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10 GAME DAY
AT A GLANCE
The Border War — A rivalry that's 103 years old. But unlike the football teams, the basketball teams have no dispute over who owns the series. Kansas leads, 167-94 all-time, splitting the season series last year. Kansas won the most recent matchup in Lawrence, 90-65.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Freshman guard Xavier Henry The crowd is going to be a big factor in this game. It doesn't matter what Henry or anyone else
Henry
says — home-court advantage is a huge bonus, especially in a game of this magnitude. Henry is more comfortable when at home and when the crowd is with him, which could drastically improve his performance. This is his first game in such an intense rivalry and it will be fun to see how he responds.
QUESTION MARK
With the youth be overwhelmed with the magnitude of this game?
The young players have yet to face this type of game. If all the young guys get too anxious for this game, they will be ineffective. Ther should be enough of a veteran presence to keep them even-keel. But if they are off, it won't be pretty.
HEAR YE, HEAR YE
"We expected to win, but who knew the score would be like this?"
-Sherron Collins after last year's 90-65 victory against Mizzou
Sherron Collins, guard
Sherron Collins, the leading scorer for the Jayhawks, remembers putting up 23 off the bench on Missouri in his sophomore season. Last season, he played poorly in the first game just like the rest of his teammates, but rebounded with 25 in the second game.
Kansas 17-1(3-0)
Collins
Tyshawn Taylor, guard
The up and down Taylor was the only Jayhawk last year to score in double figures in the two Border War showdowns last season.
Taylor
Xavier Henry, guard
This will be Henry's first experience in the Kansas-Missouri rivalry and he will look to keep up with the young talent the Tigers have accumulated. He is the second leading scorer for Kansas.
Henry
Marcus Morris, forward
Morris started in each of the showdowns last year, only to log 11 minutes in each contest. This is a new Marcus Morris and he will have possibly more minutes this game than those games combined.
Morris
Cole Aldrich, center
Aldrich loves playing Missouri. Last season, he totaled 27 points and 29 rebounds in the two matchups. Maybe playing against Kansas' most bitter rival will get some of his competitive juices flowing.
Aldrich
Sixth man-Tyrel Reed,guard
Last year, Brady Morningstar started as the defensive stopper and Reed came off the bench for an offensive spark. Reed scored 15 points combined last year against Mizzou and hit five three pointers. He may not be asked to do the same this time around, but he'll hit the shots when he's open.
— Corey Thibodeaux
Reed
JAYHAWKS STARTING LINEUP
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.
0 Thomas Robinson Fr. F 6-9 230
1 Xavier Henry Fr. G 6-6 220
2 Conner Teahan Jr. G 6-5 215
4 Sherron Collins Sr. G 5-11 205
5 Jeff Withey Fr. C 7-0 225
10 Tyshawn Taylor So. G 6-3 180
12 Brady Morningstar Jr. G 6-3 185
13 C.J. Henry Fr. G 6-4 105
14 Tyrel Reed Jr. G 6-3 185
15 Elijah Johnson Fr. G 6-2 183
21 Markieff Morris So. C 6-9 232
22 Marcus Morris So. F 6-8 225
23 Mario Little Sr. G 6-5 210
24 Travis Releford So. G 6-5 205
40 Jordan Juenemann So. G 6-4 195
41 Chase Buford Jr. G 6-3 210
45 Cole Aldrich Jr. C 6-11 245
Hometown
Washington, D.C.
Oklahoma City
Leawood
Chicago
San Diego
Hoboken, N.J.
Lawrence
Oklahoma City
Burlington
Las Vegas
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Chicago
Kansas City, Mo.
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San Antonio
Bloomington, Mint
Big Jay will cheer if .
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Baby Jay will weep i
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Prediction Kansas 87, Missouri
THE WAVE JANUARY 25, 2010
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN