Stories for March 28, 1988

Jayhawks enjoy net-cutting ritual

PONTIAC, Mich. - Archie Marshall climbed atop a ladder, clutching a pair of scissors in his right hand. Snip, snip … the injured Kansas senior cut the first cord, inaugurating the traditional net-clipping ceremony following Sunday’s 71-58 Midwest Regional championship win over Kansas State at the Silverdome. In succession, Milt Newton, Lincoln Minor, Kevin Pritchard, Keith Harris, Jeff Gueldner, Mike Maddox (wearing a Final Four hat), Clint Normore and Marvin Mattox followed, leaving the net hanging by one, make that two threads.

With Manning covered, Barry knew to shoot

PONTIAC, Mich. - Scooter Barry didn’t want to skip anybody. “Who haven’t I hugged?” the Kansas University junior bellowed in a jubilant locker room, after the Jayhawks’ 71-58 Midwest Regional championship win over Kansas State on Sunday at the Silverdome. “Keith, I haven’t hugged you,” exclaimed Barry, who proceeded to bearhug Keith Harris - the fellow whose steal and dunk gave Kansas a 43-42 lead with 13:41 left. That’s a lead the Jayhawks would not relinquish.

Final Four: KU whips ‘Cats, 71-58, for berth

PONTIAC, Mich. - Everybody will remember Scooter Barry’s career-high 15 points helping send Kansas to the NCAA Final Four. But it was defense, pure and simple, that enabled Kansas to defeat Kansas State, 71-58, in the Midwest Regional final on Sunday afternoon in the Silverdome. Case in point: Kansas State made only four of its last 22 shots as Kansas turned a one-point game into a runaway in the last 10 minutes. “I don’t think K-State had a good shooting night,” KU coach larry Brown said afterward. “Those things happen … but I like to think our defense had a lot to do with it.”

Final Four

KU whips 'Cats, 71-58, for berth

Everybody will remember Scooter Barry’s career-high 15 points helping send Kansas to the NCAA Final Four. But it was defense, pure and simple, that enabled Kansas to defeat Kansas State, 71-58, in the Midwest Regional final on Sunday afternoon in the Silverdome. Case in point: Kansas State made only four of its last 22 shots as kansas turned a one-point game into a runaway in the last 10 minutes.

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