Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com (TOM WITHERS, UPI Sports Writer) Newsgroups: clari.sports.basketball Subject: College Basketball Roundup Keywords: basketball, men's college Message-ID: Date: 1 Feb 90 08:05:47 GMT Lines: 92 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: sports Slugword: bkc-colbkrup Priority: major Format: summary ANPA: Wc: 1014; Id: s0448; Sel: ns--s; Adate: 2-1-255aes; Ver: sked Codes: yskcmxx. Though they were trailing by nine points at halftime Wednesday night, Michigan Coach Steve Fisher told his team not to worry. After watching Purdue make 70 percent of its shots in the first half, Fisher stressed to his No. 4 Wolverines that there was no way the Boilermakers could shoot 70 percent in the second half. He was right, Purdue only shot 69.6 percent the rest of the way. Purdue, ninth-ranked and one of college basketball's biggest surprises this year, remained unbeaten in the rugged Big Ten with a 91-73 thrashing of the Wolverines. The Boilermakers established a Crisler Arena record, making 35 of 50 shots and now hold a two-game lead in the Big Ten. ``Everybody's chasing Purdue,'' Fisher said. ``And everybody could be in a big hurt. Michigan State needs a victory (Thursday) over Minnesota. ``Purdue was running off the floor saying, `We're for real.' And they are.'' ``You play that well,'' Purdue coach Gene Keady said, ``you're going to beat a lot of good teams. The kids are really working together.'' Tony Jones and Steve Scheffler combined for 41 points as Purdue improved to 8-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since 1936. It has won 11 conference games in a row overall, one shy of the school record. Jones, who hit 11 of 21 shots, scored 23 and Scheffler had 18 points while missing just one shot. Loren Clyburn scored 15 with Woody Austin and Ryan Berning getting 13 apiece. Berning made 6 of 7 shots. Michigan dropped to 5-3 in the Big Ten and 15-4 overall. The Wolverines were led by Rumeal Robinson, who had 17, and Terry Mills with 15. After the Wolverines closed to within three at 55-52 with 13:59 to play, the Boliermakers went on a 13-0 run that put the game away. Scheffler who has made an amazing 51 of 61 shots in Big Ten play, converted his only miss into a layup that started the spree. ``Scheffler misses and puts in his own rebound,'' Fisher said. ``If we get it, you never know. They go on a 13-0 run and we don't score for seven minutes.'' Keady has stressed self-discipline to his team this year, resulting in their excellent shooting percentages. The Boilermakers never took a shot from outside of 12 feet unless it was wide open. ``The coaches emphasize if you have a real good shot, be willing to make the extra pass to get an even better shot,'' said Scheffler, who made 7 of 8. ``We don't have much of a choice because if we don't, we're dead.'' ``A lot of things can still happen,'' said Scheffler. ``To start celebrating is very dangerous. We could lose our next five games easily.'' While the rest of the country waits for the Boilermakers to collapse, Keady is cautiously optimistic. ``Our goal was to finish 12-6 and it looks like we should be able to do that unless we screw it up real bad.'' Shooting 70 percent, Purdue can't miss. Elsewhere in the Top Twenty; No. 1 Missouri edged Iowa State 95-93; No. 2 Kansas buffaloed Colorado 90-69; No. 3 Arkansas nipped Rice 70-66; No. 5 Duke downed Clemson 94-80; No. 8 Oklahoma pounded Nebraska 105-64 and No. 14 LSU nipped Mississippi 79-77. At Ames, Iowa, Freshman Travis Ford nailed a 19-footer with five seconds left in the game to lead the Tigers in a Big Eight matchup. After Ford's game-winner, the Cyclones were unable to get off a shot. Anthony Peeler scored a career-high 42 points and tied a school record by converting 20 straight free throws. Missouri has won 11 in a row and improved to 20-1 overall and 6-0 in the conference. Victor Alexander and Phil Kunz each scored 20 points for Iowa State, 7-10 and 2-3. At Lawrence, Kansas, Rick Calloway led a balanced attack with 17 points as the Jayhawks cruised past Colorado in a Big Eight game. Mark Randall added 14 points and Kevin Pritchard had 13 points to help the Jayhawks raised their record to 21-1 and 4-1 in the league. Shaun Vandiver scored 28 points for the Buffaloes, who fell to 9-10 and 1-5. Colorado has not won a league road game since Februrary 183, a span of 47 games. At Houston, Todd Day and Arlyn Bowers each converted two free throws in the final 20 seconds and the Razorbacks held off the Owls in a Southwest Conference game. Day scored 23 points to help Arkansas to their 10th straight win and improve to 18-2 and 9-0. Lenzie Howell added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Arkansas. Mike Rourke scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for Rice, 9-9 and 4-4. At Durham, N.C., Phil Henderson scored 20 points and Alaa Abdelnaby and Bobby Hurley added 18 points to pace the fifth-ranked Blue Devils. Christian Laettner added 15 points for Duke, which improved to 17-3 overall and 7-1 in the ACC. Elden Campbell's 26 points paced Clemson, which fell to 15-5 overall and 4-3 in conference play. Kirkland Howling added 15 points and Sean Tyson 14 for the Tigers. At Norman, Okla., Damon Patterson scored 20 points and Jackie Jones added 16 points and 13 rebounds and the Sooners notched their 41st straight home win.Skeeter Henry added 16 points for the Sooners, 15-2 and 4-1. Terrence Mullins scored all 10 of his points during a decisive 20-4 first-half run. Dapreis Owens led Nebraska, 7-11 and 0-5, with 16 points and Carl Hayes added 15. At Oxford, Miss., Maurice Williamson made a pair of free throws with eight seconds left and Chris Jackson scored all 28 of his points in the second half, including four three-pointers to lead the Tigers. Williamson added 17 points for the Tigers, 15-4 and 6-3. Gerald Glass scored 33 points and snared ninerebounds for Mississippi, 3-6 and 6-12.