COLLEGE BASKETBALL / NCAA POSTSEASON TOURNAMENTS : It’s Become a Two-Man Show for Boilermakers : Southeast: Purdue gets 44 from Robinson, 29 from Martin in 83-78 victory over Kansas.

A Zoe and his Dog, that’s all Purdue’s basketball team really boils down to.

Two-on-five. It doesn’t seem fair, but Glenn Robinson, the Big Dog of West Lafayette and the rest of the NCAA, finally had to put his foot down on the matter.

Somebody has to inbound the ball.

So it’s Robinson and Cuonzo (Zoe) Martin--or, more accurately, Cuonzo Martin to Robinson for two points or three points or four if there’s a foul. Once in a while, Martin shoots, too, usually from out past the three-point line. And there you have it--Purdue’s offensive game plan, in 25 words or less.

Technically, Robinson and Martin didn’t beat Kansas, 83-78, by themselves in Thursday night’s Southeast Regional semifinal at the University of Tennessee, because together, they scored only 73 points and Kansas scored 78. But Purdue’s victory didn’t require much outside assistance, just a basket and a three-pointer by Matt Waddell, a tip-in by Ian Stanback and three free throws by Porter Roberts.

Beyond that, it was all Robinson and Martin. Robinson had 44 points, a Purdue NCAA tournament record, including 30 in the first half. Martin had 29 points, 24 coming on eight-of-13 three-point shooting.

Thus, Purdue’s reputation in this tournament has doubled.

The one-man team is now a two-man team.

“I like ‘one-man team’ better,” Martin said from beneath a baseball cap tugged low on his forehead, apparently in the pursuit of anonymity. “When the other team says, ‘We got to stop Glenn,’ I guess they forget to play the other (guys).”

When that happens, Martin sneaks around, “finding my spots,” waiting for a stray pass to come his way and then set and fire. His five three-pointers in the second half blunted more than one Kansas comeback attempt, frustrating the Jayhawks just as Robinson’s arm began to tire from overuse.

Robinson scored Purdue’s first 10 points and 16 of the first 19. He hit the 40 mark with 13:48 remaining in the second half, pushing the Boilermakers to a 62-52 lead.

But Martin carried Purdue down the stretch. As Robinson began to misfire--he finished 15 for 33 for the game--and Kansas closing to within one (68-67) with 6:32 left, Martin sank back-to-back three-pointers and the Jayhawks never got closer than three until the waning seconds.

Kansas (27-8) got 20 points from Sean Pearson, 16 from Steve Woodberry and 15 from Richard Scott. Woodberry and Scott also took their turns attempting to guard Robinson.

“I have no fault with the way we guarded Glenn Robinson,” Kansas Coach Roy Williams said. “Richard was so close to him on one three-pointer, he might have poked him in the eye. The referee didn’t call it.

“Glenn Robinson was 15 for 33. If you asked me before the game if I’d take Glenn Robinson going 15 for 33, I’d have said you bet your life.”