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FANS: Unique chants liven game
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showed their spirit by painting their bodies as soon they found their seats. They brought enough paint to supply fans from other groups as well.
"Everybody has been asking for paint—girls mostly," Harrington said.
Is it because they had their shirts off? They like to think so.
The first mocking chants of the evening came from the "chant masters" of the Phog Phanatics. Jesse Bobbett, El Dorado senior and Beaver Baxter, Sioux City, Iowa, junior, started the student antagonism with a chorus of "NIT," the second-tier postseason tournament. They said "Quin for Prom Queen," was also on their list of jeers.
"We're constantly thinking these up. It's a 24/7 job for us," Bobbett said.
None of the event staff expected any hostility like the brawl that took place at the end of the women's game. Most of the fans hoped for some sort of parallel excitement.
Healthy or not, the rivalry breeds few fans of apathy.
"If there's a brawl, I'll jump in." Patti said.
"I'm hoping for a little confrontation. I at least hope we kill 'em." Baxter said.
No matter what happens in any Kansas basketball season or game, the Border War match-up is serious business for Jahawk fans looking for the freshest way to show their passion.
— Edited by Michelle Rodick
MILES: Injury doesn't spoil match
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involved a whole lot, and kept our adrenaline pump."
After the final alley-oop, the Tigers scored just one more basket while the Kansas crowd was still on its feet from the Simien dunk.
Then, instead of wowing the crowd with some of his signature flashy passes, Miles stepped up to the foul line with just over one minute left, and Kansas leading 59-54.
After a pep talk from Giddens, Miles stepped to the free throw line and calmly sank both free throws, giving the Jayhawks their biggest lead to that point at 61-54.
Missouri scored just two more points the rest of the way, as Miles and the Jayhawks beat the Tigers for the sixth time in the last seven meetings.
Giddens praised Miles after the game for his clutch performance.
"He might not score as much points, or get as much boards," Giddens said. "But he deserves a big hand."
Edited by Donovan Atkinson
NO. 20 KANSAS 65,
MISSOURI 56
KANSAS (14-4)
Player FG/FA TP REB
Langford 5-12 10 7
Simien 7-12 14
Padgett 3-4 6 6
Miles 3-9 11 3
Giddens 4-10 11 7
Hawkins 0-0 0 0
Case 0-1 0 0
Lee 1-5 3 3
Nash 0-1 0 1
Graves 1-2 4 6
Niang 1-1 2 1
Totals 25-57 65 40
MISSOURI (9-9)
Jared Soares/Kansas
Player FG/FGA TP REB.
Bryant 4-10 10 10
Paulding 5-10 14 6
Johnson 6-15 15 9
McKinney 5-15 10 5
Gardner 1-9 3 1
Conley 1-1 2 2
Laurie 0-0 0 0
Young 1-2 2 1
Kroenke 0-2 0 2
Totals 23-64 56 35
Elated Jayhawks Bryant Nash and Jeremy Case got pumped up during the waning moments of the Missouri game. The Jayhawks have won six of their last seven games against the Tigers.
Jared Soarea/Kansan
Junior forward Michael Lee puts up a shot against Missouri's Arthur Johnson during second half play. Kansas has more victories against Missouri than against any other team in its basketball history.
FIELDHOUSE: Self impressed as crowd bolsters Jayhawks
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Missouri had its final lead at 42-40 just over five minutes into the second half until a 11-3 Kansas run fueled by back-to-back dunks by Giddens and Simien.
the Jayhawks down the stretch, as they built a solid lead and held the Tigers at arm's length.
More importantly, the Jayhawks were able to buckle down defensively, allowing Missouri to score just 29 points on 39.3 percent shooting.
The Tigers entered the game ranked ninth in the conference in three-point field goal percentage at 32.8.
They managed only half that
yesterday, going 3-for-18 from beyond the arc.
"KU hates Missouri, and I never knew there was that much passion until before the game," Giddens said. "I came out there, the student section was completely filled, and I think there was a tiger in the stands saying 'Eat Poop,' and all that crap. I was like 'dang, the fans aren't even watching us warm up.' I was missing shots looking in the stands."
ing the game, do not be alarmed. Giddens tweaked his right knee in the final minutes of Kansas' victory, but the pain was subsided by what the freshman called his "greatest day at Kansas." The injury is not serious.
Coach Bill Self was impressed with his team's defensive improvement following Saturday's meltdown.
"For 40 minutes, it was probably as good as it's been." Self said. "In the second half, we made them earn what they got."
It was hard to ignore the effect of atmosphere on Kansas' play. Self acknowledged the boost his team got from the crowd after notching his first victory against Missouri as the Kansas coach.
"When I got here, you could sense there was a different feel in the building," Self said. "This was an awesome college atmosphere today."
Basketball Notebook
Padgett Gets The Nod — For the first time since returning from a stress fracture in his left foot, David Padgett was inserted into the starting lineup. The move proved important in the Jayhawks' victory, as their big men stayed out of foul trouble for most of the first half. Jeff Graves and Wayne Simien have been victims of early foul calls that have forced Bill Self to draw from his bench prematurely lately.
"We've got a better chance of keeping Jeff in the game if we can delay his two fouls in the first half." Self said.
Up and Down Night for Giddens
— For those who saw J.R. Giddens limping off the floor follow-
Edited by Abby Mills
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