INSIDE SPORTS After half a semester of games, Retro-Active and Bottoms capture first place in the women's and men's Intramural Basketball Hill Championship. Page 3B KANSAS 33-1 JACKSON STATE 14-16 78 U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N 64 AYHAWK BASKETBALL FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1997 Kansas 78. Jackson State 64 KANSAS (33-1) Pierce FG FT TP Pierce 6-17 7-18 19 Filbert 8-18 4-17 18 Pauld 4-7 4-9 18 Haase 2-7 2-2 7 Vaughn 0-3 3-6 3 Williams 1-3 0-4 1 Plug 0-4 0-4 0 Thomas 2-7 0-5 5 Robertson 3-4 2-2 9 Bradford 0-1 0-1 0 Nomor 0-1 0-0 0 Branstrom 0-0 0-0 0 McGrath 1-0 0-2 0 Ransom 0-0 0-0 0 Total 27-72 21-31 78 JACKSON STATE (14-16) FG FT TP Pulliam 10-22 0-2 0-8 Williams 2-8 0-0 6 Fairley 1-5 1-4 0-3 Draper 4-4 0-2 0-9 Hall 3-8 3-4 1-9 Harden 2-7 0-1 0-4 Bradley 0-1 0-0 0-4 Moton 1-2 2-4 4 Montgomery 0-0 0-0 0-0 Woods 0-0 0-0 0-0 Valentine 0-0 0-0 0-0 McKenny 0-3 0-0 0-0 Totals 23-65 6-11 64 SECTION B Hattiee: Kansas 47, Jackson State 34-3. Point- er: Indiana 26, Purdue 25, Wisconsin 24, D-Williams 22, Dr. McKenney 20, Okaas 3-13 (Robertson 1-1, Haase 1-3, Thomas 1-6, Loehner 1-2, Cox 1-2, Krohn 1-2, Jackson State 27 (Harden 8), Kansas 61 (Pollard 19). Assists: Jackson State 11 (Pulliam, Hall 3), Kansas 10 (Pulliam, Hall 4), Jackson State 26, Kansas 14: At 15,000 Game against Illinois State best of Cyclone's career AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Kelvin Cato picked a good time to have the best game of his career. The junior center scored a career- high 29 points, had 12 rebounds and broke a Midwest Regional record with eight blocks, leading Iowa State to a 69-57 victory against Illinois State in Illinois State in the first round of the NCAA tour- nament yesterday. Dedric Willoughby added 21 points as the sixth- Kansas guard Jerod Haase tries to deflect a pass. The Jayhawks defeated Jackson State 78-64 yesterday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament yesterday in Memphis, Tenn. seeded Cyclones (21-8) earned a second-round meeting with Cincinnati tomorrow. Cato established himself in the middle and was the game's dominant player. His eight block came with about 14 minutes left and gave him one more than Temple's Tim Perry, Louisville's Pervis Ellison and Wake Forest's Tim Duncan, Cato's previous career high in points was 21. Rico Hill led Illinois State (24-6) with 14 points, and Dan Muller added 12. Cato set a career high with an eight-foot jumper in the lane that gave the Cyclones a 52-50 lead with 6:13 remaining. Illinois State tied the score at 53 on Skipp Shaefbauer's 20-foot jumper with 4:04 remaining. But the Cyclones continued to pound the ball inside. Cato got free for a dunk, and his tap-in with just more than 3 minutes remaining gave them a 57-54 lead. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Tony Gonzalez, the tight end-turned-power-forward, scored all five of California's points in the final minute yesterday, and the Bears beat Princeton 55-52 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Blocked three-pointer turns Tiger's roar into whimper The fifth-seeded Bears (22-8) advanced to tomorrow's second round of the East Regional and will face fourth-seeded Villanova. Princeton, which knocked defending national champion UCLA out in the first round last year, had a final chance but Gabe Lewullis' three-point attempt with three seconds left was blocked by Alfred Grigsby. Gonzalez, whose aggressive play helped California overcome a 29-23 halftime deficit, gave the Bears the lead at 52-50 with a fade-away 12-foot side jumper with 58 seconds left With 15 seconds left, Brian Earl scored on a backdoor cut, bringing the 12th-second Tigers (24-4) to within one, but Gonzalez made both shots on a 1-and-1 with 14 seconds left, making it 55-52. California was playing its fourth game since losing leading scorer and Pac-10 player of the year Ed Gray to a broken foot. The Associated Press Kansas walking in Memphis 'Hawks avoid upset ready for Purdue By Bill Petulla Kansan sportswriter Tyler Wirken / KANSAN MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Graceland started looking more like Waterloo for the Kansas men's basketball team yesterday as it outlasted Jackson State 78-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at The Pyramid. The pesky Tigers, who apparently didn't put much stock in the fact that a No. 16 seed has never defeated a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, were within seven points of the Javahaws with 16:44 remaining in the game. Kansas, which received an animated tongue lashing from Coach Roy Williams at the 15:52 mark in the second half, responded with a 16-5 run, holding off Jackson State and earning the right to play Purdue in the second round of the tournament. "It wasn't the prettiest game," Williams said. "It was a very frustrating game at times, yet we Roy Williams were very active on the backboards." So active were the Jayhawks on the backboards that Kansas outbounded Jackson State by a margin of 61-27. Kansas' rebounding surge was led by center Scot Pollard, who grabbed 19 boards. "It was a team effort today of boxing out," Pollard said. "And some of it had to do with being in the right place at the right time." The game was nip-and-tuck in the early going as Kansas couldn't hold a significant lead during the first 10 minutes. The Tigers, behind guard De Carto Draper's two three-point shots, tied the game at 15 with 11:54 remaining in the first half. Kansas countered with a three-point basket by guard Billy Thomas, which sparked a 7-0 run. Forward Raef LaFrentz netted 12 points as the Jayhawks closed out the first half 47-34. "I was really surprised that we weren't up for the game more than we were today, knowing that this could be our last game," center B.J. Williams said. As with the first half, Kansas began the second frame sluggishly. Jackson State outscored Kansas 6-0 in beginning play, and guard Jacque Vaughn picked up his fourthoul at the 17:46 mark. During a timeout, Roy Williams staged a fierce sideline tirade. "I did lose it," Williams said. "I didn't think we were very effective on the offensive end. ATTHEGAME: More photos from the Kansas-Jackson State contest. Page 8B We were missing shots from two and three feet." Pollard said the speech was among the most fiery he'd seen at Kansas. "On a scale of one to 10, that was an eight," Pollard said. Evidently the Jayhawks were listening as they busted out of the timeout to a 20-5 run, held off a late Jackson State run and put the upset-minded Tigers away for good. Several Kansas players saluted the effort and heart of the Tigers, a 36-point underdog. "They did a great job of having pride and playing with a lot of emotion," Vaughn said. Jackson State was paced by forward/guard Trent Pulliam. Pulliam scored 28 points, including a long-range display in the waning moments, connecting on five three-pointers in the final 3:24. For Kansas, forward Paul Pierce, Pollard and LaFrentz each finished the game with double digits in points and rebounds. Pierce's 13 boards were a career high. Pierre's 15 boards were a career high. Jackson State coach Andy Stoglin said one game plan for the Tigers was to hold Kansas to a perimeter game. "The thing we tried to do was bring them away from the basket and keep this from being a physical game," Stoglin said. "Every time we took a shot around the basket, though, they would deflect it." The Jayhawks swatted a season-high 13 shots, including six by Pollard. Guard Jerod Haase, who had six assists and seven points, said the Jayhawks would need to play sharper if they wanted to advance in the tournament. "We've just got to go out on the court and play a little better." Jerod Haase Kansas guard "We were a little bit flat," Haase said. "I could make a million excuses, but that won't do us any good. We've just got to go out on the court and play a little better." Kansas will play Purdue, which defeated Rhode Island, at 1:15 p.m. tomorrow at The Pyramid. The game will be televised on channels 5 and 18. Dance steps focus on defense By Tommy Gallagher Kansan sportswriter When No. 3-seed Kansas plays No. 14-seed Detroit Mercy at 8:30 tomorrow night, it will try to extend its home-court winning streak and all postseason aspirations. The Jayhawks now have a 20-game win streak at Allen Field House, which ties a school record. A victory against Detroit Mercy would break the record. Kansas guard Tamecka Dixon said the Jayhawks would concentrate on the defensive end of the court in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. "We have to keep working on what got us here, and that's our defense," Dixon said. "If we can play our defense with a level of intensity that can't be matched, we'll be all right. Playing defense is in gaining momentum going into the later rounds, so we'll have to stay focused and start from there." The Jayhawks had light workouts on Monday and Tuesday while the coaching staff gathered and prepared tapes for scouting Detroit Mercy. On Wednesday, Kansas returned to full practices to prepare for the tournament. Kansas played its last game more than a week ago. The Jayhawks lost in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals 73-58 to Kansas State. Kansas forward Jennifer Trapp Tomorrow's lineup See DANCE, Page 5B Kansas (No. 3 seed, 24-5 overall) Probable Starters Probable Starts G Tamecke Dixon, 5-9, Sr. G Angie Halible, 5-10, Sr. F Lynn Pride, 6-2, Fr. F Jennifer Trapp, 6-1, Sr. C Nakia Sanford, 6-4, Sr. Detroit Mercy (No. 14 seed, 23-6 overall) Probable Starters G Jocelyn Boyd, 5-4, Jr. G Autumn Rademacher, 5-9, Sr. F Stephanie Gray, 0-0, So. F Shafarrah Hill, 5-9, Jr. C Nina Rouser, 6-2, Sr. Time: 8:30 tomorrow night Place: Allen Field House Radio: JHKJK, 90.7 Fans fail to flock to Field House By Tommy Gallagher 'Kansan sportswriter March marginal for women's tournament Vanderbilt, the University of Washington and the University of Detroit Mercy will come to Lawrence with a limited fan base for first- and second-round games of the NCAA Tournament. Each school will bring its band, cheerleaders and mascot. Aside from that, friends, family and some school administrators will travel to Lawrence this weekend. Kathy Anderson, Washington assistant director for basketball operations, said part of the problem in assembling a solid fan base was travel costs. "Some teams have paid as much as $1,500 for a red-eye flight just to get to their first- and second-round site," Anderson said. "The price for some flights is just incredible. It's hard to bring along a lot of fans when the team is having trouble getting there themselves." Kansas' first-round opponent, Detroit Mercy, expects to bring the Vicki Spina, Vanderbilt administrative assistant, said the team also would bring 100 people. Despite being the closest team to Lawrence, Spina said the numbers were low because the men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Anderson estimated that 100 people would follow the Huskies to Lawrence, she said. See FANS,Page 5B Guard Tamecka Dixon goes up for a basket against Iowa State during regular-season play. Kansas plays Detroit Mercy at 8:30 tomorrow night in Allen Field House.