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Department ot Distance Education f* f \ Nebraska c\ vs. ^ \ Creighton WEDNESDAY, February 28 4 p.m. ADMISSION: $4.00 - Adult $2.00 - Student (7-18) Free- UNL Student Free - Children 6 and under Erdmann shines for Sooners By David Wilson Staff Reporter The Oklahoma basketball team ral lied from a 15-point deficit in the sec ond half of Sunday’s game to beat Nebraska with little help from Ryan Minor, the Big Eight’s leading scorer and defending player of the year. After a 16-point performance in the first half, Minor, who averages 21.8 points per game, was held to four points after halftime. Sunday’s game marked just the sixth time this season the senior for ward had scored more points in the first half than in the second half. The Comhusker defense put more pres sure on Minor in the second half, he said, allowing other players to step up. Forward Nate Erdmann stole a pass from Nebraska guard Erick Strickland in the final seconds of the second half to solidify a 65-65 tie and send the game into overtime, where Oklahoma prevailed 80-76. Erdmann broke the tie with a 3-pointer to be gin the overtime period. “All of our guys were playing hard,” Minor said. “We’re not a one man team. The rest of our guys were making big plays.” . i i ne aooners, i o-iu overall ana / 5 in the Big Eight with games remain ing against Oklahoma State and Kan sas, are now in good position to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Erdmann, a 6-foot-5, 210-pound junior from Portales, N.M., finished Sunday’s game with 23 points and seven rebounds. In the first half, he was held to two points and no re bounds, prompting Sooner coach Kelvin Sampson to seek out Erdmann at the half. “I wasn’t prepared to play in the first half,” Erdmann said. “I was just out there sleepwalking. I was chewed out pretty good at halftime.” Sampson said he was disappointed with Erdmann’s first-half perfor mance. “1 challenged him,” Sampson said. “I said, 'We need you to step up and play.’And he did.” Erdmann woke up in the second half, hitting three 3-pointers and scor ing 15 points, including a 3-point shot with 22 seconds remaining in regula tion, to give the Sooners a two-point lead. “Coach wants me to shoot more, but I’m definitely not going to start forcing shots,” Erdmann said. “If I’m -1 going to take a snot, i want to make sure I can make it.” Erdmann, who has started in 25 of 26 games for the Sooners this season, shot 8 of 13 from the field, upping his shooting percentage to a team high 53.5 percent. Erdmann also is tied with Minor for the team lead in assists. After redshirting in 1992-93, Erdmann was coached by Sampson for one season at Washington State. He transferred to Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College for his sopho more season with the intent of play ing for Sampson at Oklahoma his fi nal two seasons. At Hutchinson, Erdmann led the team in scoring, rebounding and steals as a sophomore before coming to Oklahoma this season. He was named Big Eight player of the week last week after scoring a ca reer-high 27 points in a 119-88 vic tory over Colorado on Feb. 17. Judging from his numbers, Erdmann’s performances have had a major impact on the outcome of Oklahoma’s games this year. In Oklahoma’s 16 wins this season, Erdmann is averaging 14.8 points per game. In the Sooners’ 10 losses, he is averaging 9.3 points. DOGBERT, DO YOU WANTJ TO READ THE COMICS/ ^SECTION? WHY SHOULD 11 I CAM LAUGH AT YOU AMY TIME I WANT. i See what everyone is reading. Catch Dilbert® every day in the comics. i ITS NOT WORTH THE WEIGHT # For better health and fitness, exercise. ^p American Heart Association © 1992, American Heart Association ternational zaar'g6 February 28-29 11 am - 3 pm Nebraska Union City Campus Sample international foods! See and buy crafts from around the world; Sponsored by: ISO& For information call Kari Yanai at or International Affairs at 47? Koziol Continued from Page 7 In the Huskers’ dual with No. 2 New Mexico on Feb. 18, Koziol won the all-around, setting personal bests in floor exercise (9.35), pommel horse (9.7) and rings (9.65). But he said he was slightly disappointed with his ca reer-high 56.6 performance against the Lobos. “I still have the chance to go for a 57, though,” he said. “I just want to keep improving every meet, and I know I have a lot of areas to improve in.” Strength and flexibility are two ar eas in which Koziol needs to improve, Allen said. Koziol, who has been Nebraska’s most consistent all-arounder this sea son, said he spent last summer work ing on those two things. “I spent a lot of time in the weight room,” Koziol said. “It really improved my strength.” The added strength has helped Koziol improve his scoring in almost every meet this season. In last Friday’s dual at No. 3 Iowa, he had a career high 9.75 in the pommel horse and fin ished third in the all-around with a 56.5. Big Eight Continued from Page 7 lumbia, Mo. Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton, whose team is 15-9 and 5-7, said this year’s Big Eight was the best conference in which he had ever coached. “The bottom half is so strong,” Sutton said. “It’s a very good league. It’s tough especially on the road play ing in front of full houses.” Nebraska Department of Health 'I ~T-— By Knoeoe Eng I Wed, Feb. 28th 8 PM East Campus Great Plains Room 91 witn Student UNL ID $3 General Admission Sponsored by the University Program Council