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Monday, January 30, 1989 / University Daily Kansan
Sports
Late shooting not enough for Jayhawks
by Mike Considine
Kansan sportswriter
A late Kansas run wasn't enough to overcome Kansas State's hustle and muscle in a 71-70 Wildcat victory Saturday in Allen Field House.
Kansas, 16-4, lost for the third time in six games and failed in its first attempt at the school's 1,400th victory.
Long distance shooting gave Kansas an opportunity to win late in the game, but they couldn't capitalize on it.
The victory by K-State, 12.5, tied the two teams for fourth place in the Big Eight Conference with 3-2 records. It was the second consecutive victory in Lawrence for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats led 67-59 on two free throws by forward Mark Dobbins with 1:08 remaining. The Jayhawks countered with perfect four-for-four shooting in the game's final minute, including three from three-point range.
Kansas, the Big Eight leader in three-point field goal percentage, made seven of 13 shots from that range.
14. "K-State put us in a position where we had to take shots like that," Williams said. "We made some and made a tremendous run at them, but didn't get over the hump."
Mike Maddox, Milt Newton and Scooter Barry made three pointers in the final minute to cut the lead to 71-68 with 10 seconds left.
After a Kansas time-out, junior guard Kevin Pritchard tipped the inbounds pass away from K-State's Steve Henson. Barry recovered the ball and laid it in to make it 71-70 with four seconds to play. Time ran out before the ball was in-bounded again.
"We needed a time-out there, but we didn't have one." Williams said. "Scooter thought he could draw a foul and went up. Most times, offi-
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told them we had to take the ball at the heart of the defense. We had go to the basket stronger and go to the boards harder.'
— Lon Kruger
K-State basketball coach
cials are not going to call a foul on a play like that."
The Jayhawks might have wished they could have some of the time that was lost after a basket by Maddox at the 1:49 mark. About eight seconds ticked off the clock before the ball was put into play.
was put into play. "The ball was rolling around on the floor." Williams said. "I thought I heard the official blow his whistle and stop the clock. When (the officials) got together and talked about it, he said he did not blow the whistle."
The first three-pointer of senior Lincoln Minor's Kansas career gave the Jawbahs a 37-28 halftime lead.
n state coach Lon Kruger said his team wasn't aggressive enough offensively in the first half.
briefly in the hats.
"I told them we had to take the ball it the heart of the defense," Kruger said. "We had go to the basket stronger and go to the boards barder."
The Wildcats made six of their first nine shots at the start of the second half to turn the nine-point deficit into a 44-14 lead. K State scored three baskets inside and grabbed six of the first eight rebounds.
"I don't know what their success was (from), except that they really got after the backboards," Williams said. "We didn't box out as well as we would have liked. But congratulate K-State on dominating the boards."
In the first 10 minutes of the second half, KState's 6-foot-7 center Fred McCoy outscored the Jayhawks 12 to 8. A three-point play by McCoy gave KState its largest lead, 53-45, with 9:54 remaining.
McCoy was the game's leading scorer with 22 points. He also contributed nine rebounds.
"We're still a little thin in there and have a few aches and pains, but that is no excuse," Williams said. "He just played better than we did
today
K.State out-rebounded Kansas 46-
33 overall and 21-14 on the offensive
boards.
Henson and forward Lance Simmons led K-State with 10 rebounds each. For the season, their combined rebounding average was just above five a game. Randall was Kansas' leading rebounder with nine.
Forward Freeman West said the Wildcats' effort led to an offensive rebounding advantage.
"They were more fired up than we were," West said. "They were hustling after everything."
K State took the lead early with a 5-1 spurt, Maddox, who led Kansas with 21 points, gave the Jayhawks at 14.57 in the first half.
A three-point play by Newton increased the lead to 25-20 with 6:31 left in the half.
"We were happy with our defense, but offensively we didn't execute well at all." Maddox said of the first half. "We knew we were going to, and we didn't have good movement."
The Jayhawks shot just 43.8 percent (14 of 32) in the first half and 45 percent (27 of 60) overall. For the sixth consecutive game, Kansas shot 54.6 percent. The K State outscored the Jayhawks 16-9 from the free-throw line.
Williams said K-State's offense caused problems for the Jayhawks.
"We stopped all the penetration Wednesday night (against Wichita State), and today we didn't stop it," he said.
The Jayhawks will play fifth-ranked Maryland (17.3 overall, 4.0 in conference) Wednesday night in Allen Field House.
Kansas State 71
Kansas 70
Kansas
| | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | T |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Newton | 28 | 3-10 | 5-1 | F | 3 | A | 10 |
| Randall | 23 | 2-8 | 5-9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Alvarado | 11 | 0-1 | 5-9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry | 26 | 3-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Pritchard | 34 | 5-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Maddux | 26 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| West | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Miner | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Guelden | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 200 | 7-60 | 9-6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 70 |
Percentages: FG, 49.9,
point goals: 7-13 (Prichard 34, Newton 18,
Barry 11, Maddox 1, Minne 1), Blocked
Shots: 2-6 (Maddox 2, Newton 15), Turnovers:
14 (Prichard 5, Barry 3, Newton 2, Alvarado 1),
Maddox 5, West 1, Minne 1) Steals: 5 (Bary 2,
Prichard 2, Newton 1) Technique: None
Kansas State
| | M | FG | FT | A | R | A | F | TP |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
|UMPHERY | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
|enson | 40 | 4-1 | 8-8 | 8-1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
|Jobbins | 20 | 1-1 | 2-8 | 8-1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|AcCoy | 17 | 1-2 | 2-8 | 8-1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
|Simmons | 23 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
|marmil | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
|Britt | 15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
|Masop | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
|Fintz | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|Diggins | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|Nichols | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 71 |
Percentages: FG, 413; FT, 762. Three goals: 3-4 (Henson 2-3; Digners 1-5). Blocked Shots: 1 (Simmons). Turnovers: 1 (Simmons 5; Hummerson 4; McCoy 2; Dobbins 1; Masson 1). Steals: 5 (Henson 2; Dobbins 1; Simmon 1; Smith 1). Technicals:
Name:
Half: Kansas 37-28. Officials: Bain, Leim
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Kansas State guard LaKeith Humphrey drives around Sean Alvarado. K-State defeated the Jayhawks 71-70 Saturday afternoon in Allen Field House.
K-State defeats women's basketball team
Inexperience of young team shows as record drops to 9-9
bv Molly Reid
Special to the Kansan
The youth of the Kansas women's basketball team is wreaking havoc on the Jayhawks, who lost to Kansas State 74-68 on Saturday.
But the losing streak, now at four games, is just the painstaking process the team has to go through to become a powerhouse of the future. Coach Marian Washington said.
Kansas State center Kristie Bahner tries to pass the ball between freshmen Geri Hart, left, and Marthea McCloud. K-State defeated the Jayhawks 74-68 on Saturday afternoon in Allen Field House.
"I'm pleased. We had people playing together." Washington said. "They came out playing much more aggressively (than against Oklahoma State on Thursday)."
day!"
"We need to challenge ourselves to play better than the last game. They want to improve and see the ways they have (improved). That's why they played hard. As long as I see progress, I'm pleased," she said.
The Jayawhacks fell to 1-5 in the Big Eight Conference and 9-9 overall, while K-State improved its record to 4-2 in the conference and
At halftime, the Jayhawks went to the locker room with a 35-32 lead sparked by a three-point shot by a 34-foot Bloxom with 22 seconds remaining.
The spark didn't last. The Jayhawks traded baskets with their opponent until the 17-05 mark, when Kansas hit a dry spell. Trailing 39-36, the Wildcats hit 11 unanswered points to lead 39-47.
Washington attributed much of the dry spell to Kansas' inexperience.
"The substitutions get us out of sink and one shot will throw us off," she said. "It's a challenge because they're still new to each other."
K-State enjoyed as much as a nine-point lead in the second half, but with 4:10 remaining the Jayhawks began a comeback. Kansas closed to within four when sophomore Karen Morgan made a break layup to within 66:62. The Rams closed to within two with 2:46 left, but K-State put Kansas away with four-for-seven free-throw shooting in the final 1:26.
"We let them (in the game) in the second half and gave them an opportunity. We had a definite breakdown in the middle of our full-court press," Washington said. "We definitely played better in the first half. I felt we had a shot."
The Jayhawks out-rebounded the Wildcats 27-17 in the first half and outshot them 42 percent to 34 percent.
percent.
"We had a new line-up for quickness, and we did a great job rebounding," Washington said.
rebounding:
Fresher Marthea McCloud set the pace of the first half. Bloxom kept the Jayhawks in the game scoring all of her nine points in the first half.
McCloud had a game-high 16 rebounds — 11 in the first half — and also was the Jayhawks' lead.
ing scorer with 15 points.
"I just want to go out and do my job — intense defense and boards," said McCloud, who shared Washington's optimism. "We're losing, but coming together and getting out of rough spots. Once we're together we'll be all right."
Kansas State 74, Kansas 68
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Big Eight unity folds when money hits the table
Silent cheers for 2 teams on a bubble
KANSAS CITY. Mo. — There's probably not a Big Eight Conference official who would admit how he felt about Kansas State's victory over Kansas on Saturday.
The Associated Press
-political science
But secretly, they must all be delighted. They might also, if their innermost feelings were known, be pleased that Oklahoma State beat Iowa State so convincingly.
It's not that anybody's mad at Kansas or Iowa State. It's just that with NCAA money and prestige on the line, conference unity can be
Kallas would be like the governor of Oklahoma taking sides in an Oklahoma-Oklahoma State football game political suicide.
The NCAA tournament selection committee is getting ready to make its annual judgment and fill out its 64-tower bracket. And the Big Eight, which had five teams in last year's tournament, could be in peril of seeing its representation shrink to two.
Nationally ranked Oklahoma and Missouri virtually are assured of spots. Kansas would be, if the Jayhawks weren't on probation for violations committed under former coach Larry Brown.
hanged.
But with plenty of action still to come, every victory is vital for both teams. That's why it is important for the Big Eight to see K-State beat Kansas and Oklahoma State beat Iowa State.
Oklahoma State's Byron Houston
After that, who knows? The best chances would seem to be K-State, nationally respected under Coach Lon Kruger, and Leonard Hamilton's young and talented Oklahoma State sonal.
Iowa State could muster only 10 points in the final 12 minutes as Oklahoma State scored more than 100 points for a school-record third time this season. Houston, a freshman, blocked a career-high six shots and the Cowboys as a team blocked 12. It also was the largest margin of victory any Oklahoma State team ever enjoyed over Iowa State. Victor Alexander had 26 points for the Cyclones.
scored 21 points and Richard Dumas had 19 as the Cowboys treated its home crowd to a 102-74 conquest of Iowa State and improved to 12.5 overall.
Oklahoma and Missouri, in the meantime, continued to roll. The fourth-ranked Sooners raised their record to 17.2 with a nationally-telvised 90-89 victory No. 13 Nevada Las Vegas forges at 48 points and Mookie Blinklock secured the victory with a last-second steal.
Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs, if he had a vote in the Associated Press
Top Twenty, would not have to ponder over No.1.
payers credit King was getting plenty of credit from UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian.
over all no. "I'd vote for us," he said after beating UNLV for the second time this season. "This is our first win in this building and I think you to give our players credit." "We plenty of cr."
from UNDV crew.
"He's awesome," Tarkanian said.
"He's impossible to stop We just couldn't guard King at all. He is by far the best offensive center in the country."
country.
No. 5 Missouri erupted in the second half to beat Nebraska 89-72 on the road, raising its overall mark to 18.3.
Missouri's Byron Irwin scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half as the Tigers outscored the Cornhuskers 33-11 in the decisive stretch and raised their conference record to 4-0.
"We held together well in adverse circumstances," said Missouri coach Norm Stewart. "Once we got the opportunity we really put it to them."
Nebraska coach Danny Nee was not satisfied with merely giving a
stronger team a good test
"To play them even for 'X' amount of minutes is no consolation," said Nee, whose team is 12-8 and 0-4 in the conference. "Everything was set for us to do well."
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College Basketball
() number of first place votes total points
1. Oklahoma 17-2 (13) 175
2. Georgetown 15-2 (1) 136
3. 4-1 (3) 135
4. 9-3 115
5. 9 115
6. 9 108
7. Indiana 18-3 108
8. Arizona 14-2 (1) 90
9. Michigan 16-4 42
10. Duke 14-3 32
11. Seton Hall 18-2 24
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Lendl wins his first Australian Open title
The Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia — Ivan Lend overpowered Mileslav Meir of Czechoslovakia 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 yesterday to win his first Australian Open and regain the No.1 ranking in men's tennis.
tennis
Lend took only two hours to defeat
Mecir for the second time in a Grand
Slam final. He also defeated his
countryman in straight sets at the
1986 U.S. Open
W,
- **inning** the tournament means more to me than being No. 1. I didn't come here to be No. 1. I came here to win.'
Ivan Lendl professional tennis player
but never travel.
Meir, known as the 'Big Cat' for his quickness and court coverage, was a step lower throughout the match. He tried to keep Lend off defense by hitting short off-speed shots, but Lend led怠 on then like a home-run hitter taking batting practice.
Mecir, ranked 13th in the world, broke to take a 2-1 lead in the first set, but that was his high point of the match. Lendl broke right back at love and never trailed again.
practice.
Both players wore caps to shade themselves from the heat on Center Court, where the temperature on the cushioned-hardcourt surface reached 135 degrees.
With the victory, Lendl regained the No. 1 rank he lost to Mats Wilander at the U.S. Open in September. Lendl held the top spot for three years before that.
"I don't think I have to tell you how badly I wanted to win this tournament," said Lendl, who was beaten by Wilander in the 1983 Australian Open. "It's one of the four greatest tournaments in the world and the last four or five years I've bent over backwards trying to win it.
The Australian Open was one of two major titles that had eluded Lendl. He has won three French Opens and three U.S. Opens, but still is seeking his first Wimbledon championship.
"Winning the tournament means more to me than being No. 1. I didn't come here to be No. 1. I came here to win."
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Mecir, who is 1-5 against Lendl,
praised the victor.
"I think he played very well, not only against me, but against all the other players here." Mecir said. "He deserved to win the tournament."