1957-58
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ROSTER:
NO. |
POS. |
NAME |
CLASS |
HGT. |
WGT. |
Hometown (Previous School) |
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RETURNEES: |
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23 |
G |
Bob
Billings * |
Jr. |
5'11 |
165 |
Russell, KS (Russell HS) |
13 |
C |
Wilt
Chamberlain * |
Jr. |
7'0 |
225 |
Philadelphia, PA (Overbrook HS) |
25 |
G |
John
Cleland |
Sr. |
6'3 |
172 |
Topeka, KS |
35 |
F |
Monte
Johnson * |
Jr. |
6'5 |
181 |
Kansas City, KS |
4 |
G |
Larry
Kelley % |
Jr. |
6'0 |
160 |
McCune, KS |
31 |
G |
Lynn
Kindred |
Jr. |
6'3 |
162 |
Emporia, KS |
33 |
F |
Ron Loneski
* |
Jr. |
6'5 |
199 |
Hammond, IN (Hammond HS) |
43 |
F |
Gary
Thompson * |
Jr. |
6'4 |
180 |
Wellington, KS
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NEW FACES: |
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45 |
F |
Al Donaghue |
So. |
6'5 |
204 |
Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte HS) |
21 |
G |
Bob
Hickman |
So. |
6'2 |
186 |
Terre Haute, IN |
15 |
F |
Jim
Hoffman |
So. |
6'4 |
184 |
Kansas City, MO |
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Jerry
Johnson # |
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55 |
C |
Gary Mowry
% |
Jr. |
6'7 |
175 |
St. Joseph, MO |
19 |
G |
Art Muegler
% |
So. |
5'9 |
165 |
St. Louis, MO |
* Varsity letter Cpt. = Captain
# = Walk-on % = Nonletterman
LOSSES FROM LAST YEAR ('57 stats):
PLAYER LOSSES |
Class |
Hgt. |
POS. |
G/GS |
PTS |
PPG |
RBS |
RPG |
PPts |
STATUS |
Eddie Dater |
Sr. |
6'3 |
G |
15/ |
24 |
1.6 |
10 |
0.7 |
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Graduated |
Gene Elstun |
Sr. |
6'3 |
F |
26/ |
293 |
11.3 |
189 |
7.3 |
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Graduated |
Lee Green |
Sr. |
6'5 |
F |
10/ |
10 |
1.0 |
14 |
1.4 |
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Graduated |
Blaine Hollinger |
Sr. |
5'10 |
G |
18/ |
21 |
1.2 |
14 |
0.8 |
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Graduated |
Harry Jett |
Sr. |
6'3 |
F |
8/ |
10 |
1.3 |
4 |
0.5 |
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Graduated |
Lew Johnson |
Sr. |
6'6 |
C/F |
26/ |
77 |
3.0 |
101 |
3.9 |
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Graduated |
Ronald
Johnston |
Sr. |
6'1 |
F |
12/ |
51 |
4.3 |
41 |
3.4 |
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Graduated |
Maurice
King |
Sr. |
6'1 |
F |
27/ |
263 |
9.7 |
122 |
4.5 |
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Graduated |
John
Parker |
Sr. |
6'0 |
G |
27/ |
148 |
5.5 |
53 |
2.0 |
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Graduated |
Joe Ensley |
So. |
6'1 |
G |
1/ |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
1.0 |
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TOTALS |
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897 |
33.2 |
549 |
20.3 |
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SEASON SUMMARY:
Chamberlain did return for his junior season at KU.
But his veteran supporting cast of Elstun, King, Johnson and Parker had
graduated. Even with Wilt’s
average of 30.1 points a game (still a KU record for single-season average), KU
finished 18-5 overall and 8-4 for a second place tie in the conference and
failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
But the season was not without its highlights.
On Feb. 8 in Lawrence, KU met Nebraska, which was stuck in the league
cellar. Behind Chamberlain’s 46
points, which broke B. H. Born’s conference record of 44, the Jayhawks beat
the Cornhuskers 104-46. The
total broke KU’s previous scoring record of 100 points, set against Rice in
the 1954-55 season. And in the
final game of the season, KU met
K-State, the conference champion and No. 1-ranked team in the nation.
Chamberlain, in his final game as a Jayhawk, scored 24 points as the
Jayhawks controlled the game throughout, beating the Wildcats 61-44 in
Manhattan.
After he scored only a few points against Colorado during a
game in 1958, The University Daily Kansas had this observation about
Chamberlain: “What makes a
basketball player, in hot pursuit of the national scoring title, pass up a
chance to score 35 or 40 points and settle for six?…
The answer, to those who were in Boulder Monday night, is simple.
Wilt is a team man. To him
the most important thing is a victory for Kansas – national scoring titles or
records are second in his book…. Jayhawker
coach Dick Harp: “Wilt has
virtually destroyed his chance to win the national scoring crown because of his
play Monday night. I never knew
anyone unselfish enough to do this sort of thing.
This just proves Wilt is a fine playmaker and a fine team man.
This was all his own idea.”
Source:
The Crimson & Blue handbook, pages 56-57.
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1958 FINAL TEAM STATISTICS (Team
highs in bold):
CATEGORY
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KU
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OPP
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DIFF
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Chamberlain, Wilt |
Loneski, Ron |
Billings, Bob |
Hickman,
Bob |
Donaghue,
Al |
Johnson,
Monte |
Games Played/Started
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23 |
23 |
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21/ |
23/ |
21/ |
23/ |
23/ |
22/ |
Points
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1547 |
1273 |
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633 |
310 |
173 |
119 |
115 |
74 |
Per Game
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67.3 |
55.3 |
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30.1 |
13.5 |
8.2 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
3.4 |
Rebounds
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1043 |
777 |
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367 |
208 |
41 |
79 |
91 |
95 |
Per Game
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45.3 |
33.8 |
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17.5 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
FG -Attempts
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1382 |
1460 |
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482 |
315 |
136 |
141 |
110 |
82 |
Made
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573 |
505 |
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228 |
120 |
64 |
45 |
46 |
28 |
Percent
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41.5 |
34.6 |
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47.3 |
38.1 |
47.1 |
31.9 |
41.8 |
34.1 |
FT-Attempts
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663 |
409 |
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292 |
117 |
64 |
48 |
40 |
35 |
Made
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401 |
263 |
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177 |
70 |
45 |
29 |
23 |
18 |
Percent
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60.5 |
64.3 |
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60.6 |
59.8 |
70.3 |
60.4 |
57.5 |
51.4 |
Production Points/Game
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Production Points/Minute |
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Statistics, Cont'd
CATEGORY |
Hoffman, Jim |
Thompson, Gary |
Kindred, Lynn |
Cleland, John |
Johnson, Jerry |
Mowry, Gary |
Kelley, Larry |
Muegler, Art |
Team |
Games Played/ Started |
18/ |
5/ |
18/ |
15/ |
8/ |
4/ |
4/ |
2/ |
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Points |
35 |
27 |
26 |
17 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
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Per Game |
1.9 |
5.4 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
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Rebounds |
38 |
8 |
29 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
Per Game |
2.1 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
FG - Attempts |
34 |
20 |
25 |
13 |
15 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
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Made |
12 |
12 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Percent |
35.3 |
60.0 |
36.0 |
30.8 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
33.3 |
0.0 |
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FT - Attempts |
2 |
7 |
15 |
9 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
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Made |
11 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Percent |
52.4 |
42.9 |
53.3 |
100.0 |
58.3 |
50.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Production Points/Game |
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Production Points/Minute |
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Source: KU Basketball Media Guide
GAME-BY-GAME
Oklahoma State
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W
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63-56
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Dec. 2
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at Stillwater, Okla.
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Canisius
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W
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66-46
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Dec. 4
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at Lawrence
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Northwestern
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W
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71-65
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Dec. 7
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at Evanston, Ill.
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Marquette
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W
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82-62
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Dec. 9
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at Milwaukee, Wis.
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St. Joseph’s
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W
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66-54
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Dec. 14
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at Philadelphia, Pa.
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Washington
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W
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77-59
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Dec. 20
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at Lawrence
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California
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W
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58-52
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Dec. 21
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at Manhattan, Kan.
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Oklahoma
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W
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68-50
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Dec. 26
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Iowa State
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W
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55-48
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Dec. 28
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Kansas State
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W
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79-65
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Dec. 30
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at Kansas City, Mo.
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Oklahoma State
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L
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50-52
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*
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Jan. 2
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at Lawrence
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Oklahoma
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L
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62-64
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Jan. 7
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at Norman, Okla.
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Colorado
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W
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67-46
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Jan. 13
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at Lawrence
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Missouri
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W
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68-54
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Jan. 18
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at Columbia, Mo.
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Kansas State
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L
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75-79
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**
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Feb. 3
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at Lawrence
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Nebraska
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W
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104-46
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Feb. 8
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at Lawrence
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Colorado
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W
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60-51
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Feb. 10
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at Boulder, Colo.
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Iowa State
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W
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90-61
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Feb. 15
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at Lawrence
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Missouri
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W
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84-69
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Feb. 17
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at Lawrence
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Nebraska
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L
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41-43
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Feb. 22
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at Lincoln, Neb.
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Iowa State
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L
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42-48
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Feb. 24
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at Ames, Iowa
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Oklahoma
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W
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60-59
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*
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Feb. 28
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at Lawrence
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Kansas State
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W
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61-44
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Mar. 8
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at Manhattan, Kan.
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