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Jan. 30 - Kansas State Not only did Kansas show that it was the best team in the country, but Sherron Collins showed he was one of the top players in college basketball. In the best atmosphere away from Allen Fieldhouse all season, the Jayhawks and Wildcats had epic battle that could not be settled in regulation. Collins limped off the court late in the second half, but came back in overtime and scored the game-clinching lay-up to topple the Wildcats 81-79.
7 Oklahoma State
March 13 — Big 12 Championship Game
e losing in Stillwater, Okla. was a surprise.The have had terrible luck there over the years game was no exception. It took four players at least 15 points and 60 percent shooting from but Oklahoma State made Kansas look silly, dominating the entire game and winning e Jayhawks obviously had things to iron out to for its next game against Kansas State at home.
Round three. The Jayhawks and Wildcats were on a crash course to this game for almost the whole season. Two of the top teams in the nation were fighting not only for the Big 12 Championship, but to secure a No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. This time, it was in a neutral site and Kansas State held a lead midway through the second half. Then Tyrel Reed hit a three and finished with a career-high 15 points. The Jayhawks won 72-64, finished as conference champs and secured the top overall seed in the Big Dance.
It was as magical as it could be. Because Sherron Collins was the only senior, this was his night — and his last night in Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas State was ranked in the top-five at the time and the Jayhawks didn't give them anything on their way to an 82-65 win. Collins didn't have the best shooting night, but the tears shed from his final game in Allen Fieldhouse affected that night more than anything.
March 18 - Lenign The Jayhawks took some time getting into their first game of the tournament while the Mountain Hawks jumped out to a 12-4 lead. The players said it was the jitters of being in the tournament, then ripped off a 21-2 run to take the lead for good. Marcus Morris had a career-high 26 points and Kansas won 90-74. It seemed as if the Jayhawks needed this game to shake off the nerves.
March 18 - Lehigh
March 3 — Senior Night
March 20 - Northern Iowa
Fate was not on the Jayhawks's side. For whatever reason, the Panthers couldn't miss a shot and did things no one expected — a guy who was 1-for-11 from three all year hit two in the game and Jayhawk-killer Ali Farokhmanesh will haunt fans for years after making a back-breaking three-pointer instead of running out the clock. After the game, Kansas was in the worst shape they had been all year. This team was expected to do so much and accomplished a lot along the way. But everything they did was wiped away by this stunning 69-67second-round loss to the Panthers.
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THE WAVE MARCH 24, 2010