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Cipriano cracks 1 1 -year KU jinx
LAWRENCE, Kan. Nebraska's basketball team
broke an 11-year jinx at Allen Field House in
Lawrence, Kan., Saturday when the team whipped
heavily-favored Kansas University 59-46.
It was Coach Joe Cipriano's first win in Lawrence
since taking the coaching reigns at Nebraska, and the
first Husker win on the Jayhawks' home court since
1962.
The Huskers grabbed an early lead on the shooting
of forward Lee Harris and never relinquished it as
they raced to their second conference win against five
losses.
.The win moved Nebraska out of a tie for last place
in the Big Eight which it shared with Oklahoma State,
bringing its season mark to 7-12.
Harris gave the Huskers an early 12-5 lead with his
long-range shooting over the rangy Jayhawk zone
defense. The 6-4 junior scored five of Nebraska's first
seven field goals.
With Nebraska's front line, Steve Erwin, Don
Jackson and Brendy Lee battling the taller Jayhawks
evenly on the boards, freshman Jerry Fort matching
Harris' hot outside shooting, Nebraska moved to a
32-21 halftime lead.
The Huskers hit 50 per cent from the floor during
the first half while holding Kansas to 38.5 per cent.
Nebraska continued its surge in the second half
buidling up a 40-23 lead before Kansas rallied with
eight straight points to cut the margin to 40-31.
However, Tony Riehl sealed the Nebraska victory
when the desperate Jayhawks started fouling late in
the game. The senior guard sank seven of eight shots
from the free throw line to insure the win.
The loss dealt a serious blow to championship
hopes of Kansas as its conference mark slipped to 3-3.
The Jayhawks stand at 7-1 1 for the year.
Cipriano. was jublilant after the win. It ended a
four-game Nebraska losing streak.
"The ball finally bounced our way. I just wish I
could explain it (reasons for breaking the losing
streak)," Cipriano said. "You can't believe what it
feels like to finally win here."
Riehl, who finished with 11 points, was equally
pleased with the victory before the vocally partisan
Kansas crowd.
"I've always wanted to win down here because
they (fans) give us such a hard time," he said. "I guess
you could say this really makes the season."
Harris lead all scorers with 16 points, followed by
Fort's 14. Erwin, starting his second varsity contest,
added eight points while grabbing six rebounds.
Nebraska finished the evening with a 43.9 per cent
shooting performance compared to Kansas's 36.7.
Cipriano's crew travels to Oklahoma for a game
Saturday night against the Sooners.
Big 8 champ leads
gymnasts to victory
The gymnastics team, led by Hoppy Batten, downed Kansas
State Saturday afternoon, 153.80-135.55, before a capacity
crowd at Henzlik Hall.
Batten, defending Big Eight champion on the horizontal bar
and the long horse, won those events and the floor exercise
events. He also placed second all-around.
Husker gymnastic coach Francis Allen termed Batten's
performance "an average Batten performance."
"He always does well," Allen said. "The more pressure, the
better he does."
Allen was also pleased with the Huskers' showing on the
pommel horse. The team took the first four places with Larry
Evermann winning the event with a score of 9.3. Evermann
was followed by teammates Hal Traver, 9.2; Steve Dickey, 9.1 ;
and John Kocourek, 8.75.
"The pommel horse really hit," Allen said. "That's the best
they've ever done, in fact, that's the best score we've ever
had."
The team's other champion was Barry Cross. He tied with
Mike Thomas of Kansas State for first place in the parallel bars
and won the all-around award.
The only event the Huskers did not win was the still rings.
The event was won by K-State's Jerry Simmons.
The Huskers, now 2-1, will play host to Kansas, at 2 p.m.
Friday in Henzlik Hall.
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Students 2.50 Adults 4.00
Tickets available at: South Booth Nebraska Union
Music Building, Room 123
Program includes: or call 472-2506, 472-3375
Sonata in F major Mozart
Sonata in B flat major Schubert
Pictures at an Exhibtion Mussorgsky
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Gymnast Larry Evermann . . . goes through his paces on the sidehorse at Saturday's
meet.
Wrestlers stifle
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The wrestling team stopped Northwest Missouri State's
10-match unbeaten streak Saturday night 36-6 in the
Coliseum.
Bob Johnson, John Bell and Jeff Class gained pins while
Monty Halstead, Ralph Manning, Tom Lotko, Len
Dick inson and Steve Ravenscroft won by decisions.
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daily nebraskan
monday, february 12, 1973
