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conference titles and NCAA Tournament seeds hinge on. Win them and you'll stay ahead of the pack. Lose too many and you'll get lost in the shuffle.
"We know that winning those kind of games are the kind of games that are going to get us rings," Simien said.
Coming out on the right end of those kind of games is about staying focused, both during practices and in the game. Jeff Boschee said that coach Roy Williams isn't as easy on the Jayhawks at practices before big games and he makes the team stay focused.
"It's not something we have a choice to do," Simien said of taking it easy. "We have to keep that kind of intensity up when we're playing that kind of caliber team and if you slack off a little bit we'll get stuck with our backs against the ropes."
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Notes Williams said Boschee will receive recognition at
"It's not something we have a choice to do."
Wayne Simien freshman forward
Saturday's game for setting Kansas' record for all-time three-pointers made.
"The only thing I wish with Jeff is that it is a little special when they break those kind of things at home," Williams said. "We'll try to do something similar to what we did when Drew scored his 1,000th point. It wasn't here in the fieldhouse ...When you're No. 1 in any category that's pretty doggone good."
The Kansas Hall of Fame will honor Bill Bridges, a basketball All-American in 1961 and a three-time All-Conference player, at half time of Saturday's game.
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Kirk Hinrich, junior guard, goes up against Oklahoma State's Andre Williams, junior forward, for two points. Hinrich scored 15 points and had four rebounds.
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junior college players who have been a major part of Oklahoma's success this season. Ere, juniors Quannas White, Jason Detrick and Jozsef Szerdri and senior Aaron McGhee have all played significant minutes for the Sooners.
"We got lucky in some instances," Sampson said. "White played at Midland where they use our identical offense. Ebi's an Oklahoma kid and knew a lot about our program and had seen us play numerous times."
Kansas coach Roy Williams said he was impressed with the way
Oklahoma's transfers had adjusted to playing at the Division I level.
"The infusion of the JUCO talent is a little unusual," Williams said. "To get those guys to buy into as quickly as they have, the style and what Kelvin wans to do, is amazing."
Oklahoma is the third straight ranked team Kansas has faced during the past week, but the Sooners schedule hasn't been much easier. On Nov. 21, Oklahoma defeated the then-No. 2 Maryland Terrapins at home, 72-56. Earlier this month, the Sooners picked up a big road victory against Connecticut,
69-67.
"They are a real athletic team and defend well," said Kansas guard Jeff Boschee. "To do what they did on the road in a tough place like Connecticut shows a lot about the strength of that team."
A win on the road against the Jayhawks would most likely be more significant for the Sooners than their previous victories against Maryland and Connecticut. Kansas and Oklahoma are tied at the top of the Big 12 with identical 3-0 conference records.
"That's going to be a tough one, but I feel that we are ready," Sampson said of
"We got lucky in some instances." Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma coach
tomorrow's game. "We have played at UCONN, Michigan State and against Maryland, so we feel we are battle tested. This year's KU team is as good as I have ever seen them since I have been here at Oklahoma."
Contact Wasko at bwasko kansan.com. This story was edited by Joanna Miller.
Drew Gooden,junior forward,snatches a rebound away from a crowd of Oklahoma State players. Gooden brought down seven rebounds against Oklahoma State.
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