Kansas tops Oklahoma St. for 37th straight home win

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02/07/2009 - Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mario Little had 13 points and Cole Aldrich scored 12 and hauled in 18 rebounds as the 21st-ranked Kansas Jayhawks extended the nation's longest homecourt winning streak to 37 games with a 78-67 win against Oklahoma State at Allen Fieldhouse.

Sherron Collins and Tyshawn Taylor also posted 12 points while Brady Morningstar tallied nine points and six assists for Kansas (19-4, 8-0 Big 12), which kept both its home (14-0) and conference marks perfect on the season with an eighth consecutive victory.

"We did some good things today. I hate how we finished the game, and that's the last taste in our mouths. We were miserable the last four or five minutes," Kansas head coach Bill Self said. "That should've been a 20-point game."

Obi Muonelo netted 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three-point range and Marshall Moses delivered 18 points and eight rebounds for the Cowboys (14-8, 3-5), who have lost three of the last four.

"These bad starts have become a common theme for our team," OSU head coach Travis Ford said. "We try to convince our players that it is not about making or missing shots at the beginning of the game, that it is about how hard you play. However at some point it does eat at you when you are not making shots."

Kansas took an early 17-7 lead following a three-ball by Morningstar and had a 24-12 advantage at the halfway point after Little drained a triple and Travis Releford followed with a layup.

A pair of Muonelo three-pointers late in the frame helped keep the score within reach for OSU, and Moses slammed for two before the break as the Cowboys finished the half down 37-24.

A three-pointer from Byron Eaton opened the second half and cut the OSU deficit to 10, but a 10-2 run by the Jayhawks a short time later pushed the lead to 19 on an Aldrich slam with about 13 minutes left.

An Aldrich jumper and a slam by Releford made it a 20-point affair with about 8 1/2 minutes remaining, and Kansas led by double-digits the rest of the way.

Game Notes

In a series that dates back to 1926, Kansas leads OSU 102-52, including a 41-8 record at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks have also won four of the last five and eight of the past 11 meetings with the Cowboys...OSU shot 35.4 percent from the field while Kansas connected at a 45.9 percent clip...The Jayhawks knocked down 11-of-23 from beyond the arc compared with the Cowboys' 10-for-32 long-range showing...Kansas had a 46-33 rebounding edge.

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Pacific-10 Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Stanford

Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.

Should be in:

Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.

Southeastern Conference odds
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State

It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.

Work left to do:

Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.

Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.

Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile.

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