8A the university daily kansan
thursday, january 29. 2004
sports
Senior forward Jeff Graves jumped up for a rebound during the second half of the game against K-State. Graves ended the game with seven points and two rebounds.
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BASKETBALL: Langford leads
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The Wildcats still managed to claw their way back into the game. After a 16-6 run, Kansas State pulled within nine. 64-55.
The Jayhawks improved their free throw shooting, hitting 12 of 18 in the second half, slowing the Wildcats' momentum.
Langford led the Jayhawks with 19 points and junior forward Wayne Simien added 16. Miles had his second double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 assists.
coming back. I thought tonight might be a good night. Hopefully I can keep doing that and start to help my team out."
The Jayhawks secured their spot atop the Big 12 standings as the only undefeated squad in conference play.
BOULDER, Colo. — Mired in a season-long slump, Michel Morandais was his old self Wednesday night.
Stat of the Night—Last night the Jayhawks had 24 assists compared to just seven turnovers, which Self said was the best he saw from his team all season.
"I really haven't thought about it," Self said following the game. "But this really makes for a much more pleasant 24 hours."
Morandais scored 28 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and David Harrison had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Colorado to an 83-70 win over Missouri.
Colorado (11-6, 3-3 Big 12) used a 21-4 run early in the second half to open up a 19-point lead, and Missouri got no closer than 10 points after that.
Kansas Basketball Notebook
Edited by Amanda Kim Stairrett
■Olson Not in Uniform—Senior forward Brett Olson did not suit up last night because the Javhawks
Self Continues Streak—Bill Self has downplayed Kansas' winning streak against Kansas State all week and even after defeating the Wildcats for the second time in two weeks, he let down his guard.
"I hit a couple of shots early, and Blair (Wilson) came up to me and said, 'Welcome back,'" Morandais said.
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"I was feeling good during warmups. I could feel my legs
Missouri (8-8, 3-3) was led by Arthur Johnson, who had 19 points, 16 of them in the second half.
Colorado scores early, never looks back
must abide by the NCAA rule allowing only 15 players to suit up. Olson and sophomore guard Steven Vinson will rotate sitting out games for the rest of the season.
Rickey Paulding, the Tigers' leading scorer who was averaging 21.8 points over the previous four games, was held to nine points on 3-of-12 shooting.
Colorado outshot Missouri 55 percent to 40 percent and made 23-of-36 free throws compared to the Tigers' 3-of-6.
"Colorado played as good of a game as I've seen them play this year," Missouri coach Quin Snyder said. "This is a setback. We got outplayed tonight."