friday, march 7, 1980
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MicMgan pits end to Hoskers' basketball seasoini
By Ron Powell
Although Nebraska's Andre Smith won
the scoring battle against Michigan's Mike
McGee it was the Wolverines that won the
more important battle, the first round
game of the National Invitational Tournao
ment, 76-69 Thursday night in Ann Arbor,
Mich,
Smith had 30 points to 25 for the
Omaha native McGee But it was McGee
who got a little more support from his
teammates, Guard Johnny Johnson added
19, center Paul Heurman poured in 16
and reserve guard Keith Smith chipped in
U points at crucial times to lead the WoU
vermes, . ,
Guard Jack Moore had 16 points while
Ray. Collins added 14 to round out the
Huskers double figure scoring,
After leading 3431 at halftlme, the
Wolverines appeared to be on the verge of
blowing the Huskers out, opening a 50O7
lead in the first six minutes of the. second
half, Michigan scored 10 of their 16 points
after offensive rebounds, something that
concerned Acting Husker Head Coach Moe
Iba. x . '
When weVe lost on the boards, it has
been because we haven't screened out,'
Iba said in a postgame radio interview,
"Although we give up some height, we
shouldn't have given up that many offen
sive boards.
But the Huskers came roaring back. The
Huskers outscored Michigan 10-2 in the
next five minutes and trailed by only three,
5249 with nine minutes left,
Aft? Keith Smith scored Michigan's
nexi five points to hike their lead to six,
the Huskers again cut it to three with 5:50
left on .a Collin's basket. The turning
point of the game occurred with five mini
utesleft,
McGee drove the lane, scored, and in a
controversial call, a blocking foul was
called on Andre Smith, instead of a charge
on McGee, McGee connected on the free
throw and Michigan had a six point lead
and the game, The closest the Huskers got
after that was four.
"Down the stretch, we came back real
well but we just couldn't get the break we
needed," Iba said. "The turning point ws
McGee's three-point play, 1 thought Andre
(Smith) had good position on the play,"
Iba praised the Huskers effort and
Michigan,
"I am very proud of how we played,"
Iba said. "Michigan's got a fine baskeball
team. They're tough to beat at home,
They've beaten Ohio State and some other
ranked teams at. home, They're a typical
Big Ten team." ' -
The Huskers end the season with an 18
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By Tad Stryker
Razorback center Scott Hastings battered face and
teammate Brad Friess surprised look were just two exam-,
pies of the frustration Arkansas experienced at theJiands
of Kansas State last night in an NCAA first-round game at
the Bob Devaney Sports Center,
The Wildcats gave Arkansas their worst beating in six.
years, winning 71-53,
Hastings got in the way of Wildcat Tyrone Adams
right elbow and ended up sprawled on the floor, for over a
minute, later in the ame F'tess to the basket for a
dunk shot, only to miss it badly,
But what caused the Razorbacks the most grief was
Kansas State's aggressive 3'2 zone defense,
'Ou? defense was the basic foundation of the game,"
said Wildcat Head. Coach Jack Hartman, 'I thought we
played extremely well defensively throughout, Our
offense played real well at times too, especially when we
the transition game going,"
Senior guard Glenn Marshall set the tone early for K
State, getting four quick steals near the outset of the
game, which were converted into field goals,
'Coach Hartman told us to try to play the passing
lanes," Marshall said, "1 was anticipating everything,"
The Wildcats completed 60 percent of their field goal
attempts, while Arkansas couldn't work the ball inside,
and only hit 37.5 percent of their long-range shots,
4Our game plan was to keep the ball away from
Hastings," Hartman said, and the Wildcats did just that;
shutting out the Arkansas center in the first half and per
mitting him only eight total points,
Rolando Blackman led K-State's well-balanced scoring
attack with 15 points; followed by Marshall and Jari, Wills,
both with 12 and Ed Nealy. with 10, r '' , j
Junior forward U.S. Reed scored 16 points for.
Arkansas and senior forward Alan Zahn had 13, but they
were the only Razorbacks in double figures, Zahn led
both teams in rebounding, collecting 14,
Making the game even more enjoyable- for the Wildcat
fans was the return of Tyrone Adams, who had been out
of the lineup since Feb, 6 with a broken hand, Adams
scored seven points and showed no ill effects from the
injury, . , ' '
With their victory , KSU earns the right to play fourth,
ranked Louisville Saturday. The Cardinals, led by All-.
American guard Parrel! Griffith, defeated K-State 8573
earlier last January, but Hartman thinks the Wildcats will
be ready this time,
"The first game was at Freedom Hall, and it was jam.
packed," he said, referring to a sell-out crowd of 16,613
partisan Cardinal fans. 'Our kids were awed " he said,
Saturday's game will be different, said senior forward
Jari Wills, We're going to go out and play free and easy
not apprehensively like last time "he said, t
Gym team hopes to escape injuries
hhoto by Mitch Hrdhcka
Arkansas's U,S, Reed (24) grabs a rebound over
Kansas State's Ed Nealy (45) in an NCAA first
round game at the Bob Devaney Sports Center
Thursday night, The Wildcats won, 71-53,
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The UNI women's gymnastics team goes into Sum
day's meet at Oklahoma State hoping that it will escape
further injury before regional competition next weekend,
Injuries have been too common this season for the
gymnasts, who have a 7-2 record in dualcompetition after
losing to LSU last Sunday ,
'It'll be tough to beat Oklahoma State this weekend
without some of our top people," Coach Judy Schalk
said, "We 'only beat them by two points in the Big Fight
meet, when we had everyone relatively healthy,"
An ankle injury is keeping senior Patty Carmichael
Gerard out of action, Carmichael-Gerard got a cast taken
off her ankle yesterday, but "it'll be tough for her to get
ready for regionals" Schalk said,
Freshman Sue litrenta also is having foot trouble,
''She'll have to have an operation after the season's
over, cnaiK sam, nn tne meantime, she'll still pom-.
pete
, Schalk said she is concerned as the regional meet at the
University of Minnesota draws near,
'I'm really just trying to bide my time," she said of her
injured gymnasts, "We've got to save them for the
regionals."
Nationals next for Frost's team
It's still early in the 1980 track and field season and the
Nebraska women's team has already stockpiled a list of
Nebraska firsts, But another first could come this week
end, according to Coach Carol Frost, when the Huskers
travel to Columbia, Mo, for the AIAW National Indoor
Track and Field meet at the University of Missouri, ,
A Nebraska women's team has never won a national
title, although several teams haye competed in national
tournaments over the years,
We feel we could win it if we win or place in the
following events-the 60, 300 and 600 meter races, the
high jump, the pentathlon and the 880 and mile relays,"
Frost said,
This is the first year for an AIAW Indoor Champion
ship, In the past, Missouri has hosted the National Invita
tlonal Indoor meet, NU's Sharon Burrill is the defending
high jump champion in that meet, and she has a good
chance of keeping her titled last Friday at the National
AAU meet at hhdison Square Garden, Burrill went 63"
to tie with touise Ritter of Texas Women's University for
a new meet record, Burrill finished second, however, with
more misses' than Ritter,
Also competing at the AAUs last weekend was Husker
sensation Merlene Ottey, Ottey had an amazing perform
mance in the 220-yard dash, an event she has never run
for Nebraska. During the preliminaries, the freshman from
Hanover, Jamaica, won her heat with a time of :23.63,
slashing the old world's best ever time of :23.94 held by
Chanda Cheeseborough, the 1979 meet champion in that
event, and meet record holder, in the finals, Ottey slipped
on the banked curve of the track, Ottey finished third
with a time of :24X)Jf The winning and second place
times were ;24XK)-not even close to Ottey's preliminary
time,
Nebraska's Jennie Gorhain also had a bit of bad luck
after being placed in the fastest heat of the quarter mile,
Gorham was second with a time of.: 5 5.0, but did not
qualify for the finals because there were five heats and
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