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The #5 Kansas Jayhawks defeated the #6 Texas Longhorns 84-74 to capture a third straight Big 12 Tournament title. KU rode the hot shooting of Mario Chalmers and Brandon Rush to bring the trophy home.

Both teams were on fire in the first half. Texas held the edge at the half 46-45. Things slowed down a bit to start the second half.

UT's shooting finally cooled off near the end and KU was able to pull away. The victory gave KU its sixth Big 12 Tournament title. 

Mario Chalmers scored a career-high 30 points. He knocked down 8 three-pointers. He also had 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Brandon Rush scored 19 points. He knocked down 6 three-pointers. He also had 6 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. Rush was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Darrell Arthur had 16 points and 9 rebounds.

KU is now 15-6 all-time versus Texas. KU is 31-3 overall on the season.

Kansas grabbed the #1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. They open play on Thursday against Portland State.

The #5 Kansas Jayhawks will be facing the Texas Longhorns for the third straight year for the Big 12 Tournament title. KU defeated the Texas A&M Aggies 77-71 in the Big 12 Tournament yesterday to advance to the championship game for the 7th time in the 12 year history of the tournament.

KU was led by Brandon Rush who scored a career-high 28 points. He hit 5 three-pointers. Darnell Jackson scored 14. Sherron Collins had 9 points and 4 assists off the bench. Russell Robinson dished out 7 assists and scored the basket that sealed the game.

The Jayhawks held the advantage in fast break points 20-3. They also controlled the paint 40-18.

KU is now 30-3 this season. This is the 8th time in KU's history that they have won at least 30 games in a season. KU is 13-1 all-time versus Texas A&M. 

The Jayhawks have a chance to grab a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament if they can win today.

The #6 Kansas Jayhawks handed the Texas A&M Aggies their worst home loss of the year. The Jayhawks defeated the Aggies 72-55 to claim at least a share of the Big XII crown. If the Texas Longhorns lose today then the title belongs to KU alone.

Darrell Arthur got the Jayhawks started in the first half. He had 12 points going into the half with KU leading 36-26. He only scored 4 more points after the half, but Mario Chalmers picked up the slack.

Arthur finished with 16 points and 9 rebounds. Chalmers finished with 16 points and 4 steals. Russell Robinson scored 11 and Brandon Rush scored 10. Sherron Collins came off the bench to add 13 points, 7 assists and 3 steals.

KU had 44 points in the paint compared to only 12 for A&M. KU shot 57.1% from the floor compared to 31.9% for the Aggies.

The win makes KU 28-3 on the season with a conference record of 13-3. KU is 12-1 in the all-time series against Texas A&M. KU has won four Big XII regular season titles on a row.

KU will next play in the Big XII Tournament which starts Thursday in Kansas City.  

The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Texas A&M Aggies at College Station last night. The Jayhawks used a suffocating defense and a strong running game to pull out a 19-11 victory.

Both teams were held scoreless in the first half thanks to a 4th down stop by KU's defense and a blocked field goal by the Aggies. KU kicker Scott Webb also missed another field goal attempt in the first half, but he put Kansas on the board early in the third quarter.

KU held the Aggies to another 3 and out. Then, Brandon McAnderson went to work. McAnderson busted into the end zone on the next possession and KU went up 10-0. Webb added another field goal before the end of the quarter to give KU a 13-0 lead going into the 4th.

McAnderson added another TD run, but KU failed on the two-point conversion. The score stood at 19-0 before the Aggies finally got on the board. The Aggies were able to kick a field goal and add a late TD to make the score 19-11. KU was able to swat away two bombs at the end of the game to seal the win.

KU is 8-0 for the first time since 1909. Brandon McAnderson ran for 183 yards and 2 TDs. QB Todd Reesing threw for 180 yards. He went without a TD pass for the first time this year.

Kansas will host Nebraska next week.  

The Kansas Jayhawks improved to 6-0 on the season with a 58-10 stomping of Baylor. KU's 58 points were the most they have ever scored in a Big 12 contest.

Marcus Herford scored the game's first touchdown when he returned a kickoff 88 yards. That made the score 10-3 in KU's favor. The Jayhawks never looked back.

Kansas outgained the Bears 241-48 on the ground. Jake Sharp had 110 of those yards. Four different players scored rushing TDs.

Todd Reesing threw for 186 yards and 2 TDs. KU's defense picked off 4 passes. 

KU is 6-0 for the first time since 1995. They are 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 1997.

KU will travel to Colorado next week.