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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
INSIDE SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005
BASKETBALL
Athletics Department to refund students for games
Athletics Department representatives will be at Jayhawk Walk at the Kansas Union from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. They will be giving refunds to students who signed up for the ticket lottery but did not receive tickets for the men's basketball games against Texas and Missouri. Students are eligible for a refund of $5 to $10 per game and will also receive a certificate for a free Coca-Cola product at an upcoming home basketball game
Kansan staff reports
Illini dump Spartans with ease
It was a sight No. 1 Illinois forced Michigan State to get used to
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Dee Brown backpedalled with his right arm held high and wrist cocked after making a three-point shot.
Illinois (22- 0, 8-0 Big Ten) was expected to face a tough test against Michigan State (14- 4, 5-2) in an arena known to be raucous. But several Illini calmly made three-point shots and scored on low-post moves and mid-range jumpers in their finely tuned half-court offense.
On the other end of the court, the Illini wouldn't let Michigan State get much done because they seemed to have their bodies, arms or hands in every passing lane.
Deron Williams had 14 points and five assists for Illinois and James Augustine added 11 points.
Alan Anderson scored 14 points for the Spartans, who lost their 12th straight game against a ranked opponents, dating to the regional finals of the 2003 NCAA Tournament.
Michigan State's Paul Davis and Shannon Brown each scored 12 points while Maurice Ager and reserve Kelvin Torbert both had 10.
Illinois led by 17 points midway through the second half and were ahead 73-58 with 6:37 to go before the Spartans rallied to avoid an absolute rout.
They pulled within seven twice, but the second time, Brown ended their comeback hopes with a three-point play on a driving layup that left him crumpled up against the basket support with 1:56 left.
In the opening minutes, the game matched its billing with four ties and four lead changes. The Illini led by as many as 11 in the first half and were ahead 41-33 at halftime.
After Michigan State pulled within three early in the second half, Illinois quieted the crowd with another 10-0 run, the last eight points coming on Head's two 3-pointers and dunk.
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Mizzou's intensity causes lead changes
Tigers played better than Jayhawks 'expected,' but Aaron Miles stepped up with three-pointers
BY KELLI ROBINET
krobinet@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWATER
Monday's Kansas-Missouri Border Showdown was practically a seesaw, with as up and down as each team was.
The Jayhawks came out of the gate with a strong 9-2 run.
Each time it looked as though one team was about to deliver a knock-out blow and pull away, the other team came storming back.
Soon after they pushed their lead to 19-9. But just as quickly as they took the lead, the Tigers came back with long jump shots that tightened up the match. It's tiring just to think about.
"I didn't ever think we were safe," junior forward Christian Moody said. "A lot can happen in three minutes. It showed with how they were playing. They made a lot of big plays."
Missouri continued to build on its momentum and took the lead with less than five minutes remaining in the first half.
Senior forward Wayne Simien responded with a baseline hook shot to tie the game at 27-all, but then
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Missouri blitzed Kansas.
Missouri senior guard Jason Conley made two free throws and a three-pointer to go up by five. The Tigers added four points and closed out the half with a 20-4 run that made the Allen Fieldhouse crowd fear Bill Self's first defeat to Missouri could be on the way.
As surprising as it might sound, Self said he did not chew out his team during the intermission.
"Missouri played great," Self said. "There was no doubt they were the better team in the first half."
"I thought that we played like a team that expected our opponents not to win," Self said about his team's first half performance. "We made every play we could make wrong, but I just told the guys this is Missouri and we needed to change our whole mindset and body language."
The Kansas players responded, and Simien urged the crowd to get behind the home team as he walked out on to the court. The army of towel-waving fans obliged and helped energize the lavhawks in the second half.
Kansas looked much improved early in the second half and cut into the Missouri lead.
After about six minutes the Jayhawks finally regained the lead, 48-47, on a driving lay-up by senior guard Keith Langford.
Missouri immediately responded with jumpers by junior guard Jimmy McKinney and sophomore guard Linas Kleiza that pushed the team's lead back to three, with 12 minutes remaining. It looked like this could go on forever.
Luckily for the Jayhawks, it didn't.
Aaron Miles seemed to take over the game and dished out back-to-back alleyoop passes during a 12-1 run that helped Kansas put Missouri away for good.
The Tigers were never quite able to tilt the seesaw back in their direction, allowing the Jayhawk seniors to maintain a perfect 4-0 record against Missouri at Allen Fieldhouse.
Edited by Austin Caster
Aaron Miles, senior guard, passes the ball to a teammate on Monday night in Allen Fieldhouse during the game against Missouri.
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Sunny day to play
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Aurom Mahobian, Overland Park freshman, kicks a soccer ball, taking advantage of the weather yesterday afternoon. He is looking forward to the beginning of intramural soccer in March and enjoys the opportunity to play with friends, he said.
Creighton scoring runs defeat Wichita State
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OMAHA, Neb. — Johnny Mathies and Nate Funk scored 17 points each, lifting Creighton to a 73-69 victory against Wichita State last night, the 12th straight victory over the Shockers at home.
Wichita State (16-3, 9-2 Missouri Valley Conference) missed an opportunity to widen its lead over idle Southern Illinois (7-2 MVC) by letting a 10-point lead slip away in the second half.
Creighton (14-8, 6-5] almost let a nine-point lead evaporate in the final 1:46 after missing free throws. The Bluejays won despite shooting 41 percent and surrendering 24 points to Rob Kampman.
Sean Ogirri scored 11 points and keyed a last-ditch rally for Wichita State, which ended its five-game winning streak. Randy Burns added 10 points for the Shockers.
only to be hit by runs of 13-0 and 8-0 as Creighton went long to build a 54-45 lead. Five three-pointers, three by Jimmy Motz for his only points of the game, sparked the Bluejays.
Wichita State scored the first eight points of the second half to lead 40-30.
Creighton led 60-51 with 5:15 left and 67-58 with 1:46 left before missed free throws and 3-pointers by Kyle Wilson and Ogirri helped rally the Shockers within 68-64 with 46 seconds to play. Mathies sandwiched four free throws around a turnover to make it 72-64 with 27 seconds left, only to have
Ogirr score five straight points to close within three.
Pierce Hibma then hit a free throw with 10 seconds left to ice it.
The Shockers led 32-50 at halftime after each team made five three-pointers, including shot clock buzzer-beaters by Creighton's Tyler McKinney and Wichita State's Adam Liberty.
There were only five turnovers — one by Creighton — in the first 20 minutes. All told, the Bluejays had only three turnovers to Wichita State's eight.
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