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02/20/2012 ESPN The Magazine 7978 ESPN The Magazine 02/20/2012 CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS; COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE; CLIFF SCHIAPPA/AP IMAGES; BETTMANN/CORBIS; COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE; CHARLIE RIEDEL/AP IMAGES (2); NICOLE SWEET/US PRESSWIRE; GREG M. COOPER/US PRESSWIRE

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47points Biggest winning margin by Kansas Won 96-49 on Dec. 28, 1977

14Longest winning streak by Kansas

Feb. 11, 1910 – Feb. 15, 1913

112points Highest score by Kansas Won 112-76 on March 9, 1974

50 points Top scoring effort by Kansas

player: Bud Stallworth KU won 93-80 on Feb. 26, 1972

31points Biggest winning margin by Missouri Won 41-10 on Feb. 28, 1916

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streak by Missouri Jan. 22, 1920 – Jan. 24, 1922

99points Highest score by Missouri Won 99-69 on Jan. 17, 1976

43 points Top scoring effort by Missouri player: Anthony Peeler KU won 97-89 on March 8, 1992

NUMBERS NEVER LIEIn a rivalry in which hyperbole often replaces fact, Kansas fans have the ultimate trump card.

MONEYBALLIN’The Tigers may win less head-to-head, but they did beat KU in generating profit last season, thanks to their relatively frugal spending habits.

THE COST OF LEADERSHIPA Final Four trip for the Tigers would mean big bucks for coach Frank Haith —but his yearly haul still wouldn’t match Bill Self’s.

GET WITH THE PRO-GRAMKansas’ 70 NBA draftees (including Wilt Chamberlain and Paul Pierce) far surpass Missouri’s 40 (Steve Stipanovich and Linas Kleiza, anyone?).

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WINS FOR KANSASWINS FOR MISSOURI

March 11, 1961: Kansas’ Wayne Hightower punched Missouri’s

Charles Henke between the eyes after taking issue with his aggressive play. Benches cleared, fans got involved and, after the Tigers’ 79-76 win, some school officials wondered whether it was time to end the rivalry for good.

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Feb. 4, 1997: Missouri ruined 22–0 Kansas’ quest for a perfect season when Corey Tate drained a jumper with 5.6 seconds remaining in the second overtime.

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*Includes all game-day expenses Source: U.S. Department of Education

Current NBA Players

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$3 MILLION ANNUAL SALARY

$1.5 MILLION ANNUAL SALARY

On Feb. 25, Kansas and Missouri will meet for the 267th time on the hardwood. Sadly, nobody knows when the 268th Border War will be, as the Tigers switch from the Big 12 to the SEC next season. After more than a century’s worth of fights, trash-talk and buzzer beaters, which team will have claimed the most spoils? There’s more than one way to keep score.

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+Final Four: $100,000

+National championship: $200,000

+AP Coach of the Year: $50,000

+Big 12 regular-season title: $50,000

+Big 12 tournament title: $25,000

+Final Four: $150,000

+National championship: $350,000

+Big 12 regular-season title: $25,000

+NCAA bid: $25,000

+13,000 avg. home attendance: $100,000

$10M

$2,022,679

$9,513,243

$11,535,922

$5,692,810

$5,391,400

$11,084,210

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Expenses

Profit

Revenues $1,952,057 ÷ 17 = $114,827*

$77,997*$1,091,959 ÷ 14 =

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THIS MEANS WARFrom Phog to Wilt, Peeler to Stewart, KU and Mizzou have traded baskets and blows since 1907—and more often than not, the Tigers have been on the losing end of both.

171 WINS FOR KANSAS94 WINS FOR MISSOURI

All data as of Feb. 2, 2012, except where noted.

By SCOTT MILLER