No. 6 Jayhawks top Wildcats, extend Little Apple dominance

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02/20/2007 - Manhattan, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sherron Collins netted 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting as No. 6 Kansas continued its domination over rival Kansas State with a 71-62 victory.

Mario Chalmers added 17 points while Darrell Arthur posted 13 points and collected 12 rebounds for the Jayhawks (24-4, 11-2 Big 12), who have won all 19 meetings at Bramlage Coliseum and 24 straight in Manhattan. With the win, Kansas assumed a half- game edge over idle Texas A&M for first place in the conference.

Cartier Martin had 19 points and Clent Stewart had 11 points and five assists for Kansas State (19-9, 8-5), which dropped to 12-2 at home on the season.

The Wildcats actually owned a 30-29 lead at intermission, and remained in solid position early in the second half in an attempt to pick up their first win in Manhattan against the Jayhawks since 1984.

After falling behind by five points, Kansas State rallied back to knot the game at 43-43 on a Lance Harris three-pointer with 11:14 remaining.

Collins answered with a triple of his own, however, and the Jayhawks led the rest of the way. That was the start of a defining 9-2 spurt, which Brandon Rush capped with a pair of free throws to push the advantage to 52-45.

Minutes later, Rush put the lead into double digits at 57-47 with an acrobatic layup, and Collins followed with two free throws to make it a 12-point game with 5:39 on the clock.

Kansas State made a late push and climbed within six in the closing seconds, but got no further.

Game Notes

The Jayhawks have won five in a row overall...Kansas has won 34 of the last 35 meetings with Kansas State dating back to the 1990 season. The Jayhawks hold a 173-89 all-time series advantage over the Wildcats...Last season, Kansas State ended a 31-game Kansas winning streak with a 59-55 victory in Allen Fieldhouse on Jan. 14.

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