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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1978
Page
7
Kansas struggled early as Missouri employed a spread slowdown in the first half, yet KU pulled away to a 72 52 victory at Allen Fieldhouse behind a strong second half. Coach Ted Owens said the tactic tested his team but helped sharpen future readiness while Paul Mokeski led with 11 rebounds.
Kansas won 61 35 at 5 28 to play in the first half after a late move. Ken Koenigs scored 20 points and 11 rebounds despite a heel ligament issue. Darnell Valentine noted the tempo swung momentum Kansas way and KU extended its Big Eight lead to 9 1. Clint Johnson joined Kansas history with 100 games played and 3 017 minutes.
Missouri coach Norm Stewart faced a 72 52 setback at Kansas amid a crowd of reporters. He blamed poor first half defense and bad shots, noted KU’s 29 15 rebounding edge, and said plan A failed and plan B didn’t work. He said MU was outmanned and inexperienced, and he refused to speculate on athletic director plans, insisting he is there to coach basketball.
Kansas coach Ted Owens criticizes patience after a 72-52 win over Missouri as Nebraska’s Joe Cipriano praises his 63-50 victory over Kansas State. Oklahoma defeats Oklahoma State 77-70, Colorado ends a seven-game skid with a 70-64 win over Iowa State in Boulder.
Top ranked Vitas Gerulaitis routed Frew McMillan and John Alexander outlasted Ilie Nastase in St Louis Classic matches. Zeljko Franulovic upset Manuel Orantes while Eddie Dibbs defeated Bill Scanlon. In Seattle, Rosie Casals advanced to quarter finals with a win over Renee Richards at a $100,000 event alongside Navratilova and other seeds. In Chicago, Rich Rhodes sued Lucius Allen and the Kansas City Kings for 3.75 million over a career ending punch in a Septembers Champaign incident.
Eight Kansas prep players signed Big Eight Conference letters of intent with Kansas University on Wednesday. Four were all state standouts Roger Foote, Todd Bertsch, Russ Bastin, Grant Thierolf, with four more on day one: Brad Butts, Bob Hanna, Brad Turner, and Kirk Maska.
South Cougars upset Leavenworth West 68 61 to reach the Leavenworth West junior high final. Jeff Smith led with 20 points, Grinnell 19, Bardy 17 as South improved to 8 4 and earned a title game date with Shawnee Heights.
Lions switch to a smaller lineup led by 5-9 sophomore Darren Green for Friday's league clash at Mission North after a 60-54 win over Mission West. Coach Bob Frederick will rely on the quick front with 6-6 Karl Kliewer and 6-5 Steve Walker, while Joe Specht of North provides the primary challenge. Kendall leads LHS with 10.8 points per game, Green adds 10.1, and Mueller should return from an ankle sprain for the JV.
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