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6-foo- jk, t-8 It was the first time Kansas had won sas City also come to an end. But the Nelson Johnson, a forward Jay-haw- College the tournament even though the ks Wildcats still have the best record in for Golden Valley Junior in had been in the title game three the history of the Big Eight tourna- suburban Minneapolis, has narrowed 10-3- . times in the five-ye-ar history of the mentat bis college choices to Michigan, Iowa, ; 79-5- valu- event. It also avenged a 8 setback Valentine was named the most Marquette and Missouri. In a year to Kansas State in the 1980 champion- able player of the tournament and was where the Tigers are looking for a cou- ship game. joined on the all-tourn- ey team by ple of toll players to fill the shoes of Colo- (6-foot- -8) Kansas used only five players the en- Housey, Adams, Blackman and starting forward Curtis Berry tire game and four of them reached rado guard JoJo Hunter. and reserve center Carl Amos (6-foot-- 9), Kansas State used the outside shoot- Johnson may be just the man double figures to run the Jayhawks' in- winning streak to five games and up ing of Adams (eight points) and the Missouri needs. side power of Reed (11 points) to build enrolled Golden record to 22-- 7. Tony Guy added Since Johnson at their up in opening re- 18, David Magley 10 and John Craw- leads of to six points the Valley last year, the Royals have 12 were me minutes. 45 ford 9 to carry Kansas to its 12th all-ti- corded 43 wins in games, and But Guy scored six points and Valen- going into their game Saturday NCAA bid. - 254 tine four as Kansas reeled off 12 ' - YAYAYAnvJMSEnYAUW .HflYflnYAnYAYfiSwAflflfl'LW V T During past two years, John- -- V-' - jAmB--JS9 - night. the Kansas led by seven at halftime - -- 99JHwAwwvJkswjbhbw9bj and straight points during a three-and--a- jams . -- " mm ' High aEJFKmmmmmr Jr'"' f NSVVHnfllnSBYAYJftHr son, who prepped at GlenvUle maintained that cushion on the sL-- .B-- half minute span late in the half to MS-- -- m' JmWJlmfmmimBMUmma School in Cleveland, has averaged MR . j;'' C Jjfat mmw mmwmn9mmm3mmmmAMmmmmmMmmmwWmmmWm? strength of two Housey baskets with one-poi- nt 38-2- fs E 9 move from a deficit into a V SmM-Jmm- v mMMmmY5mLGmmmmmMmmmmmmMmmY 23 14 rebounds 5 :15 left in the game. BP 1i. more than points and - - M 1 lead. "fcy& -- iSKSr ,lii 1 ilfm iiTBIBffnBir per game. But Tyrone Adams bit six straight Guy scored eight points in the final Min- points to draw Kansas State within one His coach, former University of seven and a half minutes to stake the nesota Saunders, said in a 53-5-2. The Wildcats pulled to within guard Flip at Jayhawks to 43-3-6 intermission lead. on two occasions, final telephone interview Saturday that one more the Valentine scored 14 of his points in the 5? 18-foo- highs of ter Johnson has had career time on an by Ed Nealy with half. 61-6- first 31 rebounds, wfll be just 8:25 remaining to make it 0. points and but Despite the loss, Kansas State feels it as valuable at a major college because Kansas then reeled off eight straight still deserves a spot in the NCAA tour- cf his defense. Saunders, who played points on baskets by four different ney. with two current NBA forwards at Min- players and went on to outscore Kan- "I hope to think we're one of the top nesota, Mark Olberding and Mark 9-- 2 five-minu- te to sas State over a span 48 teams in the nation. I think we'll Landsberger, said "Nelson can al- open up a 72-6- 2 lead with 3:07 left in the probably get in," Blackman said. game. ready play defense better than either "I think we should get in the NCAA one ofthem." Valentine hit four free throws in the because of our record," said center A birds-ey- e View of the ACC tourney: North Car- Williams and Ernest Graham wait for the rer. "Many scouts consider him the pre- final 41 seconds to help Kansas build Randy Reed," We've got 20 wins and mier junior college forward in the its biggest lead of the game 14 points not too many teams in the coutry can olina's Sam Perkins (dark jersey) watches his bound that never came. Norm Carolina beat 61-6- country." said Saunders. Johnson's 80-6-6 0 ACC tournament at with five seconds left in say that." shot go through for two, as Marylands's Buck Maryland for the title. statistics this season lend credence to Saunder's statement. They include 135 blocked shots, 80 dunks, and a 22.1-pointaver- age. Johnson's decision on where to at- Scott carries Sun Devils to upset of Beavers tend college has been delayed by his team's success. If Golden Valley wins From our wire services ILLINOIS 98, NORTHWESTERN 76 at Champ- from the top of the Big Ten standings. The Hoo- its game with U-1-3 North Dakota State . School of night, the I1L scored 24 points to -- 21--9 overalL Sciences Saturday - aign, Mark Smith lead siers ended of Wildcats, giving Illinois Royals tnfl advance to the National CORVALLIS, Ore. Guard Byron Scott scored College the Dinito a rout the ' OHIO-STAT- Ohio Junior College Tournament in Hutchin- 25 points Saturday to pace fifth-ranke-d Arizona its first 20 win regular season in 73 years. E 7;'ibWA 79, at Columbus 87-6- 20-- son, Kan., March 14. State to a shockingly easy 7 upset of No. 1 and half before Black's layup. Black stole the ball just Eddie Johnson added 16 for Illinois, 7 overall " ' -C- rtefScbttsclKbflhsiBpomtsinthesec-ond third-plac- Aside from tiSe success his learn ar previously unbeaten Oregon State in the final Pa-- 18 seconds after Worthy lost the ball out of bounds and 12--6 in the league, whose e finish half and also tallied 18 to pace sixth-rank- ed joys, Saunders says Johnson is a cific-1-0 game ofthe season for both clubs. with the score tied. Wood's tip-i- n and a was their best since 1973. Three other Illinois the Buckeyes to a Big Ten victory over the that "classperson." Sun up 40-2-0 halftime lead by Worthy put North Carolina in front for good, players finished in double figures with Perry Hawkeyes. The Devils built a first-roun- first-plac- d 58-5- e "Last night in our game, and the stunned Beavers could get no closer than 4, withl:25 to play. Range scoring 13, Craig Tucker 12 and James The loss knocked Iowa out of a tie for 6--f oot-1-0 he took timeout from shooting his 12 points in the final half. OSlTs center Griffin 10. the conference lead with Indiana. - 5, 14-1- warmups to go help paraplegic find Steve Johnson, recently voted the outstanding BYU 95, UTAH 76, at Provo, Utah Danny . The mini outscored Northwestern 20-- midway Ohio State, which finished with a 3 overall a a 34-1- 9--9 seat in the stands. He helped him take player in the Pac-1-0 this season, sat out 17 min- Ainge tossed in a game-hig- h 35 points in leading through the first half to open up a 7 lead with record and a Big Ten mark, retains hope for a 19th-ranke- his coat off, talked to him for awhile, utes of the first half with three fouls and foaled the d Cougars to a convincing 8:30 remaining. Illinois, which is expected to re- National Invitational Tournament bid. 47-3-3 21--6 13--5 shook his hand and then came back out with 18 points with5:45 left in the game-Orego- n .comeback victory over the No. 9 Utes in the final ceive its first NCAA bid since 1963, led at Iowa, which finished overall and in the State Coach Ralph Miller blamed John- Western Athletic Conference game of the season halftjmt and opened up leads of 25 paints in the conference, got to withm three pcants on two occa- onto the floor. I don't think you'll see son's foul trouble, and, consequently, his team's for both teams. second half before sending in its reserves. sions late in the game, the last with 71 seconds to too many players anywhere that would first-plac- dosomething like loss, on the officialsThe only nice thing about The loss dropped Utah into a e WAC tie play on two free throws by Vince Brookins, but that." game playoffs we Wyoming, both with 13--3 records. But the 24--4 Ohio scored the five points of game. Gary Ijhman, the sports editor of having this over is that in the with METRO TOURNAMENT- - LOUISVILLE 42, State last the the Pac-1- 0 won toss the Cowboys half-tim- e Minneapolis wont have officials, and I think Steve Utes a coin against at CINCINNATI 31 at Louisville, Ky. Star, also lauds Johnson. (Johnson) will be very pleased," Miller said. and will be the league's designated NCAA 18th-ranke- MISSOURI VALLEY TOURNAMENT ''This year, there are only four players scored 15 points to lead the d Cantinals "I was pretty sure it was going" to be a tough playoff team. Wyoming, 22--5, and BYU, 22--6, are CREfGHTON Tt, WICHITA STATE 64 at Wichita, in the state of Minnesota that wfll play " to a victory over the Bearcats in the champion- game," he added. "It was really tough to play bothhoping for at-lar- ge tournament berths. ship game and earn an automatic berth in the Kan. Kevin McKenna scored 23 points, most on at tite Division 1 level next year, but Arizona State with your post man sitting on the Tom Chambers led Utah with 27 points and 10 NCAA tourney. long range bombs, to give the Bine Jays a win Johnson is the best and he's been re- bench with fouls he didn't deserve." rebounds, while Karl Bankowski had 14 points, The defending NCAA national champion Cardi- over the Wheatsbockers in the championship cruited byjust about everybody." accuracy, 12 11. game. OSU, leading the nation in and Scott Martin nals won 15th straight stretched Saunders said, "It's hard to draw 7-of-- their and ibeir 24 could hit only from the field in the opening 16-1- Cragbton, which had lost twice to WSU during comparisons, but a lot of people have season record to 2ML Cincinnati fell to 3. half for an icy 29 percent. SEC TOURNAMENT MISSISSIPPI S6, the regular season, gained an automatic berth in compared bun to of GEORGIA 62 at Birmingham All-confere- nce the NCAA tournament with the win. DePauL He's that strong type of board NORTH CAROLINA 61, MARYLAND fit at forward brought Ole Miss back INDIANA 69, MICHIGAN STATE 48 at East WSU made a furious attempt to come back back player who can play strong around the Landover,Md. Jimmy Black's and layup from a 12-poi- nt deficit to beat the Bulldogs, giving Lansing, Mich. Senior center from a late four deficit, but the Blnejays boards and takeittothe glass." with 2:55 to play put the Tar Heels in front and the Rebels their first-ev- er Southeastern Confer- scored 17 points and junior forward Landon Turn- controlled the ball and hit crucial free throws the The Tigers arent talking about North Carolina held on to down the Terrapins to ence basketbaU tournament championship. er added 16 to give the Hoosiers the undisputed final two minutes to preserve the win. whom they're recruting, but Stewart win their ninth Atlantic Coast Conference champi- The Rebels came into the tournament, unseeded Big Ten championship and an accompanying wfll be able to offer as many as seven onship in the last 14 years. after finishing sixth during the regular season NCAA tournament berth with a victory over the SOUTHWEST TOURNAMENT HOUSTON scholarships for haskpthafl this year. scored 18 points to lead the Tar with an 8--10 conference record, and only 13-1- 3 Spartans.The championship was the sixth for the 84, TEXAS 59 at San Antonio The 37 points of Guard Mike Foster, Amos and Berry Heels, added 14 and freshman center overalL But they upset 12th-ranke- d Tennessee, 81-7- 1, Hoosiers in Bobby Knight's 10-ye- ar career as Rob Williams and the surprising performance of wfll be lost through graduation, and Sam Perkins had 13, while Ernest Graham had 27 in the quarterfinals, routed VanderbOt, 71-5- 1, bead coach. Michael Young carried the Cougars to a rout of two of the other four scholarships were for the Terrapins, 20-- 9, 19 in the first half, and Al in the semifinals and then staged their come-from-behi- nd Indiana ended the regular season with a 14--4 the Longboats in the championstnp game, send- given the Tigers when freshmen Lex King added 10. triumph over Georgia, which is now conference mark one game better than Iowa, ing Houston into the NCAA tournament for the Drum and Richie Johnson left the team The score was tied seven times in the second 18-1-1 overalL which tost its last two games of the season to fall 12th time. earlier inthe season. Stewart expects Missouri to receive at-lar-ge berth By Bob Holt careful or I'm liable to shoot us out of it (an at-lar- ge record nearly identical to Missouri's, and split Indiana and fifth-ranke- d Arizona State. three teams fraaa the conference to be selected Mtssoorian sports writer bad)," Stewart said. "But I would yqm"" the season series with the Tigers. Kansas State Missouri was 11--4 in non-conferen- ce play for the NCAAs. Most observers find that pros-pe- ct " the Big Eight champion would be invited." won impressively 75--56 at Manhattan, while the three of those losses on a neutral court and unlikely. KANSAS CITY, Mo. When the NCAA an- Stewart was reminded of the 1976-7- 7 season Tigers prevailed 46-4-3 in the season finale in Co- has not beaten a team currently ranked in na- But the Tigers find it equally unlikely that the nounces its selections to the national basketball when Missouri finished 21--8 and second in the lumbia mat decided the regular-seaso- n cham- tional polls. Its losses included the defeat at NCAA would deny the Big Eight champion a tournament at 2 pjn. today, Missouri Coach conference, and then lost in the tournament fi- pionship. Louisville, an 81-7- 3 setback to Arkansas on a bidtothe tourney. Norm Stewart expects his team to receive an nals to Kansas State,' and did not receive an Missouri won the conference with a 104 re- neutral court, an 84-6-2 romp by Illinois in St. 'Tve said all along we deserve three teams," . K-Sta- invitationtothe48-teamparty- NCAAbid. cord, but just edged te and K.U., who Louis, and a 68-7-4 loss to Florida State in Atlan- said KansasState Coach Jack Hartman. The Tigers (2W were knocked out of the Big "We hadn't won the championship that year, were both 9--6. ta. "WeVe had some ups and downs this sea- Eight tournament and the conference's auto- though," said Stewart. Also, the NCAA has ex- Another factor the NCAA selection commit- Few would argue that the trio of Missouri, son," said Tiger forward Curtis Berry. "But 75-7- 0 matic bid, losing to Kansas Friday night. panded the tournament field since then. tee wfll no doubt look at, is the teams' non-con-fem- ce Kansas State, and Kansas dent belong among overatt we feel we've bad a good season and But Stewart believes that because Missouri won "No, there is no doubt in my mind (that Mis- record, and that's where Missouri is tiie nation's 48 teams. But with the conference rmconfidentweHbeintbe tournament." the Big Esght regular season championship it is souri will be invited)," Stewart said. weaker than the Kansas schools. tournaments playing havoc with the NCAA's se- Missouri guard Jon Sundvokl would tend to entitled to compete in the NCAA tourney, as the But there may be some doubt in the minds of The Wildcats were 10--2 against non-conferen- ce lections, if enough underdog teams win their agree, but he knows the Tigers can't control Tigers did last season when they won the con- people from Kansas and Kansas State. Kansas foes, inrhirtiTg a 17-poj- nt win over Louis-vffi- e, conference tournament chanaonstnns, other ference, but also lost in the Big Eight tourna- (22-7- ), which beat Kansas State (21-8- ) 8048 in which whipped Missouri by 22 points, and teams with better records win be left out in the "I think we deserve to go." Sundvold said. ment. the finals Saturday night, gained the Big a 47-4-8 victory against ISth-ranke- d Arkansas. cold. "But I dont run the tournament, it's not un to ''They've got the format down, so I better be Eight's automatic bid, but the Wildcats have a Kansas State's two losses were to 13th-rank- ed Big Eight coaches have lobbied all season for me. Hopefully, well get a bid." v ByBriM Hewitt gions. so much simpleronce. large teams were all independents. Be- 1981CUeagSBB-Tfme- s Readouts revealing win- teams Gone are the days of the 254eam ing a conference runner-u- p didnt cut Computer aids NCAA ning percentage on the road, strength NCAA tournament in which a Kansas anyice. Early Sunday afternoon -- NCAA at-larg- e an of schfdnle and, even opponents' City sports editor drew tie rf S moe Mrtpppnrtpntg computer will buzz, whir, dick, thrum, strengthof schedule. schools out of hat. This is the age of werepiacedm--SfJ?!! a a hat and the sports edi-te- of burp and spit out sites, schools, pair- de- Then the committee wfll make its the printout, the Arbitral television the Kansas City Star plucked in filling field ings and answers. By late afternoon, cisions. tourney nine-ma-n the NCAA's committee will And only, then wfll wfll athletic direc- Now, there are 43 schools chosen for have consulted the computer, discuss- tors and airline reps start bartering this annual stampede that wfll scad eduled ed its data and divided the 48-tea-m ifLp!25,iire over charters, packages, supersavers four survivors to Fhfladelphia later offioaBy to be released 2 to- 12-scho- at NCAAfidd into four ol regions. ' pjn. and superfavors. this month. In the meantime, there are day. Bet the selection committee nrnb. The committee also win have di- "Let me emphasize that this comput- arenas to fin, perinonatitirs to show- gested: er is a tool, not the major source ofthe case, geographic to he struck balances Dsmeigaaie. sixth-nmk- ea 64-pa- ge If the er note A dossier NCAA Ten-Commission- from the decision," says Big and egos to assuage. There are net- Jnsh wm, they mav end tm Ststt$tlC3 30TCSVL Wayne Duke, who heads the selection work and cable television thirsts to ttefirstseedmnilMMeartrSS . A Rating Power Index for all the committee.- - slake. fl(gg be ctoserSdSKu teamsand all the conferences. But which teams receive invitations In the days of the 2S4eam tourna- An advisory committee's consen- and where they play is a computer-base- d ment, 16 conference cfiamnions re- Mayteusliouldjustarawttcutof sus rating from each of the four re-- decision, nonetheless. It was all ceived automatic bids. The nine at-- i