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First Half Action

Missouri		Kansas
33.3	FG%	50
40	3ptFG%	14.3
50	FT%	85.7
20	Reb	23
4	Asst	5
4	TO	10
0	Blk	1
2	Stl	0

Briefly
Missouri dominated early, bolting to a 12-point lead at 24-12, but the Jayhawks whittled away and took their first lead at 33-31. ... KU led, 16-14, in points in the paint and 6-5 in points off turnovers. ... MU led, 10-2, in second-chance points.

Missouri leaders
Scoring: Arthur Johnson 15, Thomas Gardner 6.
Rebounding: Johnson 7.
Assists: Johnson, Travon Bryant, Jimmy McKinney, Jason Conley 1 each.
Turnovers: Rickey Paulding 2.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien 17, J.R. Giddens 5.
Rebounding: Keith Langford 5; Giddens, Simien 4 each.
Assists: David Padgett 2.
Turnovers: Simien, Langford 4 each.

Final Totals

Missouri		Kansas
34.3	FG%	59.6
33.3	3ptFG%	38.5
54.5	FT%	84
35	Reb	43
9	Asst	19
9	TO	12
2	Blk	1
4	Stl	1

Briefly
KU hit 69 percent (20 or 29) of its second-half field goals. ... KU had a 40-22 edge in points in the paint, but MU led, 22-12, in second-chance points. ... MU had a 22-12 edge in second-chance points.

Missouri leaders
Scoring: Arthur Johnson 26; Thomas Gardner, Rickey Paulding 9 each.
Rebounding: Johnson 9, Paulding 7.
Assists: Jimmy McKinney 4.
Turnovers: Paulding 3.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien 31, J.R. Giddens 15, Jeff Graves 14, Keith Langford 10.
Rebounding: Simien 11, Langford 10.
Assists: Aaron Miles 6, Langford 4.
Turnovers: Simien 5, Langford 4.

Lines to remember
Missouri: Arthur Johnson 8-for-16 FG, 10-for-16 FT, 9 rebounds, 26 points.
Kansas: Wayne Simien 12-for-14 FG, 7-for-7 FT, 11 rebounds, 31 points.

Line to forget
Missouri: Jason Conley 2-for-12 FG, 0-for-2 FT, 5 points.

MISSOURI (69)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Travon Bryant	26	3-11	0-2	4-5	4	8
Arthur Johnson	36	8-16	10-16	6-9	1	26
Jimmy McKinney	34	3-6	0-0	0-2	3	7
Thomas Gardner	21	3-7	0-0	0-2	4	9
Rickey Paulding	32	3-11	2-2	4-7	2	9
Jason Conley	23	2-12	0-2	0-3	0	5
Kevin Young	16	1-3	0-0	2-3	2	2
Josh Kroenke	9	1-3	0-0	0-1	3	3
Spencer Laurie	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0
Brian Dailey	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
team				3-3	1
Totals		24-70	12-22	19-35	20	69

Three-point goals: 9-27 (Gardner 3-6, Bryant 2-4, McKinney 1-3, Kroenke 1-3, Paulding 1-4, Conley 1-6, Laurie 0-1). Assists: 9 (McKinney 4, Bryant 2, Johnson, Conley, Laurie). Turnovers: 9 (Paulding 3, Bryant 2, McKinney 2, Gardner, Young). Blocked shots: 2 (Gardner, Conley). Steals: 4 (Bryant, Johnson, Young, Kroenke).

KANSAS (94)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Wayne Simien	36	12-14	7-7	4-11	3	31
Jeff Graves	15	3-5	8-9	1-3	5	14
Keith Langford	33	5-9	0-2	2-10	1	10
Aaron Miles	32	1-3	4-5	0-3	2	6
J.R. Giddens	29	6-11	0-0	0-4	2	15
Michael Lee	19	1-4	2-2	0-1	2	5
David Padgett	17	2-4	0-0	2-5	4	4
Christian Moody	8	1-2	0-0	0-1	1	2
Jeff Hawkins	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0
Omar Wilkes	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
Jeremy Case	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	3
Bryant Nash	2	2-2	0-0	0-1	0	4
Moulaye Niang	1	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	0
team				1-3
Totals		34-57	21-25	10-43	20	94

Three-point goals: 5-13 (Giddens 3-4, Case 1-1, Lee 1-3, Miles 0-1, Hawkins 0-1, Langford 0-3). Assists: 19 (Miles 6, Langford 4, Lee 2, Padgett 2, Giddens, Hawkins, Wilkes, Case, Moody). Turnovers: 12 (Simien 5, Langford 4, Graves, Lee, Padgett). Blocked shots: 1 (Padgett). Steals: 1 (Miles).

	1	2	F
Missouri	33	36	69
Kansas	35	59	94