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Administrative Assistant Jerod Hasse - "It’s justice (for 1997), but it’s really a rivalry now between two great programs. Nick and Kirk certainly deserve this, as do all the players, and especially coach Williams. He gets another chance down in New Orleans. "They were great. They were not going to let Nick score 30 points. That was their game plan, and it was a good game plan. But Kirk was great, and our defense was unbelievable. Our defense created some turnovers, which was really important to get some transition layups and some easy baskets. "Jeff was great on the boards the entire time. As it always is with Kansas, it was a team effort, and a lot of guys stepped up when they needed to."