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ST LOUIS (Ticker) -- This is what Kansas is used to.
Jeff Boschee scored 19 points and Nick Collison added 17 and 13
rebounds as the top-seeded Jayhawks scored the game's first 15
points and never looked back in administering an 86-63
thrashing of No. 8 Stanford in the second round of the Midwest
Region.
Kansas (31-3) advanced to the regional finals, where it will
face Illinois or Creighton on Friday in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Jayhawks struggled with Holy Cross in the first round and
were thought to be vulnerable with star guard Kirk Hinrich
hampered by a sprained ankle.
But Collison scored for a 6-0 lead just 97 seconds into the
contest. Freshman Aaron Miles added a pair of free throws and
Collison made consecutive baskets to extend the margin to 12.
Boschee drilled a 3-pointer for a 15-0 advantage with 15:46
left. Stanford (20-10) missed its first five shots and the
Jayhawks blocked four in the opening stretch.
Hinrich entered with 13:05 remaining and had a basket and a
pair of 3-pointers to extend the margin to 31-15. He finished
with 15 points and eight assists. | 
