monday, january 15, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 19
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Photo by Bob Pearson
Nebraska forward Andre Smith out rebounds Missouri's Kenn Stoehner (20) and
Brad Droy (54) during the Big Eight Holiday Tournament.
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Coach Joe Cipriano at the Big 8 Holiday Tourney
KU champions again, Huskers third
in preseason Big Eight tournament
Nebraska, which won the Big Eight
Preseason Holiday Tournament only once,
picked up third place in the 33rd and last
tourney held Dec. 27-30 in Kansas City's
Kemper Arena.
For the 13th time, Kansas won the tour
ney, while Missouri, which had won five of
the last seven titles, finished eighth in this
year's gathering.
The Jayhawks captured the champion
ship by defeating a surprising Colorado
team, 72-66. Nebraska placed third by
trouncing Oklahoma 69-53, although the
Huskers were without the services of senior
guard Brian Banks. Oklahoma State won
fifth place against Iowa State 87-75 and
Kansas State whipped Missouri 75-62 for
seventh.
Nebraska was able to edge Missouri,
58-56, to move into the semifinals against
Colorado, a 66-64 winner over Oklahoma
State. In other first round games, Kansas
beat Iowa State 75-55 and Oklahoma
nipped Kansas State 62-61 .
The defense of Banks, who injured his
knee against Missouri, was missed in the
semifinals as Emmet Lewis piled up 31
points against the Huskers. Colorado's
Brian Johnson added 20 points in the
74-61 win.
Kansas rolled over Oklahoma 86-75 to
gain a place in the championship game
against the Buffs, and then successfully
took the title.
The tournament which will not be held
in 1979, was thrown out by the Big Eight
in favor of the post -season tourney, which
is now in its third year. It was announced
after the tournament that Kansas State and
Missouri plan to continue the Holiday play
in Kemper Arena and will invite two teams
for a four-team field next year.
Nebraska loses again, but its the last
time at Colorado's Batch Fieldhouse
Comebacks are supposed to produce
wins, but that wasn't the case Saturday
night in Boulder, Colo.
A pressuring Nebraska comeback in the
final four minutes, culminated by Andre
Smith's tying three-point play with 1 1 sec
onds left, fell short as Colorado pulled out
a 64-61 victory.
It was the 13th time in 16 years that
Joe Cipriano's teams have lost in tiny Balch
Fieldhouse. It may have been Nebraska's
last trip to Balch, however, because the
Buffs expect to have a new basketball
arena completed next year.
After Smith pulled Nebraska into a 61
61 tie, Colorado's Mike Gorman drove the
length of the court and broke away for a
layup to give the Buffs the lead with two
seconds left.
Nebraska was assessed with a technical
foul after the basket when they called for a
timeout and had none left. Gorman made
one of two shorts and Colorado inbounded
the ball to end the game.
Nebraska's comeback began with 3:58
left in the game when Colorado sophomore
Brian Johnson hit a tree throw to give the
Buffs their biggest lead of the game at 58
49. Carl McPipe, Bob Moore and Smith led
the Husker comeback down the stretch un
til Smith's tying basket. NU's comeback
might have been more impressive if they
could have converted any of the five free
throws they missed late in the game.
Smith and McPipe scored 17 points and
Bob Moore added 16 for Nebraska, which
trailed 29-28 at the half. Senior guard
Brian Banks saw action for Nebraska for
the first time since being sidelined with an
injury in the first game of the Big Eight
Holiday tournament.
Colorado, which also beat Nebraska 74-74-61
in the semifinals of the Big Eight
Holiday tourney, moved to 11-3 on the
year and 1-1 in conference play. The Buffs
are 8-0 at home this year.
Nebraska is now 8-6 overall and 1-1 in
Big Eight play. NU will play at home for
the first time since Dec. 13, Wednesday
night when Kansas State comes to town for
the Big Eight home opener.
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The Nebraska women's basketball team
moved its record to 12-6 for the season
with a 71-63 win over Oklahoma Saturday
night in Norman. Mathaline Otis led Ne
braska with 21 points while Diane
DelVigna and Carol Garey added 14 points
each. The two teams will meet again in the
first round of the Big Eight Women's Bas
ketball Championship which will be Jan.
18-20 in Lincoln.
Gale Wiedow, Director of the Depart
ment of Recreatior , announced that there
will be a meeting of all intramural basket
ball and volleyball officials on Tuesday,
Jan. 16, at 7:00 pjn. in Room 5 in the
lower level of the Coliseum. All students
planning to officiate in the intramural pro
gram should plan to attend.
Although Nebraska quarterback Tom
Sorley threw for two touchdowns, the Big
Eight All-Stars lost the Challenge Bowl
game to the Pac-Ten All-Stars, 36-23, in
Seattle's Kingdome Saturday night. Sorley
threw touchdowns to Charlie Green of
Kansas State and to Thomas Lott of Okla
homa, who played fullback.
