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Final, KU wins 59-57
DETROIT, Mich. -Let the week of hype begin.
Thanks to a 59-57 Kansas University victory over Davidson Sunday in Detroit which was sweated out until the closing moments, the matchup everyone has been waiting for is set.
Bill Self and Kansas will take on Roy Williams and North Carolina next Saturday in San Antonio, as Sunday's victory propelled the Jayhawks to their first Final Four appearance since 2003. It also sets a Final Four field consisting of four No. 1 seeds for the first time since the field expanded to 64 teams 19 years ago.
Davidson sophomore Stephen Curry got his points, but on a rough shooting night overall, he still finished with 25 points. Jason Richards, who scored seven points for Davidson, had a shot at the game-winning three at the buzzer, but missed.
Mario Chalmers and Sasha Kaun led KU with 13 points apiece. Kaun's 13 off the bench were key, as he was the Jayhawks' most consistent low post threat all night. Brandon Rush added 12 and Darrell Arthur seven.
For more on this story, log back onto KUSports.com throughout the night, tomorrow morning and pick up Monday's Journal-World.
:59.8, second half, KU leads 59-53
DETROIT, Mich. -Sasha Kaun dropped in two out of the timeout after a long range Davidson miss. Bryant Barr answered again for the Wildcats, scoring two in close off the glass. Darrell Arthur did the same thing on the other end, keeping KU ahead, 56-53.
Mario Chalmers missed a one-hander in close after the final TV timeout of regulation, but a missed three by Max Paulhus Gosselin for Davidson eventually sent Sasha Kaun to the free throw line following Andrew Lovedale's fifth and final foul of the game on the other end.
Kaun made one of two, putting KU up by four with just over two minutes to play.
Stephen Curry missed a three in transition off a Jason Richards steal against Sherron Collins, and Brandon Rush was fouled immediately after. Rush hit both bonus charities, putting the Jayhawks ahead by six with 1:15 to play.
6:11, second half, KU leads 52-51
DETROIT, Mich. -Bryant Barr hit a three off an inbounds pass for Davidson after the timeout, but after Stephen Curry blew a chance to extend the lead, Darnell Jackson slammed home two in transition. Barr then took another look in the corner and cashed a three to pull Davidson back to within one at 45-44.
Andrew Lovedale then put Davidson ahead with a turnaround jumper on the baseline which got a bit of help from the iron. The bucket had a foul call on Jackson to go along with it.
Lovedale missed the charity out of a timeout, but KU turned it back over under heavy defensive pressure. Bryant Barr then nailed his third three in a short time span from up top, giving Davidson a four-point lead with nine minutes to play. Sasha Kaun slipped it back down to two with a follow-up to a Mario Chalmers missed floater. Stephen Curry answered right back, giving himself 22 points on a pull-up jumper at the free throw line.
Mario Chalmers stole an errant pass out of a Bill Self timeout and scooted for an easy two to pull KU back within a bucket at 51-49, and Stephen Curry then missed an open three on the wing, giving KU a chance to tie or take the lead inside of seven minutes to play.
Sherron Collins' first field goal of the game gave the lead back to KU with 6:11 to play, hitting a straight-on three.
11:59, second half, KU leads 43-38
DETROIT, Mich. -Andrew Lovedale put in two going under the rack off an offensive rebound after a Stephen Curry three miss, putting Davidson up 37-35.
Brandon Rush put home his first three-pointer of the game in response, and Mario Chalmers had a chance to add two points in transition quickly after that following a steal, but it fell off the rim and was no good.
Sherron Collins extended the lead after a Lovedale miss to three points at 40-37, hitting a pair of free throws for his first points of the game.
Brandon Rush then put home a huge bucket driving off the glass while drawing a foul, putting the Jayhawks up by five. His free throw gave him 10 points and gave KU its biggest lead yet at 43-37.
Davidson's Jasoon Richards responded by getting to the free throw line, hitting one of two to pull the Wildcats back to within five with 11:59 to go.
15:51, second half, game tied 35-35
DETROIT, Mich. -Stephen Curry hit a two for Davidson after KU failed to score on its first possession out of the half, tying the game, 30-30.
Russell Robinson then missed a three from the wing on the other end. Curry then drowned a three with a hand in his face to put Davidson up three. Sasha Kaun dropped in two off a spin to pull the Jayhawks to within one, 33-32.
Jason Richards had a chance at an open three on the other end and missed, though after a Brandon Rush three miss, Thomas Sander scored two inside while drawing a foul, putting Davidson up three. He missed the free throw, and Sasha Kaun worked it back down to a one-point deficit again off an alley-oop slam. He missed the free throw to go with it, but KU turned it over off the offensive rebound. Max Paulhus Gosselin returned the favor, carrying the ball in transition and giving KU a chance to take back the lead.
Darnell Jackson tied it up, 35-35, hitting one of two free throws, making him 1-of-4 from the line on the afternoon. Sasha Kaun was called for a foul going after a defensive board, taking the game into a full timeout with him having three fouls after that whistle.
Halftime, game tied 28-28
DETROIT, Mich. -Darrell Arthur was called for a charge after losing the ball on his way to the bucket out of the Davidson breather, but Stephen Curry missed a three on the other end, giving KU a chance for possibly the last shot of the half. Darnell Jackson chipped in a tough two inside, and Davidson couldn't respond quick enough, with KU taking a 30-28 lead into the half.
Mario Chalmers led the Jayhawks with 11 points, while Stephen Curry, who has scored 30-plus points in all four career NCAA Tournament appearances heading into today, leads all scorers with 15. Brandon Rush and Darrell Arthur have two fouls apiece for the Jayhawks.
1:17, first half, game tied 28-28
DETROIT, Mich. -Darrell Arthur fed Darnell Jackson for a tough two points in transition after the full break, and when Davidson brought the ball back up down two, KU applied a box-and-one zone defense.
The Wildcats went scoreless on their first possession, and Darrell Arthur was fouled going up for two on the other end, getting himself to the line for the first time. Arthur cashed one of two, making it a three-point game.
Stephen Curry tried for a three off a quick screen on the other end, but was fouled and got to the line for a trio of charities. He cashed all three, tying it again, 26-26.
3:58, first half, game tied 23-23
DETROIT, Mich. -Stephen Curry dropped in a soft floater after the timeout to put Davidson back up by three. The two teams then traded misses before Mario Chlamers smacked another three to give himself nine points and tie the game, 19-19.
Mario Chalmers scored again on his next opportunity, following a Jason Richards jumper. Curry answered that with another floater. KU then attacked the size advantage again for two inside, this time from Arthur.
Davidson then used a pair of solid post traps to force KU into timeouts under durress. After the second one, KU turned the ball over thanks to a shot clock violation.
Jason Richards aired a three just before a full timeout on the floor, with the game tied 23-23.
15:49, first half, game tied 2-2
DETROIT, Mich. - Brandon Rush controlled the game's opening tip for KU, but missed a three off a kick-out pass from Mario Chalmers, sending the ball with Davidson. The Wildcats couldn't score on their opening possession, but trapped and forced a loose ball tie-up to get the ball back on the other end.
Andrew Lovedale scored the game's first points off a lightning-quick feed from the perimeter from Jason Richards, dropping it in off the iron.
Sasha Kaun evened things by tipping in a Mario Chalmers up-and-under miss. He then grabbed a defensive board off a Stephen Curry awkward miss.
The two teams then traded misses, first with Darrell Arthur getting a shot swatted from behind by Lovedale, then Curry missing a three up top off a screen, keeping things knotted at 2-2.
Sasha Kaun then swatted a Lovedale look inside after Brandon Rush missed another three, giving KU another shot at grabbing the lead. Mario Chalmers kicked to Arthur, but a shot off the glass missed. Lovedale then missed again, this time from about 10 feet away.
The game went to a full break at 15:49, still tied 2-2.
Pregame
DETROIT, Mich. - Some say the Midwest Region opened up in the NCAA Tournament for the top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks. The biggest reason it 'opened up', though? No. 10 Davidson, who is the final team standing in KU's way in its quest to return to the Final Four for the first time since 2003.
A win today over the Tournament's favorite underdog would earn the first Final Four berth for KU coach Bill Self, who today coaches in his fifth Elite Eight game.
Davidson comes into today's game as hot as anyone, having already taken care of No. 7 Gonzaga, No. 2 Georgetown and, most recently, No. 3 Wisconsin. It's no secret who carries the bulk of Davidson's hopes on his shoulders. It's sophomore guard Stephen Curry, who wound up at the Southern Conference school after being passed up by several major programs along the East Coast. Curry has already scored 103 points in three games in this NCAA Tournament, including 33 in Friday's win over Wisconsin.
He wasn't alone, though, as senior point guard Jason Richards was as efficient as could be in running the offense, finishing with 13 assists to zero turnovers.
KU took care of No. 12 Villanova Friday with relative ease, following behind a game-high 16 points from Brandon Rush and 15 points coupled with suffocating defense from Russell Robinon. The Jayhawks won 72-57.
Today's game will tip at approximately 4:05 p.m. (CDT).
Stay tuned here for live game updates at each television timeout, halftime and after it's done.
Comments
NH_JHawk (anonymous) says...
Rock Chalk Jayhawk!
Let's make history today!
March 30, 2008 at 3:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
pjdeanwag (anonymous) says...
I'm so excited, I think I just peed a little in my pants.
March 30, 2008 at 4:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
phoenixjayhawk (Rodney Stice) says...
Game time
ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!!!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lance1jhawk (anonymous) says...
It's time to take the wildcat trash out!
March 30, 2008 at 4:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Two points in almost 5 minutes...pathetic start!!!!
Playing right in Davidson's hands.
March 30, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lance1jhawk (anonymous) says...
Arrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! We look so friggin tight!
March 30, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NH_JHawk (anonymous) says...
We're getting good looks, we just gotta hit 'em. I like our aggressiveness on the boards so far.
March 30, 2008 at 4:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Yep, we're tight alright. Just what I was afraid of.
March 30, 2008 at 4:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
OklahomaJayhawk5 (anonymous) says...
The whole freaking stadium is against us!
March 30, 2008 at 4:16 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NH_JHawk (anonymous) says...
Can we buy a friggin bucket please? I'll throw in my money right now!!!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
looking the same sloppy way that we finished the other night
March 30, 2008 at 4:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
if we can't score inside against these guys we don't stand a chance against the rest of the final 4
March 30, 2008 at 4:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Damn, we can't finish SH*T!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_JHawk (anonymous) says...
We can't buy a basket.
March 30, 2008 at 4:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
The longer they hang around, their confidence starts soaring!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_JHawk (anonymous) says...
They own us underneath defensively.
March 30, 2008 at 4:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Bad passes too!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
flipborder02 (anonymous) says...
WE just cant buy a basket. Nice hustle Jackson make your freethrows
March 30, 2008 at 4:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
phoenixjayhawk (Rodney Stice) says...
Finally a foul underneath that goes our way.
March 30, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jross1972 (Johann Ross) says...
SOMETHING'S GOTTA CHANGE...
I GOT MY DAVIDSON VOODOO DOLL OUT NOW!
March 30, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jross1972 (Johann Ross) says...
Im gonna stick a pin in these damn officials too!
March 30, 2008 at 4:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
6 pts. so far, are you kidding me???
March 30, 2008 at 4:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lance1jhawk (anonymous) says...
I've opened a beer... Time to get on a run!
March 30, 2008 at 4:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
flipborder02 (anonymous) says...
damn freethrows
March 30, 2008 at 4:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NH_JHawk (anonymous) says...
lance1jhawk/txrockchalk/melrank - time to start drinking! It's gonna take a valliant team effort today.
March 30, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
phoenixjayhawk (Rodney Stice) says...
nice three
March 30, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NH_JHawk (anonymous) says...
lance - you were reading my mind brother!
March 30, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
bought time MC
March 30, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
FlaHawk (anonymous) says...
KU is si tight! They look like 7th graders.
I am afraid this just plays to Davidson strength.
KU has to take control of the pace with better shot selection.
March 30, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
phoenixjayhawk (Rodney Stice) says...
can we help davidson out any more?
March 30, 2008 at 4:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
This is ridiculous!!!!
Another game where we refuse to pound it down low. They can't match our size!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
I don't understand why we NEVER have the killer instinct. We fiddle around with teams all the friggin' time. God, I want to be like UNC soooooo bad.
March 30, 2008 at 4:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NH_JHawk (anonymous) says...
jross - Eddie Hightower must be out there somewhere poking his KU voodoo doll and laughing. Apparently he'll never forgive us for beating OU in 88. Hightower officiated that game.
March 30, 2008 at 4:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mjvjhawks (anonymous) says...
Following my Jayhawks is taking years off of my life!
March 30, 2008 at 4:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
afilmer (anonymous) says...
21 - 19 davidson - this sucks
thank god for chalmers
March 30, 2008 at 4:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
I've NEVER seen us have so much trouble inbounding the ball.
March 30, 2008 at 4:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
we can't even inbound the ball for gds sake
March 30, 2008 at 4:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Yaaawnnnn (anonymous) says...
must i say "still early"?
March 30, 2008 at 4:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
I hear ya, mjvjhawks.
March 30, 2008 at 4:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
estaboy (anonymous) says...
Foul, foul foul, and one, foul foul.... oh wait, they don't call things against Davidson, they're the darlings of the NCAA...
March 30, 2008 at 4:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Somebody punch Curry in the crotch on his next J.
March 30, 2008 at 4:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
still early????? it's almost half time
March 30, 2008 at 4:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mjvjhawks (anonymous) says...
yes, it is early, but this team needs to find attack mode real soon for gods sake. F#$k Curry
March 30, 2008 at 4:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lance1jhawk (anonymous) says...
All right- I've got the wife drinking too, Ive changed clothes and am starting to feel a little better about this game.
March 30, 2008 at 4:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
now do you know why we can't go inside?
March 30, 2008 at 4:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Why do we insist on getting trapped under the basket????
March 30, 2008 at 4:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
phoenixjayhawk (Rodney Stice) says...
We are playing horrible basketball
March 30, 2008 at 4:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Yaaawnnnn (anonymous) says...
see mckillop smile? he's pleased his team is making our big men look like schoolgirls
March 30, 2008 at 4:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
this is just pathetic
March 30, 2008 at 4:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Collins caught in the trees!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
phoenixjayhawk (Rodney Stice) says...
Three time outs in 1 minute of gametime
March 30, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Davidson has us (like Wisconsin) right where they want us...notched up at halftime.
March 30, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Yaaawnnnn (anonymous) says...
what do you think the odds are that bill gets T'd up before this game is over?
March 30, 2008 at 4:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
you know we're in trouble when Self puts us in a zone defense
March 30, 2008 at 4:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Right now we couldn't hold the jockstraps of the other Final Four teams.
March 30, 2008 at 4:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ibrown3 (anonymous) says...
If we happened to lose this game I would have to say Bill Self should not be the head basketball coach of Kansas. It would further prove that he connot advance past the Elite 8.
March 30, 2008 at 4:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mjvjhawks (anonymous) says...
I think it's safe to say....I hate Davidson!
March 30, 2008 at 4:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
I'm beginning to question whether Bill can even motivate these guys when it's crunch-time.
March 30, 2008 at 4:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BannerforKirk (anonymous) says...
Say whatever you want, won't make it happen.
March 30, 2008 at 4:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU (anonymous) says...
It doesn't matter if Curry scores 40. If we keep sleepwalking, we can lose this game. We have no energy and we haven't--other than Mario--displayed the WILL to take the game by the throat.
March 30, 2008 at 4:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Yaaawnnnn (anonymous) says...
a little early to be calling for self's head. 3 elite 8s in 5 years, and the exact same amount of championships good ol' boy roy got us, or has won with players he himself recruited
March 30, 2008 at 4:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayloco (anonymous) says...
This game is maybe the "test" everyone said we needed. I agree with everyone that we seem to lack killer instinct. The first 10 minutes, we played good on D and had a chance to go up 8 to 10 points. I can't believe we are getting worked again on the boards! Come on BR, get it going man.
March 30, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BannerforKirk (anonymous) says...
FT's raising their ugly head.
March 30, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mjvjhawks (anonymous) says...
Ibrown3
Ahhh the first idiot to use the fire Bill Self line.
just watch the game and have a little faith, will ya?
it is the players that are missing shots right now, not the coach!
March 30, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayloco (anonymous) says...
Regardless of the outcome, I have to say I am impressed with Curry. What a PT player...
March 30, 2008 at 4:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
lance1jhawk (anonymous) says...
We took the lead at the 3:44 mark... Lets not look back. Get up and not let up on them.
March 30, 2008 at 4:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
FlaHawk (anonymous) says...
Cfurry running wild and KU totally flummoxed by Davidson D.
This is why Coach Self gets the big bucks. He needs to find a solution to the overwhelming Davidson double team down low.
Of course, if KU could hit a free throw and cut out the dumb fouls. They are giving up to many offensive rebonds and second chances!
It is obvious that Curry will get as many as he wants. KU has no one that can keep up with him.
March 30, 2008 at 4:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayloco (anonymous) says...
I have faith folks, but this is a typical upset we are all to familiar with. We do something good and the other team answers right back. Now a charge on Rush. Frustration appears to be setting in. Curry got a BS call!
March 30, 2008 at 4:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
NH_JHawk (anonymous) says...
WTF?? Curry was shuffling his damn feet. BS....
March 30, 2008 at 4:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jross1972 (Johann Ross) says...
damn refs!
March 30, 2008 at 4:53 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mjvjhawks (anonymous) says...
uh, curry you were moving your feet, you know it!
March 30, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
what's wrong with Jackson, he acts like he has no coordination any more
March 30, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CaramelMacchMan (anonymous) says...
BSSS
March 30, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
DJ needs to get his head in the game...KNOW WHERE U ARE!!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_JHawk (anonymous) says...
Fouls becoming a concern, silly turnovers, crowd a factor. This is grim so far.
March 30, 2008 at 4:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
We are NOT capitalizing on opportunities...BTW...nice flop on Curry.
March 30, 2008 at 4:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayloco (anonymous) says...
Typical, typical, typical heartbreak we have seen in past years. This sucks. So much for a nice relaxing Sunday evening..LOL
March 30, 2008 at 4:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jross1972 (Johann Ross) says...
there have been 10 bad calls in this game...ALL against Kansas. Ingredient number one necessary for a huge upset: participation by the refs on the part of the underdog.
March 30, 2008 at 4:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
estaboy (anonymous) says...
Well its obvious Curry is the NCAA's sweetheart and they've made sure he won't foul out... I believe if they're going to call that he needs to be in front of Rush... gotta love the ref's, they're going to ruin another one...
March 30, 2008 at 4:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
estaboy (anonymous) says...
BILL GET A F$$KING TECHNICAL TO PROVE YOUR POINT!
March 30, 2008 at 4:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayloco (anonymous) says...
Stupid ass fouls. Damn, we are looking really bad. Stupid foul DA!
March 30, 2008 at 4:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wissoxfan83 (anonymous) says...
I can't believe that we're getting Duked on the foul calls.
March 30, 2008 at 4:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
what the fu%^&^%*k was that????? Arthur, what a joke that was
March 30, 2008 at 4:56 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
wissoxfan83 (anonymous) says...
I don't drink, but I'm about to start, any suggestions?
March 30, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
I'm not going to survive the 2nd half. only good thing, Rush will surely get it going in the second half
March 30, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Man, what's up with our big guys (other than Kaun)????
I saw that charge (by DA) coming all way down here!!!!
March 30, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Yaaawnnnn (anonymous) says...
despite playing one of the worst halves of basketball we've played all year, we're still in the lead. bill has a lot to yell about during the break; let's hope we come out with some fresh energy and some solutions
March 30, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chicago_JHawk (anonymous) says...
Up 2 at half. OK. Self needs to give the halftime speech of his life...or let D Manning give it - the first 4 minutes of the second are key. We keep letting them hang around, and we'll tighten up even more.
March 30, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
I know...to be ahead and be playing so poorly...it's a blessing. Rush can only get hot from here on out.
March 30, 2008 at 4:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mjvjhawks (anonymous) says...
Another big game and I'm sitting here scratching my head wondering, WTF! I don't know how much longer I can take it. A 2 point lead at halftime? Bill are you throwing sh!t around the locker room yet?
March 30, 2008 at 4:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rockchalk80 (anonymous) says...
okay fans... Davidson played some of their best basketball... KU played some of its worst... we are up by 2... 20 mins... take heart ...Final Four is within our grasp
March 30, 2008 at 4:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
I agree, Chicago_JHawk...we can only get tighter from here on out.
March 30, 2008 at 4:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
flipborder02 (anonymous) says...
Hey guys maybe its going to be like the nebraska game we pick it up a bit in the 2nd half to win the game.
March 30, 2008 at 5 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Yaaawnnnn (anonymous) says...
something is giving me this strange craving for some cinnisnacks and a coke zero....
March 30, 2008 at 5 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
aledell (anonymous) says...
I hate to complain about refs, but honestly. Has anyone ever seen such one-sided atrocity from an officiating crew before?
March 30, 2008 at 5 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
We need to get some space between us and them...otherwise, we will start making the choking noise.
March 30, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
flipborder02 (anonymous) says...
or we come out 2nd half and shoot the lights out of em.
March 30, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Yeah, aledell...that charge call on BRush was horse sh*t.
March 30, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
We get the ball to start the second half, right?
March 30, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Things can only go up from here for BRush.
March 30, 2008 at 5:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
estaboy (anonymous) says...
My vote - put each player, scurbs included in and just deck a couple of these guys and give the zebra's some real offensive fouls to call. I dont care if the boys even put up a shot, that way maybe Davidson will begin to think twice about stepping in front of us... I'm sure Conner, Case and company will be more then happy to help!
March 30, 2008 at 5:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BannerforKirk (anonymous) says...
I'm not sure that Bill throwing a fit at halftime is going to make these guys any looser. Someone needs to do something at half time to get these guys loose and playing like the game is fun.
March 30, 2008 at 5:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mjvjhawks (anonymous) says...
I have watched all the other Final Four team games, and they all played liked men! They played with a heightened sense of what they were playing for. Not us, maybe it's because I care more about this one, but something is very different here.
March 30, 2008 at 5:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
quit blaming the refs, every foul we got we deserved, only questionable call was on Rush's charge, but he was going to lose the ball anyway. Seen him do that many times
March 30, 2008 at 5:04 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Yeah, our guys look indifferent.
March 30, 2008 at 5:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
landon_2003 (anonymous) says...
all i can say is that if our bigs play like they did in the first half...we are screwed. DJ hasn't played worth a crap since the start of the tourney. what is his problem? and collins needs to drive to the hole. stop being a wimp and do it...why stop now when it has worked all year?
March 30, 2008 at 5:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Man, I don't even want to think about the 'hawks NOT holding up their end of the bargain of the No. 1s.
March 30, 2008 at 5:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
estaboy (anonymous) says...
I disagree dek9219, Davidson is hacking inside and they're calling nothing, if you want Davidson to win, great, but comment on their message board... side note: while the zebra is a beautiful animal, they're looking ugly in this zoo.
March 30, 2008 at 5:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
Why aren't we pounding the rock down low????? They can't match up.
March 30, 2008 at 5:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dek9219 (anonymous) says...
haven't you been watching Landon, everytime he drives to the hole he is double teamed and he throws it away. only time it worked was the last play before half
March 30, 2008 at 5:07 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
RedJay (anonymous) says...
Anyone see that CBS Pregame show?
Wow. I mean, Stephen Curry, a rough childhood with his dad always away on NBA trips, and then told he's not good enough to go to VTech. Wow. What a story.
Now here is a real story:
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_y...
I'm not sure I can watch March basketball anymore. When did they change the rules on charges? When I was a boy, both feet had to be set and position had to be established. Same for body fouls. This is a different sport. This is a free-throw contest. What have you zebras done to my favorite game?!?!?!?!?!
March 30, 2008 at 5:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jayhawkinatl (anonymous) says...
I think our guys need electric-shock treatment at halftime...they look pretty damn sleepy.
March 30, 2008 at 5:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
landon_2003 (anonymous) says...
well then dek if he gets double teamed kick it out right? duh. if there are two ppl on you that means someone is open.
March 30, 2008 at 5:08 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )