Kansas Comes Up Empty Again in Trip to Missouri

After watching a 17-point lead evaporate against No. 3 Kansas, Missouri shrugged and went back to work.

Kareem Rush had 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Tigers, who didn’t crumble in a 75-66 victory over the No. 3 Jayhawks on Monday night at Columbia, Mo.

Kansas, 17-2 overall and 6-1 in the Big 12, has lost the last five times it has come to Missouri ranked in the top 25. This time, Missouri (14-6, 5-2) ended Kansas’ 10-game winning streak.

Kansas erased a 17-point second-half deficit with an 18-0 run before Missouri regrouped to pull away.

Drew Gooden led Kansas with 19 points.

No. 12 Syracuse 70, No. 14 Georgetown 63--The Orangemen (17-3, 6-2 in the Big East) made only three of 16 three-point shots, but DeShaun Williams and Allen Griffin made one each in a 10-1 run late in the second half that helped them beat the Hoyas (17-3, 4-3) at Syracuse, N.Y.

Preston Shumpert and Damone Brown each had 23 points for Syracuse, which led, 37-22, at halftime.

Georgetown got within 64-60 before Syracuse pulled away for good. Kevin Braswell led the Hoyas with 23 points.

OTHER GAMES

Mike Bush scored 20 points to lead Washington State (8-10) past Texas Pan American (8-12), 71-63, at Spokane, Wash. . . . Valparaiso Coach Homer Drew returned to guide the Crusaders (15-6, 6-2 in the Mid-Continent Conference) to a 77-69 victory over Western Illinois (2-17, 2-6) at Valparaiso, Ind. Drew was hospitalized last Friday because of chest pains and missed the Crusaders’ game with Oakland (Mich.) Saturday.

WOMEN

ShaRae Mansfield made all 11 of her free throws and finished with 33 points to lead Western Kentucky (14-6) to a 74-69 victory over No. 13 Southwest Missouri State (14-4) at Bowling Green, Ky.