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Nebraska to face physical Australians By Jeff Ape! Senior Reporter A friend will turn into a temporary enemy when the Nebraska men’s basketball team faces the Victoria, Australia All-Stars in an exhibition contest tonight at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:35 p.m. Nebraska men’s basketball coach Danny Nee said he is concerned en tering the contest because fans in the land down under regard Australia coach Lindsay Gaze in the same terms as former DePaul coach Ray Meyer. He said Gaze, who served as the Comhuskers’ official escort during their trip to Australia last summer, has a good blend of local talent and for mer American players on his roster. “It will be a good test for us,” Nee said. “After our trip down there last spring, I know our players arc looking forward to this game.” Nebraska senior forward Pete Manning said the Huskers’ Austra lian trip gives them confidence enter ing the contest. Manning said Nebraska learned during its trip that Australians play a different style of basketball than Americans. He said Australians employ a more physical style and also use an abundance of screens in hopes of opening up the three-point shot. Manning said he docs not think Nebraska will have any type of ad vantage even though American offi cials probably will not allow the Australians to employ their physical game inside the paint. He said the Huskers can’t attribute their 5-3 rec ord on the Australian trip to European officiating. ‘As a whole, our starting five have to play defense' —Manning Nebraska opened its Australian trip by dropping 109-84 and 81-75 decisions to the Australian Nationals before defeating the Gippsland Lak ers 124-86.1 he Huskers then suffered a 116-112 setback to the W. Mel bourne Saints prior to defeating the Nunawading Spectres 105-79. the Altos Auckland 103-101, the Pon soby All-Stars I 18-109 and the Ab beys Ma/da Northlands 124-89. None of the members on the Vic toria, Australia squad, which is com prised of players from the Melbourne Tigers National League Club, played against Nebraska during its trip. “All the teams we played (in Aus tralia) were physical, but we can't Steinberg speech rescheduled for today California aitomey Leigh Steinberg will discuss his sports agency 1 practice and issues in sports law today at the University of Ncbraska Lincoln College of Law. Steinberg is scheduled to appear at 11 a.m. in 110 Ross McCullum Hall on UNL’s East Campus. The speech is open to the public and free of charge. Steinberg, who represents 27 first-round draft choices in various sports, calls sports law the “hottest field going.” 11c said the profession has grown from about 200 agents in 1970 to more than 15,000 agents today. The list of Steinberg clients includes Cory Snyder of major league baseball's Cleveland Indians and National Football League quarter backs Steve Young of the San Francisco 49ers, Warren Moon of the Houston Oilers, Ken O’Brien of the New York Jets and Tony Eason of the New England Patriots. UPC to hold Final sports trivia contest today The University of Ncbraska-Lincoln’s University Program Council will hold a screening today for the Super Bowl of Sports Trivia contest. UPC held its first screening Wednesday. The screening today will beat 3:30 p.m. in the Harvest Room of the Nebraska Union. Contestants will be asked 30 sports trivia questions and three winners will be selected. The winners will be receive an all-expense paid trip to Orlando, Fla., Jan. 3 through lOfor ESPN’s Super Bowl of Sports Trivia competition. The three-member UNL team will compete against 32 college teams from across the nation for a $10,000 prize. To be eligible, contestants must be full-time UNL undergraduates. Entry fee is $1. UNL flag football teams should check schedules The University of Ncbraska-Lincoln Office of Campus Recreation has asked men’s intramural flag football team leaders to check the revised playoff schedules daily. The Campus Rec Office is on 1740 V ine Sl blame a loss on getting a call or not getting one,” Manning said. “By playing them, we know what their style of play is. We know what to expect.” Manning said Nebraska needs to improve its defense in order to beat the Australians. He said defense hurt the Huskers during their 104-102, overtime exhibition loss to the Ath letes in Action last Thursday night in Lincoln. “We need to play team defense,” Manning said. “As a whole our start ing five have to play defense. If only three of us arc playing defense, there is no common chemistry.” Manning said Nebraska’s top pri ority entering the game is to win. He said the Huskers need a victory in order to establish some momentum for their season-opening contest against Creighton Nov. 26 at the Sports Center. Manning said Nebraska will be aided by the addition of center Rich King. King, a 7-f(X)t-2 sophomore who made the Big Eight’s all-fresh man team after averaging 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game last sea son, sat out the game against the Athletes in Action w hile pondering a possible redshirt season. “As you know any basketball team has to have a big man in the middle,” Manning said. “(King) and Richard van Poelgcest are our big men.” Oklahoma’s King makes AP team By The Associated Press Scan Elliott of Arizona, Siaccy King of Oklahoma and Danny Ferry of Duke - three players who were instrumental in their team’s Final Four appearances last season - were the lop vote-getters in The Associated Press’ prescason All-America team announced Wednesday. Joining the three senior forwards on the six-man team were sophomore guard Mark Macon of Temple, senior guard Sherman Douglas of Syracuse and junior forward J.R. Reid of North Carolina. Douglas and Reid tied for the final spot in the voting of the 65 member panel that selects the weekly Top Twenty. The 6-foot-8 Elliott was the lop vote-getter, having been named on 56 ballots, two more than King and three more than Ferry. Macori was named on 30 ballots, while Douglas and Reid each ap peared on 23. King is the leading returning scorer of the group, having averaged 22.3 points last season while grabbing 8.5 rebounds and blocking 2.6 shots per game. Elliott didn’t make the Olympic team cither despite his being consid ered a versatile player so necessary in that situation. He, too, will be on a team hurt by graduation as Elliott and Anthony Cook are the only starters returning from the Wildcat team that held the No. 1 spot for six weeks last season. Elliott averaged 19.6 points and 5.8 rebounds last season while shooting 57 percent from the field, 47 percent from 3-point range. Huskers will take Oklahoma s place at Orange Bowl, quarterback says TAYLOR from Page 15 rado when Taylor has started at quar terback. He said a win against Oklahoma would undoubtedly be the biggest of his four-year career. “It would mean a great deal to me and to a lot of other seniors,” Taylor said. “We want to go out with a win and we have the talent to do that. We want to 20 out, establish ourselves, and get the job done.” Taylor said his 0-2 record against Oklahoma doesn’t necessarily indi cate which team has the best talent. “I’m 0-2 against them but I think we’ve outplayed them several times,” Taylor said. f‘It’s come down to key plays and key penalties. That’s foot ball and that happens.” Taylor has completed 70 ot lJV passes for 1,019 yards and 11 touch downs this season. He said the Husk ers must have success throwing the ball if they arc to beat Oklahoma. Taylor said he read the statistics that show opponents are averaging a 52 percent completion ratio against the Sooners. “That indicates there’s some prob lems in their secondary,’’ he said. “They’re not as experienced as they have been in the past." Opponents have completed 152 of 295 passes against the Sooners this season. Taylor, who has rushed for 759 yards this season, said he must avoid being too excited for this game. “In my situation, I’ve never been extremely fired up,” he said. “I’m a low-keyed person. I’ve been dial way my wnoic me. Earlier in the week, Switzer called Nebraska’s offense “The Steve Tay lor Show.” But, Taylor said, he can’t get too worked up about Switzer’s comments. “He said good things about me last year,” Taylor said. “Like they say, he’s a good recruiter. He could have some motives (behind his com ments). He might want me to relax.” Relaxing is one thing Taylor won't be doing until after Saturday’s game, he said. And if the Huskers win, he said, he won’t be intimidated by Miami. “I’ve never played Miami," Tay lor said. “I think it would be a great matchup. I don’t fear anyone at any time. Thai’s football. We’re not afraid to play Miami.’1: Tonight 7:30 p.m. (CST) Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,478 capacity) F 00 Warwick Giddy, 6 -6 10 Chris Remley, 6 -8 21 BradPineau, 6-10 12 Nigel Purchase, 6 -6 G 14 GaryGaspard, 6 -3 John Bruce/Daily Nebraskan Pack of Lies, !„ The Great American Smokeout. Nov. 17. TSSot ■M) FREE MONEY ! ( ALMOST.) $1 OFF ANY KIN SANDWICH SAVE MORE ORDER FOUR! LITTLE KING Amenco s Greotest Heio NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. EXP. 12/31/86 mSSgm Want a little uariety in vein: diet? 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