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| Kansas takes a six-game winning streak into Norman, which includes three home and three road victories. During the streak, KU has scored at least 89 points four times and has held three foes to under 60. Individually, Kansas' top five scorers during the streak are averaging between 12.7 and 11.7 points per game. Brandon Rush, Julian Wright and Sherron Collins are scoring 12.7 ppg and Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur 11.7 ppg. Rebound-wise, three players are averaging 6.8 rpg or better in the streak. Wright is at 8.5 rpg, while Darnell Jackson is at 7.2 and Arthur at 6.8.
Kansas leads the overall series with Oklahoma 130-64. KU has won two of the last three games, yet OU has won three of the last five match ups. In Norman, KU holds a slim 44-40 series edge, yet Oklahoma is 15-12 against Kansas in games played in Lloyd Noble Center, including the last two meetings - 71-63 in 2005 and 77-70 in 2003. Since the inception of the Big 12, Kansas is 9-4 against Oklahoma - 8-2 in regular-season meetings and 1-2 the in Big 12 Championship. Expect a close contest as nine of the last 10 meetings have been decided by 10 points or less. Last year Kansas erased a 16-point second half deficit to edge Oklahoma 59-58 in Allen Fieldhouse. The game had 11 lead changes and four ties. Mario Chalmers' runner in the lane with 20 seconds remaining gave the Jayhawks the victory. This series dates back to 1920. |
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| Jayhawks Mens Basketball Tickets. Simien hit another turn-around jumper to bust a 54-all tie with 6:39 left, his bucket following a pair of Keith Langford free throws that answered a 10-0 Iowa State run that had given the Cyclones a 54-52 lead.
The Jayhawks, who especially needed Simien with Christian Moody sidelined with an ankle sprain, never trailed again. "It's a bit bulky," Simien said of the cast on his thumb that he said wasn't the cause of his 2-of-6 free-throw shooting. "Shooting-wise, it didn't bother me. I pulled down some boards that I usually grab left-handed. Other than that, it didn't bother me at all." |
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