Tigers need overtime to subdue KU, 89-84

By J-W Staff Report Feb 11, 2001

Columbia, Mo. ? Missouri rallied from a six-point deficit in the final 11/2 minutes of regulation and claimed an 89-84 overtime victory over Kansas in Big 12 women’s basketball Saturday at Hearnes Center.

A layup by Jennifer Jackson gave KU a 78-72 advantage with 1:40 remaining in regulation, but the Jayhawks never led in overtime.

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Missouri tied the score at 78-78 on a shot by Marlena Williams with 37 seconds left. Kansas’ KC Hilgenkamp missed a shot with nine seconds left, and Missouri’s Amanda Lassiter missed a shot at the buzzer.

The Tigers went ahead to stay on a shot by Lassiter with 2:48 left in overtime. Lassiter’s shot gave Missouri an 82-80 lead and started a 6-0 Tiger run.

Jackson scored 12 points and became the 17th player in Kansas women’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points.

Jaclyn Johnson recorded her sixth double-double of the season. She scored 20 points to lead the Jayhawks and pulled down a team-best 11 rebounds. Brooke Reves added 14 points, Hilgenkamp scored 13 points, and Nikki White had 12 points and seven rebounds.

Missouri was led by Tracy Franklin with 24 points. Lassiter had 22 points, and Williams and Kerensa Barr scored 13 points apiece.

Kansas	44	34	6	84
Missouri	35	43	11	89

Attendance: 10,126

The Jayhawks led by as much as 12 points in the first half and held a 44-35 halftime lead.

KU shot 58.2 percent from the field and hit 19 of 25 free throws but committed 25 turnovers to just 13 for Missouri. The Tigers shot 49.3 percent.

Kansas fell to 9-13 overall and 3-8 in the Big 12. Missouri is 15-7 and 6-5.

The Jayhawks will play host to 11th-ranked Texas Tech at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

KANSAS (84)	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Brooke Reves	34	6-9	2-2	2-5	3	14
Jaclyn Johnson	42	7-11	6-9	2-11	2	20
KC Hilgenkamp	40	5-10	2-2	1-2	1	13
Jennifer Jackson	40	5-11	2-5	0-0	4	12
Selena Scott	34	4-6	0-0	0-2	3	8
Kristin Geoffroy	17	2-5	1-1	2-5	4	5
Nikki White	13	3-3	6-6	3-7	2	12
Katie Hannon	2	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0
Leila Meng>	3	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0
Team				2-4
Totals		32-55	19-25	12-38	21	84

Three-point goals: 1-7 (Hilgenkamp 1-7, Reves 0-1, Scott 0-1, Jackson 0-2). Assists: 15 (Johnson 5, Jackson 4, Geoffroy 2, Reves, Scott, Mengite). Turnovers: 25 (Reves 4, Hilgenkamp 4, Jackson 4, Scott 4, Johnson 3, Geoffroy 2, team 2, Hannon, White). Blocked shots: 1 (Johnson). Steals: 8 (Jackson 2, Scott 2, Reves, Hilgenkamp, Geoffroy, White).

MISSOURI (89)	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Evan Unrau	32	4-4	1-2	4-7	3	9
Amanda Lassiter	32	8-18	2-2	1-4	4	22
Marlena Williams	35	6-17	0-2	3-5	4	13
Kerensa Barr	41	5-8	2-4	1-4	2	13
Tracy Franklin	42	7-12	5-8	2-3	2	24
Wannette Smith	17	1-3	0-1	1-4	3	2
Natalie Bright	17	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	2
Wendy Okeson	5	1-2	2-2	0-0	0	4
Terianne Wolford	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0
Christa Millham	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
Team				1-1
Totals		33-67	12-22	13-28	20	89

Three-point goals: 11-22 (Franklin 5-8, Lassiter 4-7, Williams 1-2, Barr 1-2, Okeson 0-1, Bright 0-1, Wolford 0-1). Assists: 17 (Franklin 5, Lassiter 3, Williams 3, Barr 3, Bright 2, Unrau). Turnovers: 13 (Williams 5, Lassiter 4, Franklin 2, Smith, Bright). Blocked shots: 0. Steals: 11 (Williams 3, Barr 3, Lassiter 2, Franklin 2, Unrau).