National Basketball Association
Kansas 70, Missouri 66
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 5, 2011
Where: Mizzou Arena, Columbia, Missouri
Officials:
# Kevin Mathis, # Terry Oglesby, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
15061
By SportsDirect Inc.
Marcus Morris led the way with 21 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 Kansas overcame 25 turnovers to top No. 24 Missouri, 70-66, in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday.
Thomas Robinson added 15 points and 14 boards for the Jayhawks (29-2, 14-2 Big 12), who locked up their seventh straight Big 12 regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. Kansas gets a first-round bye in the Big 12 Championship and will start on Thursday, taking on the winner of Wednesday’s Nebraska-Oklahoma State game.
The Jayhawks used a dominating defensive effort on Saturday, holding one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation to just 29 percent shooting, including 3 of 23 from 3-point range. Kansas built the lead up to as much as 63-48 on Robinson’s tip-in with 3:55 before the Tigers made a push, using an 11-0 run over the next two minutes to cut it to 63-59.
But the Jayhawks called a timeout and regrouped, getting a 3-pointer from Tyrel Reed to help hold off the threat.
Laurence Bowers recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds for Missouri (22-9, 8-8), which lost for the first time this season at home. The Tigers will start the Big 12 Championship with a first-round game against Texas Tech on Wednesday.
Top Game Performances
| Kansas |
|
Missouri |
|
Marcus Morris 21 |
Scoring |
Laurence Bowers 22 |
|
Marcus Morris 3 |
Assists |
Michael Dixon Jr. 5 |
|
Thomas Robinson 13 |
Rebounds |
Laurence Bowers 10 |
|
Marcus Morris 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Denmon 9 |
|
Markieff Morris 2 |
Steals |
Laurence Bowers 5 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Ricky Kreklow 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kansas
|
70 |
43.6 |
2-7 |
20-28 |
14 |
48 |
0 |
5 |
|
| Missouri
|
66 |
29.3 |
3-23 |
29-35 |
9 |
28 |
3 |
13 |
|