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Tigers suffer 11th straight loss in Allen
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Missouri's Zaire Taylor tries to steal the ball from Kansas' Cole Aldrich during the second half of their game Monday in Lawrence. The Tigers lost 84-65, which was their 11th loss in Allen Fieldhouse.
By Sean Leahy
The Maneater — Tuesday, Jan. 26
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Look up to the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse and your gaze will meet banners documenting one of the most successful men's basketball programs in NCAA history.
Final Four appearances, conference championships and retired numbers of Kansas greats adorn the ceiling and walls of the revered 54-year-old arena.
On the north wall, five national championship banners hang below an ominous warning: "Pay Heed, All Who Enter: Beware of 'The Phog.'"
It is into this crucible that opponents are thrown and few come out with a win. In fact, no one has come out with a win the last 54 times Kansas has taken its home court, the longest such streak in the nation.
A sellout crowd of 16,300 attended the game, and despite the outcome becoming pretty clear as the second half went on, a good amount of fans could still be found as
the final seconds clicked off the clock.
The sellout was Kansas' 142nd straight.
Allen Fieldhouse has been a house of horrors for the Tigers this past decade; Missouri's last win at Kansas came in 1999.
Nothing comes easy when playing on the Jayhawks' home court, especially when a player is doing it for the first time.
Junior forward Justin Safford saw the effect the crowd had on Missouri's younger players.
"I think it kind of sped them up a little bit," Safford said. "I think you could tell by the quick shots."
Quick shots or not, few were falling for Missouri. The Tigers' shooting doldrums continued with them hitting just 27.9 percent from the field. In five conference games, Missouri has not shot greater than 45.3 percent.
Although it might not be the most pleasant experience in the Big 12, Anderson said it was a necessary one for his team to endure.
"Our guys got to go through this because we're going to play some good basketball teams coming up," Anderson said.
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS
Cornhuskers' offense still struggling in Big 12 play
By Michael Schaefer Daily Nebraskan — Thursday, Jan. 28
LINCOLN, Neb. — The shooting woes on the road continued for Nebraska in a 72-60 loss to Colorado.
The Cornhuskers (12-8, 0-5) started slow, stayed slow, but finished strong after the Buffaloees built a lead of 18 points during the second part of the second half.
NU coach Doc Sadler said this was the first time one of his teams has not showed up to play in the first half. He apologized for not having them up to the challenge.
"I did not have this basketball team ready to play in the first half tonight." Sadler said, "We've got to be ready for the opening tip."
The Huskers only managed 21 points in the first half of play.
Sadler was particularly unhappy with his team's 13 turnovers in the first half. Nebraska finished with 16 total. That number is much higher than their season average of 11.6.
The fourth-year coach also lamented the lack of an aggressive scorer during the loss. No Nebraska starter finished with more than nine points.
Nebraska's high scorer was first-year forward Christian Standhardinger, who had 14 points off the bench. All of his points came in the second half.
During the first half, Standhardinger looked every bit a freshman with a lane violation that wiped away a free throw attempt early in the game.
It was the first playing time for Standhardinger in over a week, as he was held out of the Missouri game last Saturday for academic reasons.
He also missed on both of his field goal attempts, fouled twice and turned the ball over two times in very few minutes.
IOWA STATE CYCLONES
Senior forward Gilstrap earns Big 12 recognition
By Nate Sandell Iowa State Daily Monday, Jan. 25
AMES, Iowa — If Marquis Gilstrap's dunk on Saturday over Kansas' 6-foot-11-inch All-American center Cole Aldrich
was any indication, Gilstrap has made his arrival in the Big 12 known.
Gilstrap earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors Monday for the fifth time this season and third time in four weeks, tying for the
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fourth-most rookie awards in a single season.
In Iowa State's four conference games this season. Gilstrap is averaging 18 points per game and has been the team's leading
scorer in all four of those games.
He is only the second player in Big 12 history to start his career with four straight double-doubles — NBA star Kevin Durant was the first.
Against Kansas, Gilstrap recorded 18 points and 12 rebounds, including his highlight-reel dunk that was ranked No.7 on ESPN's Top 10 plays from Saturday.
"Marquis just keeps playing. He's still learning offensively, some things about shot selection and timing things. But that's typical of any first-year player," said coach Greg McDermott after Saturday's game.
"I don't question his ability to get in and mix it up on both sides of the floor. To start his Big 12 career with four double-doubles — there's not many players who have done it in the history of this league."
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