[Husker] Big XII Hoops Results and KU's Big Shocker!

[NUStLNorris at aol.com]

As the Huskers sit idle this weekend with their 2 and 0 conference mark (12  
and 3 overall), Big XII hoops action continues. 
 
Holy snikees, Kansas State, fresh off of their embarrassment at the hands  of 
Nebraska last Tuesday at home, goes to Kansas and beats the Jayhawks in the  
Phog!!!  The final was 59-55 and it had to be the biggest win in Jim  
Woolridge's career at K-State.  The heat is probably still on, but at least  he'll 
step back from the ledge ... he was one really down and despondent  dude after 
the loss to NU in Manhattan.
 
Non-conference play saw conference leader Texas take out #3-rated  Villanova, 
58-55.  That's a big one for a saggin' conference rep.   Oklahoma avoided 
going 0 and 3 in league play and deprived A&M their first 2  and 1 Big XII 
conference start ever with a 45-44 (look at some of these low  scores) win over the 
Aggies in College Station.  Terrell Everett scored  OU's last eight points, 
including a three-pointer with 6.1 seconds left.   Everett was the guy who 
missed the short shot late against the Huskers (Joe  McCray's trey to beat OU has 
to be the biggest shot of the young conference  season so far ... put the 
Huskers on a cloud and the Sooners a hole).
 
Texas Tech beat Iowa State in Lubbock 76-73 (scoring explosion!).  I  think 
this makes beating the Cyclones an even tougher task Tuesday night.   Oh well, 
get up for it ... it actually means something, boys!
 
Oklahoma State is up on Baylor in Waco at the half (16 pt.  lead with 4 
minutes left whitled to 33-22).  Baylor, as a condition of  their NCAA-penalty (at 
least I don't think it was self-imposed), wasn't allowed  to play ANY 
pre-conference games this year -- what a killer!!
 
Colorado tips-off in about an hour at Missouri.  Buffs started 10  and 1 but 
have lost their first two conference games.  Missouri -- like the  Huskers -- 
suddenly appear very much alive after much disappointment  early.  
 
Marquette, a victim in Lincoln this year and a victor over #2 UConn a short  
while back, got pounded today by West Virginia, 104-85.
 
Current or close-to-current conference standings (not including OSU's  
contest and whatever happens in Columbia):
Texas, 2-0, 14-2
Nebraska, 2-0, 12-3
Missouri, 2-0, 9-4
Texas Tech, 2-1, 10-7
Oklahoma State, 1-1, 11-5
Kansas, 1-1, 10-5
Texas A&M, 1-2, 11-3
K-State, 1-2, 10-4
Oklahoma, 1-2, 10-4
Iowa State, 1-2, 11-5
Baylor, 0-1, 0-1
Colorado, 0-2, 10-3
 
I think Iowa State, semi-desperate sitting at 1-2 in the conference,  is 
going to be tough to beat this next Tuesday.  Biggest game in Collier's  tenure at 
Nebraska.  Just my opinion, but all things considered, I really  think so.  
What an opportunity he and his team have sitting right in front  of them.  
Texas has to be considered the "best team in the conference"  right now, but who's 
number two?  
 
Candidly, all of the aforementioned probably means little to me if NU was  
sitting at 0 and 2 and 10 and 5 overall.  Not a fair-weather fan, just a  much 
different level of interest.
 
Dave Norris