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Kansas hopes to stay unbeaten in Big 12
Feb 9, 2009 - 10:36 PM No. 16 Kansas (19-4) at No. 19 Missouri (20-4), 9:00 p.m. ESTCOLUMBIA, Missouri (Ticker) -- Kansas has saved its best basketball of the season for Big 12 Conference games. However, Missouri has been more than formidable on its home court.
The 16th-ranked Jayhawks hope to stay unbeaten in conference play when they visit the No. 19 Tigers on Monday.
Winners of eight straight, Kansas (19-4, 8-0 Big 12) is coming off a 78-67 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Mario Little scored 13 points in the win and Cole Aldrich added 12 and 18 rebounds as Kansas improved to 14-0 on its home floor.
Sherron Collins also scored 12 points and leads the defending champions in scoring at 18 per contest.
Missouri (20-4, 7-2) is also 14-0 at home this season and has won seven of its past eight overall.
The Tigers finished up an impressive week with an 82-68 victory at Iowa State on Saturday. Missouri knocked off No. 17 Texas on Wednesday.
DeMarre Carroll scored a season-high 31 points in the win over the Cyclones and the senior leads the team in scoring at 17.3 per contest.
Kansas has won the last five meetings.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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KANSAS (16) 30 30 60
MISSOURI (19) 16 46 62 FINAL
Feb 9 11:19 PM - 142
rootsRUWTbot Added 96 roots (Close Finish, Upset, Ranked Teams)
Kansas(16) 58, Missouri(19) 58 2nd - 1:30Feb 9 11:12 PM - 46
roots - 60
rootsRUWTbot Added 19 roots (Close Finish, Upset, Ranked Teams)
Kansas(16) 54, Missouri(19) 51 2nd - 5:32Feb 9 10:58 PM - NCAA BB
(16) KANSAS 30
(19) MISSOURI 16 HALFTIME
Feb 9 9:57 PM
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