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Pago 8 Tuesday, March 3, 1987 Daily Nebraskan fl 1- (H r, says ulav of Carr. Buct&aitan A Mives Huskers edge in close games Mee By Tim Hartmann Senior Reporter The credit for two consecutive over time wins last week should go to the seniors on the Nebraska basketball team, Coach Danny Nee said at his weekly press conference Monday. "It was just a great way for them to end the regular season," Nee said. "1 , V... 'y . f f - ft'; iv Andrea HoyDaily Nebraskan Nebraska's Bernard Day (30) and Bill Jackman try for the rebounds after a shot from Kansas' Mark Pellock (40) during the Cornhuskers' 83-81 win over the Jayhawks' Saturday. nn itle bid By Rich Cooper Staff Reporter SAL1NA, Kan. According to Nebraska women's basketball coach Angela Beck, the Cornhuskers went to war against Kansas in the semi final game of the Big Eight Women's Basket ball Tournament and lost the battle. They lost 74-73 to the Jayhawks, to be exact. Nebraska's Maurtice Ivy set a Big Eight Conference scoring record by hit ling 13 of 17 shots from the field and nine free throws for 35 points. Ivy's performafH'e put her in third place on the all lime Nebraska women's scoring list. Ivy finished the tournament with ":) points and eight blocked shots. The Huskers defeat ed Oklahoma State S3 G!) Saturday to reach t he semi final $inu Amy Stephens had a game-high 26 points against the Cowgirls, Ivy and Stacy Imming scored 18 points each for the Huskers. Beck said that Kansas played a hard, physical game and that the Jayhawks shut down Stephens' shooting, who Hmslier gymnasts f By Rich Cooper Staff Reporter Top-ranked UCLA got its revenge Friday against the Nebraska men's gymnastic team as the Bruins defeated the No. 3-ranked Cornhusker men's gymnastics team 280.4 to 278.9 at the Southwest Cup Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. Nebraska's women's team continued to have its problems at the Southwest Invitational, finishing fourth with a 181.1 behind Ohio State with a 184. Arizona State finished second with a 186 and No. 2-ranked UCLA won the just think that they have really done so much." The Cornhuskers defeated Oklahoma State 79-77 Wednesday night in Still water and upset Kansas 83-81 Saturday afternoon in Lincoln. Nee said that Nebraska has been able to win the close games because of the leadership of starting guards Brian Carr and Henry Buchanan. TT A ) w t s I - r only scored two points in the game. "We were very physical out there," Beck said. "I'm proud of our team effort. We were right with them from the field and only one short at the line." Beck said the thing that hurt the Huskers most was their performance at the free-throw line. Nebraska shot 38 percent from the line in the first hall and finished at 55 percent for the game. Coming into the tournament, Ne braska was third in the Big Eight with 69 percent free-throw percentage. The Huskers fell behind 7-0 early but then took the lead, 19-12, with 12:06 left in the first half after a 14-2 scoring streak. Kansas tied the game 27-27 with 19 seconds left in the first half. Evette Ott scored six straight points for the Jay hawks to give them a 38-33 lead at halftime. Beck said that Kansas did a good job applying pressure on Nebraska's guards in the backcourt. She said that because of the pressure, the Huskers couldn't meet with a 187.05. Nebraska men's coach Francis Allen said the Bruins were helped by "over scoring of judges" because they were on Pac-Ten turf. "I thought the judges at the meet leaned a little bit towards UCLA because they are a Pac-Ten team," Allen said. "UCLA came out fired up because they wanted to beat us, but we're better then they are and our team knows it." The Huskers hit only 75 percent of their routines, Allen said. The top all arounder for the Nebraska was Tom if s "Every bit of success we've had has been related to those two in the form of a pass, a free throw by one of them, or a shot," Nee said. "I really think they give a stabilizing effect, a calming effect to the other kids." Against Oklahoma State Carr hit two free throws with one second left in regulation to send the game into over time and then hit a three-point shot during the overtime period. Buchanan penetrated into the free-throw lane against Kansas and then passed to Der rick Vick with one second remaining for the game-winning shot. Carr and Buchanan have also been effective from behind the three-point line in the last few games, Nee said. "Brian Carr the last three games is shooting 56 percent from the three point line, and Buchanan 64 (percent)," Nee said. "As a team we're shooting 52, and that's a significant stat." Nee also praised the play of senior Bill Jackman and Bernard Day and jun ior Keith Neubert. "Jackman is playing great," he said. "He's really playing great. I think he puts too much pressure on himself on his outside shooting. I think when he does all the other things he's doing well, he doesn't have to worry about it. He hit a couple of big baskets (Satur day), but I think sometimes lie thinks he has to shoot the ball when he doesn't." The two victories gave Nebraska a record of 50 percent in Big Eight Con ference play, which Nee said is due to a strong effort from the players. "To be 17-10 (overall) and 7-7 in the conference is, 1 think, a heck of an accomplishment and the kids deserve a lot of credit for that," he said. "I really think they've done an excellent job." The 7-7 record was good enough for a fifth-place finish in the conference. Nebraska will face Kansas State, which finished fourth in the conference, Fri day in the opening round of the Big get the fast break going. The one thing Beck said she was happy with was Ivy's performance. Ivy said she knew Kansas was shut ting down Stephens' offensive game and that she had to do the scoring for Nebraska. "Amy wasn't hitting her shots like she usually does and I felt that I had to pick up some of the slack," Ivy said. "I had a good game, but there's not as much satisfaction in knowing that you're not going to the championship game." Nebraska fell behind 63-52 with 7:47 left in the game. The Huskers began to cut the Jayhawks' 11-point lead by using their full-court press to force Kansas turnovers. Nebraska went on a 12-4 scoring spree, led by Ivy and Imming baskets, to cut Kansas' lead to two, 65-63. The Jayhawks increased their lead to six, 71-65, with 2:28 left in the game on a jump shot by Sandy Shaw. Once again, though, Ivy kept Nebraska in the See BECK on 9 rains short Schlesinger, who scored a 56.4. Each of Nebraska's performers gave up a point, he said. One of the highlights of the meet, Allen said, was when Nebraska fresh man Patrick Kirksey scored a career high 55.8 in the all-around. "I think we were a little inconsistent Friday," Allen said. "If our guys would have hit, then we would have beaten UCLA, but the best thing that came out of the meet is the guys know if they perform then they will be in that final three at the NCAA finals in April." See HUSKERS on 9 r t' W0-. IK Anthony Bailous is closely guarded by the Jayhawks' Kevin Pritchard as he attempts to pass the ball to a teammate during Nebraska's overtime victory over Kansas Saturday. Eight Tournament in Kansas City. Kan- their consistency, but I tell you that if I sas State is coming off a big win at was in the other bracket, I wouldn't Oklahoma, but Nee said neither team will have momentum in the game. "I think that all goes out the window when the ball goes up," Nee said. "I think the team that comes in, exe cutes, plays to their full potential, puts the ball in the basket, makes their free throws, plays good defense, is the team that is going to win." iee saia me team mat plays tnree consistent games will win the tourna- went. "I think Missouri has certainly shown j . i . . i . r 5 y V Andrea HoyDaily Nebraskan want to play Kansas or Oklahoma because they're going to come in breathing fire," Nee said. With several top underclassmen returning next season, Nee said that the Big Eight has a chance to develop into one of the most powerful confer ences. "I just think that Big Eight basket- ii . . . . " " oan is sitting right on the doorstep of popping in and really being one of the top two or three conferences in the country," he said.