10 Monday, February 12, 1990 / University Daily Kansan Sports Kansas beats Cyclone jinx in 88-83 victory in Ames 'Hawks win first road contest against Iowa State since 1983, look to rematch with Missouri with probable No.1 ranking By Paul Augeri Kansan sportswriter AMES, Iowa — As the Kansas basketball team filed out of its locker room after beating Iowa State on Saturday, a cluster of Jayhawk fans greeted each of them with roaring applause and chants of "Missouri." The Jayhawks' victory Saturday moves them into position to reclaim the No.1 spot in the nation when The Associated Press college basketball poll is released today. Kansas ended a six-year losing streak in Ames with an 88-83 victory against the Cyclones. The fight for first place in the Big Eight Conference is set for tomorrow, when the Jayhawks play Missouri at Allen Field House. "I told the guys somebody said something about Missouri," Kansas coach Roy Williams said after the game. "And I said, 'Hey listen, let's enjoy the heck out of this one and we'll start talking about Missouri tomorrow when we get together as a team.'" The second-ranked Jayhawks, winners of their last five games, probably will be voted back to the top of The Associated Press college basketball poll after number-one ranked Missouri's second loss of the season, 65-58; to Kansas State on Thursday night. hight Kansas improved its record to 24-1 overall and 7-1 in the Big Eight. Iowa State is 7-13 and 3-5. "I'm happy because now all the reporters will have to write something else next year," Williams said. "Now they don't have to worry about how many years in a row we lost here." Guard Kevin Fritchard scored 10 of his game-high 18 points during a 7:42 stretch that gave the Jayhawks an 86-75 lead with 4:16 left in the game. 80-82 RB Eff. 4.69 Always the Cyclones scored six straight points for an 81-80 lead with 3:00 left, forward Rick Calloway put Kansas ahead for good with a foul lime jumper. Calloway scored 12 points. poems: "Coach called 'box,' and it was going to either me or Jeff." Calloway said, referring to Jeff Gueldner. 'I was really happy for our seniors. Down the stretch we had to gut it out and hang in there. I think the poise you play with on the road is really important. Our guys have been able to do it all year long.' Roy Williams KU Basketball Coach The Cyclones missed five of their last six shots during the final 1:44. Kansas sealed the victory with four points on a possession with 1:03 remaining. Gueldner made a 17-foot jump shot, making the lead 84-81. "I think Jeff, Kevin and myself take pride in taking the big shot when it has to be made," Calloway said. "That is called senior leadership." ner's shot. Randall hit both ends of the one-and-one, giving the Jayhawks an 88-81 advantage. Iowa State guard Brian Pearson found Mark Randall after Gueld- "It was a great performance by a couple of our veteran players who really stepped up," Williams said. "Down the stretch, our guys stepped up and Iowa State didn't do as well as Johnny Orr wanted them to do the last couple of minutes." Johnny Orr is Iowa State's coach. Cyctone forward Kirk Baker scored after an offensive rebound on Iowa State's next possession, cutting Kansas' lead to 86-83 with 45 seconds left. Pearson missed two three-point attempts in the last 20 seconds. Kansas rebounded the second miss and Calloway went the length of the floor for a game-ending slam dunk. Victor Alexander, Iowa State's 6-9 foot-forward, scored only 13 points, eight below his 21.2 season scoring average. He grabs 12 rebounds. "If they were going to beat us, we wanted them to beat us from the outside," said forward Mike Maddox, who led the Jayhawks with six rebounds. "We did not want them to be able to get the ball inside to Victor." Kansas hit six of its first nine shots and led 50-43 at the half. The Jayhawks hit on 20-of-40 field goal attempts in the first half and 34 of 64, or 53 percent, for the game. "I was really happy for our seniors," Williams said. "Down the stretch we had to gut it out and hang in there. I think the poise you play on the road is really important. Our guys have been able to do it all year long." Kansas Kansas 88 Iowa State 83 M M2 FG FT FR R A FTP Randall 32 5-7 6-8 6-8 5 0 4 16 Calloway 29 6-12 0-1 0-1 2 3 3 12 Markkanen 19 1-4 0-0 0-1 2 3 2 12 Handeld 18 1-4 0-0 0-1 2 3 2 12 Pritchard 32 6-10 5-6 0-0 4 7 4 18 Brown 12 6-10 5-6 0-0 4 7 4 18 Jamison 6 3-4 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 12 Jordan 6 1-4 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 12 Jones 18 6-10 0-0 0-1 1 0 4 17 West 13 1-3 3-4 3-4 3 2 3 5 Team Totale 20, 34-14, 15-23 20-24 25-88 Percentages FG: 531, FT: 853 Percentages GF: 639, FT: 762 Pritchard 1, Brown 1-4. Blocked Shots: 4 (Callaway, Randall, Markkanen, Guetelo 1. Δ) Σαμνεῖras: 17 (Callaway 4). Guetelo, Callaway, Prichard 2. Techni- cale: None. Iowa State M M FG FT RA A FP Alexander 26 5-13 3-12 12 1 213 Collins 30 4-9 6-8 34 1 315 Kunz 17 3-8 1-8 34 1 213 Murray 17 3-8 1-8 34 1 213 Woods 24 3-11 2-4 34 4 8 Thigpen 14 2-14 2-4 34 4 8 Bennett 24 3-11 2-4 34 4 8 Doerford 26 4-6 7-8 62 4 15 Team totals 200 257 25-7 36 38 18 23 8 % percentages: FG4, 477, FG 750. Three-point goals: 2:7 (Collins 1-1, Pearson 1-3, Whipper 0, Woods 1) Turnovers 20(Woods 7), Steals: 6 (Thigpen 7) Technicals: Iowa State bench. Halftime: Kansas 50, Iowa State 43. Officials: Spitler, Hunt, Petro. Ages 15-80. Cyclone Paul Doerrfeld escapes Pritchard and Markkanen. Jayhawks flying high after victory at Iowa State By Mike Considine Kansas sports editor In short, it was an atypical visit to Ames for the Jayhawks. AMES, Iowa — The decibel level in Hilton Colseum on Saturday never became quite as deafening as in past Kansas-Iowa State matchups. "I was reading the paper the other day and it said that Larry Brown never won here," Kansas seni- And when the game had ended, the heads of Kansas' players weren't lowered to chest level as they had been after past meetings. For the first time in seven years, Kansas defeated Iowa State in the Cyclones' arena. Kevin Pritchard said. "Well, Larry didn't, but this team did." In five years at Kansas, former coach Larry Brown's teams won 135 games but were 0-5 at Iowa State. Second-year Kansas coach Roy Williams lost his first contest in Ames 97-89 last year. "It is a tough place to play," junior forward Mark Randall said. "We knew it would be a battle. The seniors definitely made it a point of emphasis to get off to a good start and keep our concentration." The Jayhawks established a 7-4 lead in the first $1\frac{1}{2}$ minutes. After a reverse layup by Mike Maddox that gave Kansas a 13-12 edge at the 15:58 mark, the Jayhawks trailed just once. Frenciano, who had 18 points and seven assists, singlehandedly kept the Jayhawks in the lead midway through the second half. On three Kansas possessions, the Tulsa, Okla., native scored on a drive, two free throws and a 12-foot jump shot, increasing a fragile 66-65 lead to seven. "I think that my job as a point guard, to try to do things to help the team win," Pritchard said. "We were hesitant in our offense. We needed a couple of baskets to get started again." Iowa State stayed within five points and even led briefly. 81-80, after a pair of free throws by Cyclone guard Brian Pearson with three minutes left. Pearson's foul shots finished an 8-2 Iowa State spurt that represented its last gasp. Junior forward Mike Maddox said Kansas' double-teaming defense against the Cyclones 6-foot-9 Victor Alexander was a decisive factor. The Jayhawks limited the Big Eight's second-leading scorer to 13 points, although Randall and 6-10 Pekka Markkanen spent much of the game on the bench because of foul trouble. Nineteen seconds later, forward Rick Calloway sank a 13-foot jumper that put Kansas in the lead. we tried to jam back down inside and stay between him and the ball." Maddox said. "We wanted to make them kick the ball back outside." "That's something this year's team has that last year's didn't have," said Randall, Kansas' second-highest scorer with 16 points. "Because we have the bodies, when we step on the floor, we already feel confident." Confidence helped to give the Jay-hawks something else last year's team didn't have — a win in Ames. Jayhawk women snap streak, hand Cowgirls 62-57 loss By Brent Maycock Kansan sportswriter Despite making only 32.2 percent of its field goal attempts, the Kansas women's basketball team defeated Oklahoma State 62-57 Saturday in Allen Field House. Kanaas guard Kay Kay Hart is fouled by Liz Brown, halting the clock in the final minutes of the game. The victory against the Cowgirls snapped a five-game losing streak. The last time the Jayhawks defeated Oklahoma State was a 72-70 overtime victory Jan. 27, 1988, in Lawrence. "It was more than just needing a win." Coach Marian Washington said. "We just wanted to beat this club because they had beaten us a couple of times last year." The victory improved Kansas' record to 17-7 overall and 6-4 in the Big Eight Conference, putting the team in fourth place. The Jayhawks have won three straight games since breaking their three-game losing streak with a victory at Oklahoma. Oklahoma State, which had won 10 of its last 12, dropped to a 14-8 and a 7-3 record and is third in the conference. The Cowgirls jumped out to an early 4-3 lead a little more than three minutes into the game, but the Jayhawks scored the next eight points and never trailed again. Kansas had its largest lead of the first half with a score of 28-17 at halftime. The Jayhawks increased their lead to 15 points, 36-21, with 15-24 left in the second half. However, Oklahoma State went on a 10-0 run to cut Kansas' lead to just five points with 11:20 remaining. The Cowgirls had reduced the margin to three points when the Jayhawks responded with a 6-0 run to increase their lead to nine points, 46-37, with 7:38 remaining. Oklahoma State never got closer than three points and Kansas sank nine free throws in the last 1:13 to secure a Jayhawk victory. "I thought Oklahoma State did what they had to do," Washington said. "We've been suspect on the free throw line all season long, so they wanted to test us. But we pulled it out." Kansas was led in scoring by forward Misti Chenault, who scored 18 points. Chenault, who is from Oklahoma, had steals on consecutive Oklahoma State possessions and six straight points during a two-minute stretch late in the second half that helped insure the Jayhawks' victory. Guard Lia Braddy added 15 points for the Jayhawks. Forward Terrilyn Johnson collected 13 rebounds and had two blocked shots. "I have to give the credit to everybody else, especially the post girls, because we worked really hard," Chennault said. "Down in Stillwater they were free to run any offense they wanted and we decided we were going to change that up a bit." Kansas shut down the Cowgirls' front line players, limiting them to only three field goals. Forward Shelly Blessing, who had been averaging 12.1 points a game, was held to just three points. Oklahoma State was led by guards Liz Brown, who scored 16 points, and Altae Cox, who had 15. Forward Jodi Fisher, who scored 15 points in the first meeting in Stillwater, was held to two points before fouling out. The Cowgirls made only 28.3 percent of their field goal attempts and were 3 of 16 from behind the three-point line. "I'd like to think our defensive strategy had a lot to do with it." Washington said, "I think we did a great job on Blessing. We worked right from the start to cut into her rhythm, and Danny (Danielle Sharef) and everyone else who guarded her did a nice job." Washington said she was pleased with the team's defensive improvements since the Jan. 13 meeting in Stillwater, Okla. "We try to learn from our mistakes and in both the Oklahoma State game away and the Iowa State game away our post defense wasn't effective," Washington said. "In both these games at home, there is no question of the improvement in our defensive area in the lane." Youth, defense help Kansas women's basketball team break losing streak Bv Kate Lee Special to the Kansan The youth movement and defense continued to provide spark for the Kansas women's basketball team Saturday. Saturday: Freshman center Misti Chennault, who scored 18 points, and sophomore forward Terrilyn Johnson, who pulled down 13 rebounds, were the keys to the Jahawks' 62-57 victory against the Oklahoma State Cow- girls. The victory broke Kansas' five- game losing streak against the Cowgirls. The last Kansas victory was in 1988 in Lawrence when the Jayhawks defeated the Cowgirlies 72-70. "I know a lot of the girls and I had a real bad show when we played at Oklahoma State," she said. Chenault scored eight points in the Jayhawks' 77-68 loss Jan. 13 in Stillwater, Okla. Chennault, who is from El Reno. Okla., said the game had special meaning for her. Chennault said she had played against some of the Cowgirls in high school all-state games but had not considered attending Oklahoma State because she wanted to go out-of-state for school. This was the fourth time this season that Chennault was the Jayhawks' leading scorer and the sixth time in the last eight games that she scored in double figures. "As far as playing well, I have to give the credit to everybody else," she said. "Especially the post girls, we were real worries about fronting the post girls. We knew we were going to have to this time. because we didn't down at Stillwater, they were very free to run whatever offense they wanted to and we decided to change that up a little bit and deny the post girls the ball." Johnson, the only Jayhawk to start every game this season, was one rebound shy of her career-high of 14, a record set against Arkansas on Dec. 9. Defense was the key to Kansas' point lead at halftime, or Oklahoma "Our defense was great," Washington said. "I think that we've been playing very good defense all year. They're learning every ball game and it's the difference. in the second half, the Cowgirls made 17 of 60 for 28.3 percent. The Jayhawks have not lost a contest in which they are leading at halftime. State scored just 17 points in the first half. The Cowgirls' leading scorer, guard Liz Brown, was held to only four points. She finished the game with 16. Douglas defends knockout of Tyson The Associated Press Then he guessed what Tyson must have been thinking during the fight: "I thought he couldn't hit. . . He's not gettled." for getting the ball. The blows caught up with Tyson in the 10th round. He was counted out at 1:23. "It's like a tree. You've got to keep chopping at it," the 29-year-old Douglas said. The man who beat Tyson has had more than his share of troubles in the past. Douglas' mother died Jan. 18. The mother of his 11-year-old son, Lamar, is seriously ill, and he and his wife separated five months ago. now, in the view of two major boxing organizations, he cannot yet count himself as the world heavyweight boxing champion. Referee Octavio Meyran of Mexico acknowledged in a postfight news conference yesterday that when Tyson knocked Douglas down in the closing seconds of Round 8, Meyran erred by not picking up the timekeeper's count at four as he should have but began his own count at one. The presidents of the World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association said their executive committees would meet within the next 10 days to decide if the extra three seconds that Meyran gave Douglas should cost him the title. "People will recognize James Douglas as champion of the world," said John Johnson, Douglas' manager. "He knocked Mike Tyson on his butt." Douglas called a right upercut by Tyson which knocked him down during a momentary lapse "a good shot," but emphasized, "I got up after and continued pretty strong." "I wasn't really hurt." Douglas said later at his hotel, relaxing in T-shirt, training pants and the WBC championship belt. "I waited for the eight-count and got up, between seven and eight. When I looked up, he (the refeere) was at six, I clearly heard eight. At seven, I was on my way up." Douglas said. Douglas won the ninth round on the cards of all three judges before flattening Tyson in the 10th with what he called a four-punch combination. ( he called, "All four punches were lethal," Douglas said. "There was no one punch that did it." Douglas said at his postfight news conference, "I've always had heart."