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STILLWATER, Okla. – A suffocating defensive effort that limited the opponent to just 28% shooting on the night lifted the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks to a 65-50 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys Monday night inside Gallagher-Iba Arena. Kansas was led in scoring by freshman Christian Braun, who posted 16 points in his first collegiate ...

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The Ell-Saline girls' basketball squad began pool play Monday evening at the Hilltop Hoops Classic at Barton Community College in Great Bend, squaring off with the Ness City Eagles.  The Cardinals entered the tournament looking to snap a 37-game losing streak by defeating the last team it had beaten.  The Cardinals' previous win occurred at ...

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IRVING, Texas – Kansas senior Udoka Azubuike has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week in a vote by a media panel, the conference announced Monday. Azubuike Posted back-to-back double-doubles averaging 14.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots in wins against Kansas State and Tennessee. The Delta, Nigeria, native also shot 83.3 percent ...

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Minneapolis fell for a third-straight year in the Rupp Tournament fifth=place game to the same foe that had taken them down the two years prior: Rose Hill. The Rockets came from behind to take down Minneapolis, 51-49 in OT on Saturday. Minneapolis controlled the first quarter-in-a-half of the game as the Lions' defense held Rose Hill to ...

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LINDSBORG – Amanda Hill calls it the “play we all love.” Kansas Wesleyan fans love it as well after Saturday night. Hill took an pass from Kayla Vallin close to the basket and banked in a short shot as time expired, giving the No. 24-ranked Coyotes a frantic 60-58 victory over Kansas Conference rival Bethany in the ...

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Defense has been a hallmark of Anthony Monson's basketball program at Kansas Wesleyan. Saturday night's game against Bethany was another outstanding defensive effort in the First Bank Kansas Smoky Hill Showdown. The Coyotes held the Kansas Conference's leading scorer Justin Jones to eight points and the Swedes to 32.2 percent shooting (19-of-59) as KWU would win 71-57 ...

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The Salina South girls basketball team took home fourth place in the Salina Invitational Basketball Tournament. Buhler defeated the Cougars Saturday afternoon in the third place game of the tournament. South started out strong, and lead by four at the end of the first quarter. Buhler battled back to take a one point halftime lead. In the second ...

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The Salina Central girls basketball team was able to hang with the #2 team in Class 6A in Liberal, for one quarter, before the Lady Redskins pulled away with an impressive dominating stretch, and coasting to a 61-40 victory to capture their third consecutive SIT title. Both teams began strong on the defensive end, Lady Mustang ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Senior Udoka Azubuike’s eighth double-double and four blocks, including two key swats late, propelled the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks to a 74-68 over Tennessee, 74-68, Saturday afternoon in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Azubuike was joined in double-figures by sophomore Devon Dotson, who netted 22 points and added seven rebounds, and sophomore Ochai ...

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Down by 16 points with just over 12 minutes to play, Kansas State closed to within one possession on multiple occasions, including 69-67 with 2:48 remaining, but Alabama held strong at the free throw line to post a 77-74 win in a Big 12/SEC Challenge contest on Saturday before 11,824 fans at ...

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WICHITA, Kan. -- Dexter Dennis scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to lead rv/22 Wichita State to an 87-79 victory over UCF on Saturday evening at Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State (17-3, 5-2 American Athletic Conference) matched its regular season win total from last year and improved to 4-0 all-time against UCF ...