Stories for February 2, 2013

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Night

Bill Self questions team's toughness, desire following home loss to OSU

Markel Brown scored 28 points and Marcus Smart 25 in Oklahoma State’s 85-80 win over mistake-ridden Kansas University on Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse. By Gary Bedore • Box score• Bill Self postgame audio

Evening

Opinion: Point guard Marcus Smart shows KU what it's missing

Point-guard play becomes more important in mid-March, when Oklahoma State will be in good hands with Marcus Smart at the controls. But what will happen to Kansas, Journal-World sports editor Tom Keegan asks. • Box score• Bill Self postgame audio

Early Morning

Bigger, badder Jeff Withey better blocker

The third-leading shot blocker — soon-to-be No. 1 human eraser in Kansas University basketball history — does not look all that menacing on the court. By Gary Bedore

Stories

Notebook: Phil Forte says watching son play his alma mater 'heart-wrenching'

Former KU football player Phil Forte’s son, Phil, scored 11 points and hit some huge free throws to help Oklahoma State beat the Jayhawks. By Gary Bedore

Cowboys: It 'doesn't get any better' than breaking road skid at Allen Fieldhouse

KU, which had won 102 of its last 103 games at home, fell on Saturday to an Oklahoma State team that had gone 1-22 in its last 23 Big 12 road games. By Jesse Newell

Bill Self questions team's toughness, desire following home loss to OSU

Opinion: Point guard Marcus Smart shows KU what it's missing

KU women's basketball team out-muscles Kansas State, 89-80, in double-OT

Make it two straight overtime victories for the Kansas University women's basketball team, which, three days after knocking off Iowa State in an extra session, topped Sunflower State rival Kansas State, 89-80, in double-overtime Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum. By Matt Tait

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