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By Tim Hartmann
Senior Reporter
It will be a clash of two different
levels of talent when Oklahoma and
Nebraska meet Wednesday night at the
Bob Devaney Sports Center, Nebraska
basketball coach Danny Nee said at his
press luncheon Monday.
"There's no comparison," Nee said.
"It's like comparing a Model-T Ford
with a race car."
Nee said the Cornhuskers can't
match Oklahoma's ability to score
quickly and often. If they try to match
Oklahoma up and down the court, the
Huskers will be in trouble, Nee said. To
back up that statement, he used one
more car analogy.
"I think it would be like a Volkswagen
and a Jaguar," he said. "I really do. You
could take everyone off the floor, and
we couldn't score as fast and quick as
Oklahoma can score."
But that doesn't mean Nee thinks
Nebraska can't win.
"What we have to do to win is we
have to play our best," he said. "We
have to do everything right. We can't
break down in the free-throw shooting
or the boxing out or in any area."
Nebraska will also need some help
from the crowd and from Oklahoma,
Nee said.
"I think the kids are very excited
about the game," he said. "I think we
need fan support. We need our students,
the band; we need everything going to
be ready to play and then hope that
Oklahoma comes in not ready to play."
Nee said that if the Sooners are
prepared, they're one of the most
talented teams in the country. The
Sooners are currently 17-3 overall and
5-1 in the Big Eight conference. Among
their victories are wins over Kansas,
North Carolina State and Nevada-Las
Vegas, the top-ranked team in the
country.
"I think they are probably one of the
premier teams in the country," Nee
said. "I think their win over N.C. State
yesterday (Sunday) afternoon was really
significant. I think they're on a power
roll now."
Huskers ranked first in Big 8
By Rich Cooper
Staff Reporter
Nebraska's women's basketball team
took over sole possession of first place
in the Big Eight Conference Saturday
night as it defeated Oklahoma State
75-61 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Going into Saturday night's game,
the Cornhuskers were in a three-way tie
for first place with Oklahoma State and
Kansas State. Nebraska was aided by
Missouri's 78-74 win over the Wildcats
in Columbia Saturday night.
Nebraska was led by Maurtice Ivy
and Amy Stephens, who scored 26
points each. Oklahoma State's Clinette
Jordan was the Cowgirls' leading scorer
with 23 points.
Nebraska coach Angela Beck said
she was pleased with the Huskers'
performance.
"I think we put together a total ball
game," Beck said. "These kids are com
ing out with fire in their eyes. They
want a championship, and I'm real
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Staff Reporter '
After back-to-back 1 Uh place
finishes in the ail-around at the
NCAA Gymnastics Championships
during irjury-pl&gucd seasons, Ne
braska's Kevin Davis has set his
sights higher for this season, which
he is hq :n; will be a healthy one.
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top three h the NCAA a!! around,
but I'd like to win it," Dvis
One area where the Huskers must
stop Oklahoma is on the offensive
boards, Nee said.
"You can't allow them more than one
.shot, because then they just really hurt
you," he said. "Their athletes
(Darryl) Kennedy and (Tim) McCalister
are just great players. I think that
Harvey Grant, the junior-college transfer,
and Kicky Grace really complement
(David) Johnson, who is playing the
best basketball of his career at Okla
homa." Nee says there are two main reasons
for Oklahoma's success the past five
years. One is how Oklahoma coach Billy
Tubbs coaches his players.
"I think Tubbs does one thing that is
very significant. I think he evaluates
the talent that he has and develops a
style of play to their strengths," Nee
said.
"I don't think he ever asks his team
to do things they're not capable of
doing," he said. "I think he knows their
strengths and their limitations, and he
really plays to their strengths."
The other reason for the Sooner's
success, Nee said, is their ability to
assemble talent.
"Obviously, he (Tubbs) has the
tremendous knack of recruiting good
quality kids and getting that good
blend of junior college kids to get the
chemistry."
Nee said that once Oklahoma re
cruited Wayman Tisdale, who later
became an Ail-American, their recruit
ing success was almost guaranteed.
"Success breeds success," Nee said.
For now Nee is hoping to get that one
recruit that would turn Nebraska into a
national powerhouse.
"That's the thing I put my little head
down on the pillow and dream about,"
he said. ."He's going to come out of
Hastings in a cloud of dust like a
tornado and come across, come into
Lincoln and save me.
"Getting the first great one to come
is probably the toughest," Nee said.
"The more success that (former Husker
Dave) Hoppen has in the NBA, the more
he'll be able to help us get another
player."
proud of them."
Nebraska's zone defense managed to
hold Oklahoma State's shooting to 33
percent from the field. The Huskers
shot 59 percent.
Before Saturday night's game, Ne
braska led the Big Eight in field-goal
percentage at 48.9 percent.
Nebraska began where it left off
Wednesday night against Missouri,
jumping to an 8-0 lead to start the
game. Oklahoma State cut the Huskers'
lead to four points, 17-13, with 11:51
left in the first half on a 14-foot jump
shot by Jordan. Jordan was fouled by
Shelly Block during her shot and made
her free throw to complete the three
point play.
Nebraska answered with a 15-foot
jump shot by Stephens with 7:15
remaining before halftime to give the
Huskers a 25-16 lead.
Beck said Nebraska's defense was
the key to the win.
"Jordan, who's one of their best
players, had people around her all
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felt that injuries have set him back
quite a bit.
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Nebraska men's basketball coach Danny Nee reflects Monday-morning enthusiasm for his
team's performance against Oklahoma State Sunday. The Cornhuskers beat the Cowboys
73-66. ' - - - '
Following Sunday's win over Okla
homa State, Nebraska is now 12-7 and
has a chance of getting in the National
Invitational Tournament.
"I think 15, 16 (wins) would do it,"
Nee said. "If we just are competitive,
win the ones we're supposed to and
steal one, we'll be in the hunt," Nee
night, which forced her to make shots,"
Beck said. "The Cowgirls really ham
mered us on the boards early, but once
we had a little talk with the team, we
came out, pulled down some boards
and made some things happen. The
offense was flowing well tonight."
Jordan wasn't the only Oklahoma
State player who had trouble scoring.
Nebraska held guard Jamie Siess to
only four points on the night, ending
her 51-game streak of double-figure
scoring performances.
Nebraska continued to dominate in
the second half as they increased their
lead to 20 points, 59-39, with 10:40 left
in the game. The Cowgirls cut the
Huskers' lead to 10, 61-51, but that was
as close as Oklahoma State would
come as Nebraska scored 12 unans
wered points to seal the win.
Stacy Imming, who scored nine points
and pulled down eight defensive re
bounds, became Nebraska's all-time
career assist leader. Her 11 assists
against the Cowgirls tied the Bob Dev
aney Sports Center record for number
of assists in a single game.
Beck said Nebraska is a legitimate
contender for the conference cham
pionship. The Huskers' next four games
will be crucial, she said, because two
are on the road.
If Nebraska can win at least half of
the road games, they'll be in "good
shape" for the rest of the season, Beck
said.
During the first half of the season,
Nebraska was 1-3 on the road against
Big Eight teams, but the Huskers are
4-0 at home against conference oppo
nents and have won their last seven
home games.
Nebraska's next home game will be
Feb. 1 1 against Iowa State. The Cyclones
are 0-6 in the Big Eight.
said.
The win over Oklahoma State pleased
Nee because Nebraska played very well
at times, he said.
"I thought that in the first half of the
Oklahoma State game we played as
well as we had all season," Nee said.
"In the second half Oklahoma State
Stacy Imming works the ball
Saturday. During the game,
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Nebraska's free-throw shooting and
poise down the stretch ensured the
win, Nee said. He praised guards Brian
Carr and Henry Buchanan.
"I thought he (Carr) really played a
good leadership role and Buchanan
(played) the same way," Nee said.
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