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SPORTS / THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else."
— Steve Prefontaine, famous runner
FACT OF THE DAY
Freshman runner Taylor Washington became the third woman in Kansas history to win a league crown in the 600-yard run.
KU Athletics
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Where does Washington's time, 1:20:48, rank on Kansas' all-time 600-yard run list?
A: Second.
NCAA Men's Basketball:
SCORES
NCAA Men's Basketball:
No. 2 Kansas 82, No. 5 Kansas State
65
No. 3 Kentucky 80, Georgia 68
No. 4 Duke 72, No. 22 Maryland 79
No. 7 Purdue 74, Indiana 55
No. 8 New Mexico 73, TCU 66
No. 14 BYU 71, Utah 51
No. 15 Wisconsin 67, Iowa 40
No. 16 Tennessee 80, Arkansas 73
No. 20 Temple 57, Saint Louis 51
No. 23 Texas A&M 76, Oklahoma State 61
No. 25 Xavier 82, Fordham 56
NCAA Women's Basketball
Kansas 52, No. 3 Nebraska 77
No. 13 Iowa State 70, No. 20 Oklahoma State 78
No. 14 Baylor 69, Texas Tech 60
No. 18 Texas 60, Missouri 41
NBA Basketball
Cleveland 111, New Jersey 92
Charlotte 80, Boston 104
Sacramento 84, Houston 81
Oklahoma City 90, Denver 119
When not to storm the court
MORNING BREW
When Oklahoma State students rushed the court after defeating Kansas last Saturday, they sent the message that they didn't believe the Cowboys could defeat the Jayhawks when the game started.
Really, how idiotic was that, Oklahoma State? You're a tournament team and you rushed the court after defeating another tournament team?
Is it just me or does rushing the court mean you just pulled off something so miraculous that it deserves an impromptu celebration?
How in the world can beating a team that will be in the same post-season tournament as you be considered miraculous or improbable? Oklahoma State fans displayed no confidence that their team had any chance in beating Kansas by rushing the court. Good luck in the NCAA Tournament with that attitude. You might get worn out rushing the court after every team you beat. On second thought, you might not.
Oklahoma State fans take note of the following:
On Jan. 18, Kansas State defeated the number one team in the country at the time, Texas, at home on national TV. The students began chanting at the end of the
BY MAX VOSBURGH
mvosburgh@kansan.com
twitter.com/MVSports
game, "Don't rush the court." This is the smartest thing I've ever heard from the Kansas State student section, which two years earlier rushed the court after defeating Kansas for the first time at home since 1983. This year's K-State student section displayed the right message: We beat the number one team in the country. Who cares? We're not going to storm the court and celebrate like we had no chance to win in the first place. We're as good as anybody.
The very next week on Jan. 26, a likely NIT-bound South Carolina team defeated then No.1 Kentucky at home on national TV. They rushed the court. South Carolina was 11-8 at the time. They had lost the last seven previous games they'd played number
I hope that Kansas basketball never dips to the level where beating anyone else at home would be considered a miracle and thus warranting fans to rush the court. And after Wednesday night's awesome victory against No. 5 Kansas State, I just can't visualize that happening anytime soon.
one ranked teams. Kentucky was undefeated at the time. Even though The Southeastern Conference finned South Carolina's athletic department $25,000 for it, the Gamecock fans justifiably rushed the court.
— Edited by Jesse Rangel
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Kentucky clinches share of SEC title
After a win against Georgia, Kentucky is closer to No.1 seed
BY CHARLES ODUM Associated Press
ATHENS, Ga. — John Wall had 24 points and No. 3 Kentucky clinched at least a share of the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship by beating Georgia 80-68 on Wednesday night.
Wall hit three three-pointers to help the Wildcats shake their recent shooting slump. The star freshman added six assists and three steals.
Patrick Patterson added 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats, who scored the first 12 points of the second half and maintained control from there.
Kentucky (28-2, 13-2)
SEC) moved one game ahead of Vanderbilt in the race for the league's best record. The Wildcats, who swept Vanderbilt, already own the tiebreaker and the top seed in the SEC tournament.
Kentucky, recovering from a loss at Tennessee, also moved closer to a No.1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
Kentucky, which won a share of its 44th SEC title, snapped a streak of four straight home wins for Georgia (13-15, 5-10).
The Wildcats led 40-36 at halftime before turning up their defensive pressure in the opening minutes of the second half. Georgia, which had six turnovers in the first half, added six turnovers in the first three minutes of the second half.
Kentucky had eight steals and 14 blocks, including a careerhigh six by freshman DeMarcus Cousins.
Wall opened the second half
with a 3-pointer and added a three-point play in the 12-0 run. Eric Bledsoe's steal and two free throws capped the run for a 52-36 lead.
Kentucky made only two of 22 three-point attempts in Saturday's 74-65 loss at Tennessee. A recent trend of poor shooting from the
Jeremy Price led Georgia with 19 points. Ricky McPhee has 12 points, including three three-pointers to lead a comeback
Kentucky, recovering from a loss at Tennessee, also moved closer to a No.1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
attempt midway through the second half. McPhee's three with 5:16 remaining cut the Kentucky lead to 72-63. Patterson scored to push the Wildcats' lead back to double figures.
Georgia's Trey Thompkins, who was called for his fourth foul with 11:03 remaining, had 12 points. Travis Leslie had eight points and 10 rebounds.
perimeter dropped the Wildcats to 11th in the league in three-point shooting at 29.1 percent. The Wildcats showed from the start they would not
be shy about shooting from beyond the three-point line. Darius Miller missed a three on Kentucky's first possession, but Wall made two threes in the first 6 minutes. Darnell Dodson, who had 11 points, hit back-to-back threes in the opening half.
Georgia took a 23-17 lead midway through the first half.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Griner throws a punch at opponent
LUBBOCK, Texas — Brittney Griner scored 21 points before getting ejected from the game to lead No. 14 Baylor past Texas Tech 69-60 on Wednesday night.
Barncastle fouled Griner while guarding her under the Lady Bears basket. As the Player player was moving away and untangling her arm from Griner, the Baylor standout swung and landed a punch with her right hand on Barncastle's face.
Officials tossed the freshman with 9:01 remaining after she punched Texas Tech sophomore forward Jordan Barncastle in the face.
Tech (17-12, 5-10 Big 12) trailed 51-31 with 11:19 remaining but used a 14-5 run after the punch to pull within 60-55 with 3:01 left.
Associated Press
Baylor was up 55-39 when
FRIDAY Baseball vs. Iowa, 1 p.m. doubleheader
THIS WEEK IN KANSAS ATHLETICS
Women's golf at Duramed/Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational, Rio Verde, Ariz., all day
SATURDAY
Softball
vs. UIC, Carbondale,
III., 10 a.m.
Baseball vs. Iowa, 1 p.m.
Tennis
vs. Tulane, New
Orleans, noon
Men's basketball
vs. Missouri.
Columbia, Mo., 1 p.m.
Softball vs. Southern Illinois-Carbondale, 4 p.m.
Women's basketball vs. Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
at Alex Wilson Last Chance, South Bend, Ind., all day;
vs. Iowa State, NCAA qualifier, Ames, Iowa,
all day
Women's golf at Duramed/Rio Verde Collegiate Invitation, Rio Verde, Ariz., all day
Swimming vs. Nebraska, 2 p.m.
Track
vs.Western Illinois,
Carbondale, Ill., 9 a.m.
vs.Southern
Illinois-Edwardsville,
Carbondale, Ill., 11
a.m.
SUNDAY
Baseball vs. Iowa, 1 p.m.
Women's golf at Duramed/Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational, Rio Verde, Ariz., all day
Tennis at New Orleans, noon
MONDAY
Men's golf
at Louisiana Classics
Invitational, Lafayette,
La., all day
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