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Monday, February 6, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
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The Kansas defense wasn't enough to keep the Nebraska Cornhuskers' center Rick King from slam dunking the ball during the first half of Saturday's game in Lincoln.
Jayhawks lose three in a row Comeback in second half comes up just short
by Mike Considine Kansan sportswriter
Kansas hesitated a little too long Saturday at Nebraska and lost.
The Jayhawks, 16-6 overall and 3-4 in the Big Eight Conference, struggled offensively and fell behind by 18 points in the first half. A second half backwell wasn't enough to overtake the Cornhuskers, who defeated Kansas 74-70 in Devany Sports Center in Lincoln.
spins around.
"Nebraska's a pretty good basketball team and it was a hungry team."
Kansas coach Roy Williams said, "The biggest thing is, we were too tentative in the first half. We're too competitive to go out and play like that."
"I told my kids to go out (in the second half) and play. It was just a basketball game and nobody was going to die."
The Jahawks were unsuccessful in their third try for 1,400 career victories. The three-game losing streak has left the team in a four-piece tie with Kansas State in the Big Eight. Nebraska is 13-6 in conference games in its last 10 tries and is tied with Colorado for last place.
"I think the key to the game was our determination." Nebraska coach Danny Neal said "We just kept work and kept it up, until an unthinkable that Kansas didn't get red hot.
oppomore Kevin Prichard scored 16 kills 'kansas' first eight points to give the Jayhawks an 8-6 lead. A three-point basket by junior Freeman West and a three-point shot by guard Barry gave the Jayhawks a 17-14 lead with 10-45 remaining in the first half.
But Nebraska scored 12 unan
Kansas made just seven of 22 field goal attempts (31.8 percent) in the first half. The Jayhawks improved their second-half shooting to 15 of 30 (50 percent) but made only 22 of 52 (42.3 percent) overall.
swered points in the next 5-39 to establish a 26-17 advantage. The Cormuskers led 39-23 at halftime.
"I think we might have lost con-
ference in our shooting," said Kansas
senior Milton Newton, who scored 13
points. "I know I have."
Williams said he wanted Kansas to be more aggressive in the second half.
"we wanted to get the ball inside and challenge the basket more," he said. "Defensively, we wanted to play the way we've been playing the entire season."
The Jayhawks opened the second half with a 15-5 run and closed to within six at 43:38 with 11:38 left.
"We tried to explain to them that we couldn't come back 16 points in two minutes," Williams said. "I told them that if we did better than that, it was great. But we had to try and play with them, possession on both ends of the court."
West scored on one of Barry's six assists to tie the score at 66 at the 1:46 mark. Sophomore Mike Maddox made the first shot of a one-and-one to tie the game again at 67 with 1:17 left. But he missed the second foul shot and Nebraksa took the lead.
Cornishguard guard Cliff Scales, who led his team with 16 points, scored a three-point play at 1:01 to give Nebraska a 70-62 edge.
"With that much time left, we didn't feel like we had to go for a three-pointer." Williams said. "We
just wanted to get a good shot and knock it in. If we had a chance, we wanted to draw a foul, too."
"They made a very strong run," Johnson said. "They're a good team, but we were lucky to get the fouls and get the runs, so go to the foul line and make them."
A free throw by Barry and an uncontested layup by Pritchard were Kansas' final points. Nebraska's Ray Richardson and Eric Johnson made four one-and-one free throws to put the game on.
The Jayhawks' last scoring attempt came with three seconds remaining. Pritchard, Kansas' leading scoreer with 17 points, drove the lane and tried to make a reverse lane over 6-100-11 forward Kelly Lelyly.
"My intentions were to try to get fouled," Pritchard said. "When I went up, I thought I had a chance to get a foul, but they didn't call it."
There were 39 fouls called in the game. Nebraska had the free-throw shooting advantage with nine more attempts than Kansas. The Cornhuskers scored the Jabayshins from the second by a four-point margin, 27-23.
"We talked a lot about how they don't box out very well," Richardson said. "We kept pounding the boards and kept pushing."
Nebraska outbounded Kansas 47-31. The Cornhuskers had a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds.
Williams admitted for the first time that his team was slumping.
"I think they worry too much, instead of just going out to play," Williams said. "I wouldn't have called a itlump if they had played
the first half the way they played today. I'm hoping our resurgence in the second half will get us out of it
Nebraska 74 Kansas 70
Kansas
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | R | F | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 36 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 7-8 | 7-8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| Maddux | 27 | 5-8 | 5-6 | 5-0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| Randall | 27 | 5-8 | 5-6 | 5-0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| Alvarso | 2-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| Prichard | 33 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Minor | 21 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| West | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| Total | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | |
| Totals | 20-22 | 22-52 | 26-31 | 1-0 | 3 | 6 | 31 | |
Percentages: FG, 423, FT, 742 Three-point goals: 60 points. Width 1-11. Turnovers: 53. Turnovers: 20 (Maddock 3, Randall 8, Barry 9, Newton 2, Princhard 2, Minor 2, Minor 2, Avarado 1, Steel 2) . Steals: 8 (Bronwyn 2, Minor 1, Avarado 1) . Technicals: Bench 2
Nebraska
| | M | FG | FT | RT | A | R | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Manning | 32 | 4-9 | 4-8 | F | A | 0 | 12 |
| Ripen | 32 | 4-9 | 4-8 | F | A | 0 | 12 |
| Ripen Rept | 20 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Johnson | 30 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Scales | 31 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Scales Rept | 26 | 3-8 | 5-7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| King | 21 | 4-9 | 0-9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Koca | 5 | 0-9 | 0-3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Lively | 8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Lively Rept | 20 | 3-52 | 23-52 | 44 | 14 | 17 | 74 |
Percentages: FG, 442, FT, 675. Three point goal: FG, 398, FT, 675. Block Shots: 3 (Manning, Red King). Turnovers: 26 (Red B, vanPogelweg 4, Johnson 4, Scales 3, King 2, Manning 1
Half: Nebraska 39-23 Officials: Reynolds Smith, Wilson
A. 9-245
Swim teams' home record is perfect 4-0
by Brett Brenner
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas swimming and diving teams had another successful weekend and closed out their home swimming season with a perfect 40 record in Robinson Center, with victories over Drury College and Miss-
The Jayhawks also honored their 10 seniors during their last home meet Saturday.
Kansas coach Gary Kempt said he was pleased with the way the Kansas teams were progressing.
"I think we did really well," Kempii said. "We won by big margins in all our games."
The women defeated Drury 72-18 for their biggest margin of victory this year. They won all 13 events.
He said the team looked as they should look three-and-a-half weeks away from the Big Eight Conference. He also said the product for March 4-1 in Lincoln, Neb.
Friday evening, the 19th-ranked dachwik men dominated Dryzen 72. The men were led by Glenn Trammel and diver Alyn Flower with two individual victories each. Trammel won the 50-yard and the 100-yard freestyle as well as being a part of the winning 400-yard medley relay team. Flower won both the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions. The men won 11 of 13 events.
the women raced past the Tigers 77-39. The Jawhaws were led by Barbara Ann Smith and diver Mindi Moore, Smith, who was named Big Eight Conference swimmer of the month for January, won the two treewheel and the two-meter one-meter and three-meter diving, and she qualified for the NCAA Championships with her finish in the one-meter competition.
The Jayawhacks had a undeniable attack, with the only repeat individual winner being diver Kelley Kauzle one-meter and three-meter diving.
The men used solid performances from a number of swimmers to detain the Tigers. Eight Jayhawks were victorious, and the team won all but three of the 13 events. Kansas swimmers Andrew Bynum and Taylor Tolstoi and Mike Wagts冒通过 four top places in the so freestyle.
Saturday afternoon the teams pounded the Missouri Tigers. The men won 70-42 for their fifth straight victory of the season, raising their record to 7-2. They have not lost since Nov. 18.
most in the team. The teams honored the 10 senior members of the team competing for the last time in Robinson Center.
Very closely Blanca Castillo said that before the meet she could tell the seniors were all unset.
Senior Sue Spry said the meet was very emotional.
an upper.
"It didn't hit me that hard until they introduced us, and we got the standing ovation." Castille said.
The Kansas Jayhawks and the Nebraska Cornhuskers push each other out of the way for a loose ball. The aggressive play in Saturday's game resulted in 59 personal fouls, 31 on Kansas and 28 on Nebraska.
Inside play leads to 59 personal fouls; Six players foul out
by Arvin Donley
Associate sports editor
If the game had gone into over time, both Nebraska and Kansas might have run out of players.
When time expired in the Corn huskers' 74-70 victory over the Jayhawks on Saturday, both teams had three players on the bench with five fouls each.
The Jayhawks were down to six eligible players, including seldom used Brad Kampschroeder.
Kansas starters Milt Newton, Mark Randall and Freeman West had fouled out. Jeff Guelderner was unable to play because of a strained thigh muscle. Guards Scooter Barry and Kevin Pritchard each had four fouls.
Nebraska's foul situation wasn't much better. Three frontline players, Rich King, Richard vanPoegeel and Beau Reud, had fouled out. Pete Manning and Clifford Scales had four fouls each.
In all, 58 fouls were committed. Kansas was called for 31 and the Cornhuskers committed 28. Kansas coach Roy Williams said the inordinate number of fouls had an effect on the game.
“It’s hard for the kids to get things going when calls are going one way one time and not called the next.” Williams said. “It’s a tough game to officiate, though. You just have to live with it.”
Randall said the number of fouls affected the tempo of the game.
"It seemed like every time we turned around a foul would be called," Randall said. "People were on the free-throw line all day. But that's part of basketball, there's going to be fouls called."
Between the two teams, 71 free throws were shot. Nebraska was 27 of 40 from the line (67.5 percent), while the Jayhawks were 23 for 31 (74 percent).
There also were three technical fouls called in the game — two against Kansas and one on Nebraska. Williams was whistled for a technical with 5:15 remaining in the first half after he disputed an officials call.
Although Williams said he deserved the technical, he denied he was trying to get a technical to motivate his team.
"I hoped that it would (motivate them) But, to be honest with you, I was really ticked off because I thought we weren't getting the calls." Williams said. "The official did what he thought was right and did a good job."
The second Kansas technical was called three minutes later on an unidentified assistant coach. Williams said he was not sure who it was on or why it occurred.
"On the second technical, I don't know what happened." Williams said. "I was standing up and wasn't saying a word when he called it on one of my assistants. I don't know what happened. That's something you always try to avoid."
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() number of first place votes total points
1. Georgetown 17-2 (5) 134
2. Missouri 20-3 (4) 135
3. Illinois 18-2 (2) 121
4. North Carolina 18-4 (3) 122
5. Louisville 16-3 112
6. Oklahoma 18-3 111
7. Arlona 17-2 (4) 110
8. Michigan 17-2 (4) 39
9. Florida State 17-2 30
10. Iowa 17-4 24
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National League gets first black president
The Associated Press
NEW YORK = Bill White was chosen as the next National League president to represent baseball, not just represent blacks.
"I can't address the question of race." White said Friday after he was elected unanimously to a four-year term that starts April 1.
Still, White is the man breaking the color line in baseball's boardrooms
cotor of his skin was a factor in getting the job.
Peter O'Malley, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and head of the search committee, introduced White, who said he wasn't sure whether the
"I think Mr. O'Malley talked about the qualifications." White said, "In the opinion of the committee, I meet these qualifications. I'm not sure that (race) was on there or wasn't on there. So I cann't really go directly to that point. Is it symbolic? It would be, I suppose, to some people."
Baseball had black players when White broke in, but it still was segregated in many ways off the field.
"I've been in the game since 1952," White said. "When I came into base
ball, obviously spring training was not integrated. The country wasn't integrated. I think baseball's come along, and the country's come along."
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After Ubereroff, who will be succeeded as baseball commissioner on April 1 by the current president of the National League, A Bartlett Gianni, said he thought too much had been made of White's race.
been made of Weber's focus is wrong. "I think the focus is wrong." Uberrethr said. "The minority focus situation should be." "Is baseball developed into a fair institution?" It was not. We said it was not. And now
O'Malley forced Campanis out a
"But he's the National League president because he's the best man. He's the best qualified, and he can walk in the door and have a fair shot at the job."
it is, mostly. Things are never perfect, but mostly it is. That issue is something that I think you see today.
Al Campana created a furor in April 1987 when he said on national television that blacks "lacked the necessities" for top baseball jobs. He was the general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers at the time.
few days later, and the league started a campaign to increase minority hiring. There have been significant increases off the field, but the only black hired as a manager or general manager was Frank Robinson, the Baltimore manager.
"I think the institution looks good today because the right process found the right man." Ueberherd said. "It's a great selection. The man's a leader. He's got this mind. You have to want him to make a decision. He'll listen. He'll make good decisions for baseball."