; ; ' . COLUMpiA MISSOURIAN, Sunday, March 8, 1981PagelOA i .-.-m-.mFmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmWmUmmm- WmmWmUWmWmwmmmammwmmWmmmMmWmMmm Juco fcrwaird Valentine's 23 has Missouri leads Jayhawks MMnwnWnnVJSHiSPSfcjsiBJBHaflMBBUHHHl Jr 'tf'9'v I - ?-- ( on his list By Dve Kitchen Mbsooriaaspsrtswriter title Missouri's men's baitiffthnll team is Big NCAA Eight out to today to find if the waiting has decided to include the Big Eight KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) - Dar- snapping the Wildcats' two-gam- e win- ffwftipinn Tigers in their post-seaso-n 21-- nell Valentine scored 23 points and Art ning streak. Kansas State fell to 8 . tournament plans. But Coach Norm Housey scored 20 to give Kansas its but remains very much alive for either Stewart and his staff are also waiting first NCAA berth in three years with an NCAA or NIT postseason berth. fcranotberdecision. an 80-6-8 victory Saturday night over Adams scored 18 points, Rolando This decision wont be made by a Kansas State in the championship Blackman 17, Nealy 14 and Randy rwmr of athletic administrators game of the Big Eight postseason tour- Reed 13 for Kansas State, which saw though, but by a junior college player nament. its string of five straight wins in Kan- VHHHHflHHHHSHHHKnVHMK. jvHHBnvHBBnnVBHHnWMHJflHHHHSnVJsHHHflik5r- - nVHDHr, -- lr in Minnesota. 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 basketball 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 Clark Kellogg 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 free throw 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.