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Wayne Simien had his Kansas University basketball teammates shaking their heads in disbelief Friday night at American Airlines Center. Simien, Kansas University's junior power forward who entered the Big 12 Conference tournament on the heels of three straight 20-point games, erupted for a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the Jayhawks' 94-69 Big 12 quarterfinal rout of Missouri. The 6-foot-9, 250-pounder hit 12 of 14 shots and seven of seven free throws and scored 14 points in a 23-9 run that erased a 24-12 deficit and put the Jayhawks on track to their 21st victory in 28 tries.

College basketball teams finally may have discovered a way to slow Kansas University power forward Wayne Simien. Mug him. "They threw a lot of bodies at us down low. It felt like a WWF match down there," Simien said, comparing Saturday's 64-60 Big 12 Conference tournament semifinal loss to Texas to a World Wrestling Federation main event. "It was definitely physical. Nothing came easy." Simien, a 6-foot-9, 250-pounder, scored nine points in 30 minutes, his lowest scoring output since a six-pointer Jan. 17 at Texas A&M. The Longhorns, who improved to 23-6 heading into today's Big 12 final against Oklahoma State, admit they, at times, resembled matman Stone Cold Steve Austin more than basketball players Saturday.