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Thursday, January 30, 1997
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wildcats lose to Buffs remain winless in Big 12
Oral Roberts 71, Oklahoma State 60
TULSA, Okla. — Clifford Crenshaw hit five free throws in the final 3:35 as Oral Roberts scored the game's last 10 points to defeat Oklahoma State 71-60 Wednesday night.
Oklahoma State (11-8)
trailed just 61-
60 with 3:09 to
play but missed
three shots
after that point to lose its seventh road game of the season.
The Golden Eagles (13-5) snapped a nine-game losing streak to Oklahoma State. They got 26 points from Crenshaw and 17 from Tim Gill in winning their 14th consecutive at home.
Oklahoma State, coming off a 73-72 overtime victory against Oklahoma on Monday, led briefly in the opening moments but never again despite tying the game three times in the second half, the last time at 56-56.
Despite foul trouble, Chianti Roberts scored 22 points including a dunk that brought the Cowboys to within 61-60. Teammate Desmond Mason scored 10 points, while Maurice Robinson finished with a game-bigh 13 rebounds.
The Cowboys' leading scorer, Adrian Peterson, went scoreless for the second time in three games. He was 0-of-7 from the floor.
Oral Roberts strengthened its early lead with a 9-10 run and took advantage of 12 first-half turnovers by the Cowboys, who shot just 36 percent during the period. Oral Roberts went up by as many as 15 points with 8:27 to go before the break.
Oklahoma State scored eight straight points, capped by Brett Robisch's bucket at 3:43, to climb within 32-27. But the Cowboy shooting went cold and the Golden Eagles took a 99-27 lead at halftime on Gill's fourth three-pointer.
Oral Roberts only shot 41 percent from the floor but outscored the Cowboys 20-7 at the foul line and committed nine turnovers.
No.18 Colorado 69 Kansas St.60
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Chauncey Billups scored 25 points, including a big three-pointer with 2:58 to play, as No. 18 Colorado held off Kansas
State 69-60 Wednesday night to extend the Wildcats' losing streak to eight games and keep them winless in the Big 12 Conference.
Kansas State, which had staved in the
game the entire way against Colorado (16-4, 7-1), was within 59-55 with 3:12 to play when Aaron Swartzendruber made one of two free throws following a turnover by Billups.
Kansas State missed critical free throws down the stretch and finished only 12 of 24 from the line.
Billups, who was 4-of-9 from three-point hit, range one on Colorado's next trip after Swartzendrunder's free throw, and Mark Young missed a three-point try for the Wildcats (7-10, 0-7).
Billups hit another three-pointer with 56 seconds left to make it 69-60.
Shawn Rhodes scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds for the Wildcats.
Fred Edmonds had 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Buffaloes, who brought a 45-5 record against Kansas State in Manhattan, although they have won three straight here.
Colorado opened its biggest lead at 41-30 after a tip-in with 14:32 to play by Edmonds, but Swartzendruber kept the Wildcats in the game by hitting two three-pointers and completing a three-point play on three straight trips down the court, bringing Kansas State within 47-41 with 12:22 to play.
Billups took charge at the point after spending some time playing inside, and his two free throws with 11:39 to play gave Colorado a 50-14 lead with 11:39 remaining.
The Wildcats were still within 59-53 when Rhodes went over Will Smith to tip in a missed shot and within 59-55 after free throws by Young and Swartzendruber, but both Young and Swartzendruber could make only one of two from the line.
Kansas State stayed with the Buffers for most of the first half despite struggling on offense, playing out of sync and shooting 35 percent.
But Colorado opened up a 27-18 lead with 3:17 to play on a three-pointer by Martine Moore.
points. He the half ended with Colorado leading 32-23 on a basket by Dennis Griffin with 51 seconds left.
Kansas State forward Manuy Dies sprained an ankle early in the first half and did not return.
No. 11 Iowa St. 77, Nebraska 67 LINCOLN, Neb. — Dedric Willoughby scored 21 points and No. 11 Iowa State made all but one of its free throws during the final three minutes for a 77-67 victory
against Nebraska on Wednesday night.
Neither team led by more than three points until Iowa State (14-3, 5-2 Big 12) held the Cornhuskers (11-8, 3-4) scoreless during the final five minutes of the first half.
Willoughby hit a three-pointer to put Iowa State up 27-26 with 4.37 remaining in the first half, then nailed another long-range shot a minute later. Sean Bankhead hit his first three-point goal of the season to beat the buzzer and put the Cyclones up 33-26 at halftime.
Iowa State kept the lead at double figures until the nine-minute mark. That's when Nebraska point guard Tyrom Lue finally broke loose from the Cyclones' box-and-one defense to trigger a comeback, scoring seven points in an 11-5 run that pulled Nebraska within 61-57.
Nebraska's zone defense forced a long shot from Kenny Pratt to beat the 35-second clock, but the rebound hit a Husker, bounced out of bounds and Willoughby nailed the last of his six three-pointers to turn back the threat.
Iowa State outscored Nebraska 16-10 during the last three minutes, hitting 11 of 12 free throws.
Lue, who had just two points at halftime, finished with 17 to lead Nebraska. Mikki Moore had 13 points and 15 rebounds as the Huskers outrebounded the Cyclones 40-19.
Pratt led the Cyclones with 22 points, while Jacy Holloway added 14.
Texas A&M 61, Missouri 57
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Brian Barone had only 4 points, but the Texas A&M freshman point guard, the son of Aggies head coach Tony Barone, had six assists, six
rebounds, a steal and only one turnover, directing a Texas A&M defense that held off Missouri for a 61-57 victory.
"It really pumps us up to see him dive on the floor after loose balls. His hus-
tie gets the crowd pumped up as well," said Shannne Jones, whose career-high 21 points led A&M (8-9, 2-5 Bif 12) Tuesday night.
After an 0-5 start in the inaugural Big 12 Conference season, the Aggies now have two consecutive victories, counting Saturday's 76-67 victory against Kansas State.
"These last two victories are really a confidence builder for us. It lets the rest of the conference know that we are here and have to be reckoned with." Jones said.
Missouri (10-10, 2-6) went on a 14-4 run late in the game, but the Aggies made six free throws in the final minute to preserve the victory.
"The guys are going to have to dig down a little bit and play harder," Missouri coach Norm Stewart said.
"We played well in the first 10 minutes, but there was no intensity. We are just not playing. The last four to five games have been close, but we have not been able to get to the winning side." Stewart said.
Derek Grimm scored 17 points and Kelly Thames 15 for Missouri.
Jones scored nine points in a 14-2 run that gave the Aggies a 34-30 half-time advantage, and A&M opened the second half with a 17-6 run for a 51-36 lead with 11:40 remaining.
But then Tyron Lee hit a threepointer to open a 14-4 Missouri run that allowed the Tigers to pull within 55-53 with a minute left.
"At the end of the game, it was just a matter of us keeping our composure," Brian Barone said. "We kind of rushed some shots when we got under the five-minute mark. Once we got to the one-minute mark, we realized that we just need to settle down, and we did."
Dario Quesada hit three of four free throws, Jerald Brown made two more and Calvin Davis made one of two for a 61-53 lead with six seconds left.
Missouri scored its final four points in the last two seconds — on Dibi Ray's uncontested layup and then on Tate Decker's field goal at the buzzer after an A&M turnover.
Jones made 9 of 12 field goals, and he and Davis had 7 rebounds each as the Aggies controlled the boards, 40-28.
Kansas vs. Texas Tech: At the game
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Tyler Wirken / KANSAN
TOP: Forward Paul Pierce reaches high for a rebound. The Jayhawks had 48 rebounds to Texas Tech's 34. even in starting center Scot Pollard's absence.
TOP: Forward Paul Pierce reaches high for a rebound. The Jayhawks has 34, even in starting center Scot Pollard's absence.
BOTTOM: Point guard Jacque Vaughn dives for a loose ball during Kansas' 86-77 victory in Lubbock, Texas. It was the 11th victory for the Jayhawks on the road this season. They return home on Saturday to face Nebraska at 3:05 p.m.
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