Collins leads No. 9 Kansas past Texas to Big 12 title

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03/07/2009 - Lawrence, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sherron Collins scored 21 points and handed out seven assists, as No. 9 Kansas wrapped up its fifth straight Big 12 title with an 83-73 victory over the enigmatic Texas Longhorns.

The Jayhawks (25-6, 14-2 Big 12) won six of their final seven regular season games, highlighted by an 87-78 victory over the Sooners on February 23, to steal the conference crown away from Oklahoma (13-3).

Cole Aldrich pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds to go with 12 points, and Tyshawn Taylor added 11 points and five helpers for Kansas, which made half of its 54 field goal attempts.

Damion James paced the Longhorns with 26 points, while Dexter Pittman added 16 in the loss. Texas (20-10, 9-7), which had won three of four coming in, was outscored 46-29 in the second half.

Kansas scored the final seven points of the first half and eight of the first 10 in the second, as Mario Little's jumper brought the Jayhawks within 46-45 with a little more than three minutes gone.

Texas stayed ahead for the next several minutes, but six straight points capped by Markieff Morris' emphatic dunk with nine minutes to play had the hosts up, 62-61.

Leading by two with 3 1/2 minutes remaining, Kansas' Brady Morningstar nailed a crucial three-pointer, followed by Taylor throwing down a dunk after a Collins steal to lead 78-71.

Texas failed to hit a field goal the rest of the way, missing its final five shots as the Jayhawks sewed up the win at the free throw line.

The Longhorns built on their six-point lead late in the first half by scoring eight straight points, as Dogus Balbay's layup gave Texas a 44-30 cushion with under two minutes to plat before intermission.

Game Notes

Kansas finished the season 18-1 at Allen Fieldhouse. Texas was just 4-6 in true road tests this year...Kansas leads the all-time series, 15-6...A.J. Abrams logged 10 points on just 2-of-11 shooting for Texas...Kansas' bench outscored their counterparts, 39-9.

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