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Article: IN FINAL HOME GAME, KU STILL UNBEATABLE JAYHAWKS THWART SOONERS TO EXTEND FIELDHOUSE STREAK.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- February 24, 1998
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Byline: Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Paul Pierce scored 31 points, including 15 straight during a remarkable surge in the second half, and No. 4 Kansas capped a fourth straight unbeaten home season Monday night with an emotionally charged 83-70 victory over Oklahoma.
Pierce, a 6-foot-7 junior, had the sellout crowd chanting ``One more year! One more year!'' in the final minutes after he took charge of the game, which was preceded and followed by ceremonies honoring the team's three seniors. Pierce, a preseason All-American along with senior Raef LaFrentz, may enter the NBA draft and not return for his senior season.
The Jayhawks (30-3, ...