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Pago 10 Thursday, February 2, 1C34 Daily Mcbraskan 1 1 1 il tuskers rustle a, id air from OSU Nebraska breaks awa to rout Oldahoma State A - ( 9 : Crt'.j AndrtssnDx!! Nitrt:kan Dcbra Coleman cf Nebraska 13 Leaded c2T at the pasa ty Oldaicria State's Candy IUcks end Denise Derrieox (C3). Tvf'ff A M' " Nebraska's women's basketball team pulled away from a 43-42 halltime lead to beat Oldahoma State E5-73 Wed nesday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska's fourth consecutive win moved them to 3-2 in the Big Eight and 13-5 overall Coach Kelly Hill said the Cornhuskers' shooting, led by junior Cathy Owen freshman Angie Miller provided the the winning margin. "Our outside shots were hitting, and that helps you build confidence on defense," Hill said. "We mixed up our defenses, and I think they were con fused in the first half." Nebraska took an early lead in the game, but could never get more than five points ahead of the Cowgirls. Oklahoma State used a balanced attack keyed by Candy Hicks and Jackie Glosson to pull within one at halftime. The Cornhuskers utilized the play of Miller and junior Debra Powell in the first half. Powell scored 1 5 points while Miller pumped h12. Powell's 15 points moved the St Louis native into third place on Neb raska's all-time scoring chart Miller, normally Nebraska's starting center, moved to forward against the Cowgirls. They put a box and one on Debra and that opened it for Angie on the outside," Hill said. "At first I dont think she realized how open she was. And then she started hitting her shots." The Cornhuskers trailed Oklahoma State 46-45 early in the second half, but Nebraska went ahead on the jumper by Miller. Nebraska played much of the second half without Powell, who picked up her fourth foul early in the half, but main tained its narrow lead. Nebraska then rattled off nine unan swered points to take a 12 point lead. Owen scored six points during that stretch.' "I can't say enough about the way Cathy Owen's playing," Hill said. "She's picked up the slack for us on offense and defense." The rest ofthe half saw the Cowgirls draw to within six before succumbing to Nebraska's fast break. Hill said that the Cowgirls' play puz zled her. "I'm surprised by what they didnt do," Hill said. "They beat Missouri by two points and we lost to Missouri by. 20." Oklahoma State Coach Dick Halter man said that his team had trouble getting motivated against unranked teams. While Halterman said Nebraska's ag gressive play was a key to the game, he also said poor officiating was impor tant. The Cowirl3 were whistled for 2 1 personal fouls. Nebraska made 19 of 26 for 21 free throws compared to Oklahoma's State's nir.e cf 12. "I'm new to the Big Eight," Halter man said. "The officiating in the Big Eight i3 atrocious." Owen said that the Huskers played well in the victory. "I think we've played with a lot of intensity in the last three games," Owen said. "Everyone's contributing we're all doing our job." Cowboys lose in Husker corral Ey Bob Asmnssca David Ponce hit a 5-foot jump shot off a designed play to boost Nebraska to a 54-52 overtime victory against Oklahoma State. Tied 62-52, Nebraska called .a timeout with 28 seconds to go in overtime. Cornhusker Coach Moe Iba called for a "clear-out" play for Ponce. 'The play was designed for Ponce to pass to team mate Stan Cloudy or to shoot the ball mself. "I was going to throw it back out to Stan," Ponce said. "But I figured what the heck, IH let it go." Iba agreed with the senior guard's judgment "After Dave saw that Stan was covered, he went to the basket and made a great shot," Iba said. The win ended a three-game Big Eight losing streak for Nebraska. It raised the Huskers' record to 2-3 in the conference and 12-6 overall. Oklahoma State drops to 3-2 and 11-7. Prospects for a Nebraska victory appeared bleak in the first half, as a deliberate Cowboy offense led Oklahoma State to a 31 -22 halftime lead. The Cowboys started the game in a spread-out offense. They held the ball the first 2:13 until a five second call on Raymond Crenshaw gave Nebraska possession. Iba said the delay game took the enthu siasm away from the Nebraska fans and players. Oklahoma State Coach Paul Hansen said they used the spread offense to counter Nebraska's aggressive defense. . "It's an offensive tactic we wanted to use as ainst quick teams that want to press. We wanted to see if they were going to jump on us with full-court pres sure or not," Hansen said. The Cowboys' first-half charge was led by the play ofsophomore forward Joe Atkinson. Atkinson scored 13 points before intermission, on 6 of 11 snooting from the field. Atkinson was held to two second-half 'points and finished the night with 16. Nebraska outscored the Cowboys 16-4 in the first 4:12 of the second half to take a 38-35 lead. The Cowboys battled back and took a 39-33 lead at 1 2:34 when Bill Self s layup was goaltended by John Matzke. . Dave Hoppen got the lead back for Nebraska at 12:13. Winfred Case's jumper at 10:44 gave the Cow boys a 41-40 lead. Oklahoma State would not trail again in regulation time. Consecutive offensive fouls on Case allowed Ne braska to come back and tie the game on a Hoppen free throw. Oklahoma State held the ball for the final minute of regulation, but a shot by Case from the lane rolled off the rim with three seconds to go and Hoppen snared the rebound. Hoppen missed a shot at the buzzer that would have given Nebraska a victory in regulation time. The win marked the 10th consecutive time Okla homa State has lost to Nebraska at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Hoppen led Nebraska with 23 points and 11 rebounds. He was the only Husker in double figures. Crenshaw led the Cowboys with 19 points. "I was really worried because I thought they might come out the second half playing their stall basket ball," Hoppen said. ' If we would have lost thb ball game I'm sure that their heads would have been down pretty well," Iba .J J Vicj Jc zzi in tliz Cr--t hillcnVc.: i;t C3-73 Hcr!ctary. ' ZXPb