Sports University Daily Kansan / Thursday, January 26, 1989 13 Jayhawk's second-half Kansas sophomore Mike Maddox dribbles past Wichita State's Steve Grayer. Maddox finished last night's 86-66 Jayhawk victory with 12 points and three rebounds. Kansas beats Wichita State, 86-66 by Mike Considine Kansan sportswriter A change in Wichita State's defense in the second half opened up the Kansas offense last night in Allen Field House, resulting in an 86-66 Jayhawk victory. The nonconference game against the intra-state rival Shockers improved Kansas' record to 16-3 and dropped Wichita State to 12-5. favored Kansas City Wichita State's 6-foot-10 center Sasha Radunovich outfaced with 15:36 left in the game. Radunovich's absence helped make the Shockers vulnerable inside. Scooter Barry and Maddox took advantage by driving for easy baskets. dropped. "Wichita State came after us awfully hard," Kansas coach Roy Williams said. "They went to a zone and tried to control the tempo. We couldn't get it going like we wanted to even though I thought that in the first half we played great defensively. "I challenged the guys at halftime to play another 20 minutes of basketball like that." To open the second half, Wichita State guard Dwight Praylow hit a three-point shot, cutting the Jayhawks' lead to 39-36. "I think they moved from the zone to the man-to-man, they started to feel the pressure of letting the game slip away," Barry said. "Whenever you go man-to-man, it extends their defense and opens it up for the drive." But Kansas retaliated with 11 unanswered points. Kevin Pritchard scored five points in the run on outside shots. The junior guard had a team-high 19 points. The Jayhawks' outside shooting, along with Wichita State's early foul trouble, allowed Kansas to play an up-tempo game in the second half. In the first half, the Shockers zone slowed the tempo to a pace that favored Kansas' opponent. teaming up. "One thing we really stressed (at halftime) was to come back and take good shots," sophomore Mike Maddox said. "We came out and knocked a few down." Wichita State closed to within six points with 6:18 left on a three-point field goal by guard Paul Guffrow. A drive at berry and Barry and a three-point play by Maddox boosted the Kansas lead to 11. The pair added six more points as the Jayhaws finished off Wichita State with a 16-1 run. Kansas led 80-59 with 3:14 left. "We had a lot of key players in foul trouble, we're weed to having around at the end," said Wichita forward Dwayne Praylow, who fouled out with 5:10 remaining. "It hurt us because those are the guys we go to in clutch situations." Kansas limited the Shockers to 9 of 26 shooting (34.6 percent) in the second half, and Kansas shot 65.5 percent in that half. "The thing that we tried to work on was putting more pressure on the ball," Barry said. "That makes it easier for the guys off the ball." easier for the guys. Williams said Pritchard and Barry disrupted the Shockers' offense. "They tried to make Wichita State start their offense out farther (on the floor) than they wanted," he said. "But when Lincoln (Minor) and Mike (Maddox) come in and give you those baskets and are still doing the job on the defensive end, then your defense doesn't drop off." Maddox scored 12 points and Minor added eight off the bench. Wichita State was whistled for seven fouls at the 10-32 mark of the first half to put the Jayhawks in the bonus situation. Kansas was charged with just two fouls at the time and led 19-17. Because of Wichita State's four situation, Williams said his team could afford to be more aggressive. Kansas built a 28-21 lead by 6:28 of the half. Wichita State came back to tie the score at 30-all with 2:39 remaining. But Kansas scored the last six points of the first half and led 39-33 at halftime on a rebound basket by junior Freeman West. Notes Kansas may soon land its second result of the 1989-90 season. Shawn Jamison, a 6-foot-8 forward from Pratt Community College said he may make a verbal commitment to play with the Jayhawks in the next two weeks. "Kansas is No. 1," Jamison said. "I'm ready to sign with them unless (another school) convinces me otherwise." Kansas 86 Wichita State 66 Kansas | | M | FG | FT | R | A | F | TP | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Barry | 27 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | | Pritchard | 35 | 8-14 | 0-7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | | Newton | 30 | 6-12 | 0-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | | Randall | 23 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | West | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | | Weston | 18 | 5-6 | 2-1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | | Guelderen | 15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | Minor | 15 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | | Alvarado | 9 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | Kampschroeder | | | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | Totals 200 33-56 14-22 29-20 26 18 Percentages FG: (Bau 0-1) BG: (5-1) Prichard 3-5 point goals: (Bau 0-1) Prichard 3-5 Shots: Blobs Shots: None, Turn- overs: 14 (Barry 3, Narrow 1) Guidein 14 (Barry 3, Narrow 1) Steals: 14 (Prichard 5, Newton 1) West 2, Guidein 1) Technicals: None. Wichita State M M FG FT R A Y F T Cooper 37 6-12 8-19 8-9 2 4 30 Dwa. Prayloy 25 1-4 3-4 2-0 5 5 Radunovich 12 0-4 0-0 2-0 5 10 Dwi. Prayloy 10 2-9 0-0 1-1 5 10 Dwi. Prayloy 32 4-7 1-3 4-5 0 11 Grayer 31 5-10 1-3 4-5 0 14 Bonds 16 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 1 Bonds 16 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 1 Davis 0-1 0-0 0-1 5 3 Mendelson 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 5 Mendelson 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 5 Totals 200 22-50 17-26 36-12 22 66 Percentages: FG. 440, FT. 654. Three-point goals: 5-18 (Cooper 0,4 Dwa. Prayow 1, Dw. Prayow 2,7 Guffroff 2,4 Bonds 1,2) Blocked Shots: 1 (Dwi. Prayow 3) Tumvers: 24 (Cooper 4, Dwa. Prayow 4, Victory 4, Dwa. Prayow 4, Gayer 4, Dwa. Prayow 1) Steals: 7 (Cooper 2, Dwa. Prayow 1, Radunovch 1, Dwi. Prayow 1, Guffroff 2). Technicals: None Guhonoff 42. Technician. Half. Kansas 39-33. Officials: Sternberger Harmon, Faulkner. 1100. Win stirs Competition strong with old buddies by Arvin Donley Associate sports editor 'It is the kind of thing I don't enjoy because that guy on the other bench is one of my best friends in the whole world.' Williams said. But, then again, it's our basketball team against his basketball Kansas basketball coach Roy Williamis felt mixed emotions after his Jayhawks defeated the Wichita State Shockers, 36-66, last night in Allen Field House. The Shockers are coached by one of his closest friends, Eddie Fogler. team. It wasn't a one-on-one match between us at all. I'm very happy for our kids." our kids. The two coaches have been friends since 1968, when Williams played on the junior varsity basketball team at Carolina, and Fogler played on the Tar Heels' varsity squad. Fogler and Williams also were assistant coaches for Dean Smith at North Carolina for eight years. Despite his friendship with Fogler, Williams said that when the two men competed against each other, they did it to win. "If we go out and play golf or if we go out and play marbles, I'm going to try to beat him, and he's going to try to beat me," Williams said. "I think that's what's great about (the friendship)." "This is a guy who has been very important to me since I got into college coaching. I know what he's going through now because I've been there before too. I don't think I'd be a good friend if I didn't feel badly for him." After the game, Williams said he told Fogler that the Jayhawks played one of their best games of the year. Best game of the year or not, Fogler said losing to Williams' team did not make defeat easier to accept. "Quite honestly, once the game got going I knew that Roy was down on the other bench, but I was more concerned with our team and how they were playing," Fogler said. "I'm more concerned about getting beat right now. He was the better coach and had the better team today." In fact, Fogler said the only basketball-related question he asked Williams was why the Jayhawks were playing a 1-3-1 defense this season, because Williams had been opposed to playing it in the past. they talked very little about basketball. Although Fogler spent Tuesday evening and part of yesterday with Williams, the Shocker coach said Because of his close friendship with Williams, Fogler said he was unsure he would want to play the Jayhawks after the contract between the two schools expired after next season. "I think it's good for the fans, good for the schools, good for the alumni and good for the media that Wichita State plays Kansas and Kansas State," Fogler said. "But I haven't decided how I feel about playing a very good friend yet. I'll have to digest that during the next couple of weeks." Sports Briefs KU-MU GAME RESCHEDULED: THE GAME RESCHEDULED The Kansas at Missouri men's basketball game on Feb. 11 has been rescheduled from 3:10 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. because it will be televised nationally by NBC. JORDAN HITS MILESTONE: Chicago's Michael Jordan scored his 10,000th NBA point last night in the Bulls' game against the Philadelphia 76ers, reaching that career milestone in fewer games than all but one other player in NBA history. NBAs career* When the first team was announced over the public address system, Jordan received a long-long standing ovation. Jordan who started the game despite a sore knee, hit an 8-foot bank shot with 5:39 to play in the fourth period, giving him 33 points in the game and exactly 10,000 points in his NBA career. 236 games. Chamberiain and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who did it in 318 games, are the only players to reach 10,000 in their first four seasons. The game was Jordan's 303rd. Wilt Chamberlain tallied 10,000 points in 236 games. SANDERS SKIPS INAUGURATION: SANDERS SKIPS INAUGURATION As the man who wants to be known as the education president, George Bush has made a move to associate Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders' reason for passing up the presidential inauguration last week. integration last, the Oklahoma State Sanders, the Oklahoma State junior who smashed several NCAA rushing records this season, said he didn't want to miss any more class Steve Buzzard, Oklahoma State sports information director, said a member of Bush's staff called to invite Sanders to a gala scheduled for the night before the inauguration. Buzzard said he gave the invitation to Sanders, who declined. Sanders already was scheduled to miss several days of school next month when he goes to New Haven, Conn., for the Walter Camp All-American dinner, and to Philadelphia to accept the Maxwell Trophy. sanders said was an interesting call." Buszard said, "It also was interesting when I told them no. She (the White House staff member) said, What?" Buzzard said: "The requests for his time have been heavy. I suspect that he could be somewhere two, three or four nights a week for the rest of the year if he wanted to be." "It was going to be a two-day extravaganza, and he just didn't feel he could miss any more class time." Buzzard said. SENTLE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Florence Griffith-Joyner, who won three gold medals and one silver at the Summer Olympics and laid down two record-smashing performances during 1988, was named The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year yesterday. Griffith-Joyner won the award against such outstanding candidates as West German Steffi Graf, the third women's tennis player ever to win the Grand Slam; Joyner-Kerase, a double Olympic gold medalist; American Olympic swimming star Jan Evans; East German Katarina Witt, the Olympic figure skating gold medalist; and East German Kristin Otto, winner of six Olympic swimming gold medals. Twins' outfielder to earn $2 million FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: The Associated Press Puckett, who earned $1.21 million in 1988, has four years and 147 days of major league service. Don Mattingly, the New York Yankees' first baseman, had four years and 163 days of service last season to the three-year $6.7 million contract that paid him $2 million in 1988. NEW YORK — Kirby Puckett reached a $2-million salary faster than any other player in baseball history yesterday when he avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal for that figure with the Minnesota Twins. 1988. buckett, an outfielder who will run 28 on March 14, can earn an additional $200,000 this season in bonuses. He will get $100,000 if he is named the American League's Most Valuable Player, $50,000 if he finishes second in the voting and $25,000 if he finishes third. He will get $25,000 if he is selected to be a first-round player, $25,000 if he is MVP of the World Series. He also will get $25,000 if he is selected for the All-Star game and $25,000 if he repeats as a Gold Glove winner. ates as a Good Glover. "I don't think there's a lot of question about Kirby earning this kind of money in today's baseball." said Twins general manager Andy MacPhail. "He should be earning similar to what Don Mattingly was earning at this point in his career." Jeff Robinson and Pittsburgh agreed to a two-year contract for $1,675 million. Robinson, a right-hander who made $475,000 last season, will get $750,000 in 1989 and $252,000 in 1990. 1950 Sid Bream agreed with the Pirates at $510,000, a raise of $150,000 for the first baseman. Outfielder Oddie McDowell and the Cleveland Indians agreed at $757,000, a $125,000 raise. Six other players reached agreements on contracts yesterday, reducing the players in arbitration to 92. Infielder Jack Howell and California settled at about $450,000, a $200,000 raise; utility man Darrell Miller and the Angels settled at $157,500, a $50,000 raise. Catcher Bob Melvin, traded to Baltimore on Tuesday from San Francisco, agreed with the Orioles for about $25,000 a $7,000 raise. Puckett batted 356 in 1988 with 24 home runs and 121 runs batted in. He was named to the American League All-Star team for the third consecutive year and won his third consecutive Gold Glove. His average was the highest for a right-handed batter since Joe Dilmgio hit .357 in 1914. "Kirby is clearly one of the best players in baseball," said Ron Shappe, the kicker's agent. "The only qualifier is years of service. Time will tell as he gains more senior status that this young man may turn out to be one of the greatest ever to play the game." Puckett last week proposed a salary of $2.15 million in arbitration and the Twins offered $1.9 million. Special to the Kansan OSU Cowgirls no easy match for Jayhawks by David Grossman said. However, playing host to the Cowgirls will be no easy challenge for the Jayhawks, who have lost four of their past five games. Oklahoma State is 2-2 in the Big Eight and 11-6 overall, and they are one of the hottest teams in the conference, Cook said. After two Big Eight Conference road losses, the Kansas women's basketball team returns home to Allen Field House to face Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. today. "It's always nice to play over here," assistant coach Kevin Cook said. college team. The Jayhawks are 1-3 in the nation and 9-7 overall. They recently lost to Nebraska in Lincoln, 74-58, and to 18th-ranked Colorado, 73-54, last Saturday in Boulder. In both games, junior Lisa Bradday led Kansas in scoring with 12 and 14 points, respectively. Oklahoma State's biggest victory this season was against fifth-ranked Georgia, 76-70, in the Bud Light Tournament in Las Vegas. The Cowgirls lost in overtime to 15th-ranked Stephen F. Austin, a team that beat Kansas 74-55 on Jan. 4. The Cowgirls' Liz Brown and Kansas' Braddy will have an interesting match-up at point guard, Cook said. The sophomore sensation Brown is noted as the best power point guard in the conference. points last year, the Jayhawks won in overtime, 72-70, in Lawrence, but the Cowgirls got their revenge in Stillwater, winning 90-73. Braddy, a 5-foot 8 Kansas City, Kan, native, continues to lead the Jayhawks in scoring, averaging 14.6 points a game. In the conference, Braddy is averaging 15.3 points a contest. Against Nebraska, Jordan was of 16 from the free-throw line, Against Missouri, Jordan shot 17 of 18 from the line, exploding for 42 points. ence. Another tough assignment for the Jayhawks will be senior forward Clinette Jordan, who has been all-Big Eight the past two years. One key to beating the Cowgirls may have to come from freshman Shannon Bloxom. The Leavenworth freshmen lead the team in three-point shooting, hitting 27 of 58 long-distance attempts this season. years. "It's important to keep her off the (free-throw) line," Cook said. Women's Basketball Week 17 Kansas Jayhawks Coach: Marian Washington Record: 9-7 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Coach: Dick Halterman Record: 11-6 PROBABLE STARTERS NOBABLE STARTERS Player Ht. PPG Player Ht. PPG. F-Danielle Shareef 5-9 6.5 F-Clinette Jordan 5-11 22.2 M-Farhae McCloudi 5-10 11.1 F-Joel Flaker 6-11 3.2 C-Lynn Page 6-4 7.8 G-Ailhea Duncan 5-8 7.6 G-Lisa Braddy 5-8 14.6 G-Ailhea Cox 5-7 10.2 G-Gerl Hart 5-6 4.6 G-Liz Brown 5-5 10.6 Game notes: Kansas leads the series 11-4. Last year, in Lawrence, Kansas won 72-70 in overtime, and Oklahoma State won 90-73 in Stillwater.