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KANSAS
19-0, 5-0
RANKED NO. 1
89
TEXAS A&M
6-9, 0-5
UNRANKED
U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
60
JAYHAWK BASKETBALL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1997
Men's box score
SECTION B
No.1 Kansas 89, Texas A&M 60
KANSAZ (19-0)
Pierce  5-16  9-9  19
LaFrentze  6-9  6-6  18
Poolei  1-2  6-6  17
Haase  7-11  2-3  17
Vaughn  3-6  0-0  17
Thomas  5-10  0-1  14
Williams  0-10  0-4
Pugh  0-0  2-4  2
Roberson  1-2  2-3  4
Bradford  1-3  0-5  0
Ranacom  0-0  0-0  0
McGrath  0-1  0-0  0
Nooner  0-1  0-0  0
Towne  94.34  28.34  89
TEXAS AAM (6-9) FG FT TP
Davis 5-11 7-14 17
Jones 5-11 2-5 12
Saunders 1-3 8-9 12
Brown 0-10 0-13
Anderson 5-7 0-0 11
Quesada 1-3 0-0 2
Barone 1-5 0-2 2
Thompson 0-11 1-2 1
**Total** 23-52 10-23 60
Halftime: Kansas 42, Texas A&M 30, 3-Point
legs: Texas A&M 47 (Brown 3, Anderson 1),
Kansas 62 (Pierce 0, Hasea 1, Vaughn 1, Vaughn
2), Kansas 62, Robbins 0, Robbins 0,
Fouled out: None, Fouled out: None,
Rebounds: Texas A&M 37 (Dava 7), Kansas 41
(Lafontz 10), Palmers 10). Assists: Texas A&M
11 (Barone 6), Kansas 16 (Piece 6). Total fours:
Texas A&M 22, 22. Technicals: Texas A&M
bench: A, 16,300.
Women's box score
No.15 Kansas 79, Texas A&M63
KANAS (13-3)
Pride 6-10 6-8 FT TP 18
Lakers 6-10 6-8 FT TP 18
Sacramento 4-12 3-6 FT 11
Sanford 0-6 1-2 FT 18
Habersveld 0-6 1-2 FT 18
Dixon 11-19 0-0 FT 20
Scott 1-1 0-0 FT 2
Reed 0-0 0-0 FT 2
Canada 1-2 0-0 FT 2
Grayer 0-2 0-2 FT 2
Gryver 29-61 20-32 79
| TEXASAAM (7-9) | FG | FT | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Rolleton | 2-12 | 2-4 | 6 |
| Sharpe | 3-10 | 2-3 | 8 |
| Burrows | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Patterson | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Tucker | 7-17 | 0-16 | 1 |
| Lake | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Yates | 2-8 | 0-8 | 0 |
| Alexander | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Lucker | 7-11 | 4-8 | 18 |
| Totals | 24-69 | 12-21 | 63 |
Halftime: Kansas 19, Texas A&M 38, Point-3
Kansas: 1-6; Iowa 1-1D, Diane 1-1, Hallowell
Kansas: 1-2, Kentucky 1-2, Ohio 1-1,
Tennessee 0-1, Sharpe 0-2. Fouled out: Sharp.
Rebounds: Kansas 10 (Trapp 11), Sanford 11),
Texas A&M 19 (Potterhead 21), Kansas 16
(Tennessee 21). Patterson 21 (Pattonston
talks): Kansas 18, Texas A&M 2, A: 2.373.
Game notes
■ The Jayhawks' 19-0 start ties the best start in Roy Williams' nine seasons at Kansas. The Jayhawks went 19-0 during the 1989-90 season before a loss to Missouri. Only one team in Kansas history had a better start. The 1935-36 team won its first 21 games of the season.
Kansas won its 39th consecutive home game, the longest current winning streak in the nation and the second-longest home court streak in Kansas history.
Kansas won its 22nd straight January game.
The Jayhawks outrebounded their opponents for the 18th time in 19 games this season.
Kansas is one win away from its eighth consecutive 20-win season.
Raef Lafrentz scored in double figures for the 13th consecutive game.
Don't miss the extended visual coverage of last night's men's 89-60 victory against the Texas A&M Agglies. In addition to the regular wrap on page 2B, with action shots of Raef LaFrentz and
Scot Pollard blocked career shot No. 200, tying him with Danny Manning for the second-most in Kansas history.
At the game
ryan Robertson, the Kansan has devoted the back of section A to a fan's perspective of the No. 1 basketball team in the nation.
Kansas outshoots one more
Players welcome zone challenge
By Bill Petulla
Kansan sportswriter
Just moments prior to tip-off last night at Allen Field House, Texas A&M (6-9 overall, 0-5 in the Big 12) shook hands with Kansas. Unfortunately for the Aggies, that would be the closest they would get to the Jayhawks all night as Kansas downed Texas A&M 89-60
In defeating the Aggies last night, Kansas (19-0 overall, 5-0 in the Big 12 Conference) also tied the second-best all-time Jayhawk record for the best start of a season with its 19-0 record. Only the 1935-36 Jayhawks had a better start, beginning its season at 21-0.
But despite the outstanding record, Kansas senior center Scot Pollard said the Jayhawks aren't satisfied.
"Start is the key word here," Pollard said. "If we had a 20-game season and we were still 19-0, I'd be really excited."
Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams attributed the high point total to free throws, of which the Jayhawks shot 25 of 34 overall at the line.
The Jayhawks exploded to a 11-0 advantage following the opening tip. Senior guard Jerod Haase and junior forward Raef LaFrentz got off the block quickly, scoring nine of Kansas' first 11 points. Haase, LaFrentz, junior guard Billy Thomas and sophomore forward Paul Pierce each finished the game score in double figures.
"The most impressive thing was the 34 free throw attempts," Williams said. "I want to get the ball inside and get fouled. And at the end of the game you've got a chance to have the other players not playing because they're in foul trouble."
Despite its strong start in the first half, the Jayhawks weren't able to shake the Aggies as Texas A&M scored the final six points of the half and narrowed Kansas' margin to 12 points.
However, Haase said the Jayhawks didn't
"We were not extremely happy with our play," Haase said. "But even when this team gets down big, I've felt like we can always come back."
panic going into the intermission.
The Jayhawks brought their cool room locker room the demeanor onto the floor in the second half, holding the Aggies scoreless for nearly three minutes. Kansas took control in the second half jumping out with a 14-2 run and keeping at least a 20-point margin for the remainder of the contest.
Scot Pollard
Although many teams this season have opted to play some amounts of zone defense against Kansas, Texas A&M was the first this year to feature a zone for the entire game. Pierce, however, said the Jayhawks didn't get rattled and stayed poised against the zone.
"I really think it was a good preparation," Pierce said. "A lot of teams think they can play with us in a zone. But we still keep our game plan and we try to pound it inside whether it's zone or man-to-man."
After only a four-point showing in the first half, Pierce was able to get on track in the second half, scoring a total of 17 points and pulling down six rebounds for the game. Williams said Pierce was more forceful in the second half.
"He got better shots," Williams said. "He was aggressive and not willing to just take what the defense gave him."
Although the Jayhawks have faced pressure all season, such as playing without senior guard Jacque Vaughn and the strain of remaining No. 1, they have yet to see a blemish on their record. Pierce said one key had been the preparation for each game.
"It's definitely a challenge for us night in and night out," Pierce said. "We knew it was going to be a tough road and we just have to be up for the challenge every night."
Kansas will next play Colorado at Boulder, Colo., on Sunday. Both teams are undefeated in the Big 12. Game time will be 3 p.m.
Dynamic duo of Haase and LaFrentz adds sparks
By Harley Ratliff
Kenyon creative writer
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas senior center Scot Pollar blocks a texas A&M player. Pollard reached his 200th shot blocking passing Danny Mannine
Texas A&M lost by 29 points last night, but not because they lacked size, talent or hustle. They lost because they weren't suited up junior Raef LaFrentz and senior Jerod Haase.
Even though neither Jayhawk led the team in scoring, both LaFrentz and Haase scored most of their points when the team needed the baskets the most.
The two players did much of their damage during two of the Jayhawks' decisive first-half runs. They
Steve Puppe / KANSAN
After the Aggies climbed back to within four points midway through the first half, the Jayhawks responded with another scoring spree. Spurred by the rebounding of LaFrentz and the jump shooting and aggressive defense of Haase, the Jayhawks stretched their lead to 18 with an 18-4 run. Kansas took a 12-point lead into the locker room at half-time and never looked back.
accounted for 13 of the teams' first 15 points during Kansas' 15-4 opening run.
LaFrentz thrived in the first half despite facing an imposing Aggie front line. Even though Texas A&M continually rotated five players taller than 6 feet 8 inches tall, including two listed at 6 feet 11 inches tall, LaFrentz managed to score 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and also grabbed 10 rebounds. The big man from Monona, Iowa, apparently wasn't fazed by the Aggies height. He scored both inside and out.
"They were playing hard and had begun to get into the game," LaFrentz said.
"It doesn't matter to me how big they are," LaFrentz said. "What matters is how we run the court and how we play our game."
Haase, who scored 17 points, continued his high percentage shooting. His 7-of-11 shooting performance marked the 13th time this season Haase has shot over 50 percent. Haase credited his performance to timely shot selection and teamwork.
"The shots I took were good shots," he said. "Sometimes the offense comes to me faster than others."
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Steve Puppe / KANSAN
Kansas sophomore forward Paul Pierce dunks as Texas A&M center Brad Stricker watches from behind. The Jayhawks defeated Texas A&M 89-60.
After a close first half, women beat A&M by 16
Dixon's 10-point rally begins road to victory
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Tamecka Dixon scored 29 points last night, leading 15th-ranked Kansas past Texas A&M 79-63 in the Big 12 Conference.
Kansas (13-3, 4-1 Big 12) led only 39-38 at the half, but Dixon scored 10 points during the first six minutes of the second half. Building a 51-46 lead, the Jayhawks gradally pulled away.
Dixon, the 5-foot-9-inch guard, made 11of 19 shots, had six rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal.
Kim Linder came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points for Texas A&M (7-9, 1-5). Lana Tucker added 16 points, increasing the senior's career total to 1,000 points.
Kansas controlled the boards 50-39, led by Jennifer Trapp and Nakia Sanford with 11 each. Lynn Pride had 18 points for Kansas, with
Tamecka Dixon
Trapp adding 14 and Sanford 11. Angie flalbleib, who was averaging 13.7 points, scored only one point for Kansas, going 0 for 6 from the floor and 1of2 from the free throw line.