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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- After watching a 17-point lead evaporate
against No. 3 Kansas, Missouri shrugged and went back to work.
|  | | Kansas coach Roy Williams was upset his Jayhawks were beaten by a Missouri squad that, in his mind, didn't play its 'A' game. |
Kareem Rush had 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers, who
didn't crumble in a 75-66 victory over the Jayhawks on Monday
night.
"We had to fight through it and tonight, for some reason we
pushed through it," Rush said five days after a 15-0 run by
Nebraska did in the Tigers. "Kansas may have been the reason, but
hopefully we can stop those runs from now on and get some wins."
Kansas (17-2, 6-1 Big 12) has lost the last five times it has
come to Missouri ranked in the Top 25. This time, Missouri (14-6,
5-2) ended Kansas' 10-game winning streak.
"The frustrating thing is I don't think they had their A game,
and I think Quin (Snyder) would say the same thing," Kansas coach
Roy Williams said. "But whatever letter grade you give their game,
it was five or six times better than ours."
Brian Grawer added 14 points and was 4-for-7 from 3-point range
and Clarence Gilbert had 12 for Missouri, which is 10-0 in the
Hearnes Center. The floor was named for former longtime coach Norm
Stewart during a halftime ceremony, and after the game Stewart was
given the game ball.
Kansas erased a 17-point second-half deficit with an 18-0 run
over a stretch of 5:50. Jeff Boschee had two 3-pointers in the run
and Kirk Hinrich's 3-pointer gave the Jayhawks the lead for the
first time at 44-43 with 12:20 left.
"There was a lot of time left and we just continued running our
offense and running our plays," Grawer said. "We didn't get
distracted by it."
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A highly-ranked Kansas team leaving Columbia with a loss is nothing new. A top-10 Jayhawk team has lost its last five games to an unranked Missouri squad:
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Year
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Rank
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Score
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2001
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No. 3
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75-66
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2000
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No. 8
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81-59
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1998
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No. 3
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74-73
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1997
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No. 1
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96-94
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1996
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No. 3
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77-73
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Missouri quickly regained control. Rush scored eight points in a
three-minute span as the Tigers pulled ahead 59-52 with 7:30 to go.
Kansas, despite shooting 50 percent the second half, never got any
closer than five points the rest of the way.
Snyder said Rush, who leads the Big 12 with a 21.6-point
average, had his best overall game.
"It was his best because he competed and he didn't compete just
with his jump shot," Snyder said. "He was mad when somebody
didn't switch out on Kenny Gregory's jump shot."
Drew Gooden led Kansas with 19 points, Gregory added 16 and
Boschee had 11.
But Kansas was only 7-for-18 at the free throw line, while
Missouri was 17-for-23. Eric Chenowith missed all four of his
attempts.
"I think we missed the possibility of six points in a row on
the line when it was about a four- or five-point game," Williams
said. "You have to be tough enough to step up to the line and make
those free throws at that point."
Missouri is 5-4 against Kansas in Big 12 play, although the
Jayhawks lead the overall series 152-90.
"I think the adrenaline got to us a little bit," Hinrich said.
"We were uncomfortable at first and it took us a little too long
to calm down."
Before the game, there was a moment of silence for victims of
the Oklahoma State basketball crash on Saturday night. Both coaches
as well as several others wore black and orange ribbons, the
Oklahoma State school colors, during the game.
Missouri held Kansas to 35.5 percent shooting in the first half,
leading 37-23. The Tigers were 5-for-10 from 3-point range and
Gilbert had 11 points.
Kansas, which leads the nation with 52 percent shooting, began
the game 2-for-12.
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ALSO SEE
Men's College Basketball Scoreboard
Kansas Clubhouse
Missouri Clubhouse
Missouri names basketball court after longtime coach
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 Kareem Rush hits the floater on the baseline for two of his 27 points.
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Kareem Rush drains the 3-pointer over the outstretched arm of Kenny Gregory.
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Clarence Gilbert pushes the ball up the court and splits the defenders for the deuce.
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Kansas guard Kenny Gregory strokes the 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter.
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 ESPN's Jon Sunvold talks with some happy Tigers after Missouri's win over No. 3 Kansas.
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