March 12, 2006
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 2 Kansas (Game 11: Championship Game) 3/12/06
Texas
Texas falls to 0-3 in Big 12 Championship finals.
Texas is 6-3 versus teams ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 this season.
Texas lost only its second game of the season when leading at the half. The Longhorns are now 24-2 when leading at the half.
Texas dropped to 5-12 against the Jayhawks all-time.
The Longhorns are now 11-10 overall record in the Big 12 Championship.
Forward Brad Buckman
With nine rebounds, Brad Buckman moved into sixth place on UT's all-time rebounding list. He now has 778 rebounds for his career.
Kansas
Kansas has now won four Big 12 Championships and eight conference tournament championships overall.
Kansas is 4-1 in Big 12 Championship finals.
With the win, Kansas improved its overall record against Texas to 12-5.
The Jayhawks are 19-6 (76.0%) overall in the Big 12 Championship. Their .760 winning percentage in Big 12 Championship play is the highest of any team in the league.
Kansas evened their record at 1-1 against Texas in the Big 12 Championship.
The selection of freshmen Mario Chalmers and Julian Wright doubled the amount of freshmen who have made Big 12 All-Tournament teams. KU's Jeff Boschee (1999) and UT's T.J. Ford (2002) were the only other freshmen to earn All-Tournament honors.
Guard Mario Chalmers
With two steals, Mario Chalmers tied the Big 12 freshman single-season record for steals with 86.
With his selection as Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Player, Mario Chalmers became only the second freshman to receive the honor. The other one was Kansas' Jeff Boschee in 1999.
Guard Russell Robinson
Russell Robinson extended his streak of games with at least five assists to seven straight and has now dished out five or more assists 17 times this season.