Robisch honored

Former Kansas University basketball great Dave Robisch had his jersey No. 40 hung high in the south end zone in a halftime ceremony.

“It’s a tremendous honor,” said Robisch, the eighth-leading scorer in school history who led KU to a 27-3 mark and Final Four berth during his senior year in 1970-71.

“I’m so proud to have my jersey retired. I don’t know if anyone deserves such an honor, but it is definitely the highest honor for me.

“This is the most precious place in the country to play,” added Robisch, who was joined by family members, plus former KU coaches Ted Owens and Sam Miranda and one of Robisch’s favorite fans, Bob Nelson, “The Old Jayhawk.”

“It’s just an awesome experience playing in this building,” Robisch said.

Moody ties career high

Christian Moody tied a career high with 11 points in 34 minutes. He guarded OSU standout Joey Graham (9-of-17 shooting) much of the game.

“I think I would have played with any pain,” said Moody, who suffered an infected floor burn in the Texas Tech loss and didn’t play in losses to Iowa State and Oklahoma. “I wanted to be out there. It’s sore, but it felt good to be out there.”

“You saw how valuable Christian Moody is today,” KU coach Bill Self said. “Look how many touches Wayne (Simien, 17 shots) got. A key reason is, Christian was in the game. He was out a week, practiced two days, plays 34 minutes, and all he has to do is guard the toughest matchup in college basketball today.”

Miles poked

Aaron Miles was poked in the right eye early in the game. His eye still was watering after a game in which he had 13 points, including a driving layup that busted a 78-all tie at :40.

“It was a little blurry out there. I had to keep blinking,” Miles said. “For some reason, this eye is getting hit. It’s the third time.”

Dub’s streak ends

Simien stretched his streak of consecutive free throws made to a school-record 34 before missing. He passed Calvin Thompson’s school record of 33 consecutive charities made in the 1983-84 season. Simien also passed Robisch and Clyde Lovellette for ninth on the all-time rebounds list with 824.

Faces in crowd

Former Jayhawk Scot Pollard of the Indiana Pacers attended, as did Don Davis, linebacker on the world champion New England Patriots.

Prospects attend

Several high school recruits attended the game, including C.J. Henry, a 6-foot-2 senior basketball/baseball standout from Putnam City High in suburban Oklahoma State. Henry is the son of former KU player Carl Henry.

Also on hand were a pair of sophomores: Michael Sanchez, 6-7 from Springdale, Ark., and Tyrel Reed, 6-2 from Burlington.

Sutton winless in Allen

OSU coach Eddie Sutton, who has 775 career victories, is 0-11 in Allen Fieldhouse with the Cowboys.

“If we both played like that, we would beat a lot of people,” Sutton said. “This was a good game, even though we lost. It was still a great game for us.”

This, that

KU’s 66 percent field-goal shooting was best by a KU team since a 67.8 percent outing against Arizona on March 22, 2003, in the NCAA Tournament. … OSU’s 58.5 percent shooting was best by a KU foe since Long Beach State hit 62.8 percent in 1993. … OSU’s 20 rebounds were fewest by a KU foe since Iowa State grabbed 20 in 1998. The 43 combined rebounds were fewest in a game by both teams since the 1988-89 season.