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Nebraska's Steve Erwin grabs a rebound from an ISU
defender.
by Dave Staler
Nebraska's basketball squad dropped a
hard-fought 82-76 Big Eight Conference
game to the Iowa State Cyclones Monday
night at the Coliseum.
Playing without Lee Harris who quit the
team unexpectantly Sunday night, the
Cornhuskers suffered a five minute dry spell
in scoring at the end of the game that sealed
the defeat.
After trailing 44-40 at halftime, the
Cornhuskers battled back to take their first
lead of the game 72-71 on Jerry Fort's jump
shot with 5:02 remaining. But that was to be
the Huskers' last field goal until two seconds
remained in the game.
Iowa State's 6-7 center Clint Harris and
Nebraska's Jerry Fort tied-up in a scoring
duel in the first-half that had the 5,730 fans
yelling their approval. Clint Harris hit 18
points while Fort countered with 14 before
the intermission.
Although Nebraska's Steve Erwin was
able to hold Harris to only two points in the
second half, Cyclone guards Eric Heft, Mike
Benjamin and Martinez Denmon kept the
Cyclones going with their long-range
shooting.
Both teams shot well throughout the
contest. Nebraska finished with a 49 per
cent average from the floor while Iowa State
hit a sizzling 54 per cent from the field.
A subdued Coach Joe Cipriano praised his
team's performance in the losing effort.
"I could not ask more ot team than what
those boys did tonight," the Husker boss
said. "They did everything we demanded of
them, but it was one of those games when
the ball didn't go in the hole just when we
needed it."
Cipriano added that he was pleased with
the play of freshman Ricky Marsh who was
forced into the starting line-up when Harris,
the Huskers' second leading scorer, decided
to quit the team.
The loss-which was the last home game
for seniors Tony Riehl and Cal
Christline-drops the Huskers to 4-7 in
league play and I to 9-14 for the season.
Fort led Nebraska scoring with 24 points
followed by Riehl's 13 and Marsh's 11.
Harris finished with 20 for the Cyclones
while Denmon had 18 and Heft h8d 16.
Nebraska's next game will be Saturday
against league -leading Kansas State in
Manhatten. That match is the first of three
road games that will finish out the season for
the Huskers.
Cipriano said he feels the Huskers will not
suffer a letdown although they are
completely out of the conference race.
"These kids will keep their heads up and
they are playing loose enough to give Kansas
State a real battle," he said.
Thirty
second
ruling
leaving?
Big Eight Conference basketball fans had to be proud of
league officials and coaches last spring when they decided
the 30-second clock would be used this season in league
play.
Here was conservative middle America saying it was
changing the hallowed game of college basketball into
something more exciting, something fans would enjoy
more.
And deep down, folks liked the change most because the
Big Eight Conference was the first to make it.
"We'll show all those hot-shots on the West coast with
their 'Walton gangs' and UCLA's and winning streaks who's
progressive," bragged Big Eight supporters. "And those
Eastern snobs will have to take notice that more than
football is played West of the Mississippi River."
And you know what? It worked. While the rest of
basketball country has been sitting on its thumbs
wondering when UCLA will lose, the Big Eight has enjoyed
some of its closest most exciting basketball in years.
There's none of the "give me a 10 point lead and I'll stall
until the Second Coming" attitude with Big Eight coaches.
Instead it's "get the lead and fight for your life."
But, as the saying goes, enjoy it while it lasts. Because,
sadly enough, the Big Eight is in danger of returning to the
"boring basketball" category.
Maury John, Iowa State basketball coach, said he it
convinced the conference's coaches will vote down the
30-second rule at their meeting next month in St. Louis.
But don't get John wrong. He's in favor of the new rule.
"I agree with the fans that the 30-second clock has
increased the appeal of college basketball and should be
given a fair chance by all the schools," he said.
John points to Jack Hartman of Kansas State and Norm
Stewart of Missouri as the coaches who are strongly
opposed to the rule. He fears they will have influence to
eliminate it.
"Stewart thinks that if he has a six point lead late in the
game he deserves the right to protect it by stalling," John
said.
Have you been to a game lately when one of the teams
employed the stalling tactic?lt quickly reminds one how
boring Big light basketball used to be.
. Nebraska Coach Joe Cipriano favors the new rule, even
though he feels it hinders the kind of team he has had this
year.
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"The 30-second rule means that teams are going to shoot
more, so you must have a couple of big men to get the
rebounds," Cipriano said. "We have a small squad this year,
but we will just have to recruit men to fit be rule because I
think it's great for the fans and the game of
basketball." Cipriano indicated that he definitely plans to
vote for the rule at the St. Louis meeting and hopes the
entire NCAA will adopt it.
It's hard to understand why men like Stewart tnd
Hartman would be against such a refreshing new approach
to the game.
But then they were probably on the side that voted out
the exciting "stuff shot," which used to turn on every
college crowd.
If you're ever in Columbia, or Manhattan, Kan., check
out coaches Stewart and Hartman's garages. You may find a
horse and buggy.
Wrestlers qualify
The UNL wrestling team
qualified five wrestlers for the
NCAA wrestling
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Wash., March 8-10.
Husker co captain Tom
Lotko, Cliff Myles, Bob Smith,
Steve RAvenscroft and Jeff
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