4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KU79-MU46
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2006
Key plays:
- With Kansas up by 19, Missouri junior guard Thomas Gardner hit two three-point shots in a row to cut the Kansas lead to 13. Kansas responded to take a 19-point lead at halftime. Gardner, who had 40 points in the first Missouri-Kansas game in January, had only 15 points on Saturday.
- Freshman guard Mario Chalmers hit a three-point shot on the first possession of the game to put Kansas in front 3-0. Kansas never trailed during the game.
- Sophomore guard Russell Robinson found freshman forward Julian Wright for a dunk, and found freshman guard Brandon Rush on a post-up down low on the next possession. Robinson finished with four assists.
- Wright later returned the favor when he found a streaking Robinson for a lay-up.
— Ryan Colaianni
Basketball Notes:
- Former players Wayne Simien and Kirk Hinrich attended the game on Saturday. Kansas coach Bill Self said after the game that Simien had gotten engaged.
Kansas graduate and Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius and Kansas City Chiefs president Carl Peterson also attended the Border Showdown. Many fans booed Peterson when he was shown on the big screen.
Kansas has won 10 conference games for the past 12 seasons. The Jayhawks are the only team in the history of the Big 12 conference to have 10 conference victories in each season of the existence of the Big 12.
$\diamond$ The 33-point victory was the largest margin of victory in the series since 1986.
Sophomore guard Russell Robinson's six steals tied a career high.
♦The Kansas football team was recognized at halftime for its efforts during a 7-5 campaign last season. The big screen featured highlights from last season and the team's introduction video.
Ryan Colaianni
Senior forward, Christian Moody slam dunks the ball over Missouri's Kalen Grimes during the second half of the game Saturday. The Jayhawks defeated the Tigers 79-46 on Saturday.
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Sophomore Rodrick Stewart attempts to put a shot against Missouri's junior guard James Douglas Saturday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse. Stewart, a transfer, averaged 4.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 21.6 minutes at USC.
Love the hunting outfit, love crimson and blue
By CJ MOORE
cjmoore@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Sharp Shooters:
Rush .515
Wright .529
Kaun .576
Dick Cheney 1.000
Sharp Shooters:
Best gear + sign combo: To the guy decked out in orange hunting gear. He went all out with sporting orange gloves and a stylish orange hunting hat. His sign read on one side:
And the other side:
"It's best to hunt Tigers in the Phog."
Honorable mention to the girls in the crimson and blue suits, who had the sign: "Nothing like Crimson & Blue Suits".
Jeers to the bleacher police. Even though students camped for a week, they felt it was their duty to give away students' saved seats and took pleasure in doing so.
Best line: In response to the power going out 53 minutes before the game, "Look at what happens when you can't save seats."
Cheers to the fast start by the Baby Jayhawks that made the setback to the Tigers earlier in the Big 12 season easy to forget, Kansas blew Missouri out of the building from the start and jumped out to a 13-2 lead by the 14:05 mark with every starter having scored.
Cheers to Christian Moody. Redemption is spelled M-O-O-D-Y. Moody didn't get to redeem himself at the foul line Saturday, but his posturing one-handed facial dunk over MU's Kalen Grimes in the second half was good enough.
Kirk Hinrich and Wayne Simien came Saturday thanks to the NBA All-Star. It appears Big Dub has found himself a fiance down on South Beach, as shown on the big screen (sorry ladies).
Cheers to the Jayhawks' suffocating defense. Kansas forced 15 first half Missouri turnovers (21 overall). Kansas was led on the defensive end by thief guard Russell Robinson, who had six of KU's 10 steals, and the ultimate crusher Sasha Kaun, who swatted four Missouri shots.
In the Fieldhouse
Rock Chalk Chant started with 2:04 left in the game.
Fans
The girls' signs were confiscated by security before game time because of a spell-check malfunction. They had switched the "M" and the "F" in "Muck Fizzou."
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The tradition of booing and pointing at Missouri fans entering the arena took a hit, as there were only a few Tiger fans sprinkled in the audience.
Two fans there to be booed were father and son Claude and Justin Johnson of Independence. Mo.
Claude had been to the Border Showdown in Lawrence before, but it was Justin's first
"Doesn't bother me a bit," Claude said. "It's a great rivalry."
Kansas fans were surprised when former greats Kirk Hinrich and Wayne Simien came to the fieldhouse.
time. Claude was not fazed by the roaring boos and pointing fingers.
The two sat behind the Kansas bench and received standing ovations when recognized on the video board.
Governor and KU alumna Kathleen Sebelius and Kansas City Chiefs president Carl Peterson came, as well as former Kansas basketball players Patrick Richey and Terry Nooner.
Edited by Hayley Travis
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