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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1990
Page
20
New Mexico State, unranked, beat No 7 Nevada Las Vegas 83 82 on Keith Hill 16 foot bank shot with five seconds left. Aggies extend to 12 1 and 3 0 in Big West, first ranked win since 1977 78, coach McCarthy says the win boosts credibility. UNLV drops to 9 3 4 1.
Kansas No 1 in the AP college basketball rankings as KU leads with 16 0. Georgetown moves to second ahead of Michigan Oklahoma and Missouri in the top five. Syracuse falls from No 1 after loss to Villanova. Unlv Illinois Georgia Tech join top ten. Duke and Louisville hover in others with several shifts.
DALLAS AP The Big Eight rejected raising football scholarships from 25 to 30 a year, leaving Kansas Kansas State and Iowa State under the current cap. KU athletic director Bob Frederick called the 80-26 vote a disappointment and suggested lowering totals, while delegates approved allowing two year walk-ons to receive scholarships without counting against the 25 cap. Nebraska's Tom Osborne supported the measure but it failed, and some schools suggested next year revisiting options.
Kansas narrowly defeats Nebraska 87 85 as Gueldner hits two late free throws to break a 85 85 tie. Calloway leads Kansas with perfect free throws while Williams emphasizes late depth. Huskers foul trouble and momentum shift preserve KU season long strength at the line. Kansas travels to Miami U for next game.
Ray Richardson led Nebraska with 18 points but poor shooting doomed the Huskers as Kansas, a presumed Final Four club, used poise and late surge to hold off Nebraska. Coach Danny Nee praised KU’s experience while recognizing Nebraska’s first-half spark and Keith Moody’s career-high 14 in a 95-85 finish. Prairie Village game notes mention Prairie Village’s Lawrence High beating Shawnee Mission East 36-34 with Rhodes and Shortridge scoring 10 each.
Seven years into the race over college entrance exams, the NCAA convention modified Proposition 42 to allow partial qualifiers under Proposition 48 to receive need based aid during their freshman year while maintaining three years of eligibility. The measure, backed by black coaches and educators, preserves ongoing fights over test bias and scholarship limits amid a high stakes policy clash.
KU notes Alonzo Jamison did not travel to Lincoln or Miami. Rick Calloway tied his season high with 21 points while Kevin Pritchard led with 22 as KU shot 45.2 percent, with season highs of 38 free throws and 50 attempts. The Jayhawks won in the Devaney Center for the first time in four years, both teams finishing with 37 rebounds.
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