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University Daily Kansan / Thursday, December 7, 1989
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Jayhawks' defense smothers Mustangs
Bv Dan Perkins
Kansan sportswriter
By now, pressure defense has become a trademark of second-ranked Kansas, but if there was any question, Kansas answered it last
The Jayhawks, 8-9, turned the heat up another notch on defense, holding Southern Methodist to 38 percent shooting and routing the Mustangs, 8-8.
The Jayhawks just missed the chance last night for their first No. 1 ranking since 1957, when Syracuse hit two free-throws with 3 seconds before missing. The Jayhawks last held the top ranking on Jan. 14, 1957.
in the 1966-57 season, Kansas, led by Wilt Chamberlain, began the season with 10 straight victories and finished the season 24-3 with a triple-overtime loss, 54-33, to North Carolina in the national championship game.
This year's squad has a while to wait for that opportunity, but Coach Roy Williams said the team continue to play well in the victory against the Muntzings.
Williams said the defensive intensity the Jahayhaws showed in Dallas last night was the best he has seen from the team this season.
"For a full 40 minutes, that may have been one of our best games defensively," Williams said. "Defense kept us in there in the first half and in the second half, we started clicking on both ends."
That's not good news for the rest of the Jayhawks opponents, considering that Kansas has already knocked off two players before teams with their snooping defense.
Kansas held a comfortable 34-20 advantage at halftime against the Mustangs, 1-4, and then exploded in the second half.
Kansas, which was hitting a respectable 48 percent from the field in the first half, hit 20 of 30 shots in 32-66. He scored 57 percent (32-66) for the game.
Six players scored in double figures for the Jayhawks led by guard Terry Brown's 14 points and four three-pointers.
Kevin Pritchard, Mark Randall and Pekka Markkanen each added 12 points, and Freeman West and Mike Maddox both scored 10.
The 12 points for Pritchard tied him with two-time All-American Jo Jo White on the Kansas all-time scoring list with 1,286 points.
Brown, West and Maddox all came off the Javawk bench, which outscored the Mustangs bench 43-8.
In all, 10 of the 11 Jayhawks that played scored, the exception being guard Todd Alexander.
"We play our bench, and we have a lot of confidence that those guys are going to do a good job for us," Williams said. "They not only gave us scoring, but they also gave us a big lift defensively."
Markkanen, who hit all five of his field goal attempts and both free throws, added a team-high seven rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals. He converted his second steal, near midcut, into a dunk at the other end, giving Kansas a 31 point lead. 73-42.
Things were so good for the Jay-
 Hawkins that they were able to forget about the free-throw shooting woes they took with them to Dallas.
The Jayhawks hit 13 of 15 from the free-throw line, including 6 of 7 for Randall, who entered the game hit just 59.6 percent from the line. As a team, Kansas was hitting just 59.9 percent.
"I've said we're going to be a good free-throw shooting team," Williams said. "I've told the players they can't throw and we don't but free throws so I hope that helps."
The victory for Kansas was its eighth in 11 games in Dallas against the Mustangs, and Kansas now leads the all-timing series 20-4.
In the first half the Jayhawks used a pair of strong runs and took a 14-point halftime lead, 34-20.
Kansas opened the game with a string of eight consecutive points before Reginald Muhammad broke it with a 30-24 field goal goal with 4:30 gone in the game.
Markkanen scored the first four points for the Jayhawks and was one of three players with six points for Kansas in the first half.
Pritchard and Brown each hit two three-pointers in the first half.
Kansas 86,
Southern Methodist 53
Kansas (B6)
Calloway 2-5-0-0 5, Randall 3-6-7-1 12, Markhamker 3-5-2-2 12, Hirschman 5-10-0-2 10, Gulsker 5-0-2-2 12, Holmstedt 5-0-0-0 10, Maddox 5-0-7-0 10, Wetton 5-0-5-10, Alexander 0-0-0 0, Total 32.68 15-17-6 16
Patterson 1-3-2-4, 4; Pertue 4-8-2-10, Muhammad
9-1-1, 13-9, Leelew 2-10-4, 9-1-9; Vaintong 4-9-0, 9-
Hampton 3-0-0, 0-0; O'Dell 1-2-0, 2-Mason 1-4-0,
Roberson 0-3-0, Mayfield 0-2-0, Holman 1-2-0
Players to start labor talks
Halftime: Kanasa 34, Southern Meth. 20, 3-point game: Kanasa 7-15 (Brown, 4-6) Brillant, 2-5, Calloway 1, Guederni 0-4), Southern Meth. 2/7 Valentini 3-0), Southern Meth. 2/8 Maranenkorn (Markenker 7), Southern Meth. 2/8 Lewis 6), Assens: Kanasa 15 (Guiderden 4), Southern Meth. 11 (Hampton), Kanasa 18, Southern Meth. 16, Technical Nets:
While the owners — meeting at Nashville, Tenn. — talked of improving relations with players, members of Union have adopted a cautious attitude.
signed in 1965," New York Yankees player representative Don Mattingly said.
Kansas center Lynn Page (44) strips the ball from Lissas Klaassen and gains the rebound
SCOTTSDALE, begun. — The players' union begins serious discussion of its labor negotiations today, hoping to arrive at a bargaining position before wrapping up its annual meeting on tomorrow.
ACC-Big East Challenge even after Svracuse holds off Duke
The Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. — David Johnson made two free throws with three seconds to play last night, and top-ranked Syracuse beat No. 6 Duke 78-76 in the closest game so far of the ACC-Big East Challenge series.
The victory by the Orangemen (5-0) evened the series at 3-3 with two games left to play tonight at East Rutherford, N.J., including the matchup of the top seeds, No. 3 Georgetown of the Big East Conference and 17th-ranked North Carolina of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
seemed to be the one on which the outcome would turn. The inside play was as physical as it could get and the outside shooting, although rare,
Clemson beat Providence 72-71 in last night's opener between the No. 5 seeds, giving the ACC a 3-2 lead in the eight-game series.
Duke (3-1) opened the second half with a 10-2 run and had its first lead of the game. 43, 42; with 16:16 to play.
The game was tied 73-73 after Christian Laetner made two free throws to bring Duke even with 3:05 left to play.
The teams were never more than three points apart the rest of the way, with the scored tied 12 times. For the last seven minutes, every possession
LeRon Ellis then made one free throw with 1:47 left and, after Laettermiss missed two free throws with 1:28 left, Derrick Coleman made both ends of a 1-and-1 to give Syracuse a lead of 76-73, the only margin greater than two points in the final 16 minutes.
Coleman missed a free throw with 39 seconds left and Phil Henderson made one of two to get the Blue Devils within 76-74.
Henderson then scored on a drive with 14 seconds left to tie the game after Syracuse had turned the ball over in trying to run out the clock.
stumbled and appeared to walk but no call was made.
He got the ball to Johnson, who was fouled by Laettner and made both free throws. Duke had one last shot, but McCaffrey short at the buzzer. McCaffrey fell short at the buzzer.
Syracuse called a timeout with 10 seconds left. As Billy Owens was bringing the ball upcourt he
Stevie Thompson led Syracuse with 21 points, while Owens had 18 and Coleman 16.
Robert Brickey led Duke with 21 points and Laetner had 19.
Syracuse appeared headed to an easy, over-the-rim victory when it broke from a 14-10 lead with 13-18 left in the first half with an 18-7 run, with most of the points coming with the Orangemen on the fast break. An 8-0 spurt, which gave Syracuse its biggest lead at 32-17, featured a rebound dunk by Thompson. Coleman scoring from in low on a bank shot after grabbing a loose ball, a layup by Owens after passes from Coleman and Thompson on a break that resembled a hockey power play, and a dunk by Owens on a pass from Thompson.
KU women shoot down Shockers
By Paula Parrish Kansan sportswriter
Coach Marian Washington finally saw an offense she was somewhat pleased with as the Kansas women's basketball team defeated the Wichita State Shockers 87-75 last night at Allen Field House.
"I thought our field goal percentage was much improved, but we still obviously have to work at that free throw line," Washington said.
"Right now, I feel there is a major distrust in the Basic agreement we
Kansas, 4-2, broke out early, running up a 20-8 lead in the first eight minutes of the game, forcing the Shockers, 1,4, to play catch-up for the rest of the half. Forward Terrillian Johnson led Kansas during the run, dropping in 10 of her own, including two show-steaing layups.
Kansas tossed in 49.3 percent from the field, a dramatic improvement from its pre-game season average of 35.3 percent. The 'Hawks shot 59.3 percent, at the line, an increase from their previous overall average of 57.4.
Johnson, who has been averaging 5.8 points per game, was the team's second-high score last night with 14 and with four steals, all in the first half.
"Basically, I just concentrated more on each shot." Johnson said.
The 'Hawks forced 14 turnovers from the breathless Shockers in the first half and parlayed 11 steals into a 45-30 lead by halftime.
The Jayhawks returned to the court in the first nine minutes of the second half to shock Wichita State with a 24-14 scoring run led by veteran guard Lisa Braddy, who tossed in eight. Braddy ended the night with a team-high 20 points and seven assists.
With 1:49 remaining, Wichita State had managed to close the gap to 11, 82-71, and Washington sent her starters back in for the end.
With a 69-44 lead, Washington cleared the bench, giving everyone a chance to score against the Shockers.
"They were, in a sense, at a disadvantage because actually, Wichita had developed some confidence," Washington said. "They were facing a tide that was not necessarily in their favor, and they went out and handled it pretty well."
Kansas 87,
Wichita State 75
Bloom 2:11-6.28, Johnson 7:50-14, Page 4-6-0.9,
Brady 7:10-6.28, Horton 4:9-6.28, Kite 1:6-0.9,
Everly 7:10-6.28, Flood 3:4-6.28, Yoder 3:4-6.
definel 2:0-0.9, Witherstone 0:0-0.9, Truitt 1:
4:6, Bollman 2:0-0.9, Roark 0:1-0.9, Yoder
Matthieu 1-6-0-2, Klassen 3-7-2-2, Lane 5-14-4
Hurd, 19-5-1 27, Johnson, 17-2-1 27, Thodien, 1-0-2, Bacon, 5-11-1-1, Hayman, 0-1-0, Crowle, 3-1-2, Bacon, 3-1-1-1, Bao, Gavage, 0-0-3, Total, 128-7-1 18-30-75
Halfmeer, Kamesa 45-30 Total fouls: Wichita State 21,
Kansas 23 Filed out Wichita State - non Kansas
Kamesa 19 Filed out Wichita State - non Kansas
Kamesa 110, Redbucks. Wichita State 63 (Hurd 11)
Kansas 81, Lansing. Wichita State 81 (Brindley 7)
10 (Glasgow) 7, Lane 3). Kansas 22 (Bridney 7)
Guard leads KU women
Rv Kate Lee
But against the Shockers, Braddy scored on seven of her 10 attempts from the field and was six-of-nine from the free throw line.
Kansan sportswriter
In a game which featured all 15 Kansas women's basketball players, senior guard Lisa Braddy stood out in the crowd last night.
In last weekend's Lady Jayhawk Dial Classic Tournament, Braddy scored only a combined 12 points in the two games against the Radford Highlanders and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos.
She shot 70 percent from the field on her way to scoring a team-high 20 points in the Jayhawks' 87-75 victory over Wichita State.
Braddy said she was more relaxed than in the Classic and tried to put it behind her.
After the UMKC game, coach Marian Washington said she thought Braddy was not shooting as straight as she should.
Wichita State sophomore Janet Hurd led all scorers with 27 points.
"I took the time and followed through on my shot," she said. "The past is the past and the present is the present."
Klaassen tries to find an outlet through Shannon Bloxom's defense.
Last night Washington said that Braddy's shooting had improved, enabling her to score more.
"She had a straight line target," Washington said.
She said she had not spent extra time this week working on her shooting.
"We already do a lot of shooting in practice," Braddy said.
Washington said she was espe
siously pleased with the defensive play if sophomore guard Kay Kay Hart. hart had six rebounds and six assists in the game.
aggressive defense that I want Lisa Braddy to be playing," she said. Washington said she was glad to have the chance to play some of her non-starters.
“(Hart) is playing the kind of
Lee Coward's layup with 14:44 to play moved him into 20th place on Missouri's career scoring list with 1,017
Missouri roars against NAIA foe; other ranked teams have easy time
After Smith's 17 and Coleman's 18 points, Buntin had 15, Travis Ford had 13 and Coward had 10.
The Tigers took advantage of the slower team from Hawaii as a majority of their baskets came on layups and dunks. Hawaii-Loa trailed by as many as 63 points, 105-42, and did not score on consecutive possessions until 7:33 remained. Missouri starters combined to shoot 87 percent, 27-of-31, and sophomore Coleman Coleman scored a career-high 16 points, going 5-for-5 in field goals and 6-for-6 in free throws.
No.8 Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Terry Mills scored all his 17 points in a first half that saw eighth-ranked Michigan shoot 80 percent en route to a 53-24 halftime lead and a 10-51 victory over
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Doug Smith scored 17 points, leading five Missouri players in double figures last night as the fourth-ranked Tigers recorded their highest shooting percentage ever and trounced NAIA member Hawaii-Loa 106-48.
Sean Higgins led the Wolverines with 18 points, Rumelian Robinson had 17 and Loy Vaughn 12 for the Wolverines. They came after dropping their opening game.
Missouri, 6-0, which claimed its 20th straight home victory, came out smoking and took a 23-4 lead with Nathan Buntin contributing 13 in the run. The Tigers had 56-23 at halftime and had shot 48 percent. They shot 75 in the first half, but only the record of 73 percent set against Iowa State in 1982.
The Associated Press
Central Michigan last night.
Central Michigan, 1-14 against Michigan, was led by Terrance Colbert's 10 points.
Higgins' jumper gave the Wolterines a 4-1 lead, and they never trailed thereafter. Central Michigan used 3-point baskets to stay close, hitting a row at one point, until Michigan on a 12-3 run and took 31-18 lead.
Mills scored 11 points as the Wolverines outscored Central 19-2 in the final 6:39 of the first half.
Sullivan, who scored 13 of his 20 points in the first half, hit two jump shots, a 3-point shot and a slam dunk during the open spurt, which was capped by a Tony Kimbro free throw at the 14-17 mark.
It was the second straight time Louisville, 5-1, hit the century mark, having beaten Cleveland State 104-77 Monday.
Louisville's full-court pressure defense forced Vanderbilt, 2-3, to miss its first eight shots and commit three turnovers before Derrick Will
No.11 Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Everick Sullivan scored nine points as No. 11 Louisville opened with a 14-0 run and never trailed in beating Vanderbilt 101-75 last night.
Central Michigan shot only 33.3 percent in the first half, well below its season average of 47.6 and was outrebounded 20-8.
cox broke the drought with a jumper from the top of the key with 13:55 left in the half.
Louisville then upped its advantage to 26-6 over the next three minutes on the strength of two-3-points from LaBradford Smith, who had to 10 points in the half, one from Cornelius Holden, one-one-point play from Cornelius Holden.
Vanderbilt pulled within 11 points three times, the last at 38-27 at the 2:51 mark, before Louisville scored a 46-39 lead, the half for the 48-31 lead at the break.
And the Cardinals didn't let up in the second half, pushing their advantage to as many as 34 points as four more players reached double figures in scoring before 10 minutes had expired.
No. 20 Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. — Sean Rooks' 15 points and 18 rebounds keyed an overpowering defense and inside game as 20th-ranked Arizona held Northern Arizona to a McKale Center record-low 20.3 percent shooting percentage in an 84-37ump last night.
Arizona, 2-, raced to a 13-0 lead in the first 5:55 and led the Lumber-jacks, 3-2, 40-11 at halftime thanks to all normal runs of 10, nine and 13 points.
Northern Arizona's 11 points were the fewest ever scored in one half by the Lumberjacks, as well as in Arizona's McKale Center, and NAU's four first-half field goals tied another McKale Center low.
The Wildcats previously held Florida International to 29 percent shooting in 1982.