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Huskers beat KSU, 63-56
.By tu Pccplcil
end Bob Asmticacn
Nebraska's balanced scoring tipped
" the scale in its favor Tuesday night as
the Huskers defeated stubborn Kansas
State 63-56 before 10,912 at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center.
The Husker victory, combined with
Oklahoma's vistory over Missouri, en
sures Nebraska hosting a first round
game in the Big Eight tournament next
Wednesday.
Kansas State fought back from a 26
. 20 halftime deficit to tie Nebraska at
39 on Ben Mitchell's basket with 10:27
left.
The Wildcats tied the game twice
more before Stan Cloudy's jumper with
6:16 left put the Huskers in front to
stay.
An Eric Williams layup and a three
point play by David Ponce boosted
Nebraska's lead to 50-45 with 3:28 left.
Tom Alfaro's basket cut the margin to
three, but Nebraska sank 13 of 15 free
throws in the final 2:06 to seal the
victory.
All five Nebraska starters scored in
double figures, led by Ponce's 17 points.
Cloudy and Dave Hoppen finished with
11 points apiece, while Ronnie Smith
and Williams each added 10.
Nebraska only took 33 shots but
made 22 to record a 67 percent shoot
ing percentage from the floor.
The Wildcats used a collapsing 2-3
zone to hold Hoppen to two points in
the first half. The Husker center, who
has averaged 20.3 this season, scored
six of his points from the line in the
final 1:54.
Kansas State did an equally impres
sive job on Cloudy in the first half, as
the Husker forward made one of two
shots while picking up three fouls.
Ponce picked up most of the scoring
slack early, as he connected on four
jumpers from the top of the key and
added two free throws. -
Ponce said his points "could not
have come at a better time. I shot with
confidence tonight and made my free
throws."
Nebraska broke to a 14-4 lead with
11:16 remaining in the first half. Kan
sas State's Alfaro helped the Wildcats
get back in the game with eight first
half points.
Kansas State Coach Jack Hartman
said, "We've just got to keep scratching.
If we do, things will start falling for us
one of these days.
"We did a tremendous job defensive
ly. We played good, but we need a
bucket or a rebound here or there and
we're just not getting it."
"That's a tough zone to play against,"
Iba said. "It was one of those things
that as you go further in the game, you
get better against it."
The Huskers' final regular season
game will be Thursday at league champ
ion Oklahoma. Williams said the Soon
ers' recent antics have shown they're
seeking a certain type of image.
"They thrive on being the bad guys of
the league," Williams said.
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The Kansas State women's basketball team, look
ing anything but the nation's llth-ranked squad
early in the second half, regained its poise to defeat
Nebraska 91-76 Tuesday night.
The loss dropped Nebraska to 6-7 in the Pig Eight
and eliminated the Huskers from hosting a first
round playoff game. Kansas State now is in a
position to tie Missouri for the league title with a
victory over the Tigers Saturday.
Kansas State saw a 12-point halftime lead melt
away as Nebraska scored 10 consecutive points to
open the second half. After two Angle Miller free
throws pulled Nebraska to 44-42 with 17:13 left, the
Huskers stayed within striking distance for the next
eight minutes.
Four consecutive fouls by the Huskers resulted in
four Kansas State free throws and a 62-52 lead with
9:05 to go.
Kansas State Coach Lynn Hickey said she didn't
panic when Nebraska rallied.
"I was too shocked," she said. "Actually, I had
confidence in our kids. Every year we come here and
the same thing happens. Tonight I was just trying to
find a combination that worked."
Nebraska Coach Kelly Hill said despite the final
victory margin for Kansas State, she was pleased
t with her team's effort
"Our kids came out and played an inspired game,"
Hill said, "in the second half, especially. I was proud
of their effort."
Kansas State jumped out to a 6-0 lead on two
baskets by Tina Dixon and Jennifer Jones. Neb
raska's first points were scored byDebra Powell.
Following another basket by Jones that made the
score 8-2, Nebraska outscored the Wildcats 7-2 to
pull within one.
Twice, Nebraska had a chance to gain the lead but
was unable to both times. Nebraska never led in the
game.
, Kansas State scored the next eight points to pull
out to an 18-9 lead at 10:13 on a basket by Sue
Leiding.
Kansas State started to pull away, grabbing a
38-22 lead with four minutes left in the half on a
basket by Sheronda Jenkins.
"We weren't ready tonight," Hickey said. "We drove
up this afternoon and 111 never do that again."
"Hickey said her Wildcats had trouble getting back
on defense. "We didn't get down the floor well," she
said. "A lot of times we got into a transition game.
WeVe had trouble with that all year. -
"They (Nebraska) were going for the upset. We
were just trying to maintain," Hickey said.
Kansas State hit 71 percent of their first half
shots. They were led by Dixon's 16 points on 8 of 9
shooting from the field.
Nebraska shot 37 percent from the field in the
first half and was led by Miller's nine points.
"They got some cheap, easy baskets off our press
in the first half," Hill said. "But later on we did a good
job with our press."
Jenkins led the Wildcats for the game with 22
points. Dixon followed with 18. Leiding scored 15
and Anie Bonner added 14.
Stacy Imming led Nebraska with 21 points. I IEler
scored 18, Cathy Owen scored 16 and Powell added
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Scoreboard
Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.6) 33, Reds I (3.3) 33
Hosers (4.0) 52. Temporary Heroes (4.2) 22
Faculty und CtzU
Aggies (3.6) 23, Animal Science (3.6) 23
Wreck Crew (4.3) 54, Pseud-Psych Squad (4.3) 33
CBA One (3.0) 42, Math (3.3) 20
Hamilton Lunatics (3.3) 54, CBA Two (3.6) 35
Independents A
Shrooms (3.0) 54, Swatta Fratia Ratta (3.6) 32
Norgas (3.6) 76, Running Rebels (3.8) 43
Hosers (4.3) 76, Bloto's Streak (3.3) 45
Sixers (3.4) 50, Brass Rail (2.8) 43
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Shorter Plug3 (3.2) 55, Crsta Hosers (25) 53
Executioners (3.6) 43, AirbaSIers (2.0) 33
Jammers (3.5) 71, Blackball Express (3.&) &3
Casusls (3.0) 54. Timers (2.6) 53
High Rizers (4.0) 70. Reds II (3.3) 43
Pearl Harbor Crew (3.7) 64, Hoyas (3.2) 47
Panthers (3.3) 53, C. J. and Boys (3.6) 33
Doc Jocks (4.0) 45, Clash (4.0) 37
Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.0) 37, Alpha Gamma Rho (4.0) 35
Beta Theta Pi (3.5) 63, Beta Sigma Psi (3.5) 53
Delta Tau Delta (3.3) 63, Beta Sigma Psi (3.5) 9
Delta Tau Delta (3.3) 57, Lambda Chi Alpha (3.3) 44
'Fraternities BC
Delta Tau Delta B (3.5 55, Sigma PUT Epsilon C (3.5) 51
Delta Sigma Phi B (3.0) 45, Esta Theta Pi C (2.7) 43
Sigma Chi C (3.3) 37, Beta Theta Pi 1 (3.6) 33 .
FarmHouse B 2 (2.7) 44, Phi Gamma Dei'a B 1 (2.2) 33
Cesi'sce 1Mb A
Harper Eight (3.5) 43, Schramm Four (3.2) 25
Harper Five (3.2) 73, Curr Three West (3.5) 42 -
Abel Nine (3.0) 44, Burr Two West (3 0) 33
Schramm Ten (3.7) 41, Abel Eight (2.5) 35
Cesiissee Qslb BC
Cather Three B (3.0) 44, Selleck 7200 B (3.6) 33
Cather Nine B (4.3) 54, Harper Seven B (4.0) 45
Alpha Tau Omega (4.0) 70, Sigma Alpha EDsi'on I n r
Culture Center (4.0) 43, Sigma Phi zSon atfli 5
Hosers (3.6) 42. R Street (2 6) 41 P (3 6) 41
Average White Team (4.3) 60, B. C. Boys (3.6) 47
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Tuesday at Mabel Lee Field. p "LUCtj
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Mabel Lee or at the mushroom JShJ
north stadium at 5 p.m. New players are welcome
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