Feb. 4, 2008
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- Jayhawks' Darrell Arthur scored nine points in a second-half surge that carried No. 4 Kansas past Missouri 90-71 Monday night, giving the Jayhawks their 20th straight home victory and a season sweep of their archrivals.
Brandon Rush had scored 19 points for the Jayhawks (22-1, 7-1 Big 12), going 7-for-13 from the field.
"We have been playing short-handed the last two games," said Missouri's Keon Lawrence, who played 36 minutes and scored 25 points. "A lot of guys are playing a lot of minutes who aren't used to that. I think tonight the minutes kind of caught up with us because we didn't go after the ball aggressively at all."
Keon Lawrence played 36 minutes and had 25 points for Missouri. DeMarre Carroll, J.T. Tiller and Lyons all had 13.
Sasha Kaun had five points in the early run as the Jayhawks rolled into halftime with a 45-33 lead en route to their 30th victory in their last 31 regular-season games.
Missouri was 0-for-10 from the 3-point arc, the first time a Kansas opponent did not have at least one 3-pointer in almost 12 years.
"I've never had a team that didn't score a 3-point shot, so that tells you how strange it was," Missouri coach Mike Anderson said. "But Kansas dominated the glass. They played well. Their size was to their advantage."
The taller Jayhawks outrebounded the Tigers 48-25.
"We played well considering we were playing in foul trouble," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "Offensively, we were good the whole night. Defensively, our guards didn't guard. They got the ball wherever they wanted off the bounce and we have to correct that."
