FIRST NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART KANSAS 32-1 RANKED NO. 1 JAYHAWK 87 MISSOURI 16-17 UNRANKED U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N BASKETBALL 60 PAGE 16A MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1997 NCAA pairings announced The Kansas men's basketball team will play Jackson State on Thursday in Memphis, Tenn. Game times will be announced today. See today's March Madness section for more details. The Kansas women's basketball team will play Detroit Mercy on Saturday in Allen Field House. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Kansas 87, Missouri 60 KANSAS (32-1) Pierce FG 6 FT TP 12-18 3-6 19 LaFrentz 7-11 2-2 16 Pollock 4-5 2-3 19 Haase 2-8 4-4 9 Vaughn 5-5 2-2 13 Williams 0-0 1-0 10 Pugh 0-1 1-1 9 Thomas 1-7 0-0 3 Robertson 2-3 0-0 5 Brudford 1-0 0-0 5 Nooner 0-1 0-0 0 McGrath 0-1 1-2 1 Branstrom 0-0 1-0 1 Rensom 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 33-61 14-19 87 MISSOURI (16-17) FG FT TP 6 Tate 1- 4 1- 4 1- 4 Thames 2-10 2-4 2-4 Ogrom 4-9 4-9 6 Hafter 0-5 2-2 2-2 Sutherland 4-10 0-0 1-0 Lee 2-12 1-2 1-5 Ray 1-9 1-5 1-5 Murdock 1-3 2-2 2-4 Allouche 3-4 3-4 1-4 Wather 1-3 2-4 1-4 Revere 0-1 0-0 0-4 Totals 19-62 16-20 10 Halftime: Kansas 51, Missouri 23. Three-point goals: Kansas 7-14 (Pierce 3-4, Vaughn 1-8, Robertson 1-2, Hassan 1-5, Thomas 1-7, Fugh 0-1), Missouri 6-26 (Gibbon 2-4, Grimlich 6-1, Ray 1-9), Kansas 2-1 (Dixon 1-3, Vaughn 0-1,呼尔 1-7, Dealer 0-2, Lee 0-4) Outfiel: none. Rebounds: Kansas 46 (Pierce 11), Missouri 30 (Griffin, Lue, Murdock 5). Assists: Kansas 21 (Griffin, Lue, Murdock 5). Total fouls: Kansas 19, Missouri 18, A. 19, 310. SEMIFINAL GAME Kansas 72, Iowa State 48 KANSAS (31-1) FG FT TP Pierce 9-14 1-3 19 Lawrence 7-13 1-3 19 Poland 5-10 3-4 13 Hasee 1-5 0-0 12 Vaughn 4-6 5-5 13 Thomas 0-3 0-0 0 Pugh 1-2 0-0 0 Williams 0-0 0-0 0 Robertson 1-3 0-0 2 Bradford 1-2 0-0 6 McCarthy 1-0 0-0 6 Branstrom 0-0 0-0 0 Nooner 0-0 1-0 0 Ransom 1-4 0-0 0 30-60 12-17 72 IOWA STATE (20-8) Pratt FG FT TP 4 4-9 6-8 14 Bankhead 0-4 0-0 0 Cato 1-3 0-0 0 Willettighy 3-13 2-5 10 Holloway 0-4 0-0 0 Edwards 2-3 1-0 4 Rampton 1-1 9-5 5 S. Johnson 3-7 4-4 10 Harris 1-3 1-2 3 Soley 1-2 0-0 0 B. Johnson 0-1 0-0 0 Totals 15-50 16-24 48 Halftime: Kansas 27, Iowa State 23. Three-point goal: Kansas - Oberscher (P-2) - Hasele 2, Vaughn 5. Vaughn - Oberscher (P-2) - Hasele 2, Vaughn (Wiltinghoy 2), Holloway 0, Harris 2, Fowlde 0. Oute: None. Rebounds: Kansas 43 (Lafrentz 19), Minnesota 6, Iowa State 13, Kansas 14 (Kvaughn 5), State 6, Kansas 16 (Vaughn 5). Iowa state 16, Kansas 19, A: 19, 310. OUARTERFINAL GAME KANSAS (30-1) Pierce FG FT TP LaFertte 6-12 3-1 16 Poland 5-9 4-3 16 Hasee 1-7 3-6 14 Hasee 4-6 3-8 13 Vaughn 4-11 2-2 11 Williams 0-1 2-1 11 Thomas 1-3 0-1 0 Pugh 2-3 0-0 5 Robertson 1-2 0-2 5 Bradford 1-2 0-0 5 Ransom 0-0 0-0 0 Nooner 0-0 0-0 0 McGrath 0-0 0-0 0 Brasson 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 25-56 19-25 74 Kansas 74: Oklahoma State 59 OKLAHOMA STATE (16-14) FG FT TP Mason 2-6 0-2 4 Trevor 2-6 0-2 4 Robbie 6-12 0-2 13 Peterson 2-6 0-2 0 Dorsey 2-7 0-2 0 Mayes 0-7 0-2 0 Adkins 0-2 0-2 0 Alexander 2-3 0-2 0 McQuarters 0-1 0-0 0 Total 24-49 6-13 59 Halftime: Kansas 35, Oklahoma State 28. Three-point goals: Kansas 15, Pearce 14 (Piece 1, Hasee 0-2, Vaughn 1-4, Thomas 2-1, Pugh 1-8, Johnson 1-4, Peterson 2-4, Doresey 0-1, Akhmer 1-2, Peterson 2-4, Doresey 0-1, Akhmer 1-2, McQuarrels 0-1). Fouled out: Roberta. Rebounds: Kansas 35, LaFenit 20, Oklahoma State 30 (Roberts, Robiché) . Assists: Kansas 11 (Roberts, Robiché) . Goals: Oklahoma State 20, Kansas 13, A: N/A. 'Hawks seize Big 12 crown Kansas sweeps tourney waltzes into Big Dance By Bill Petulla Kansan sportswriter The Big 12 Conference Championship game yesterday between Kansas and Missouri was billed as a shoot-out. After all, the Tigers were the only team this season to put a blench on the Jayhawks' record with a 96-94 win in an offensive showdown. But was it a shoot-out? More like a blowout. Apparently still fuming from their Feb. 4 loss to Missouri, the Jayhawks dismantled the Tigers yesterday 87-60 in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mo., featuring a 30-point performance from the tournament's Most Valuable Player Paul Pierce. The win was Kansas' third in three days; it defeated Oklahoma State 74-59 Friday and Iowa State 72-48 Saturday. Considering the blowouts against the Cyclones and Tigers, Missouri coach Norm Stewart said he thought it would take an extraordinary effort to bring the Jayhawks to their knees in the NCAA tournament. Men's All-Tournament Team "If they're playing like they have been the last two Steve Pudde / KANSAN Paul Pierce, Kansas Raef LaFrentz, Kansas Jacque Vaughn, Kansas Jason Sutherland, Missouri Most Valuable Player Paul Pierce, Kansas Corey Brewer, Oklahoma all games, it will take a hell of a team to beat them," Stewart said. At the 10:01 mark, Missouri took a 3-2 lead on a three-pointer by forward Derek Grimm. On the following possession, Pierce nailed a three-point shot and gave Missouri a chilling view of what was to come from Pierce and the Jayhawks. The Jayhawks attacked the weary Tigers, who were playing in their fourth game in four days. Fueled by 12 points each from Pierce and forward Rafel LaFrentz in the first half, the Jayhawks closed the half with a 25-point lead. 51-26. Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams said that he thought Pierce had shown the hot hand and that he had wanted to get him involved in the offense. "Paul got on such a roll out there that I just wanted to get him the ball," Williams said. Guard Jacque Vaughn was equally impressive for Kansas in the first half. He scored 13 first-half points, making 5 of 5 from the field and delivering seven assists. Vaughn said that he expected Kansas' last two wins to raise some evebrows. "I hope we scared a few teams," Vaughn said. "Also, I think we got a lot of respect around the country." In the second half, the Jayhawks picked up right where they had left off in the first, taking apart Missouri's defense. Pierce shot eight of 11 in the second half en route to 18 second-half points. Kansas forward Reef LaFrentz goes up against Iowa State's Kelvin Cato and Jacy Holloway. LaFrentz and the Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones on their way to winning the Big 12 Conference tournament championship. Pierce's performance awed the Tigers' coach as well as Pierce's own teammates. "Paul is phenomenal," Kansas center Scot Pollard said. "When we were on the bench, I said to him, 'Can you miss so some of us can get a rebound?' Stewart said LaFrentz and Pierce couldn't miss yesterday. LaFrentz rolled in four second-half points and finished with 16. "The whole thing was the defensive effort," Williamsa said. "But we can't take all of the credit. We caught Iowa State on an On Saturday the Jayhawks stifled Iowa State, holding the Cyclones to 48 points and 30 percent shooting from the field. Kansas was a bit stale in its first game of the tournament against Oklahoma State. The Cowboys, powered by the offense of forward Chianti Roberts, tied the game with 6:00 remaining in the second half with a basket by center Brett Robisch. However, Roberts fouled out with 5:20 left, and the Jayhawks closed the game with a 17-2 run and defeated Oklahoma State 74-50. 1. What is the ratio of the sum of the squares of two numbers to the square of one number? 2. If the sum of the squares of two numbers is 40, and the square of one number is 8, what are the two numbers? Presumably, Kansas took advantage of the wake-up call against the Cowboys. "It was a real eye-opener for us as a team," Vaughn said. "They came out with more fire than us." Pierce said that the Jayhawks were heading into the NCAA tournament on the right foot. "This is where we want to be," Pierce said. "We accomplished one of our goals by winning the Big 12 and the Big 12 tournament." Colorado fights, wins Big 12 title Wildcats beat Kansas then fall to Buffaloes By Spencer Duncan Kansan sports editor KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Colorado women took home the first Big 12 Conference tournament title on Saturday. Colorado became the Big 12 tournament champions by defeating the Kansas State Wildcats 54-44 in the championship game. Kansas State advanced to the final game after defeating Kansas on Thursday in the semifinals. Kansas State looked tired in the championship game. The team played the maximum number of games possible in the Big 12 Women's Tournament — four games in five days. But K-State coach Deb Patterson would not make excuses "I give all the credit to Colorado," Patterson said. "I don't think fatigue was a factor. I don't want to blame it on that." Colorado coach Coulomba Porry said he Colorado te a m, which won the final Big Eight Confer- ence tour- nament last season, should be proud. "This is a great day for our program," said Barry, who is team is now 21-8 overall. Women's All-Tournament Team Tamecka Dixon, Kansas Andria Jones, Kansas State Brit Jacobson, Kansas State LaShena Graham, Colorado Erin Scholz, Colorado Most Valuable Player Andria Jones, Kansas State This is a great win for our program and a great honor." In the first half of the game, the Wildcats jumped out to a 12-5 lead. But Colorado responded with a 17-7 run, ending the half. At halftime, Colorado led by just one point, 27-26. But sometime between the first and second half, K-State lost some momentum. "We were not as quick," K-State guard Missy Decker said. "I don't know if we were tired, but we just didn't play well." Colorado's win marked the fifth time that the Buffaloes have won the conference tournament. K-State scored just 17 points in the second half. They were also cold from the three-point line. They also grabbed just three offensive rebounds in the second half. After shooting seven three-pointers in each of the three games before the championship, the Wildcats shot just 3 of 15 from the arch on Saturday. "We weren't jumping up for the rebounds, and we were giving them second chances at shots," Patterson said. "We weren't playing smooth." Colorado was led by guard LaShena Graham, who scored 17 points. The Wildcats were led by forward Angie Finkes, who scored 12. And although the Wildcats couldn't pull off the win, their tournament run clinched them a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats (19-11 overall) grabbed wins against No. 15 Texas Tech and No. 9 Kansas. After the Jayhawks were upset by the Wildcats in the semifinals of the tournament, Kansas coach Marian Washington praised them. "They are a very tough team, and they are playing really well," Washington said. "They deserve a lot of credit for what they have done." Patterson said that while she was proud of her team, the Buffalooes were the ones who got the job done and won the tournament title. "Colorado played great, and they have played great all year," she said. "They should be honored to win the first Big 12 tournament."