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Iowa State University Athletics
Monday, February 5
Lawrence, Kan.
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No. 12 Cyclones Drop No. 5 Kansas for Fourth Straight Over KU
02.05.2001 | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kantrail Horton's first basket for Iowa State, a driving layup 37 seconds into the game, showcased his penetrating ability from the perimeter.
The shots he launched the rest of the way showed what he can do from the outside.
Horton hit all four of his 3-point tries and scored 19 points as No. 12 Iowa State took over the Big 12 Conference lead with a 79-77 victory Monday night over No. 5 Kansas.
The Cyclones (20-3, 8-2 Big 12) shot 65 percent (11-for-17) from 3-point range.
"We'd get a layup and they'd get a three. We'd knock two free throws down and they'd get a three," said Kansas center Eric Chenowith, who scored the game's final points on two free throws with 1:04 left. "It just seemed like we were chipping away and they were chipping away a little more."
Jamaal Tinsley took an elbow in the eye late in the first half from Kansas' Kenny Gregory, but added three 3-pointers and 18 points for the Cyclones.
Iowa State, the defending conference champion, held off a late surge to beat Kansas (18-3, 7-2) for the fourth straight time.
The Jayhawks, who trailed 73-62 with 4 1/2 minutes remaining, had a chance to force overtime when Nick Collison rebounded Horton's miss with 44 seconds remaining.
Sophomore point guard Kirk Hinrich missed a 3-point try with 16 seconds to go, but Gregory rebounded for Kansas. After a timeout with 10 seconds remaining, Luke Axtell shot an air ball from 3-point range as time expired.
"It was a very difficult game," said Iowa State coach Larry Eustachy. "We've got some great players, and that's why we won - but they've got some great players too. It's just a matter of Axtell's shot not going in and one of ours going in earlier."
Kansas coach Roy Williams said the Jayhawks' original plan on their last possession was for Jeff Boschee to take a 3-point shot or for Hinrich to penetrate and either get a layup or a two-shot foul.
"He's the one out there on the floor," Williams said of Hinrich. "I'm not going to question his decision. He didn't want to miss that 3-pointer. He didn't want us to lose."
Jake Sullivan hit two 3-pointers and finished with 10 points for Iowa State.
Forward Drew Gooden, listed as doubtful before the game with a wrist injury, started and led Kansas with 14 points before fouling out.
Collison, held to two points in the first half, finished with 12 and led the Jayhawks with nine rebounds. Hinrich also had 12 points, Gregory and Chenowith added 11 each and Boschee finished with 10.
Kansas started quickly, with Gregory taking the opening tip and laying it in, and Boschee hitting a 3-pointer for a 5-2 lead with 19:06 left in the first half. But Iowa State hit nine of its first 13 shots, including all three of its 3-point tries, to go up 21-12 with 12:40 left in the half.
The Cyclones never trailed again. They hit six of nine 3-pointers in the first half, including Horton's shot at the buzzer for a 46-35 lead at the break.
"They hit one, you can live with it. They hit two, you've got to get on it. They hit three, they hit four, you know you've got to stop it," Chenowith said. "You've got to take that away from them."
Chenowith converted a 3-point play with 11 minutes left to cut Iowa State's advantage to 54-51, but Horton hit two 3-pointers - the last from 30 feet - as the Cyclones pushed the margin to 73-62.
"We knew they were going to come back," Horton said. "We knew they wouldn't quit."
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