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Big 12 Tournament briefs

Don’t worry, Jayhawks fans. The NBA can wait for Brandon Rush. The guy in the No. 25 jersey said as much Friday, with a smile as wide as a youngster dreaming of a professional career and eyes focused crisply on postseason championships.

Boggan’s bucket lifts OSU over A&M

Given a chance to keep Oklahoma State’s season alive, Mario Boggan came through with the latest in a series of clutch plays.

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  • By Associated Press
  • March 10, 2007 midnight

Commentary: Sooners worn out after deflating loss to Jayhawks, long season

To the very end, he never stopped moving. Curling around screens, looking for open space, any sliver of freedom from which to hoist a shot.

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  • By By George Schroeder - The Oklahoman
  • March 10, 2007 midnight

K-State planning revenge

Several of Kansas University’s players would have welcomed a Big 12 semifinal game against Texas Tech today in Ford Center.

Wildcats hungry for another bite

Third time’s a charm. Or another punch in the stomach. Kansas State’s 66-45 basketball victory over Texas Tech on Friday in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals set up another Sunflower Showdown. Part three, at the Ford Center at 1 p.m. today.

Collins busts slump

Freshman ends 2-game scoreless jag

Sherron Collins’ scoring is back. Sort of. Kansas University’s freshman guard had a goose egg in each of his last two games in terms of point production. So to have simply an average outing - eight points on 4-of-8 shooting - in KU’s 64-47 victory over Oklahoma on Friday was almost a bit of a relief.

Sooners hit wall against KU

Oklahoma University lost Friday afternoon’s Big 12 tournament quarterfinal game to Kansas University when former Sooners coach Kelvin Sampson bolted for Indiana and successor Jeff Capel couldn’t convince Sampson’s prize recruits to stay.

Kansas basketball notebook

Friday’s victory was Bill Self’s 100th at Kansas University against 28 losses. Does the 100th win mean much to KU’s fourth-year coach? “No, but I figured you’d bring it up,” he cracked. “We’ve got a lot of work left. We’re off to a good start this year. We’ve got to finish strong.”

Keegan: Kaun deserves props

The next time Kansas University junior center Sasha Kaun takes anybody’s breath away during the course of a basketball game will be the first time.

Later, Sooners

Rush keys second-half run that ousts OU

Brandon Rush’s coach ordered him to be more aggressive in the second half. Maybe more importantly, so did some of his peers, not enthralled with the Kansas University sophomore’s three-shot, three-point, first-half effort in Friday’s Big 12 tournament quarterfinal game against Oklahoma in Ford Center.

Durant shows up for second half

Kevin Durant’s first-half performance was forgettable. Luckily for Texas, he made up for it by putting on a show in the second half. Durant, the league’s player of the year, missed his first 12 shots but recovered to finish with 29 points and 13 rebounds, and the fifteenth-ranked Longhorns came from 20 points down to beat Baylor 74-69 Friday night in the Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals.

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  • By By Murray Evans - Associated Press Writer
  • March 9, 2007 11 p.m.

Jayhawks use big second half to top OU in Big 12 tourney

After a stagnant first period, an inspired Jayhawk’s squad held off the Oklahoma Sooners in route to a 64-47 victory in the Big 12 Tournament.

Boggan’s late shot lifts Cowboys

Mario Boggan scored from the right block with 11.5 seconds left to give Oklahoma State a 57-56 victory over No. 7 Texas A&M in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals Friday night. After Antanas Kavaliauskas missed a baseline jumper that could’ve stretched the Aggies’ lead to three, the Cowboys took over possession and set up their last chance during a timeout with 21.3 seconds remaining.

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  • By By Jeff Latzke - AP Sportswriter
  • March 9, 2007 8:40 p.m.

Wildcats rout Red Raiders

Kansas State players Lance Harris and Cartier Martin heard the rumblings that the Wildcats might not merit a berth in the NCAA tournament, and they determined to do everything they could Friday to make sure their team isn’t left out. Harris finished with 20 points and Martin added 17 as the Wildcats polished their tournament credentials with a 66-45 win over Texas Tech in the Big 12 Conference tournament quarterfinals.

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  • By By Murray Evans - Associated Press Writer
  • March 9, 2007 5:48 p.m.

Jawhawk fans at the Big 12 tournament: 15 seconds of . . .

Mark Fagan finds out what Jawhawk fans are thinking.