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MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 WWW.KANSAN.COM
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
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TEXAS TECH 69, KANSAS 64
'BAFFLING'
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Junior guard Jeremy Case covers his head late in Saturday's 69-64 loss to Texas Tech. The loss snapped Kamas' 10-game winning streak and also gave the Jayhawks their first win in Bins 12 play.
Offense struggles as Kansas loses its first Big 12 game
BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS
LUBBOCK, Texas — After sitting in their hotel rooms for two days waiting out an ice storm, the Jayhawks were eager to play some basketball Saturday. Perhaps a little too eager.
Texas Tech took advantage of early turnovers and Kansas struggled to get open shots as the Jayhawks lost 69-64.
"I thought offensively we showed
no patience, especially in the first half' coach kill Self. said
During that time the Jayhawk offense made just 12 of 30 shots, including a handful of ill-advised shots that came with plenty of time remaining on the shot clock.
Self noted that junior center Sasha Kaun touched the ball only three times in the first half. The Jayhawks fixed that problem in the second half, scoring their points exclusively under the basket for the
first 11 minutes.
"An emphasis at halftime was to get the ball inside," junior guard Russell Robinson said. "That was our advantage in the game, and that's what we did in the second half."
The Red Raiders countered with a barrage of three-pointers from an unlikely source — forward Darryl Dora. The 6-foot-9 senior launched eight of them, landing three. The backup found himself in the spotlight two years ago when he made
the game-winning shot to defeat Kansas in double overtime.
"Maybe the moon was right," Texas Tech coach Bob Knight said, "if I knew, I wouldn't be talking to you people."
In Knight's motion offense, any player can emerge as the star on a given night. Teammates set picks for each other and try to create open shots.
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anatomy of an upset
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free-throws attempted
field goal percentage allowed
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points scored for Texas Tech by Sasha Kaun
the week ahead
11 missed layups
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WEDNESDAY:
Men's basketball at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Brandon Rush (above) and the Jayhawks look to rebound from Saturday's loss against the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas.
- Women's basketball at Kansas State, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY:
SATURDAY:
Swimming and Diving vs. Iowa State, Robinson Center, 6 p.m.
Tennis vs. Texas, First Serve Tennis Center, 5200 Clinton Parkway, noon.
Swimming and Diving vs. Iowa State, 10 a.m.
Men's basketball vs. Colorado, Alen
Men's Basketball vs. Colorado Fieldhouse, 12:30 p.m. Mario Chalmers (right) and the Jayhawks return home to Allen Fieldhouse to take on the Colorado Buffaloes Saturday.
- Women's basketball at Nebraska, 7 p.m.
Track at Lobos Invitation Albuquerque, N.M. all day
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The Kansas women's basketball team dropped its fifth straight Big 12 game Saturday, losing to Iowa State 75-48. Forward Sade Morris (left) scored four points intheloss. Guard Shaquina Mosley scored 19 points. 10A
The Jayhawk tennis team started the spring season last weekend with matches against Indiana, Tulsa and Drake. Kansas lost its first two matches but ended with a victory against Drake.
Super Bowl XLI
The results are in: The Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears will face each other on Feb.4 in Super Bowl XLI. Peyton Manning led the Colts to victory against the New England Patriots, 38-34. The Bears notched a 39-14 home victory against the New Orleans Saints. 5A
Jayhawks break records at home
》 TRACK AND FIELD
BY TAYLOR BERN
Three women broke facility records Saturday at the Jayhawk Invitational, Kansas' home meet.
Junior Kate Sultanova and freshman Brittany Parker set new Anschutz Pavilion records with their vaults. Sultanova captured first place at 13.03.50, edging out Parker, whose best attempt put her at 13.01.50.
Sophomore Ashley Brown also set a facility record with her preliminary time of 8.48 in the 60-meter hurdles. The time was just shy of the NCAA provisional cut-off, which serves as a qualifier to the NCAA indoor meet.
"I just missed provisionally qualifying for nationals, and I set a new record here, so that was pretty sweet," Brown said. "I got out a little too hard in my final and goofed up part of it, but I'm just going to be happy today with my 8.48."
Freshman pole vaulter Jordan Scott won for the men, and cleared a height of 17-00.75, which met the NCAA provisional requirements.
Another bonus of the home meet was it's smaller size and that it gave athletes the opportunity to compete in events that they rarely race in because there was less competition. Junior Crystal Manning enjoyed her time in the 60-meter dash, an event she never raced in before Saturday
Kansas took first place in 16 events and provisionally qualified three pole vaulters.
Manning won the 60 in 7.74 and finished third in the 200.
Men's junior distance runners Colby Wissel and Paul Hefferon claimed victories in the 1-mile and 3,000, respectively. Wissel took the 3000 with a time of 8.20,22, while Hefferon took
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Ashley Brown, junior sprinter, clears a hurdle during the Jayhawk invitational track meet at Anschutz Sports Pavilion on Saturday. Brown won the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.67 seconds and set a new facility record. Next Saturday the Jayhawks will travel to Albuquerque, N.M., for the LobosInvitation.
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