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2008 KANSAS BASKETBALL
The beginning of the end
Final minutes of championship game chronicle defeat, hard-fought victory
Photos by Jon Goering/KANSAN
1. Above: Sophomore guard Sherron Collins gets blocked by Memphis forward Robert Dozier on a drive to the basket with 2:30 left in the second half. Kansas led Memphis by five at the half, but the Tigers started pulling away from the Hawks in the second half.
2. Left: Junior guard Brandon Rush fouls Memphis forward Robert Dozier with 2:12 to go. Dozier stepped to the line and hit both free throws, extending the Memphis lead to a game-high nine points, 60-51.
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3. Members of the KU band look on in despair as the Tigers pull away from the Hawks in the second half. The Hawks led 47-44 with 9:21 left. Memphis outscored the Jayhawks 16-4 over the next seven minutes, taking a nine-point lead with 2:12 to go in the game.
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4. The Kansas bench celebrates a three-pointer by sophomore guard Sherron Collins with 1:46 to play. Collins's shot came off of a steal he made in the Memphis backcourt. A made jumper by sophomore forward Darrell Arthur on the previous play had cut the Tigers' lead to seven. Collins'tree-pointer cut the lead to four.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN