No. 20 Kansas 94, Kansas St 65

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- The perfect cure for Kansas' worst road streak in 11 years turned out to be a big dose of Kansas State. Jeff Boschee and Kenny Gregory snapped out of shooting slumps and the

Saturday, February 12th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- The perfect cure for Kansas' worst road streak in 11 years turned out to be a big dose of Kansas State. Jeff Boschee and Kenny Gregory snapped out of shooting slumps and the 20th-ranked Jayhawks bolted to a big early lead en route to a 94-65 victory Saturday over the troubled Wildcats, Kansas' first road victory in five tries.

Kansas (18-6, 7-3 Big 12) was coming off the third-worst loss in its history, a 33-point blowout at Oklahoma State. Kansas State(8-13, 1-9) lost its 10th in a row overall and its 18th straight to Kansas. Kansas State coach Tom Asbury, 0-14 against Kansas, seems certain to fall under increasing fire from disgruntled fans and administrators. Home attendance at 13,500-seat Bramlage Coliseum, where Kansas has won every year since it opened in 1988, has dropped to under 8,000 a game and a big percentage of Saturday's crowd, Kansas State's first sellout of the year, was Kansas fans.

Boschee, whose slump has been a big part of Kansas' skid, had 24 points, including 6-of-11 from 3-point range. Gregory had 17 points and freshmen Nick Collison and Drew Gooden had 13 apiece. Collison also had 13 rebounds as Kansas out rebounded the Wildcats 51-36. Tony Kitt had 20 points for Kansas State, which last beat Kansas on Jan. 17, 1994. Cortez Groves had 14.

The Jayhawks took control immediately, building a 31-11 lead. The Wildcats hit only five of their first 19 shots and committed 10turnovers. Finally, Groves stopped the Kansas surge by completing a three-point play and then hitting a 12-footer from the lane. By then, however, the Jayhawks had a 20-point lead en route to a 50-23 half time bulge.