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3 Run - and - gun Huskers stop Mizzou l4 " itCTTi r-rrf1 v N , V . s a l'.,fT' Nebraska's Cal Christline (42) and Marvin Stewart (22) trap Mizzou's Mike Jeffries. by JIM JOHNSTON Sports Editor Running, always an important part of Joe Cipriano's basketball philosophy at Nebraska, is back in the Cornhusker game plan for 1971. At least it was Saturday night at the NU Coliseum. The Cornhuskers sacrificed the height of Leroy Chalk and Mike Peterson for the quickness of Al Nissen and Tom Gregory in the second half to record an important 81-72 win over the Big Eight's second place team, Missouri. But Cipriano, who has been going more with a smaller lineup lately, doesn't necessarily see the Nebraska "run-and-gun" attack as the norm for the remainder of the season. "We just do what we have to do," said Cip. "They (Missouri) forced us into a running game and we used some smaller kids and got the fast break going. "But that doesn't mean we'll be running more for the rest of the year. The situation that greeted the Huskers Saturday night was a big and quick Missouri front line headed by Henry Smith. He led all scorers with 27 points. "Smith's a great ball player," observed Cipriano. "He's tough to cover because he can do it all." But Nebraska countered Smith's ability with a big man of its own-Chuck Jura. The 6-10 Schuyler junior played the big scoring role during Nebraska's running game in the second half and finished with 25 points. He was the only Husker in the lineup more than 6-5 during most of the second half. "It sure makes it easy for us to work the ball around and for me to get open in the middle with so many little guys in there," said Jura. "But we don't do much rebounding without Leroy (Chalk) in the lineup." That's what was sacrificed by Nebraska using a running game. But it paid off. Nebraska, going with an all letterman starting lineup, surprised the Tigers with a zone defense in the first half and managed a 41-38 halftime a dvantage. But the Cornhuskers fell behind S3-S0 with 13:54 remaining before Cip went to his smaller lineup. Things quickly changed. The Huskers started to run. Jura started to hit hook shots. And Nebraska led 60-55 with 1 1 :09 remaining. "The smaller kids and the fast break gave us a little momentum," said Cipriano. "And Chuck (Jura) had a great second half." Jura, No. 3 in the nation in field goal accuracy, credited his newly effective hook shot to Cipriano. "Coach Cipriano has been working with me all week in practice," said Jura. "He said I should start hooking more instead of shooting a turn-around jumper. Things worked out pretty good." Nebraska-with Jura, Marv Stewart, Tony Riehl, Nissen and Gregory usually in the lineup- never trailed in the final 10 minutes as the Tigers couldn't connect on some crucial freethrows. NEBRASKA (SI) fg-fg ft-fta reb pf Nissen 2-5 0-0 1 2 Stewart 6-20 7-8 1 2 Jura .10-17 5-6 IS 3 Chalk 3-7 1-1 13 3 Riehl 4-8 5-5 0 3. Gregory 2-3 1-5 0 1 Peterson 3-4 M 1 0 Watts 0-0 0-2 0 0 Christline 0-0 0-0 1 0 Bryan 1-1 0-0 2.0 Totals 3147 l-24 34 14 tp 4 1 25 7 13 5 I 0 0 2 II MISSOUk (72) Ig-tga ft-fta reb Griffin 2-7 1-3 4 Stock 0-1 0-0 0 Flaker 5-9 V-? 5 Maurer 0-0 0-0 0 Jeffries 2-3 2-2 2 Brown 5-11 3-5 B Foster 0-1 0-0 0 Allen 5-8 1-3 2 Smith 11-20 5-5 12 Totals 30-40 12-11 3 18 Missouri 38 3472 Nebraska 41 4081 A-7,700. P 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 tp 5 0 10 o 4 13 0 11 8 Big Eight Conf. All Games Kansas 7-0 18-1 Missouri 5-2 13-6 Oklahoma 5-3 15-5 Nebraska 4-3 14-5 Colorado 4-3 1 3-6 Kansas St. 3-6 8-13 Iowa St. 2-7 5-16 Oklahoma St. j-7 6-14 o LOWEST PRICES ON CIGARETTES o ICE CUBES ALWAYS READY-50 BAG o NO BETTER GAS SOLD . . . ANYWHERE BONDED GAS 16fh & P Sfs. Wo Mover CIos& NU basketball camp attracted top freshman by WARREN OBR Assistant Sports Editor Choosing a college from some 80 schools that offer you scholarships is a big problem. But for freshman Brendy Lee, the 6-9 three-time all-stater from Brush, Col., the decision was a matter of going where he was familiar. "I got interested in Nebraska after attending two summer camps (basketball) here," Lee said. "I knew that I didn't want to play in Colorado, and yet I didn't want to go too far away. "Lincoln isn't that far from my hometown, so now my parents can see me play often." Since joining the freshman team, Lee has led both in scoring and rebounds. In Saturday's 97-58 romp over North Platte Junior College, Lee threw in 1 7 points and collected 1 9 caroms. With his 14 point average, Lee is one of five freshmen averaging in double figures. Moe Iba's yearlings are 6-4 on the year. "We've got real good team balance," Lee commented. "And I know we're all still learning. I personally need to improve my shooting." The three-time all stater in high school has been nicknamed Cliff by his teammates. "Tom Novak and Dave Rezac started it when they started calling themselves Curtis and Sidney after Rowe and Wicks at UCLA," he explained. "Rick Brown then picked up the name Henry (Bibby) and myself, being from Colorado, took Cliff after Cliff Meely." As for the future, I-ee has no delusions about himself. "I've got a long way to go. I really can't say what my chances are for the varsity next year. I've been real happy with Nebraska, even though the weather is a little cold," he concluded. HELP LINE 34723312 9 ft "VM3E6 THE DAILY NEBRASKAN MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1971