BOYS RANKINGS6A Boys1. Haysville Campus2. OP-Blue Valley Northwest3. Derby4. OP-Blue Valley North5. Kansas City – JC Harmon6. Manhattan7. Lawrence Free State8. Olathe West9. OP-Blue Valley West10. Topeka- Washburn Rural5A Boys1. Bishop Carroll2. Andover3. Kapaun Mt. Carmel4. St. Thomas Aquinas5. Basehor-Linwood6. Highland Park7. Blue Valley Southwest8. Goddard Eisenhower9. McPherson10. Salina South4A Boys1. Kansas City - Piper2. Parsons3. Bishop Miege4. Augusta5. Buhler6. Ottawa7. Eudora8. Tonganoxie9. Rose Hill10. Chanute3A Boys1. Hesston2. Hugoton3. Wichita - Collegiate4. Rock Creek5. Riley County6. Beloit7. Larned8. Minneapolis9. Haven10. Royal Valley2A Boys1. Lawrence - Bishop Seabury2. Garden Plain3. Maranatha Academy4. Salina – Sacred Heart5. Mission Valley6. Plainville7. Northern Heights8. Hoxie9. Ellinwood10. Pratt - Skyline1A Boys1. Lebo2. Osborne3. Elbing-Berean Academy4. Madison - Hamilton5. Montezuma-South Gray6. Coldwater-South Central7. St. John-Hudson8. Meade9. St. Francis10. Valley FallsGIRLS RANKINGS6A Girls1. Topeka High2. Liberal3. Shawnee Mission Northwest4. Wichita Heights5. Olathe East6. Derby7. Blue Valley North8. Olathe West9. Shawnee Mission West10. Wichita Southeast5A Girls1. St. Thomas Aquinas2. McPherson3. Topeka Seaman4. Salina Central5. Andover Central6. Maize South7. Bishop Central8. Goddard Eisenhower9. KC Sumner Academy10. KC Schlagle4A Girls1. Bishop Miege2. Kansas City – Piper3. Towanda - Circle4. Baldwin5. Nickerson6. Andale7. Eudora8. Clay Center9. Chanute10. Louisburg3A Girls1. Nemaha Central2. Halstead3. Cheney4. Sabetha5. Colby6. Scott City7. Riley County8. Haven9. Phillipsburg10. Eureka2A Girls1. Sterling2. Garden Plain3. Wabaunsee4. Trego Community5. Spearville6. Jefferson County North7. Hoxie8. West Elk9. Hillsboro10. Valley Heights1A Girls1. Central Plains2. Olpe3. Hanover4. Rural Vista5. Thunder Ridge6. Montezuma – South Gray7. Cunningham8. Otis - Bison9. Clifton - Clyde10. Waverly

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STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports Information

GARDEN CITY – Mired in first-half foul trouble, the Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team got a huge lift from freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/baker_josh_xj07">Josh Baker</a>&nbsp;in the second half Wednesday night at Garden City.

Baker scored 10 points in a key early second-half surge that keyed the No. 25 Blue Dragons to a 91-72 victory over the Broncbusters at Conestoga Arena.

Hutchinson wins consecutive games for the first time since December 4 and improves to 15-3 overall and keeps pace with Barton and Colby in the Jayhawk West at 6-3. Garden City dropped its seventh in a row and falls to 7-10, 1-7. Hutch snapped a two-game losing streak to Garden City, which swept the Blue Dragons in 2018-19.

The Blue Dragons had six players with at least two fouls in the first half, including inside players&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/kuath_majok_5e4f">Majok Kuath</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/odhiambo_fred_71y1">Fred Odhiambo</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/mayers_matt_9wk7">Matt Mayers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/singleton_saquan_s9fa">Saquan Singleton</a>. Guard&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/okon_jaden_bnxo">Jaden Okon</a>&nbsp;had three fouls. The Busters took advantage by going 15 of 20 from the free-throw line in the first half. Still, Hutchinson managed a 42-39 lead.

Leading 45-41 early in the second half, Baker nailed a 3-poitner and followed that with another 2-point jumper to up the Dragon lead to 50-41 with 16:36 remaining. Baker than converted a three-point play and then took a steal in for a transition layup to cap a 14-0 Blue Dragon run and take a 59-41 lead with 13:37 remaining in the second half.

Baker wound up scoring 16 of his game-high 24 points in the final 20 minutes to help the Blue Dragons outscore Garden City 49-33 in the second half. The Dragons shot 58.6 percent in the final half.

Baker posted his fourth 20-point scoring game of the season, hitting 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Baker added five rounds, three steals and two assists.

Four players scored in double figures for Hutchinson.&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/brown_tyler_348p">Tyler Brown</a>&nbsp;knocked down 3 of 9 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points.&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/singleton_saquan_s9fa">Saquan Singleton</a>&nbsp;had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/king_clarence_pkcx">Clarence King</a>&nbsp;came off the bench to score a career-high 12 points.

Hutchinson finished shooting 52.5 percent (32 of 61, hitting 9 of 24 from 3-point range and 18 of 25 from the free-throw line. The Dragons out-rebounded Garden City 33-28 and had 19 assists and 10 steals.

The Busters shot 43.1 percent (22 of 51, hitting 7 of 20 from 3-point range and 21-26 from the foul line. Garden City had 20 turnovers.

Traylynn Spencer and Michael Frazier had 10 points each.

Hutchinson led 18-13 after a Brown dunk with 12:59 to play in the first half. Garden City countered with an 8-3 run to lead 21-18 after two Spencer free throws with 11:05 to go.

Tied at 34 late in the first half, the Dragons to a two-point lead on an Odhiambo jumper. An Odhiambo dunk with 1:27 to go gave Hutch another two-point lead, but this time King followed to score on a pair of layups to give the Blue Dragons a 42-36 lead. Garden City's Keith Favors converted a three-point play with 9 seconds remaining and cut the Hutch lead to 42-39 at halftime.

Brown hit a 3-pointer to start the second half and Spencer countered with a 2-pointer for Garden to cut the Hutch lead to 45-41. That's when Baker started the decisive 14-0 run. Baker's steal and layup with 13:37 remaining gave Hutchinson a 59-43 lead.

Two&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/mitchell_d.j._eej6">D.J. Mitchell</a>&nbsp;free throws with 11:51 pushed the lead to 17 at 62-45. The Busters got with 62-52 when Baker nailed another Dragon trey to stop that Garden City advance. The Dragons eventually pushed the lead to 20 on a Mitchell free throw with 6:03 to go that make it 77-57. The lead never dipped below 15 points after that.

Hutchinson will travel to Pratt to meet the Beavers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in Pratt.

GAME NOTES - Hutchinson is now 136-49 all-time against Garden City, including 52-36 in Garden City. … This was all-time win No. 1,821 for the Dragons. … This was the third-straight game to force an opponent into 20 or more turnovers by the Blue Dragons. … Garden City blocked an opponent high five blocked shots. … Hutchinson has 10 games shooting 50 or more points.

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STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationGARDEN CITY – Mired in first-half foul trouble, the Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team got a huge lift from freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/baker_josh_xj07">Josh Baker</a>&nbsp;in the second half Wednesday night at Garden City.Baker scored 10 points in a key early second-half surge that keyed the No. 25 Blue Dragons to a 91-72 victory over the Broncbusters at Conestoga Arena.Hutchinson wins consecutive games for the first time since December 4 and improves to 15-3 overall and keeps pace with Barton and Colby in the Jayhawk West at 6-3. Garden City dropped its seventh in a row and falls to 7-10, 1-7. Hutch snapped a two-game losing streak to Garden City, which swept the Blue Dragons in 2018-19.The Blue Dragons had six players with at least two fouls in the first half, including inside players&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/kuath_majok_5e4f">Majok Kuath</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/odhiambo_fred_71y1">Fred Odhiambo</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/mayers_matt_9wk7">Matt Mayers</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/singleton_saquan_s9fa">Saquan Singleton</a>. Guard&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/okon_jaden_bnxo">Jaden Okon</a>&nbsp;had three fouls. The Busters took advantage by going 15 of 20 from the free-throw line in the first half. Still, Hutchinson managed a 42-39 lead.Leading 45-41 early in the second half, Baker nailed a 3-poitner and followed that with another 2-point jumper to up the Dragon lead to 50-41 with 16:36 remaining. Baker than converted a three-point play and then took a steal in for a transition layup to cap a 14-0 Blue Dragon run and take a 59-41 lead with 13:37 remaining in the second half.Baker wound up scoring 16 of his game-high 24 points in the final 20 minutes to help the Blue Dragons outscore Garden City 49-33 in the second half. The Dragons shot 58.6 percent in the final half.Baker posted his fourth 20-point scoring game of the season, hitting 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Baker added five rounds, three steals and two assists.Four players scored in double figures for Hutchinson.&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/brown_tyler_348p">Tyler Brown</a>&nbsp;knocked down 3 of 9 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points.&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/singleton_saquan_s9fa">Saquan Singleton</a>&nbsp;had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists.Freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/king_clarence_pkcx">Clarence King</a>&nbsp;came off the bench to score a career-high 12 points.Hutchinson finished shooting 52.5 percent (32 of 61, hitting 9 of 24 from 3-point range and 18 of 25 from the free-throw line. The Dragons out-rebounded Garden City 33-28 and had 19 assists and 10 steals.The Busters shot 43.1 percent (22 of 51, hitting 7 of 20 from 3-point range and 21-26 from the foul line. Garden City had 20 turnovers.Traylynn Spencer and Michael Frazier had 10 points each.Hutchinson led 18-13 after a Brown dunk with 12:59 to play in the first half. Garden City countered with an 8-3 run to lead 21-18 after two Spencer free throws with 11:05 to go.Tied at 34 late in the first half, the Dragons to a two-point lead on an Odhiambo jumper. An Odhiambo dunk with 1:27 to go gave Hutch another two-point lead, but this time King followed to score on a pair of layups to give the Blue Dragons a 42-36 lead. Garden City's Keith Favors converted a three-point play with 9 seconds remaining and cut the Hutch lead to 42-39 at halftime.Brown hit a 3-pointer to start the second half and Spencer countered with a 2-pointer for Garden to cut the Hutch lead to 45-41. That's when Baker started the decisive 14-0 run. Baker's steal and layup with 13:37 remaining gave Hutchinson a 59-43 lead.Two&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/mitchell_d.j._eej6">D.J. Mitchell</a>&nbsp;free throws with 11:51 pushed the lead to 17 at 62-45. The Busters got with 62-52 when Baker nailed another Dragon trey to stop that Garden City advance. The Dragons eventually pushed the lead to 20 on a Mitchell free throw with 6:03 to go that make it 77-57. The lead never dipped below 15 points after that.Hutchinson will travel to Pratt to meet the Beavers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in Pratt.GAME NOTES - Hutchinson is now 136-49 all-time against Garden City, including 52-36 in Garden City. … This was all-time win No. 1,821 for the Dragons. … This was the third-straight game to force an opponent into 20 or more turnovers by the Blue Dragons. … Garden City blocked an opponent high five blocked shots. … Hutchinson has 10 games shooting 50 or more points.<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/202001162k09h3#">Facebook</a><a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/202001162k09h3#">Twitter</a><a target="_blank" href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/202001162k09h3#">Email</a><a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/202001162k09h3?dec=printer-decorator" target="_blank">Print</a><a target="_blank" href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/202001162k09h3#">Addthis</a>

🏀 Baker fuels second-half surge by Blue Dragons

GARDEN CITY – Only seven players were available for the Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team on Wednesday night at Garden City.

But at one juncture or another, all seven had their say as No. 10 Hutchinson used a big fourth quarter to finally put the Broncbusters away in a 77-62 Jayhawk West victory over the Broncbusters at Conestoga Arena.

Playing its third game in five days, the Blue Dragons improve to 16-2 overall and 8-1 in the Jayhawk West. Hutchinson completes a two-game road swing on Saturday at Pratt in a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. Garden City falls to 6-11, 1-7.

The Blue Dragons had trouble shaking Garden City, mostly in part to an opponent season-high 13 3-pointers against Hutchinson. Ariyanna Hall came off the Broncbuster bench to knock down an opponent-high five 3-pointers and finish with a game-high 26 points.

Hutch led 16-12 after one quarter, 37-30 at halftime and 54-46 after three quarters. The Blue Dragons, keyed by the fourth-quarter play of freshman center,&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/haidara_nafatoumata_szn7">Nafatoumata Haidara</a>, broke the game open with a 13-0 run midway through the period.

Making her first quarter start, Haidara played only 12 minutes over the first three quarters because of four fouls. But in the fourth quarter, Haidara owned the paint scoring nine of her 11 points in the final quarter. Haidara was 5 of 8 shooting and finished with seven rebounds.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/ogle_abby_pu1h">Abby Ogle</a>&nbsp;led the Blue Dragons with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Ogle was 6 of 9 shooting from the field and 5 of 6 from the foul line.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/vannett_makayla_q30y">Makayla Vannett</a>&nbsp;hit a pair of fourth-quarter 3-pointers in the decisive 13-0 run and finished with 14 points. Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/francis_sasha_nod4">Sasha Francis</a>&nbsp;had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/barton_presley_t2j0">Presley Barton</a>&nbsp;hit three important 3-pointers in the second quarter. Her third 3-pointer gave Hutchinson its 37-30 halftime lead. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/paniora_kyra_3e2n">Kyra Paniora</a>&nbsp;also finished with nine points.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/mapusua_lauryn_0xtt">Lauryn Mapusua</a>&nbsp;had four points, but grabbed a game- and career-high 13 rebounds, helping the Dragons to a 44-33 rebounding advantage. Mapusua had four offensive rebounds.

Hutchinson finished the game shooting 26 of 52 (50.0 percent) going 6 of 19 from 3-point range and 19 of 33 from the free-throw line. The Dragons committed 23 turnovers.

Garden City shot 21 of 63 (33.3 percent, hitting 13 of 34 3-pointers and 7 of 9 from the foul line. The Busters had 26 turnovers.

In addition to Hall's big night, Jaleah Bellany had 12 points for Garden City.

GAME NOTES – The Blue Dragons are now 71-19 all-time against Garden City, winning the last four meetings. Hutch is 30-14 in games played in Garden City. … This was all-time win No. 992 for the Blue Dragons. …&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/vannett_makayla_q30y">Makayla Vannett</a>&nbsp;now has 154 career 3-pointers. …&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/ogle_abby_pu1h">Abby Ogle</a>&nbsp;tied Jen'Von'Ta Hill for fourth place on the career steals list with 171. … The Blue Dragons used its seventh different starting line-up this season. … This was the fourth time to shoot 50 percent for the Blue Dragons this season. … This was the 16th time to hold an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting. …&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/paniora_kyra_3e2n">Kyra Paniora</a>&nbsp;had a career-high four steals.

STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationGARDEN CITY – Only seven players were available for the Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team on Wednesday night at Garden City.But at one juncture or another, all seven had their say as No. 10 Hutchinson used a big fourth quarter to finally put the Broncbusters away in a 77-62 Jayhawk West victory over the Broncbusters at Conestoga Arena.Playing its third game in five days, the Blue Dragons improve to 16-2 overall and 8-1 in the Jayhawk West. Hutchinson completes a two-game road swing on Saturday at Pratt in a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. Garden City falls to 6-11, 1-7.The Blue Dragons had trouble shaking Garden City, mostly in part to an opponent season-high 13 3-pointers against Hutchinson. Ariyanna Hall came off the Broncbuster bench to knock down an opponent-high five 3-pointers and finish with a game-high 26 points.Hutch led 16-12 after one quarter, 37-30 at halftime and 54-46 after three quarters. The Blue Dragons, keyed by the fourth-quarter play of freshman center,&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/haidara_nafatoumata_szn7">Nafatoumata Haidara</a>, broke the game open with a 13-0 run midway through the period.Making her first quarter start, Haidara played only 12 minutes over the first three quarters because of four fouls. But in the fourth quarter, Haidara owned the paint scoring nine of her 11 points in the final quarter. Haidara was 5 of 8 shooting and finished with seven rebounds.Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/ogle_abby_pu1h">Abby Ogle</a>&nbsp;led the Blue Dragons with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Ogle was 6 of 9 shooting from the field and 5 of 6 from the foul line.Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/vannett_makayla_q30y">Makayla Vannett</a>&nbsp;hit a pair of fourth-quarter 3-pointers in the decisive 13-0 run and finished with 14 points. Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/francis_sasha_nod4">Sasha Francis</a>&nbsp;had 13 points and eight rebounds.Freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/barton_presley_t2j0">Presley Barton</a>&nbsp;hit three important 3-pointers in the second quarter. Her third 3-pointer gave Hutchinson its 37-30 halftime lead. Freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/paniora_kyra_3e2n">Kyra Paniora</a>&nbsp;also finished with nine points.Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/mapusua_lauryn_0xtt">Lauryn Mapusua</a>&nbsp;had four points, but grabbed a game- and career-high 13 rebounds, helping the Dragons to a 44-33 rebounding advantage. Mapusua had four offensive rebounds.Hutchinson finished the game shooting 26 of 52 (50.0 percent) going 6 of 19 from 3-point range and 19 of 33 from the free-throw line. The Dragons committed 23 turnovers.Garden City shot 21 of 63 (33.3 percent, hitting 13 of 34 3-pointers and 7 of 9 from the foul line. The Busters had 26 turnovers.In addition to Hall's big night, Jaleah Bellany had 12 points for Garden City.GAME NOTES – The Blue Dragons are now 71-19 all-time against Garden City, winning the last four meetings. Hutch is 30-14 in games played in Garden City. … This was all-time win No. 992 for the Blue Dragons. …&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/vannett_makayla_q30y">Makayla Vannett</a>&nbsp;now has 154 career 3-pointers. …&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/ogle_abby_pu1h">Abby Ogle</a>&nbsp;tied Jen'Von'Ta Hill for fourth place on the career steals list with 171. … The Blue Dragons used its seventh different starting line-up this season. … This was the fourth time to shoot 50 percent for the Blue Dragons this season. … This was the 16th time to hold an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting. …&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/paniora_kyra_3e2n">Kyra Paniora</a>&nbsp;had a career-high four steals.

🏀 Several players have moments in helping Hutch down Garden



PHILADELPHIA –&nbsp;Host Temple's smothering defense put a stop to No. 16/16 Wichita State's nine-game winning streak, 65-53, on Wednesday night inside the Liacouras Center.

<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4213">Jaime Echenique</a>&nbsp;recorded season-highs with 20 points and 13 rebounds to go with 16 points from&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4209">Jamarius Burton</a>, but it wasn't enough.&nbsp;

Wichita State (15-2, 3-1 American) suffered its first defeat since Nov. 27 and lost on the road for the first time since Feb. 17, 2019. The Shockers' eight-game true road winning streak had been the nation's second longest coming into the day.

Quinton Rose scored 19 points to lead Temple (10-6, 2-3). Jake Forrester and Monty Scott added 11-each to go with Nate Pierre-Louis' eight points and team-high 12 boards.

The Shockers led by six at halftime, 32-26, but managed just five points in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

Temple opened the period with an 11-0 run and played from in front the rest of the night.

The Shockers shot 30.2 percent for the game, including 3-of-21 from distance. They missed all 10 three-point tries in the second half.

Temple shot 45.7 percent and outscored WSU 20-12 at the charity stripe.

Wichita State forced 20 Temple turnovers and limited the hosts to five offensive rebounds, outscoring the Owls 12-2 on second-chances.

Temple now leads the all-time series 6-3 (2-0 in Philadelphia).

The schools have split six American Era matchups. The winning team has trailed at halftime in five of those games. The lone exception was the 2018 AAC quarterfinal when the Shockers led 42-36 at halftime and went on to win 89-81.

The Shocker loss creates a four-way tie atop the American Athletic Conference standings between WSU, Tulsa, Houston and Cincinnati. All four teams are 3-1. A fifth one-loss team, Memphis (2-1, faces Cincinnati on Thursday night.

The Shockers return home Saturday to face rv/rv Houston at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN2.



PHILADELPHIA –&nbsp;Host Temple's smothering defense put a stop to No. 16/16 Wichita State's nine-game winning streak, 65-53, on Wednesday night inside the Liacouras Center.<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4213">Jaime Echenique</a>&nbsp;recorded season-highs with 20 points and 13 rebounds to go with 16 points from&nbsp;<a href="https://goshockers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4209">Jamarius Burton</a>, but it wasn't enough.&nbsp;Wichita State (15-2, 3-1 American) suffered its first defeat since Nov. 27 and lost on the road for the first time since Feb. 17, 2019. The Shockers' eight-game true road winning streak had been the nation's second longest coming into the day.Quinton Rose scored 19 points to lead Temple (10-6, 2-3). Jake Forrester and Monty Scott added 11-each to go with Nate Pierre-Louis' eight points and team-high 12 boards.The Shockers led by six at halftime, 32-26, but managed just five points in the first 10 minutes of the second half.Temple opened the period with an 11-0 run and played from in front the rest of the night.The Shockers shot 30.2 percent for the game, including 3-of-21 from distance. They missed all 10 three-point tries in the second half.Temple shot 45.7 percent and outscored WSU 20-12 at the charity stripe.Wichita State forced 20 Temple turnovers and limited the hosts to five offensive rebounds, outscoring the Owls 12-2 on second-chances.NOTABLE:Temple now leads the all-time series 6-3 (2-0 in Philadelphia).The schools have split six American Era matchups. The winning team has trailed at halftime in five of those games. The lone exception was the 2018 AAC quarterfinal when the Shockers led 42-36 at halftime and went on to win 89-81.The Shocker loss creates a four-way tie atop the American Athletic Conference standings between WSU, Tulsa, Houston and Cincinnati. All four teams are 3-1. A fifth one-loss team, Memphis (2-1, faces Cincinnati on Thursday night.UP NEXT:The Shockers return home Saturday to face rv/rv Houston at 3 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

🏀 Temple Snaps Shocker Streak

The Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team looks for its first consecutive victory since early December with a road trip to Garden City on Wednesday night.

The No. 25-ranked Blue Dragons (14-3, 5-3 Jayhawk West) will play Garden City (7-9, 1-6) at 8 p.m. at Conestoga Arena in Garden City.

The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 7:50 p.m. with Glen Grunwald (play-by-play) and Daren Dunn (analyst) calling the action. The game will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network at 7:50 p.m.

The Blue Dragons started the season with 11 consecutive victories. That streak ended with a 10-point loss at Butler on December 7. Since then, over the last six games, the Dragons have alternated wins and losses. Hutchinson comes off an 88-79 win on Monday night over Northwest Tech at the Sports Arena.

The Hutchinson-Garden City men's basketball series started in 1929 and has been continuous since its inception. Wednesday's game will be the 184th all-time meeting with Hutchinson holding a 135-49 series lead.

Last season, though, Garden City swept the Blue Dragons in a season for only the eighth time in series history. Garden City won 70-69 at the Sports Arena and then administered the third-worst loss in Blue Dragon history after a 93-58 win over Hutchinson at Conestoga Arena.

Still in the thick of the Jayhawk West race - Hutchinson trails Barton and Colby by one game in the standings - a new leader as emerged for the Blue Dragons in freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/kuath_majok_5e4f">Majok Kuath</a>.

Named the Jayhawk Conference men's basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday, Kuath scored 28 points on 9 of 9 shooting and 10 of 13 from the free-throw line in the Blue Dragons' win over Northwest Tech on Monday. Since being inserted into the starting lineup four games ago, Kuath averaging 26.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 78.4 percent (40 of 51).

The Blue Dragons look to re-start one facet of their game that was so good in the first semester - 3-point shooting.

Hutchinson still leads the KJCCC in 3-point efficiency at 38.5 percent. Over the last two games, Hutch is just 6 of 27 from distance (22.2 percent).

Garden City has dropped six games in a row, falling 78-73 on Monday night at Seward County. The Busters have lost 4 of those 6 games by nine or fewer points.

Tahlik Chavez scored 20 points to pace the Busters against Seward County. Garden City knocked down 9 of 18 from 3-point range, but shot 39.3 percent overall. Becoming eligible at the semester, center Michael Frazier added 15 points and seven rebounds.

Hutchinson CC Sports InformationThe Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team looks for its first consecutive victory since early December with a road trip to Garden City on Wednesday night.The No. 25-ranked Blue Dragons (14-3, 5-3 Jayhawk West) will play Garden City (7-9, 1-6) at 8 p.m. at Conestoga Arena in Garden City.The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 7:50 p.m. with Glen Grunwald (play-by-play) and Daren Dunn (analyst) calling the action. The game will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network at 7:50 p.m.The Blue Dragons started the season with 11 consecutive victories. That streak ended with a 10-point loss at Butler on December 7. Since then, over the last six games, the Dragons have alternated wins and losses. Hutchinson comes off an 88-79 win on Monday night over Northwest Tech at the Sports Arena.The Hutchinson-Garden City men's basketball series started in 1929 and has been continuous since its inception. Wednesday's game will be the 184th all-time meeting with Hutchinson holding a 135-49 series lead.Last season, though, Garden City swept the Blue Dragons in a season for only the eighth time in series history. Garden City won 70-69 at the Sports Arena and then administered the third-worst loss in Blue Dragon history after a 93-58 win over Hutchinson at Conestoga Arena.Still in the thick of the Jayhawk West race - Hutchinson trails Barton and Colby by one game in the standings - a new leader as emerged for the Blue Dragons in freshman&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/kuath_majok_5e4f">Majok Kuath</a>.Named the Jayhawk Conference men's basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday, Kuath scored 28 points on 9 of 9 shooting and 10 of 13 from the free-throw line in the Blue Dragons' win over Northwest Tech on Monday. Since being inserted into the starting lineup four games ago, Kuath averaging 26.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 78.4 percent (40 of 51).The Blue Dragons look to re-start one facet of their game that was so good in the first semester - 3-point shooting.Hutchinson still leads the KJCCC in 3-point efficiency at 38.5 percent. Over the last two games, Hutch is just 6 of 27 from distance (22.2 percent).Garden City has dropped six games in a row, falling 78-73 on Monday night at Seward County. The Busters have lost 4 of those 6 games by nine or fewer points.Tahlik Chavez scored 20 points to pace the Busters against Seward County. Garden City knocked down 9 of 18 from 3-point range, but shot 39.3 percent overall. Becoming eligible at the semester, center Michael Frazier added 15 points and seven rebounds.

Blue Dragons to face Garden City in West road tilt

Playing its third game in five days, the No. 10-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team starts a key two-game road-trip on Wednesday night.

The Blue Dragons (15-2, 7-1) will take on the Garden City Broncbusters (6-10, 1-6) at 6 p.m. from Conestoga Arena in Garden City.

The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 5:50 p.m. with Steve Carpenter (play-by-play) and Daren Dunn (analyst) calling the action. The Blue Dragon Sports Network will provide a videostream, also beginning at 5:50 p.m.

Wednesday's game will be the fourth in eight days. Hutch is 2-1 so far with a decisive win over the Bethany College JV before a buzzer-beater loss at Cowley on Saturday. The Dragons quickly turned around and defeated Northwest Tech on Monday night, 67-48.

The reason for the importance of this road trip - the Blue Dragons travel to Pratt on Saturday - is to keep pace with Jayhawk West leader Seward County. The Blue Dragons trail the Saints by one game in the league.

Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/ogle_abby_pu1h">Abby Ogle</a>&nbsp;posted her third double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high-tying 12 rebounds to pace the Blue Dragons past Northwest Tech on Monday.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/haidara_nafatoumata_szn7">Nafatoumata Haidara</a>&nbsp;just missed a double-double with nine points and a career-best 14 rebounds.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/vannett_makayla_q30y">Makayla Vannett</a>&nbsp;added 14 points, knocking down three 3-point field goals.

Defense again led the way for Hutch, holding the Mavericks to 30.2 percent shooting, but forced a season-low 11 turnovers.

The Blue Dragons take on a Garden City team that comes off a 104-39 loss to Seward County on Monday. The Busters are 3-7 in their last 10 games. Garden City's only conference win this season was an 84-74 win at Neosho County on December 8.

The Broncbusters do have the fourth-highest scoring offense in the league at 75.1 points per game, but rank 14th in scoring defense, allowing 74.4 points per game.

Seward dominated Garden City from the outset on Monday, holding the Busters to season lows of 39 points, 21.1 percent shooting and a season-high 34 turnovers. Garden was out-rebounded 64-39.

Wednesday's meeting with Garden City will be the 90th in series history. Hutchinson has won three in a row over the Busters and hold a decisive 70-19 series advantage. Last season, Hutchinson swept Garden City, winning 87-56 at the Sports Arena and 99-53 at Conestoga Arena.

STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationPlaying its third game in five days, the No. 10-ranked Hutchinson Community College women's basketball team starts a key two-game road-trip on Wednesday night.The Blue Dragons (15-2, 7-1) will take on the Garden City Broncbusters (6-10, 1-6) at 6 p.m. from Conestoga Arena in Garden City.The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 5:50 p.m. with Steve Carpenter (play-by-play) and Daren Dunn (analyst) calling the action. The Blue Dragon Sports Network will provide a videostream, also beginning at 5:50 p.m.Wednesday's game will be the fourth in eight days. Hutch is 2-1 so far with a decisive win over the Bethany College JV before a buzzer-beater loss at Cowley on Saturday. The Dragons quickly turned around and defeated Northwest Tech on Monday night, 67-48.The reason for the importance of this road trip - the Blue Dragons travel to Pratt on Saturday - is to keep pace with Jayhawk West leader Seward County. The Blue Dragons trail the Saints by one game in the league.Sophomore&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/ogle_abby_pu1h">Abby Ogle</a>&nbsp;posted her third double-double of the season with 17 points and a career-high-tying 12 rebounds to pace the Blue Dragons past Northwest Tech on Monday.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/haidara_nafatoumata_szn7">Nafatoumata Haidara</a>&nbsp;just missed a double-double with nine points and a career-best 14 rebounds.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bluedragonsports.com/sports/wbkb/2019-20/bios/vannett_makayla_q30y">Makayla Vannett</a>&nbsp;added 14 points, knocking down three 3-point field goals.Defense again led the way for Hutch, holding the Mavericks to 30.2 percent shooting, but forced a season-low 11 turnovers.The Blue Dragons take on a Garden City team that comes off a 104-39 loss to Seward County on Monday. The Busters are 3-7 in their last 10 games. Garden City's only conference win this season was an 84-74 win at Neosho County on December 8.The Broncbusters do have the fourth-highest scoring offense in the league at 75.1 points per game, but rank 14th in scoring defense, allowing 74.4 points per game.Seward dominated Garden City from the outset on Monday, holding the Busters to season lows of 39 points, 21.1 percent shooting and a season-high 34 turnovers. Garden was out-rebounded 64-39.Wednesday's meeting with Garden City will be the 90th in series history. Hutchinson has won three in a row over the Busters and hold a decisive 70-19 series advantage. Last season, Hutchinson swept Garden City, winning 87-56 at the Sports Arena and 99-53 at Conestoga Arena.

Dragons start key road swing at Garden City

For the first time in six seasons, the NJCAA has selected a Hutchinson Community College men's basketball player as its Division I National Player of the Week.

The NJCAA announced on Wednesday that Blue Dragon freshman forward&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/kuath_majok_5e4f">Majok Kuath</a>was the National Player of the Week. Kuath, a freshman forward from Salt City Lake, was named the Jayhawk Conference Men's Division I Basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Kuath is the first Blue Dragon since Kadeem Allen to win the national weekly honor in 2014. Allen was twice named the national player of the week in 2014.

Since entering the starting lineup on January 4 against Allen, Kuath has been a force in the paint for Hutchinson.

Last week in games against Kansas City and Allen, Kuath averaged 25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots. He shot 83.3 percent overall and 81.8 percent from the foul line.

Against No. 20 Cowley, Kuath had career highs of 34 points and 15 rebounds, going 13 of 15 from the field and a perfect 8 of 8 from the line.

Over the four games since entering the starting line-up, Kuath is averaging Kuath averaging 26.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 78.4 percent (40 of 51).

STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationFor the first time in six seasons, the NJCAA has selected a Hutchinson Community College men's basketball player as its Division I National Player of the Week.The NJCAA announced on Wednesday that Blue Dragon freshman forward&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/kuath_majok_5e4f">Majok Kuath</a>was the National Player of the Week. Kuath, a freshman forward from Salt City Lake, was named the Jayhawk Conference Men's Division I Basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday.Kuath is the first Blue Dragon since Kadeem Allen to win the national weekly honor in 2014. Allen was twice named the national player of the week in 2014.Since entering the starting lineup on January 4 against Allen, Kuath has been a force in the paint for Hutchinson.Last week in games against Kansas City and Allen, Kuath averaged 25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots. He shot 83.3 percent overall and 81.8 percent from the foul line.Against No. 20 Cowley, Kuath had career highs of 34 points and 15 rebounds, going 13 of 15 from the field and a perfect 8 of 8 from the line.Over the four games since entering the starting line-up, Kuath is averaging Kuath averaging 26.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while shooting 78.4 percent (40 of 51).

NJCAA selects Kuath as National Player of the week

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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Isaiah Moss scored 20 points to help No. 6 Kansas beat Oklahoma 66-52. It was Moss' first start for the Jayhawks. The graduate transfer had started every game he played the previous two years at Iowa. He stepped in for injured leading scorer Devon Dotson. Udoka Azubuike had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Marcus Garrett added 15 points for the Jayhawks. Kansas bounced back from a loss to Baylor last Saturday. Kristian Doolittle had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma. The Sooners shot 31% from the field.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kyler Edwards scored a career-high 24 points, Davide Moretti had 14 and No. 23 Texas Tech used a late push to beat Kansas State 77-63. The Red Raiders led by 15 at one point, but the Wildcats rallied and led 46-45 with 13 minutes remaining. Kevin McCuller scored nine of his 10 points in the final 11:30 to help steady Texas Tech. Jahmi’us Ramsey also had 10 points. Cartier Diarra scored 19 points, Xavier Sneed had 14 and Montavious Murphy added 11 for Kansas State. This is only the second time Texas Tech has won at Kansas State since 2007.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Derek Culver scored 17 points, West Virginia’s bench provided a huge lift on the offensive end and the 12th-ranked Mountaineers stomped TCU 81-49. The Mountaineers are unbeaten in eight home games and have held 10 opponents this season to 60 points or less, including five straight. TCU remains winless in Morgantown since joining the Big 12 in the 2012-13 season. The Horned Frogs missed a chance to take over sole possession of first place in the league and had their four-game winning streak snapped. RJ Nembhard led TCU with 14 points and Desmond Bane scored 13.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Miami Marlins have traded outfielder Austin Dean to the St. Louis Cardinals for 18-year-old minor league outfielder Diowill Burgos. Dean was designated for assignment by the Marlins last week. He batted .225 for them in 64 games last year and hit .337 with 18 home runs for Triple-A New Orleans. He'll be added to the Cardinals' 40-man roster. Burgos signed with the Cardinals as an international free agent in September 2017. He batted .316 with 11 home runs and 50 RBIs in 58 games last season in the Dominican Summer League and Gulf Coast League.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora amid Major League Baseball’s investigation into sign stealing. The Red Sox are under investigation for stealing signs in Cora's first season as manager in 2018, when Boston won the World Series. Cora also was the bench coach for the 2017 Houston Astros team that was found to have stolen signs on its way to a World Series title.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Aamir Simms poured in a career-high 25 points in Clemson’s 79-72 upset of No. 3 Duke. It was the highest-profile upset for the Tigers since beating No. 1 North Carolina on their home court in February 2001. The Blue Devils led 62-59 with 6:40 remaining before Clemson took control with a 14-3 run, including eight points from Simms. Vernon Carey Jr. scored 20 points as the Blue Devils dropped to 15-2 with their first loss since a stunning home defeat to Stephen F. Austin in November.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 37 points in just 22 minutes before resting the entire fourth quarter of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 128-102 rout of the New York Knicks. Khris Middleton finished with 17 points and the Bucks led by as many as 35 before improving to a league-best 36-6. Milwaukee outscored New York 36-17 in the period to grab a 65-40 halftime lead.

UNDATED (AP) — LSU's championship game victory against Clemson drew nearly 26 million viewers to ESPN, up slightly from last year's final. ESPN osays viewership for the three-game College Football Playoff was up 4% from last season, when Clemson beat Alabama in the title game. The network's championship game megacast, which includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews, drew 25.6 million viewers. Last year's megacast had 25.3 million viewers.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Isaiah Moss scored 20 points to help No. 6 Kansas beat Oklahoma 66-52. It was Moss' first start for the Jayhawks. The graduate transfer had started every game he played the previous two years at Iowa. He stepped in for injured leading scorer Devon Dotson. Udoka Azubuike had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Marcus Garrett added 15 points for the Jayhawks. Kansas bounced back from a loss to Baylor last Saturday. Kristian Doolittle had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma. The Sooners shot 31% from the field.MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kyler Edwards scored a career-high 24 points, Davide Moretti had 14 and No. 23 Texas Tech used a late push to beat Kansas State 77-63. The Red Raiders led by 15 at one point, but the Wildcats rallied and led 46-45 with 13 minutes remaining. Kevin McCuller scored nine of his 10 points in the final 11:30 to help steady Texas Tech. Jahmi’us Ramsey also had 10 points. Cartier Diarra scored 19 points, Xavier Sneed had 14 and Montavious Murphy added 11 for Kansas State. This is only the second time Texas Tech has won at Kansas State since 2007.MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Derek Culver scored 17 points, West Virginia’s bench provided a huge lift on the offensive end and the 12th-ranked Mountaineers stomped TCU 81-49. The Mountaineers are unbeaten in eight home games and have held 10 opponents this season to 60 points or less, including five straight. TCU remains winless in Morgantown since joining the Big 12 in the 2012-13 season. The Horned Frogs missed a chance to take over sole possession of first place in the league and had their four-game winning streak snapped. RJ Nembhard led TCU with 14 points and Desmond Bane scored 13.ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Miami Marlins have traded outfielder Austin Dean to the St. Louis Cardinals for 18-year-old minor league outfielder Diowill Burgos. Dean was designated for assignment by the Marlins last week. He batted .225 for them in 64 games last year and hit .337 with 18 home runs for Triple-A New Orleans. He'll be added to the Cardinals' 40-man roster. Burgos signed with the Cardinals as an international free agent in September 2017. He batted .316 with 11 home runs and 50 RBIs in 58 games last season in the Dominican Summer League and Gulf Coast League.National HeadlinesBOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora amid Major League Baseball’s investigation into sign stealing. The Red Sox are under investigation for stealing signs in Cora's first season as manager in 2018, when Boston won the World Series. Cora also was the bench coach for the 2017 Houston Astros team that was found to have stolen signs on its way to a World Series title.CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Aamir Simms poured in a career-high 25 points in Clemson’s 79-72 upset of No. 3 Duke. It was the highest-profile upset for the Tigers since beating No. 1 North Carolina on their home court in February 2001. The Blue Devils led 62-59 with 6:40 remaining before Clemson took control with a 14-3 run, including eight points from Simms. Vernon Carey Jr. scored 20 points as the Blue Devils dropped to 15-2 with their first loss since a stunning home defeat to Stephen F. Austin in November.MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo poured in 37 points in just 22 minutes before resting the entire fourth quarter of the Milwaukee Bucks’ 128-102 rout of the New York Knicks. Khris Middleton finished with 17 points and the Bucks led by as many as 35 before improving to a league-best 36-6. Milwaukee outscored New York 36-17 in the period to grab a 65-40 halftime lead.UNDATED (AP) — LSU's championship game victory against Clemson drew nearly 26 million viewers to ESPN, up slightly from last year's final. ESPN osays viewership for the three-game College Football Playoff was up 4% from last season, when Clemson beat Alabama in the title game. The network's championship game megacast, which includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews, drew 25.6 million viewers. Last year's megacast had 25.3 million viewers.Tuesday ScoresTOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALLFinal Clemson 79 (3)Duke 72Final (6)Kansas 66 Oklahoma 52Final (7)San Diego St. 64 Fresno St. 55Final OT (11)Louisville 73 Pittsburgh 68Final (12)West Virginia 81 TCU 49Final (13)Dayton 79 VCU 65Final OT (14)Villanova 79 DePaul 75Final Wisconsin 56 (17)Maryland 54Final (21)Ohio St. 80 Nebraska 68Final (23)Texas Tech 77 Kansas St. 63NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal Atlanta 123 Phoenix 110Final Utah 118 Brooklyn 107Final Memphis 121 Houston 110Final Milwaukee 128 New York 102Final L.A. Clippers 128 Cleveland 103Final Dallas 124 Golden State 97

Wednesday Sports Headlines

NORMAN, Okla.&nbsp;– Another stingy defensive effort, as well as a torrid shooting night from senior Isaiah Moss, propelled the No. 6/7 Kansas Jayhawks to a 66-52 win over the Oklahoma Sooners Tuesday night inside Lloyd Noble Center. Moss led all scorers with 20 points and connected on six 3-pointers as KU held OU to 31% shooting on the night, a season-low for the Sooners.

The win improved Kansas to 13-3 on the year and 3-1 in Big 12 play. Oklahoma fell to 11-5 in its 2019-20 season and 2-2 in the league.

MOMENT OF THE GAMELeading 42-40 with just over 11 minutes to play in regulation, Udoka Azubuike connected on a pair of free throws to kickstart a 14-5 KU run to finally put some distance between KU and the Sooners. Five different Jayhawks scored during the stretch, which was highlighted by a David McCormack alley-oop dunk at the 7:04 mark to put Kansas ahead 54-45. The Jayhawk defense limited the Sooners to just five field goals over the final 11 minutes of the game to close out the 14-point road victory.

STAT OF THE GAME6 –&nbsp;With his name inserted into the starting lineup for the first time this season, Isaiah Moss took advantage, knocking down a season-high six 3-pointers en route to his second 20-point out of the year. The six triples were the most by a Jayhawk this season. Moss is now 8-of-19 (42%) from long distance over his most recent two outings, this after going 4-of-14 in his previous four contests.&nbsp;

"That built momentum for me, seeing the ball go in early. (Coach Self) was telling me to shoot it, so I kept shooting it. "

UP NEXTKansas will continue its two-game road trip at Texas on Saturday, Jan. 18. The game will start at 1 p.m. (Central) and be televised on ESPN. Kansas leads the overall series with Texas, 33-9, including a 10-7 in games played in Austin with all 17 battles in the Erwin Center. Dating back to the 2013-14 season, KU has won 11 of the last 12 meetings with UT claiming a 73-63 win last year in Austin.

NORMAN, Okla.&nbsp;– Another stingy defensive effort, as well as a torrid shooting night from senior Isaiah Moss, propelled the No. 6/7 Kansas Jayhawks to a 66-52 win over the Oklahoma Sooners Tuesday night inside Lloyd Noble Center. Moss led all scorers with 20 points and connected on six 3-pointers as KU held OU to 31% shooting on the night, a season-low for the Sooners.The win improved Kansas to 13-3 on the year and 3-1 in Big 12 play. Oklahoma fell to 11-5 in its 2019-20 season and 2-2 in the league.MOMENT OF THE GAMELeading 42-40 with just over 11 minutes to play in regulation, Udoka Azubuike connected on a pair of free throws to kickstart a 14-5 KU run to finally put some distance between KU and the Sooners. Five different Jayhawks scored during the stretch, which was highlighted by a David McCormack alley-oop dunk at the 7:04 mark to put Kansas ahead 54-45. The Jayhawk defense limited the Sooners to just five field goals over the final 11 minutes of the game to close out the 14-point road victory.STAT OF THE GAME6 –&nbsp;With his name inserted into the starting lineup for the first time this season, Isaiah Moss took advantage, knocking down a season-high six 3-pointers en route to his second 20-point out of the year. The six triples were the most by a Jayhawk this season. Moss is now 8-of-19 (42%) from long distance over his most recent two outings, this after going 4-of-14 in his previous four contests.&nbsp;NOTES&nbsp;(Link to full notes)<ol>
 <li>The win made Kansas 96-13 in the Bill Self era in games coming off a loss.</li><li>Kansas forced Oklahoma to go 9-for-32 from the field in the first half, marking the seventh time this season that KU has held its opponent to under 10 makes from the field in the first half.</li><li>Kansas’ victory ended a two-game losing streak in Norman.</li><li>KU’s 14-point victory marked its largest over Oklahoma in Norman in the Self era and the largest by KU in Norman since Kansas defeated Oklahoma 69-54 on Feb. 8, 1975.</li><li>Oklahoma’s 52 points marked its fewest against KU in Norman since KU topped OU 60-50 on Feb. 20, 1999.</li><li>Kansas held OU to under 60 points, marking the fourth-consecutive true road game the Jayhawks have limited their opponent to under 60 and the ninth overall time this season. KU is now 8-1 in those contests with a 176-2 record in the Self era.</li><li>KU outscored Oklahoma 32-10 in points in the paint. The Jayhawks have outscored their opponent by 10 or more in the paint 12 times this season.</li><li>Azubuike, Moss and Garrett combined for 51 of Kansas’ 66 points.</li>
 </ol>QUOTE OF THE GAME"That built momentum for me, seeing the ball go in early. (Coach Self) was telling me to shoot it, so I kept shooting it. "ISAIAH MOSSUP NEXTKansas will continue its two-game road trip at Texas on Saturday, Jan. 18. The game will start at 1 p.m. (Central) and be televised on ESPN. Kansas leads the overall series with Texas, 33-9, including a 10-7 in games played in Austin with all 17 battles in the Erwin Center. Dating back to the 2013-14 season, KU has won 11 of the last 12 meetings with UT claiming a 73-63 win last year in Austin.

 🏀 Jayhawks Sprint Past Sooners in Norman, 66-52

SALINA, Kan. -&nbsp;The Hutchinson Salthawks split a pair of games with the Salina South Cougars on Tuesday night at the South High School Gym. Hutch High Girls got a win in overtime 48 – 41, while the Salthawk boys are still in search of the their first win of the season dropping the decision to the Cougars 64-45.

In the girl’s game, the let early in the first quarter 11-7, but tailed by 5 at halftime. Hutch came out strong to to start the second half, but trailed going into the final quarter 37-33, before holding the Cougars to only 2 fourth quarter free throws. Tina Robertson hit a huge trey from the right hand quarter to tie the score with 25 seconds to go at 39-39.&nbsp; Hutchinson controlled the overtime period with good free throw shooting and key baskets to win 48-41.&nbsp; Mekenzie Hefley, who recorded eight of her 21 points in the opening quarter was the leading scorer for the Salthawks. That is a season high for the Salthawk senior.

The Cougars fall to 4-3 overall. Hutchinson climbs to 4 – 2.&nbsp; Hutchinson travels back to Salina Friday to play at Salina Central.

A miss on the front end of a 1-and-1 by the Cougars in the final minute was followed by a 3-pointer from Hutchinson’s Tina Robertson to send the game into overtime. It was all Salthawks after that as the visitors put the game away in the four-minute extra period.

Hutchinson’s 6-foot-1 senior McKenzie Hefley proved too much to handle inside, finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds. But, it was Robertson’s 11 points and 8 rebounds off the bench that helped get the win.

In the boys game, Hutchinson got a good effort from&nbsp; 6-foot-8 senior Weston Kraus, who finished with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. But, he was the only player in double figures as the Salthawks were held to 30.3 percent shooting.&nbsp; Hutchinson shot 1-14 in the first quarter and allowed the Cougars to open on a 14-1 run after Hutch had taken the lead at 1-0.

Hutchinson out rebounded the Cougars by a wide margin, but just couldn't get shots to fall.

SALINA, Kan. -&nbsp;The Hutchinson Salthawks split a pair of games with the Salina South Cougars on Tuesday night at the South High School Gym. Hutch High Girls got a win in overtime 48 – 41, while the Salthawk boys are still in search of the their first win of the season dropping the decision to the Cougars 64-45.In the girl’s game, the let early in the first quarter 11-7, but tailed by 5 at halftime. Hutch came out strong to to start the second half, but trailed going into the final quarter 37-33, before holding the Cougars to only 2 fourth quarter free throws. Tina Robertson hit a huge trey from the right hand quarter to tie the score with 25 seconds to go at 39-39.&nbsp; Hutchinson controlled the overtime period with good free throw shooting and key baskets to win 48-41.&nbsp; Mekenzie Hefley, who recorded eight of her 21 points in the opening quarter was the leading scorer for the Salthawks. That is a season high for the Salthawk senior.The Cougars fall to 4-3 overall. Hutchinson climbs to 4 – 2.&nbsp; Hutchinson travels back to Salina Friday to play at Salina Central.A miss on the front end of a 1-and-1 by the Cougars in the final minute was followed by a 3-pointer from Hutchinson’s Tina Robertson to send the game into overtime. It was all Salthawks after that as the visitors put the game away in the four-minute extra period.Hutchinson’s 6-foot-1 senior McKenzie Hefley proved too much to handle inside, finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds. But, it was Robertson’s 11 points and 8 rebounds off the bench that helped get the win.In the boys game, Hutchinson got a good effort from&nbsp; 6-foot-8 senior Weston Kraus, who finished with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. But, he was the only player in double figures as the Salthawks were held to 30.3 percent shooting.&nbsp; Hutchinson shot 1-14 in the first quarter and allowed the Cougars to open on a 14-1 run after Hutch had taken the lead at 1-0.Hutchinson out rebounded the Cougars by a wide margin, but just couldn't get shots to fall.

🏀 Hutch High Salthawks split with Salina South

Bishop Seabury Academy 71, KC Christian 30

Salina Sacred Heart 44, Republic County 33

Wichita Bishop Carroll 38, Wichita Heights 29

<div><div class="scorestream-widget-container" data-ss_widget_type="horzScoreboard" data-user-widget-id="37338"></div><script async="async" type="text/javascript" src="https://scorestream.com/apiJsCdn/widgets/embed.js"></script></div>Tuesday's ScoresBy The Associated Press<h2>BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=</h2>Andover Central 79, Andover 50Arkansas City 57, Valley Center 54Attica 70, Cunningham 33BV North 60, BV West 50Baldwin 47, Ottawa 31Basehor-Linwood 56, Shawnee Heights 48Belle Plaine 68, Conway Springs 49Berean Academy 64, Marion 37Bishop Miege 63, St. James Academy 29Bishop Seabury Academy 71, KC Christian 30Blue Valley 65, Mill Valley 52Buhler 54, El Dorado 43Caney Valley 72, Erie 52Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 49, Sedan 42Cheney 47, Garden Plain 32Circle 73, Winfield 45Clearwater 70, Mulvane 64Colby 53, Goodland 36DeSoto 46, Leavenworth 42Deerfield 70, Elkhart 59Eudora 59, Spring Hill 51Frontenac 61, Baxter Springs 27Galena 37, Pittsburg Colgan 26Goddard-Eisenhower 65, Maize South 64Goessel 53, Solomon 15Hays-TMP-Marian 65, Trego 34Herington 32, Centre 23Hesston 55, Smoky Valley 43Highland Park 49, Topeka 46Hillsboro 66, Pratt 36Hoisington 59, Nickerson 48Humboldt 77, Fredonia 69Salina South 64, Hutchinson 45Hyman Brand 55, Ozanam, Mo. 34Ingalls 74, Fowler 43Junction City 57, Topeka Seaman 43KC Harmon 83, KC Wyandotte 63KC Piper 77, Tonganoxie 49Lakeside 58, Thunder Ridge 30Lansing 66, KC Turner 32Lawrence 65, Olathe Northwest 45Lawrence Free State 66, Olathe North 63Liberal 52, Garden City 46Logan 66, Cheylin 48Louisburg 46, Bonner Springs 43Lyons 47, Larned 41Maize 57, Salina Central 43Manhattan 62, Emporia 55McPherson 67, Augusta 51Minneapolis 73, Valley Heights 51Newton 80, Goddard 58Northeast-Arma 58, Pleasanton 43Northern Valley 65, Oberlin-Decatur 22Olathe East 46, SM West 44Olathe South 81, SM Northwest 79Olathe West 47, SM North 38Olpe 51, Burlingame 37Oxford 70, Argonia 24Parsons 79, Chanute 53Phillipsburg 67, Smith Center 51Rock Hills 62, Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 50SM East 68, Gardner-Edgerton 67Salina Sacred Heart 44, Republic County 33Santa Fe Trail 64, Wellsville 59Scott City 67, Ulysses 56South Central 68, Bucklin 53St. Michael, Mo. 86, KC Bishop Ward 36St. Paul 64, Marmaton Valley 16Stanton County 63, Walsh, Colo. 58Uniontown 63, Oswego 55Wakefield 27, Elyria Christian 25Weskan 55, St. Francis 44Wichita Bishop Carroll 38, Wichita Heights 29Wichita Campus 56, Derby 53Wichita Collegiate 67, Wellington 34Wichita Southeast 73, Wichita South 61Wichita Trinity 54, Kingman 44<h2>GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=</h2>Andale 46, Rose Hill 31Anderson County 55, Prairie View 24BV North 62, BV Southwest 48Berean Academy 49, Marion 19Buhler 58, El Dorado 31Burlington 53, Osawatomie 31Central Plains 54, Sterling 26Chapman 46, Beloit 31Cheney 46, Garden Plain 36Chetopa 44, Jayhawk Linn 35Circle 49, Winfield 32Clearwater 50, Mulvane 37Conway Springs 46, Belle Plaine 31Cunningham 66, Attica 33Derby 63, Wichita Campus 19Elkhart 56, Deerfield 17Elyria Christian 22, Wakefield 20Emporia 44, Manhattan 27Erie 53, Caney Valley 43Eudora 35, Spring Hill 34Frankfort 57, Wetmore 33Fredonia 39, Humboldt 32Frontenac 54, Baxter Springs 36Galena 35, Pittsburg Colgan 32Girard 51, Riverton 38Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 42, Pike Valley 32Goddard 55, Newton 18Goessel 40, Solomon 19Hays 37, Great Bend 36Herington 37, Centre 33Hesston 53, Smoky Valley 33Hiawatha 49, Riverside 36Hillsboro 38, Pratt 36Holcomb 39, Hugoton 29Horton 67, Oskaloosa 49Hutchinson 48, Salina South 41, OTJefferson North 53, Pleasant Ridge 22Jefferson West 26, Holton 24KC East Christian 41, Heritage Christian 33KC Piper 60, Tonganoxie 16KC Wyandotte 20, KC Harmon 19Kauffman Charter, Mo. 75, Maranatha Academy 47Kiowa County 53, Pawnee Heights 18La Crosse 62, Macksville 39Lansing 60, KC Turner 7Lawrence-Nelson, Neb. 55, Rock Hills 22Liberal 52, Garden City 15Little River 37, Canton-Galva 21Logan 38, Cheylin 32Louisburg 52, Bonner Springs 34Lyons 47, Larned 31Maize South 52, Goddard-Eisenhower 48McPherson 73, Augusta 22Medicine Lodge 46, Douglass 32Neodesha 37, Bluestem 28Nickerson 53, Hoisington 14Olathe North 68, Lawrence Free State 44Olathe Northwest 50, Lawrence 37Olpe 77, Burlingame 39Otis-Bison 42, Kinsley 37Phillipsburg 58, Smith Center 55Pleasanton 35, Northeast-Arma 30Pretty Prairie 41, Fairfield 27Rural Vista 57, Peabody-Burns 8Salina Sacred Heart 46, Republic County 34Scott City 46, Ulysses 18South Haven 50, Caldwell 36Southeast Saline 59, Russell 46Spearville 61, Ness City 25St. John's Beloit-Tipton 53, Osborne 38St. Paul 47, Marmaton Valley 36Stanton County 67, Walsh, Colo. 27Sublette 46, Wichita County 24Sylvan-Lucas 42, Natoma 3Syracuse 53, Moscow 12Thunder Ridge 48, Lakeside 18Topeka 77, Highland Park 30Trego 62, Hays-TMP-Marian 40Uniontown 40, Oswego 18Valley Center 49, Arkansas City 39Valley Heights 47, Minneapolis 33Wamego 64, Abilene 30Washington County 52, Clifton-Clyde 47Wellington 51, Wichita Collegiate 25Wellsville 52, Santa Fe Trail 23West Elk 61, Udall 17Wichita Southeast 59, Wichita South 28Wichita Trinity 61, Kingman 28___Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/

🏀 Prep Scores from Tuesday State-wide

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State battled back from a 15-point deficit, but Texas Tech pulled away late for a 77-63 men’s basketball win on Tuesday evening.

The opening 20 minutes was a half of runs. The Red Raiders took control early with a 10-0 burst to start the contest. The Cats scored the next seven, but the visitors answered with another run of their own and led by as many as 15 (32-17). K-State used an 11-0 run, highlighted by three pointers by David Sloan and Xavier Sneed, to keep things close. Texas Tech took a 37-30 advantage to the break. Turnovers were an issue, as the teams combined for 23 giveaways in the first half.

K-State took their first lead of the game (46-45) with 13:24 remaining, as a Cartier Diarra layup capped a 9-0 run. The Red Raiders again had the answer, however, and regained control with an 11-2 run of their own. The Cats went cold down the stretch, as the visitors secured the road win.

Diarra had a team-high 19 points on the night. Xavier Sneed added 14, while Montavious Murphy chipped in with a career-high 11.

Kyler Edwards finished with a game-high 24 for Texas Tech. Davide Moretti (14, Jahmi’us Ramsey (10) and Kevin McCullar (10) also reached double figures for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech had a 16-6 advantage in second chance points and a 36-22 advantage in paint points.

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State battled back from a 15-point deficit, but Texas Tech pulled away late for a 77-63 men’s basketball win on Tuesday evening.The opening 20 minutes was a half of runs. The Red Raiders took control early with a 10-0 burst to start the contest. The Cats scored the next seven, but the visitors answered with another run of their own and led by as many as 15 (32-17). K-State used an 11-0 run, highlighted by three pointers by David Sloan and Xavier Sneed, to keep things close. Texas Tech took a 37-30 advantage to the break. Turnovers were an issue, as the teams combined for 23 giveaways in the first half.K-State took their first lead of the game (46-45) with 13:24 remaining, as a Cartier Diarra layup capped a 9-0 run. The Red Raiders again had the answer, however, and regained control with an 11-2 run of their own. The Cats went cold down the stretch, as the visitors secured the road win.Diarra had a team-high 19 points on the night. Xavier Sneed added 14, while Montavious Murphy chipped in with a career-high 11.Kyler Edwards finished with a game-high 24 for Texas Tech. Davide Moretti (14, Jahmi’us Ramsey (10) and Kevin McCullar (10) also reached double figures for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech had a 16-6 advantage in second chance points and a 36-22 advantage in paint points.

K-State Falls to Texas Tech, 77-63

Hutchinson Community College freshman forward&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/kuath_majok_5e4f">Majok Kuath</a>&nbsp;was named the Jayhawk Conference Men's Division I Basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Kuath is the fourth different Blue Dragon to win the conference's weekly honor joining&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/brown_tyler_348p">Tyler Brown</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/singleton_saquan_s9fa">Saquan Singleton</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/baker_josh_xj07">Josh Baker</a>.

Kuath put together back-to-back big games last week, albeit in a 1-1 week for the Blue Dragons. For the week the freshman from Salt Lake City averaged 25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots. He shot 83.3 percent overall and 81.8 percent from the foul line.

Kuath is now eligible for NJCAA national weekly honors. That award will be announced Wednesday.

STEVE CARPENTER - Hutchinson CC Sports InformationHutchinson Community College freshman forward&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/kuath_majok_5e4f">Majok Kuath</a>&nbsp;was named the Jayhawk Conference Men's Division I Basketball Player of the Week on Tuesday.Kuath is the fourth different Blue Dragon to win the conference's weekly honor joining&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/brown_tyler_348p">Tyler Brown</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/singleton_saquan_s9fa">Saquan Singleton</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/bios/baker_josh_xj07">Josh Baker</a>.Kuath put together back-to-back big games last week, albeit in a 1-1 week for the Blue Dragons. For the week the freshman from Salt Lake City averaged 25.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocked shots. He shot 83.3 percent overall and 81.8 percent from the foul line.Against No. 20 Cowley, Kuath had career highs of 34 points and 15 rebounds, going 13 of 15 from the field and a perfect 8 of 8 from the line.Kuath is now eligible for NJCAA national weekly honors. That award will be announced Wednesday.

Kuath named Men's Division 1 player of the week

SALINA, Kan. - The Hutchinson Salthawks Girls and Boys travel to Salina to take on the Salina South Cougaars in AVCTL Basketball action tonight.

Catch the Eagle Radio Sports Crew comprised of Glen Grunwald, Dan Naccarato and Sarah Peterson for all the action with the Girl's tip off at 6:00 pm, followed by the Boy's tip at 7:30 pm on KWBW Radio 1450 am/98.5 fm.&nbsp; The game will also be streamed on the NFHS Hutch High youtube channel at Salthawk Sports on youtube.com.&nbsp; Pregame at 5:50 pm.

SALINA, Kan. - The Hutchinson Salthawks Girls and Boys travel to Salina to take on the Salina South Cougaars in AVCTL Basketball action tonight.Catch the Eagle Radio Sports Crew comprised of Glen Grunwald, Dan Naccarato and Sarah Peterson for all the action with the Girl's tip off at 6:00 pm, followed by the Boy's tip at 7:30 pm on KWBW Radio 1450 am/98.5 fm.&nbsp; The game will also be streamed on the NFHS Hutch High youtube channel at Salthawk Sports on youtube.com.&nbsp; Pregame at 5:50 pm.Girl's Basketball Stream:<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vx4IrhkWd_w" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Boy's Basketball Stream:<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hBXB4Ua14NM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>

🎥 🏀 Salthawk Basketball tonight at Salina South High

MANHATTAN, Kan. - K-State plays host to Texas Tech in key Big 12 battle tonight.

DIARRA NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK DEC. 30

WEBER NAMED USA BASKETBALL CO-NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

SNEED NAMED CANDIDATE FOR JULIUS ERVING AWARD

KANSAS STATE (7-8, 0-3 Big 12) vs. 23/23 TEXAS TECH (10-5, 1-2 Big 12)

Online: TuneIn.com [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

Kansas State:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1425">Bruce Weber</a>&nbsp;(Wis.-Milwaukee '78)

G: #00&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6402">Mike McGuirl</a>

G: #2&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6398">Cartier Diarra</a>

G/F: #20&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6405">Xavier Sneed</a>

F: #23&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6409">Montavious Murphy</a>

F: #14&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6400">Makol Mawien</a>

Last Meeting: W, 58-45 [1/22/19 in Manhattan]

Weber vs. Beard: Beard leads 4-2 [1-2 on the road]

🏀 GAME PREVIEW: K-State Begins 2-Game Homestand vs Texas Tech Tuesday

LAWRENCE, Kan. –&nbsp;No. 6/7 Kansas (12-3, 2-1) will begin a two-game road trip when it journeys to face Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1) in Norman on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Tipoff is set from Lloyd Noble Center at 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. Jon Sciambi (play-by-play) and Jay Bilas (analyst) will call the action.

Date/Time:&nbsp;Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. (CT)

Where:&nbsp;<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Ap9SvSRJksHDTdoU7">Lloyd Noble Center</a>

Listen:&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.leanplayer.com/">Jayhawk Radio Network</a>

Watch:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.espn.com/watch?id=5afdb0bf-cbd5-47a5-ae31-6eb5f634448d">ESPN</a>

With the Jayhawks’ on the verge of a two-game road trip, it’s time to take a look at KU’s impressive performances against its league foes away from Lawrence:

Located in Norman, Okla., with an enrollment of 31,678, Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1) had its four-game winning streak snapped with an 81-68 loss at Iowa State on Jan. 11. The Sooners are coached by Lon Kruger who is 171-109 in his ninth season at OU and 650-413 in his 34th season overall.

Oklahoma ranks third in the Big 12 scoring 74.0 points per game and has a plus-4.5 scoring margin. The Sooners lead the league in free throw percentage at 76.9 percent and pull down 37.6 rebounds per contest. OU makes 7.0 3-pointers per game and also average 11.4 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.7 blocked shots per outing.

OU has nine players who averaged 10 or more minutes per contest. Senior forward Kristian Doolittle leads OU team in scoring at 17.1 points per game, which is third in the Big 12. Doolittle also leads the Sooners in rebounding at 8.7 rpg and he is the only player in the conference to rank in the top six in both stats.

The series between Kansas and Oklahoma dates back to 1920 when both schools were members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Kansas leads, 148-68. KU has won six of the last eight meetings and, since 2006, the Jayhawks have won 19 of the last 23 matchups against the Sooners.

Kansas is 52-44 against Oklahoma in games played in Norman and the series is tied at 19-19 in Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma has won the last two meetings in Lloyd Noble. In the Bill Self era at Kansas, beginning in 2003-04, KU is 8-5 versus OU in Norman.

Since the inception of the Big 12 Conference, Kansas is 26-9 against Oklahoma; 24-7 in regular-season play and 2-2 in the Big 12 Championship. Kansas head coach Bill Self is 20-7 all-time against Oklahoma, including 20-5 while at KU. Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger is 9-22 versus Kansas, 4-12 while at OU.

Since Bill Self took the helm of the Jayhawks in 2003, Kansas has been stellar at bouncing back following a loss. Over the last 16-plus season, Kansas is 95-13 in games coming off a defeat, which is the best winning percentage (88.0%) in NCAA DI in that span.

Incredibly, KU has been even more efficient over the last six seasons, amassing a record of 44-5 (89.8%) after losses. This includes a 2-0 mark this season.

vs. Oklahoma:&nbsp;KU leads 148-68Current Streak:&nbsp;Loss 1Longest KU Win Streak:&nbsp;13 (1964-69)Longest KU Losing Streak:&nbsp;4 (2x, 1928-29 &amp; 1948-49)Last 10 Games:&nbsp;7-3In Lawrence:&nbsp;KU leads 76-16In Norman:&nbsp;KU leads 52-44Neutral Sites:&nbsp;KU leads 20-8Under Bill Self:&nbsp;KU leads 20-5First Meeting:&nbsp;March 5, 1920 (W, 33-28)Last Meeting:&nbsp;March 5, 2019 (L, 68-81)Largest Margin of Victory:&nbsp;37Largest Margin of Defeat:&nbsp;28

LAWRENCE, Kan. –&nbsp;No. 6/7 Kansas (12-3, 2-1) will begin a two-game road trip when it journeys to face Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1) in Norman on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Tipoff is set from Lloyd Noble Center at 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. Jon Sciambi (play-by-play) and Jay Bilas (analyst) will call the action.<figure>
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 </figure><h2>GAME INFORMATION:</h2>#6/7 Kansas&nbsp;at OklahomaDate/Time:&nbsp;Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 8 p.m. (CT)Where:&nbsp;<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Ap9SvSRJksHDTdoU7">Lloyd Noble Center</a>Listen:&nbsp;<a href="https://kuathletics.leanplayer.com/">Jayhawk Radio Network</a>Watch:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.espn.com/watch?id=5afdb0bf-cbd5-47a5-ae31-6eb5f634448d">ESPN</a><ol>
 <li>Jon Sciambi (play-by-play, Jay Bilas (analyst)</li>
 </ol><h2>TIPOFF</h2><ol>
 <li>Kansas leads the overall series with Oklahoma, 148-68, including a 52-44 in games played in Norman. The series is tied at 19-19 in meetings in Lloyd Noble Center.</li><li>Kansas is 95-13 following a loss in the Bill Self era, which started in 2003-04, including 2-0 this season. Incredibly, KU has been even more efficient over the last six seasons, amassing a record of 44-5 after losses. This includes an 8-1 mark last season.</li><li>KU is ranked No. 5 in the NET rankings through games of Jan. 12. The Jayhawks’ strength of schedule is No. 1 nationally.</li><li>Kansas is the only school with six Quadrant 1 wins. KU is 6-3 against Q1.</li><li>The Jayhawks have also played the most difficult slate of defensive teams in the nation, ranking No. 1 in opposing defensive efficiency according to KenPom.com. Despite this, KU ranks fourth in the NCAA in field goal percentage (50.3%) and eighth in scoring margin (+16.5).</li><li>The Jayhawks are 134-59 (69.3%) on the road in Big 12 play since 1996-97, which includes a 1-0 mark so far this season.</li><li>The team with the next highest winning percentage is Texas, which is 86-108 (44.3%) in conference road games since the league formed.</li><li>Kansas is No. 6 and No. 7 in the latest national polls. Kansas has been ranked in each of the last 211 Associated Press polls, the longest streak in the nation. The Jayhawks have also been inside the top-10 in 96 of the last 110 AP polls.</li><li>Kansas’ three losses in 2019-20 have been to ranked teams with two by the then-No. 4 teams – No. 4 Duke on Nov. 5 and No. 4 Baylor on Jan. 11.</li><li>Through 15 games, five different Jayhawks – Devon Dotson, Isaiah Moss, Udoka Azubuike, Ochai Agbaji and David McCormack – have posted 20 or more points in a game this season.</li>
 </ol><h2>NOTES:</h2><figure>
 <img src="https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MBB_Villanova_12212019_1606-e1578946038497-300x300.jpg" alt="" />
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 </figure><h2>RIGHT AT HOME ON THE ROAD</h2>With the Jayhawks’ on the verge of a two-game road trip, it’s time to take a look at KU’s impressive performances against its league foes away from Lawrence:<ol>
 <li>Kansas has turned in a winning record in seven of the nine Big 12 arenas not named Allen Fieldhouse since the league formed in 1996-97. (KU is 7-8 at OSU, 2-5 at WVU).</li><li>Out of teams in the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, Kansas (39-25, 60.9%) is one of only seven squads to have a winning percentage of 60% or better in league road games since 2012-13.</li><li>KU has posted a winning record on the road in Big 12 play in 20 of the league’s 23 seasons – 2000 (4-4, 2015 (4-5, 2019 (3-6).</li><li>The Jayhawks are 134-59 (69.3%) on the road in Big 12 play since 1996-97. The team with the next highest winning percentage is Texas, which is 86-108 (44.3%) in conference road games since the league formed.</li><li>KU went undefeated on the road in 2002, going 8-0 that year. The Jayhawks are the only Big 12 team to finish a conference slate without a road loss.</li>
 </ol><figure>
 <img src="https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Doo_POW_Lead-e1578946309607-300x300.jpg" alt="" />
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 </figure><h2>ABOUT OKLAHOMA</h2>Located in Norman, Okla., with an enrollment of 31,678, Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1) had its four-game winning streak snapped with an 81-68 loss at Iowa State on Jan. 11. The Sooners are coached by Lon Kruger who is 171-109 in his ninth season at OU and 650-413 in his 34th season overall.Oklahoma ranks third in the Big 12 scoring 74.0 points per game and has a plus-4.5 scoring margin. The Sooners lead the league in free throw percentage at 76.9 percent and pull down 37.6 rebounds per contest. OU makes 7.0 3-pointers per game and also average 11.4 assists, 6.4 steals and 3.7 blocked shots per outing.OU has nine players who averaged 10 or more minutes per contest. Senior forward Kristian Doolittle leads OU team in scoring at 17.1 points per game, which is third in the Big 12. Doolittle also leads the Sooners in rebounding at 8.7 rpg and he is the only player in the conference to rank in the top six in both stats.<figure>
 <img src="https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Azubuike_Udoka_Defended_01022019-e1578946520725-300x300.jpg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure><h2>THE KANSAS-OKLAHOMA SERIES</h2>The series between Kansas and Oklahoma dates back to 1920 when both schools were members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Kansas leads, 148-68. KU has won six of the last eight meetings and, since 2006, the Jayhawks have won 19 of the last 23 matchups against the Sooners.Kansas is 52-44 against Oklahoma in games played in Norman and the series is tied at 19-19 in Lloyd Noble Center. Oklahoma has won the last two meetings in Lloyd Noble. In the Bill Self era at Kansas, beginning in 2003-04, KU is 8-5 versus OU in Norman.Since the inception of the Big 12 Conference, Kansas is 26-9 against Oklahoma; 24-7 in regular-season play and 2-2 in the Big 12 Championship. Kansas head coach Bill Self is 20-7 all-time against Oklahoma, including 20-5 while at KU. Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger is 9-22 versus Kansas, 4-12 while at OU.<figure>
 <img src="https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Self_Bill1_01042020-1-e1578946680776-300x300.jpg" alt="" />
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 </figure><h2>BOUNCING BACK</h2>Since Bill Self took the helm of the Jayhawks in 2003, Kansas has been stellar at bouncing back following a loss. Over the last 16-plus season, Kansas is 95-13 in games coming off a defeat, which is the best winning percentage (88.0%) in NCAA DI in that span.Incredibly, KU has been even more efficient over the last six seasons, amassing a record of 44-5 (89.8%) after losses. This includes a 2-0 mark this season.<h2>SERIES HISTORY:</h2><figure>
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 </figure>vs. Oklahoma:&nbsp;KU leads 148-68Current Streak:&nbsp;Loss 1Longest KU Win Streak:&nbsp;13 (1964-69)Longest KU Losing Streak:&nbsp;4 (2x, 1928-29 &amp; 1948-49)Last 10 Games:&nbsp;7-3In Lawrence:&nbsp;KU leads 76-16In Norman:&nbsp;KU leads 52-44Neutral Sites:&nbsp;KU leads 20-8Under Bill Self:&nbsp;KU leads 20-5First Meeting:&nbsp;March 5, 1920 (W, 33-28)Last Meeting:&nbsp;March 5, 2019 (L, 68-81)Largest Margin of Victory:&nbsp;37Largest Margin of Defeat:&nbsp;28

🏀 GAME PREVIEW: Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma

AUDIO: Eagle Radio Sports for Tuesday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs exacted a bit of revenge on the Houston Texans for a regular-season loss by beating them in the playoffs. Now, they can do the same thing to the Tennessee Titans on the way to their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years. The Texans had knocked off Kansas City in Week 6 but were routed 51-31 in the divisional round Sunday, when the Chiefs rallied from a 24-0 deficit. The Titans beat the Chiefs 35-32 in Week 10. That was also the last time Kansas City has lost a game this season.

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll after resounding road wins over Texas Tech and Kansas last week. Gonzaga maintained the top spot after breezing to a pair of victories while Duke dropped to third and unbeaten Auburn rose to fourth. Butler rounded out the first five, followed by the Jayhawks and another unbeaten in San Diego State. Oregon, Florida State and Kentucky rounded out the top 10.

WACO, Texas (AP) — All-America defensive end James Lynch is bypassing his senior season at Baylor. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound defender says it's time to chase his next dream of playing in the NFL. He announced his decision in a social media post. He says he was proud to be part of Baylor's turnaround from 11 losses two years ago to 11-3 this season. The Bears played in the Big 12 championship game and Sugar Bowl. Lynch finished his junior season with school records of 13 1/2 sacks and 19 1/2 tackles for loss. His 22 career sacks are also a school record.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — All-America running back Chuba Hubbard will return to Oklahoma State for his junior season. Hubbard ran for 2,094 yards and 21 touchdowns this season. He was eighth in the Heisman Trophy balloting and was the AP's Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. He also was a finalist for the Walter Camp and Doak Walker Awards for national player of the year. He ran for 296 yards against Kansas State, 256 against Tulsa, 223 against TCU and 221 against Oregon State. Receiver Tylan Wallace previously announced he would return for his senior season. He was a Biletnikoff Award finalist in 2018.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU is the national champion in college football following a 42-25 victory over Clemson in New Orleans. Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow threw for 463 yards and five touchdowns while also running for a score as LSU wrapped up its third championship since the 2003 season. Ja’Marr Chase had nine receptions for 221 yards and two touchdowns, Thaddeus Moss furnished a pair of TD grabs and Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for 110 yards to help LSU finish 15-0.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU has finished No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third time in school history, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. The Tigers beat Clemson 42-25 in the national championship game Monday night and then received all 62 first-place votes from the media panel. LSU was No. 1 for the final eight weeks of the season and set a record by beating seven teams ranked in the top 10 at the time of the game. Georgia was fourth and Pac-12 champion Oregon was fifth. Florida was sixth and Oklahoma, which made the playoff, was seventh.

UNDATED (AP) — The top two NFC teams took care of business to set up a Green Bay-San Francisco conference championship. The bye week proved hazardous over in the AFC where the top two seeds fell into huge holes. The Chiefs overcame their 24-point deficit to the Houston Texans with an historic comeback to reach their second straight AFC title game at Arrowhead Stadium. The top-seeded Baltimore Ravens weren't able to climb out of their 22-point hole against the surging Tennessee Titans. So the Titans are in the conference championship for the first time in two decades.

UNDATED (AP) — So goes a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chief. It was spiced by some timely defense from all the winners. They gave us the answers to the makeup of the NFL's Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions. The NFC, following a wild-card weekend in which both wild cards won, settled down to top-seeded San Francisco and No. 2 Green Bay reaching the championship game. It's a classic rivalry that will resume next Sunday when the Niners host the Packers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs exacted a bit of revenge on the Houston Texans for a regular-season loss by beating them in the playoffs. Now, they can do the same thing to the Tennessee Titans on the way to their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years. The Texans had knocked off Kansas City in Week 6 but were routed 51-31 in the divisional round Sunday, when the Chiefs rallied from a 24-0 deficit. The Titans beat the Chiefs 35-32 in Week 10. That was also the last time Kansas City has lost a game this season.UNDATED (AP) — Baylor climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll after resounding road wins over Texas Tech and Kansas last week. Gonzaga maintained the top spot after breezing to a pair of victories while Duke dropped to third and unbeaten Auburn rose to fourth. Butler rounded out the first five, followed by the Jayhawks and another unbeaten in San Diego State. Oregon, Florida State and Kentucky rounded out the top 10.WACO, Texas (AP) — All-America defensive end James Lynch is bypassing his senior season at Baylor. The 6-foot-4, 295-pound defender says it's time to chase his next dream of playing in the NFL. He announced his decision in a social media post. He says he was proud to be part of Baylor's turnaround from 11 losses two years ago to 11-3 this season. The Bears played in the Big 12 championship game and Sugar Bowl. Lynch finished his junior season with school records of 13 1/2 sacks and 19 1/2 tackles for loss. His 22 career sacks are also a school record.STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — All-America running back Chuba Hubbard will return to Oklahoma State for his junior season. Hubbard ran for 2,094 yards and 21 touchdowns this season. He was eighth in the Heisman Trophy balloting and was the AP's Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. He also was a finalist for the Walter Camp and Doak Walker Awards for national player of the year. He ran for 296 yards against Kansas State, 256 against Tulsa, 223 against TCU and 221 against Oregon State. Receiver Tylan Wallace previously announced he would return for his senior season. He was a Biletnikoff Award finalist in 2018.National HeadlinesNEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU is the national champion in college football following a 42-25 victory over Clemson in New Orleans. Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow threw for 463 yards and five touchdowns while also running for a score as LSU wrapped up its third championship since the 2003 season. Ja’Marr Chase had nine receptions for 221 yards and two touchdowns, Thaddeus Moss furnished a pair of TD grabs and Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for 110 yards to help LSU finish 15-0.NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LSU has finished No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the third time in school history, with Clemson No. 2 and Ohio State No. 3. The Tigers beat Clemson 42-25 in the national championship game Monday night and then received all 62 first-place votes from the media panel. LSU was No. 1 for the final eight weeks of the season and set a record by beating seven teams ranked in the top 10 at the time of the game. Georgia was fourth and Pac-12 champion Oregon was fifth. Florida was sixth and Oklahoma, which made the playoff, was seventh.UNDATED (AP) — The top two NFC teams took care of business to set up a Green Bay-San Francisco conference championship. The bye week proved hazardous over in the AFC where the top two seeds fell into huge holes. The Chiefs overcame their 24-point deficit to the Houston Texans with an historic comeback to reach their second straight AFC title game at Arrowhead Stadium. The top-seeded Baltimore Ravens weren't able to climb out of their 22-point hole against the surging Tennessee Titans. So the Titans are in the conference championship for the first time in two decades.UNDATED (AP) — So goes a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chief. It was spiced by some timely defense from all the winners. They gave us the answers to the makeup of the NFL's Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions. The NFC, following a wild-card weekend in which both wild cards won, settled down to top-seeded San Francisco and No. 2 Green Bay reaching the championship game. It's a classic rivalry that will resume next Sunday when the Niners host the Packers.Monday ScoresNATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal OT New Orleans 117 Detroit 110Final Indiana 101 Philadelphia 95Final Boston 113 Chicago 101Final Oklahoma City 117 Minnesota 104Final Portland 115 Charlotte 112Final Orlando 114 Sacramento 112Final L.A. Lakers 128 Cleveland 99

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — From small-town Ohio kid to Louisiana legend, Joe Burrow capped his record-breaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU.

Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and finished off one of the most accomplished seasons in college football history by leading the top-ranked Tigers to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night in the playoff final.

“He’s one of the greatest players in LSU history,” Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said. “He’s done so much for the state of Louisiana and LSU. We are so grateful to Joe Burrow.”

The senior quarterback from The Plains, Ohio, delivered the Tigers (15-0) their first national title since 2007 and fourth overall, breaking a few more records along the way in what was already an historic season. His five TD passes and 463 yards passing are the most for a BCS or College Football Playoff title game. So were his six total touchdowns.

“This is what I wanted to do from the time I was 5 years old, was hoist this trophy. And bringing it back to Louisiana,” Burrow said, then caught himself. “I guess we’re in Louisiana, but staying in Louisiana, we weren’t going to let someone come in here and steal this from us in our home state.

“We have a great fan base that came out and supported us. We were going to keep this thing right here.”

Under a shower of sparkling white, gold and purple confetti, Burrow raised the CFP championship trophy toward the Superdome roof. The party was on — no doubt already raging on nearby Bourbon Street.

Burrow became the first major college quarterback to throw 60 touchdown passes in a season and LSU snapped defending national champion Clemson’s 29-game winning streak. For the first time in his college career, Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence was on the losing team.

“I hate how it finished,” the sophomore said. “But man, we did some really amazing things.”

The Tigers (14-1) had won Lawrence’s first 25 starts.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve stood in front of a team after a loss,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said.

On this night, Lawrence (18 for 37 for 234 yards) was no match for Burrow — the Ohio State transfer who threw all of 16 TD passes last season with LSU.

His ascent has been dizzying and unprecedented. Running a version of the New Orleans Saints’ offense brought to LSU by 30-year-old assistant coach Joe Brady, Burrow and an array of talented receivers transformed these Tigers into one of the most prolific offenses college football has ever seen.

The Saints’ Drew Brees, Burrow’s idol growing up, could not have done it better.

This was Orgeron’s vision for LSU when he was promoted from interim coach in 2016. There was plenty of skepticism about the Cajun who had failed in his first crack as a head coach with Mississippi.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — From small-town Ohio kid to Louisiana legend, Joe Burrow capped his record-breaking, Heisman-winning season by bringing a national championship to LSU.<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/17RWyRHPe1A" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and finished off one of the most accomplished seasons in college football history by leading the top-ranked Tigers to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night in the playoff final.“He’s one of the greatest players in LSU history,” Tigers coach Ed Orgeron said. “He’s done so much for the state of Louisiana and LSU. We are so grateful to Joe Burrow.”The senior quarterback from The Plains, Ohio, delivered the Tigers (15-0) their first national title since 2007 and fourth overall, breaking a few more records along the way in what was already an historic season. His five TD passes and 463 yards passing are the most for a BCS or College Football Playoff title game. So were his six total touchdowns.“This is what I wanted to do from the time I was 5 years old, was hoist this trophy. And bringing it back to Louisiana,” Burrow said, then caught himself. “I guess we’re in Louisiana, but staying in Louisiana, we weren’t going to let someone come in here and steal this from us in our home state.“We have a great fan base that came out and supported us. We were going to keep this thing right here.”Under a shower of sparkling white, gold and purple confetti, Burrow raised the CFP championship trophy toward the Superdome roof. The party was on — no doubt already raging on nearby Bourbon Street.Burrow became the first major college quarterback to throw 60 touchdown passes in a season and LSU snapped defending national champion Clemson’s 29-game winning streak. For the first time in his college career, Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence was on the losing team.“I hate how it finished,” the sophomore said. “But man, we did some really amazing things.”The Tigers (14-1) had won Lawrence’s first 25 starts.“It’s been a long time since I’ve stood in front of a team after a loss,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said.On this night, Lawrence (18 for 37 for 234 yards) was no match for Burrow — the Ohio State transfer who threw all of 16 TD passes last season with LSU.His ascent has been dizzying and unprecedented. Running a version of the New Orleans Saints’ offense brought to LSU by 30-year-old assistant coach Joe Brady, Burrow and an array of talented receivers transformed these Tigers into one of the most prolific offenses college football has ever seen.The Saints’ Drew Brees, Burrow’s idol growing up, could not have done it better.This was Orgeron’s vision for LSU when he was promoted from interim coach in 2016. There was plenty of skepticism about the Cajun who had failed in his first crack as a head coach with Mississippi.Orgeron has proved to be the perfect fit for LSU. Just like Burrow.After tossing his fifth touchdown pass of the night,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1216943902646767616" target="_blank">a perfectly placed jumped ball to Terrace Marshall Jr. from 24 yards out</a>&nbsp;to make it 42-25 with 12:08 left in the fourth, Burrow signaled TD and strolled to the sideline.The Superdome is LSU’s dome away from home, about 80 miles from the Tigers’ Baton Rouge campus — and it was rocking.The LSU band broke out its unofficial anthem, “Neck,” and as the Tigers bounced and waved towels on the sideline, Burrow just sat on the bench, bobbing his head and waving one arm.Joe Cool. Just doing his thing. Next stop: The NFL draft, where he will likely be the first pick in April.The final score was lopsided, but it was far from easy for LSU and Burrow.Clemson pushed LSU into the deepest hole it had to climb out of this season in the first half. Two weeks after Lawrence ran for a career-best 107 yards against Ohio State, he opened the scoring with a 1-yard jaunt around right end in the first quarter.After B.T. Potter kicked a career-long 52-yard field goal for Clemson to make it 10-7, the Tigers sprung receiver Tee Higgins on a 36-yard reverse for a score to make it 17-7 in the second quarter.It took LSU 5:19 to wipe that out and take the lead, with Burrow and his favorite receiver, Ja’Marr Chase, doing most of the damage. The Heisman winner hit the Biletnikoff Award winner with a long ball to set up a quarterback draw from 3 yards out to make it 17-14.Burrow and Chase hooked up for a 14-yard touchdown with 5:19 left in the second quarter and LSU fans erupted as their Tigers took the lead for the first time, 21-17. They never looked back.Chase finished with nine catches for 221 yards.The SEC Tigers weren’t done. Burrow led LSU on a 95-yard drive, taking a hard shot on a long run before finding&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1216920955479642112" target="_blank">Thaddeus Moss, son of former NFL star receiver Randy Moss, standing alone in the end zone.</a>&nbsp;That made it 28-17 with 10 seconds left in the half.Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables flummoxed LSU for most of the first quarter, with tight coverage and hard-to-decipher blitzes. Burrow, Chase and Co. put up 269 yards in the second quarter.“Coach Venables is great at what he does, it just took us a while to get it figured out,” Burrow said.Did they ever. LSU dropped 628 yards and six touchdowns on a Clemson team that came in allowing 264 yards and 11.5 points per game.“Weapons all over the field. We’ve been seeing it all year,” LSU safety Grant Delpit said. “Just seeing how many weapons we had on offense is just crazy.”Over the last three games of his spectacular season, against Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship game and Oklahoma and Clemson in the playoff, Burrow passed for 1,305 yards and 16 touchdowns. LSU won those games by a combined score of 142-63.When it was all over,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/LSUfootball/status/1216976750007214080" target="_blank">Burrow puffed on a victory cigar</a>&nbsp;as he made his way from the locker room to the postgame news conference. No one was about to tell him he couldn’t smoke inside.This season, LSU’s newest football hero has done just about whatever he wants.“I don’t know about the whole hero thing,” Burrow said, “but I know this national championship will be remembered for a long time in Louisiana.”___Follow Ralph D. 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