this type of game will really help in the NCAA tournament because not every team is going to want to run up and down with us."
NOTE:
Former Kansas basketball coach Larry Brown, who was present for the victory, said the Jayhawks were as well coached and as deep as any team he had ever seen . At a Alonzo Jamison scored 12 points for a career best. A season-low 10 lows were attributed to Kansas. _ Oklahoma's team could have waited day couldvaik Kansas back into the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press college basketball poll today.
Kansas 70 Kansas State 58
Kansas State
M  FG  MF  FT  R  A  FTP
Simmons 12  0-1  0-1  0-2  1  3  0
Jones 32  5-12  5-12  3-1  3  1  3
Henson 32  1-2  1-4  1-2  1  3  7
Henson 40  1-2  1-2  2-2  1  3  2
Dourilleau 35  8-18  1-3  3  3  2  13
Smith 25  8-13  1-3  0  3  3  4
Smith 19  1-1  0-0  0  3  3  4
Amerson 13  1-1  0-0  2  3  3  2
Team 13  1-1  0-0  2  3  3  2
Totals 20, 24-53 5-10 27-11 21-58
Point goals: 11 (Henson 10, Jonea 10)
Blocked Shots: 1 (Dourillatte 1), Turnovers:
10 (Burgert 4), Massacus (Massap 4)
Kansas
| M | FG | M | FT | R | A | F | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Randall | 31 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Calloway | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Markkanen | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Gillichard | 29 | 4-6 | 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Brown | 29 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Brown | 29 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Jordan | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Maddox | 14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| West | 12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 12 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Team | | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Totals 200 25 43 16-23 10 16 70 10
Percentages: FG, 581, FG, 69. 136.
Point goals: 4 (Pitchinhead Shoots), 5 (Guillemins Shoots).
Turnovers: 10 (Prichard, Guelderner 3).
Steachs: 3 (Guelderon, Brown, West 1). Technicals:
None.
Haltime: Kansas 34, Kansas State 33.
Officials: Hightower, Freund, Leimbach.
A: 15,800.
Eric Montgomery/KANSAN
Alonzo Jamison's dunk with 14 seconds left accented Kansas' victory.
Pritchard shines in victory Senior guard makes recovery from first-half concussion
Senior guard makes recovery from first-half concussion
By Paula Parrish
Kansan associate sports editor
It all came down to two minutes and two guards.
In their final matchup of the regular season, Pritchard and Henson led their respective teams down to the wire. But it was at the wire that Pritchard found his mark and Henson lost his composure.
Kansas senior point guard Kevin Pritchard became the decisive factor in the Jayhawks' victory Saturday, while Kansas State senior point guard Steve Henson became the decisive factor in the Wildcats' loss.
With 1:49 remaining in the game and the score tied at 58, Pritchard dropped in a three-point field goal to give Kansas the lead.
Henson, who led the Wildcats in scoring with a team- and game-high 21 points, said the turnover, one of only two he made Saturday, cost K-State the game.
"I knew he was there." Henson said. "Obviously, if I would have known he was going to get it, I would not have thrown it. Pritchard put in the three and we came down with our chance and I turned it over. And that was pretty much the game right
Henson lost K-State's crucial next possession as his pass was stolen by Kansas guard Jeff Gueldner, who passed off to forward Rick Calloway for a slam dunk that put Kansas ahead 63-8 with 1:16 left in the half. The turnover proved to be the game winner as Kansas went on a 12-0 run in the final two minutes.
there."
K-State coach Lon Kruger also said he thought Pitchard's three-point shot, followed by Henson's turnover, devisive factors in the Wildcats' loss.
"It was a big swing right there, obviously," Kruger said. "We had a chance to get back even and instead it goes to five right there. That's a big swing when you get down inside the last minute."
Pritchard, who scored a team-high 20 points, led the Jayhawks to their second victory of the season against the Wildcats after suffering a slight concussion from being hit in the head less than three minutes into the game.
"I just remember getting hit and standing up." Pritchard said. "I don't remember anything in between."
Pritchard left the game and sat on the sideline for about six minutes with an ice bag to his forehead and left eye, but his sojourn didn't last long.
With the score 12-12 and 11:26 remaining in the half, Pritchard asked to return to the game.
"I kept asking our trainer, Mark Cairns, if it was all right for him to come back in and he said yes," Kansas coach Roy Williams said. "The little rascal looks at you and one eye is partially closed, but he shoots with the other eye, so I guess that's OK. He is just one of the toughest competitors I've ever seen."
Williams said he told his staff when Pritchard first came out that the senior guard probably wouldn't be back in the game.
But after getting an OK from the trainer, Williams let him go back into the game.
"After I got back in, I got into a little rhythm and started to play the way I can play." Pritchard said.
With 11:26 left until halftime, Pritchard scored 11 points after his return to help the Jayhawks take a 44-33 lead into the locker room.
"Here's a young man that it's literally knocked out and just gets up and does a heck of a job," Williams said. "Michael Jordan, everybody talks about what a great competitor he is and he is. But nobody ever been a greater competitor than Kevin Pritchard."
Former Kansas coach Larry Brown, who coached Pritchard and the rest of the 1988 squad to the national championship, was present at Saturday's game and said Pritchard's key shot was no surprise to him.
Brown, in his second year as the San Antonio Spurs coach, also said he wouldn't be surprised to see both Pritchard and Henson in the NBA draft.
"Kevin hit the biggest shot of the game when he hit the three-pointer," Brown said. "He has a tendency to do things like that."
"I'll wait until the season's over for that." Pritchard said.
Kansas denies K-State share of Big Eight Conference title
By Brent Maycock
Kansan sportswriter
MANHATTAN — Kansas held Kansas State to only two points in the final three minutes of the game and held off the Lady Cats for a 73-70 victory Saturday.
With the victory at Manhattan, the Jayhawks denied the Lady Cats a share of the Big Eight
Women's basketball
Conference regular season title. Missouri secured the title Saturday with an 83-60 victory over Oklahoma.
Kansas finished the regular season 20-8 overall and tied for fourth in the conference with Oklahoma State at 9.5. It was the seventh 20-victory season for Kansas coach Marian Washington.
K-State ended the regular season with two straight losses and is 18-9 and 10-4.
"It was a typical Kansas-Kansas State game," Washington said. "The win was important, but the way we played was more important."
With the score tied and 13 seconds remaining, Kansas forward Terrilry Johnson was fouled. Johnson made only one of her free throws, leaving an opportunity for KState to win the game.
Miller's three point field goal attempt was no good and Kansas guard Kay Kay Hart was fouled with one second left. Hart nailed both free throws, and the Lady Cats' final pass was intercepted by Johnson as the game ended.
"I thought we really came out and responded well to the challenges of playing against an excellent ball club," Washington said. "For us to stay as close as we did in the first half was very, very important."
Kansas answered with an 8-0 run, putting the Jayhawks on top 29-24 with 2:54 left in the period. Although K-State outscored Kansas 8-4 to end the half, the Jayhawks led 33-32.
The Jayhawks led 8-5 in after four minutes. However, KState went on an 11-3 run to take the win, with 11:28 left in the first half.
The second half was more of the same basket swapping, down to the final seconds of the game.
"There is no question that our inside game was much more effective in this than it was in the first meeting." Washington said. "Rebounding against this team was extremely important."
Kansas out-rebounded the Lady Cats 49-44, and had 24 offensive rebounds compared to K-State's 15. Center Lynn Page pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds, one less
than her career high of 18, which she collected against Oklahoma last year. Johnson had 14 rebounds, which tying her career high of 14 garnered against Arkansas earlier this season.
"I just concentrated more on getting position while the ball was in the air." Page said, "instead of waiting for it to hit the rim and going after it then. The win was very important to me. I just kept remembering the last time I was here."
Kansas defeated the Lady Cats last year in Manhattan 58-57 on a last-second layup by Page.
Forward Misti Chennault scored a team-high 16 points and was one of five Jayhawks that scored in double figures. Hart had 14 points, Page had 13, and Johnson and guard Lisa Braddy added 11 points each. Hart's point total was a season high.
Washington said the Jayhawks' mental preparation for the Big Eight Tournament from March 3 to 5 in Salina was a top priority. Kansas would not be satisfied with its current level of play.
"It's all mental about this time of the year and I'm very proud with the fact that it appears that we have taken another step." Washington said. "But they're going to be tougher by the time we reach Salina."
Kansas splits two with Arkansas
'Hawks get one-run loss, 10-4 victory against No.9 Razorbacks
By Brent Maycock
Kansas track
of the Arkansas Razorbacks, ranked ninth in the ESPN/Collegiate Baseball poll, on Saturday. However, Arkansas slipped by Kansas yesterday, winning 3-2.
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas split a two-game series with one of the nation's top 10 teams during the weekend.
The Jayhawks collected 14 hits on their way to a 10-4 pummeling
The Jayhawks have a 1-3 record.
All three of their losses have been by only one run. Arkansas is 4-2.
Kansas scored five runs in the first inning on Saturday. After centerfielder Pat Karlin opened the game with a double, first baseman Mike Bard hit a single, driving Karlin home for the first
run of the game. Third baseman Gerry Camra hit a one-out double which drove in two more runs in the Jahwhaws' first inning.
Bard was the top hitter for the Jayhawks for the afternoon. He went three for three with four runs scored and two RBJ. Bard also hit six and run the right field wall in the seventh innings.
But Kansas scored two more runs in the top of the second on a double by designated hitter Mark Moore.
Designated hitter Kirk Piskor
hit a home run in the bottom of
the first to bring the Razorbacks
within four runs.
Camara and Moore also stood out at the plate for Kansas. Camara had three hits and three RBI. Moore had two hits and three RBI.
Kansas pitcher Steve Renko, 1-1.
struck out eight Ranchohacks on the way to his first victory of the year. Dodd, 1-1, took the loss for Arkansas.
Kansas scored its only runs on home runs. Right fielder Denard Stewart hit a solo home run in the fourth, giving the Jayhawks a 1-0 lead.
Yesterday, however, the Jayhawks' bats were silenced by Arkansas ace Doug Bennett. Kansas could only manage six hits on its backs and could not pitching staff allowed just six hits, but walked 13 Razorbacks.
Arkansas secured twice in the fifth and once in the sixth giving the Razorbacks a 3-1 lead. However, Kansas would cut the lead to one or a solo home run by Camara in the seventh.
Kansas will play its home opener at 2 p.m. Tuesday against Wash-
town at Hogan-Maupin Stadium.
Track teams place fifth,eighth in meet
Bv Kate Lee
Special to the Kansan
LINCOLN, Neb. — They may not have won the Big Eight Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday, but Kansas coach Gary Schwartz said he was pleased with the performance of his teams.
The men's team finished with 47 points overall, for a fifth-place finish. The women's team scored 16 points and finished in eighth place.
The Iowa State men's team, favored according to a pre-meet coaches poll, won with 156 points. The Nebraska women's team won its 11th consecutive indoor title with 128 points.
Schwartz said before the meet that winning the event was not a realistic goal for either team.
Schwartz said that the indoor championships was a great meet.
"We want to get to the point where the goal is to compete for the title," he said. "Now we're competing to score as many points as possible. I think we've competed aggressively though."
"The anchor for Iowa State, Nuttall, is just good that," Heffernan said. "We really went after it. It's a kid we didn't win, but we have to be happy."
“This is why we train,” he said.
“It’s fun. I wouldn’t want to do it
every weekend, but once a season it’s
fun.”
Heffernan, who anchored the relay, said he thought the team had a chance to win the race with about 200 meters to go, but he was unable to outrun Iowa State's John Nuttall, the men's most valuable performer.
Kansas got a second-place finish from the men's distance medley team of Jason Teal, Hassan Bailey, Donnie Anderson and Steve Heffernan. The four set a school record of 4:97.49 finishing behind Iowa State. The Cyclones set a Big Eight record with a first-place time of 4:67.77.
Bailey, also a defensive back for the Jayhawk football team, helped the team to the second place finish and then finished third in the 200-meter dash, just 0.33 seconds behind the time needed to qualify for the
NCAA championships
I don't expect to get third in the 200, or the split time I had in the distance," Bailey said. "All I tried, wanted to do, was to my best."
Schwartz said he was impressed with the Bailey's team spirit.
"We asked him to run the distance medley and then he came back and ran a strong 200," he said. "That's a class move."
Schwartz said the team went into the medley trying to win but knew that going up against Iowa State would be difficult.
"We knew they would stack the team," he said. "They are at a different level. They're running international-level athletes against national-level athletes. That's not against them, it's just a statement of fact."
Kansas' Pat Manson was the only Jayhawk to win an event. He vaulted 17 feet 7 inches, more than five inches higher than the second-place finisher, Jeff Hanch of Oklahoma.
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