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Wednesday, March 13, 1985 Daily Nebraskan Pago 11 n ( 5)1 1 M s 9 ii score 4 1 TJ . jiusj&jls vovt lo eve iiTil IttFITTITI By Mike Eciilcy Nebraska's men's basketball team hopes to even the score with Canisius College when it hosts the Golden Griffs in the opening round cf the National Invitation Tournament tonight. Canisius, which is located in Buff-Jo, N.Y., defeated Nebraska in 1037, 33-34, in the only meeting between the two teams. The Golden Griffins are making their first post-season appearance since 1883, when they lost to Providence in the finals of the NIT. They finished the regular season with a 20-9 record and tied for first place iq the North Atlantic Division of the East Coast Athletic Conference before being ousted in the semifinals of the conference tournament by Boston University. Nebraska coach Moe Iba said Canisius has several "quick perimeter players." Guard "Sugar" Ray Hall lead3 the team in scoring with a 21.2 average. The 6-4 senior from Buffalo has been accurate on 53 percent cf his shots this season. Against Boston University, however, Hall sank only three cf 16 shots and the Golden Griffins shot only 34 percent as a team as they lost 64-56. Canisius coach Nick Macarchuk expects Hall and the rest of the team to break out cf their shooting slump tonight. "I'm not worried about Ray," Macarchuk said. "He just had an cfT night. He'll be at his best against Nebraska. Junior guard Harvey Marshall will cover Hall, Iba said. "We had one cf our better nights shooting against Boston," Macarchuk said jokingly. "We just come up short some nights. It's tough when we shoot 34 percent from the field because we are back on defense ill the time." The Golden GriHn's defense impressed Iba when he studied the game films. "What impressed ma the most when I watched them on film was how hard they wcrk on defense," Iba said. "They create a lot of their offense from their defense." Nebraska, 15-13, did not practice after losing to Kansas in the first round of the Big Eight tournament last week until Iba received the team's third consecutive bid to the NIT tourna ment Sunday night, Iba said the excitement cf the tournament will motivate his p!ayers,.but is concerned about their conditioning since they have practiced only three times in the last eight days. "Anytime you get a chance to play in a' national tournament it gives the players extra incentive," Iba said. ''Our biggest problem is that we haven't practiced much. I hope our con ditioning holds up." Canisius has not practiced since their last game. The prayers checked in their equipment and cleaned cut their lockerrocm after the loss to Boston and ifecsrehuk did not schedule a practice until he received o invitation to the tournament Sandsy slgSst. v Iba said C&sishis depth ccold be the decid ing factor in the grsi. "Canisius is in the same situation we are,M Iba said. "But they play cine cr tea people and that may give them an atejtage." Besides the &mi between Hall and Marshall, another key matchup is ct center, where Csni sius 7-0 senior Mike Smrek will try to stop Nebraska's All-Big Eight center Dave Hoppea. Smrek, a native of Pt. Robinson, Ontario is the team's second leading scorer with a 15.6 average, and its leading reboander et 6.9. .j) .., "ism .... ' . .1." ' if i -. :; ,- J v ;; ' - V ... '11 - s ' f ' -t' ' i o 1 l .... ... K ' 1 vv 1 1 V ( I iff t - : k : Msrk DsvltOsSiy Nebrtskan Nebraska Ccacli Moe Iba end jmiior gosrd Demetridcs t&eir stoT tonight agsinst Csnisios College. The first-roimd BccferjM go over a defense s.ii&t OMoma. Th linkers Nations! Initeiionsl Tonimment game will begin tonigM t will get st Izzzt one more chsnce to sliiow tt& horse crowd 7:40 tt the Bob Devaney Sports Center. ' . Smrek said he had he Mec jpea's strong irjside play, but never saw the Busker's leading scorer until he watched him on film Tuesday. "I read a little about him in a magazine, but I never saw him play until I watched the game films," Iba said. "He's going to be taught under neath. He's a very, very good player." Iba noted a pair of similarities between Hoppea and Smrek. "IIs's a lot like Hoppea," Iba said. "Smrek is a good offensive player around the goal and is a strong rebounder." Against Nebraska, Smrek said the Golden Griffins will "fall back on the things we did all season." 4We have to go back to the fundamentals and play good, sound defense," he said. Nebraska Bss&ctfcsli Ststibties (Thin Wednesday, March 6) FlEjer Pta- Hebe Dave Hoppea 23.6 8.8 Curtis Moore 13.8 6.2 Harvey Marshall - 10.7 2..S Erian Car? 9.6 2.0 Bill Jackmsa .60 2.S Eonnie Smith' " 2.8 t S.O John Matzke ' 2.5 ... ' 1.7 Joel Seasler . 1.4 .4 Demetrius Buchanan 2.1 .. .8 Anthony White 1.7 .5 Mike Mirtz .7 " .7 0 tut T03 (Scores from Monday) Men's Basketball A Return of the Shrooms 59 (4), Gordons 50 (3) Beta Theta Pi 65 (3.2), Phi Kappa Psi 43 (3.2) Burr 2 West 50 (3.6), Abel 9 36 (3.7) BC Phi pppa Psi 52 (3.2), Sisma Chi 42 (2.8) Cather 10 45 (&4), Harper 9 SI (2.8) Sweets II 44 (3), Hosers 42 (2.4) Small Fry , Average White Team 57 (3.2), Hamski's Kids 48 (3.2) F&cslSyS-tafT Aiifeal Science II 55 (3.5), Fo Pro& 50 (1.8) Women's BasketbsQ Joan Joyce and the B'ackhesrts 52 (3.2), Smith 10 44 (3,2) Eoscra 48 (3.6), Temporary Heroes 38 (1.7) WbifHeball ' America's Team 4, Locking for Ooganias 1 Bloom County 6, NU Avengers 4 Bowling ' Monday Pin Pounders League . High men's game: Wally Leander (Strike Force) 183 High men's series: Mark Pfer (Bedrock Beer framers) 501 High women's game: Tern Baker (Strike Force) 176 High women's series: Lori Stanley (D'Riskies) 478 Nebraska's mea's volleyball club finished second at a s'ix-tesm tournament at Grace land College last weekend. The Huskers defeated Quincy College 15-3, 15-7, 15-6 and Iowa State 10-14 18-16, 17-15. Nebraska fin ished with aa 8-4 retxrd. Graceiand won the tcumment with a 10-2 record. m ..m. I II j tl1 C7 Another N.I.T. bid. In the words cf Mizzoustadentsknowtheir.basketball.- tne csrtooa ch H hairy desll" It would be easy to point cut Moe Ib'a's faults as a coach. Ha doesn't show fiveryutcre yea look to the Nebraska kis players, ether than Dave Hoppea, I jence esc-t en the Erb Dsva I Kycu remember, the sesssn started it My after a bad play or two. He has C r!o Isins r.11I end t in If you re r gana 8-13. looked pre wewoenry. . At the l22sci-Kehrar.ka gie Feb. " in Cclntla, L3., a sscticn cf Is wsri 8t'i-i?t3 ch?.r:t?d "Key Efoe, it iscks like the N.I.T." It locks Uks the impossible in ruining the confidence of Grants Lll Jaciman. But the problem with Iba goes beyond his choice cf line-ups and substi tutons His style cf ptey; especially offen sively, i3 1 :rir i sr.d urettr. rthe to te? hiri ch::l ?.tJ jriar ch::,3 fl;;erj. lalhe l-:tic;y::-s, ivcbr: ' ':a his leet C,T:.h"J Per K":r; r.-.i Celic Hit ter to Err:; erd Kerry Trcltcr to ?!ar cuette. Cz:.h-i Erea rerier 'J.rry JthrwS r,':o r. Ill e:ter.i Eer . : ? if ho U t.;h b t!:. 1? t:: f-- r,.-rr---rC:"-':i,:.-jh 3l:."i tha state. Ucr.LJ, f 3 c. JIVt I ;'J a gna to their heads to get them to come here. - Another problem with the Nebraska prograsa is its, reliance on junior col lege transfers. Arsons who knows bas ketball realizes that a program that relies on JC transfers will never be able to build a consistently solid pregram. You can't build a fsur-per college team when yoa enly have transfers for two years if they stay that long. Kansas has nine freshisea oa its roster. That's building for the fates. Nebraska hss is Conference. Nebraska's schedule fined with a bunch of Nebraskas. Nebraska should try to strer the prograra daring the non-conference part cf the year by playing a VUlanova or SMI! cr Duke. Fill cut the r.en- go ca ; cut more cf the problems with Iba. His record at Memphis State as its coach between 18S3-70 was 37-87. Three years after Iba left, Memphis State reached the NCAA-championship game. But conference part of the schedule with what really needs to be said is that it's solid independj itsiixe&arci site and time for the Nebraska athletic admin- tl.vl lUrf y:at:.:3i:: cr.e rechm.i ca its re: L'tf:rtre'Al3. Fer.ert ;r th? neac Cj:c3 i :n-B'.:: 1 1 c:l.zzl c. 1 n i:l:a 1 1::"3 F,:zl n M-.r.tir.a Zi:'. J l-:t b th3 r,:.::.e ID Dayton. Play the tep teams frcm some cf the less recognised bat equ!Iy ena ble conferences like the Atlantic 10 or Sua Belt. Sure, every team plays a couple cf patsie3. But does Nebraek its roster with them? Net only dees a o m t does Nebraska have to fill into the fc: ietratica and the uniersity as a whole to wake up and smell the coffee. The Nebraska mea's basketball pro-' gram is floundering and no one seems to care. We can pour millions cf dollars tcaa rrc; zs a racxuit hz$ likely to ft' ' c - t ttter.i a ecl.ecl. Wei apl.-yer rher ET.lr cr"V.1:rer.-:.i er..i Flek C!::n? If 5- VI 'f r-4 V-S agsinet that) yet ca-i't sre:J the r.cr.:y to .;et a ceach v. ho will brlr.j N;hre:hi .. It's tfcs to rull it t:;tky. We lve KejTcn fer cna rae:e y;;r. It's r;t tea late if the right coach is hired. Ce
