Feb. 10, 2005

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MANHATTAN, Kan. –

No. 3 Kansas 74, Kansas State 65<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>

Feb. 9, 2005 – Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, Kan.

Kansas’ Win Over Kansas State…

…Makes the Jayhawks 19-1 and gives them the best record since the 1996-97 season when KU started 22-1.

…Makes the series against Kansas State 158-88 in the Jayhawks’ favor.

…Gives KU its 21^st straight win in Manhattan, dating back to the 1984 season.

…Gives the Jayhawks their 29^th straight victory over the Wildcats dating back to the 1993-94 season.

…Makes KU 9-0 in Big 12 Conference play for the first time since the 2000-01 team went 16-0 to win the league title.

…Makes KU coach Bill Self 43-10 at KU, 250-115 overall and 4-0 all-time versus Kansas State.

…Gives the Jayhawks a record of 28-4 in its last 32 games.

…Gives KU its sixth straight conference road win, dating back to last season.

…Makes KU 1,844-763 all-time and 115-22 in Big 12 contests.

Notes

• With his six assists, senior guard Aaron Miles moved into a tie for 15^th place with Frank Smith of Old Dominion on the NCAA all-time career assists list with 883 dimes.
• Senior guard Keith Langford’s three three-pointers made in the first half marked a season-high.
• Langford’s 24 points marked his second straight 20+ point game and fifth of the season. The 6-4 guard is averaging 25.5 points in his last two outings.
• Langford also became the ninth player in KU and Big 12 history to score 1,700 career points and surpassed Kevin Pritchard (1,692) to move into the Jayhawks’ ninth all-time scoring spot (1,712). His 37 minutes played also put him ahead of Calvin Thompson and in 10^th on the KU all-time list with 3,681 for his career.
• Senior forward Wayne Simien’s 23 points and 13 rebounds marked his ninth double-double of the season and 31^st of his career. His 13 boards also moved him into a tie with Greg Ostertag (770) for 11^th place on the KU career rebounding chart.
• Sophomore guard J.R. Giddens scored a season-high 18 points and tied his season-best with four three-pointers. His previous season-best was 16 points, which he scored against Georgia Tech and Louisiana-Lafayette.
• Giddens’ four three-pointers moved his career total to 120 and put him past Sean Pearson (117) and in 11^th on the Jayhawks’ all-time treys list. He is also now tied with Paul Pierce for 11^th place on the KU all-time three-point attempts list (304).
• Senior guard Aaron Miles’ steal moved him into a tie for second place with Danny Manning (250) on the KU all-time steals chart. Miles’ 37 minutes played also moved him past Darnell Valentine and Tony Guy and into fifth on the Jayhawks’ career list with 3,933 minutes.
• Kansas’ 61.5 percent shooting from behind the three-point line marked a season-high. The Jayhawks’ previous season-best was 60.0 percent against Missouri.
• Kansas is 14-0 this season when leading at the half.
• Fred Peete’s six three-pointers tied a KU opponent season-high. Ed McCants of Wisconsin-Milwaukee nailed six treys out of 12 attempts on Dec. 22, 2004.