K-State tops OSU, moves into Big 12 semis

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03/11/2010 - Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jamar Samuels scored a career-high 27 points, going 7-of-9 from the field, and pulled down 10 rebounds as ninth- ranked Kansas State blew out Oklahoma State, 83-64, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament.

Jacob Pullen tallied 19 points, while Denis Clemente ended with 12 points and 10 assists for the second-seeded Wildcats (25-6), who will take on either 21st-ranked Baylor or Texas in the semifinals on Friday. Dominique Sutton ended with 11 points and seven rebounds, while Curtis Kelly had 10 rebounds for Kansas State, which bounced back after losing its previous two games, including a shocking overtime defeat at home to Iowa State last Saturday.

James Anderson scored 27 for the Cowboys (22-10), who will await to see if they'll receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Matt Pilgrim had 12 points, Obi Muonelo 11 and Keiton Page 10 for Oklahoma State, which won its previous two games coming into the conference tourney.

The Wildcats scored 11 straight points to extend their lead to 23-8 with under 12 minutes left in the half.

Anderson's three-pointer pulled the Cowboys within 27-23 with 8:21 remaining in the half, but K-State responded with a dominating 24-3 burst to end the half, finishing it on a Samuel's three-ball in the closing seconds for the dominating 51-26 cushion.

Clemente's jumper expanded the lead to 63-31 with 13:36 left and the Wildcats cruised to the finish to get revenge for a 73-69 home loss to the Cowboys on January 23.

Game Notes

Kansas State is seeded second in the tournament for the first time since 1988. The Wildcats are 9-3 all-time as the tournament's No. 2 seed...Before Thursday, K-State had lost three straight games in the Big 12 event...The 25 wins is tied for the most in a single season in K-State history. The 1987-88 squad won 25 en route to the Elite Eight.

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Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1

Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17

Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1

Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1

Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1

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Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1

Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1

Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5

Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1

Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:

Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1

Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1

Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50

Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1

Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1

Best Animated Feature Film:

"Cars": 1/3

"Happy Feet": 2/1

"Monster House": 20/1

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"Water" – Canada: 22/1

"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2

"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1

"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1

"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10

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"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2

"Helmer & Son": 5/2

"The Saviour": 6/1

"West Bank Story": 7/2

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"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1

"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20

"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4

"The Queen": 5/4

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"Babel": 11/4

"The Departed": 1/2

"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2

"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10

"The Queen": 20/1

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Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10

Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1

Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1

Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5

Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1

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Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1

Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1

Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1

Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8

Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1

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Dreamgirls: 2/3

Pans Labyrinth: 6/5

The Departed: 6/1

The Queen: 11/1

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Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1


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