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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Frank Mason III and Josh Jackson took it as a shot to their pride.Bill Self was just trying to win a game.The Jayhawks coach turned to a zone defense Tuesday night, a rarity for a guy whose hallmark is a relentless man-to-man, and that slowed down Georgia enough to give fifth-ranked Kansas a 65-54 victory over the Bulldogs in the CBE Classic championship game.I didnt think it was a hit (to their pride), Self explained, but you know, if you cant guard their bigs and you cant rebound out of man, we had to try to do something.On the other end, Mason led the way with 19 points, Jackson had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Devonte Graham contributed 14 points for the Jayhawks (4-1), who won their third consecutive in-season tournament title and second CBE Classic. They also won the event in 2012.Jackson, one of the nations top freshmen, was voted MVP.Kansas hopes its the beginning of a sweet ride at the Sprint Center this season. The Jayhawks face Davidson in the same building in a couple of weeks, then play the Big 12 Tournament there in March before the arena hosts an NCAA Tournament regional final, where they hope to earn a spot in the Final Four.Yante Maten had 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (3-2), but they were done in by 3-for-18 shooting from the perimeter, equally lousy foul shooting and turnovers that led to easy runouts.J.J. Frazier, who had been averaging 19 points per game, was held to two on 1-for-10 shooting.You have to make shots to win, Georgia coach Mark Fox said. We didnt shoot the ball very good. Give Kansas defense credit for that. But we shot the ball so poorly the first three-quarters of the game, we didnt score enough to get in position to win it.The zone defenses, which neither coach particularly enjoy, were a big reason for it. They slowed the game and turned it into a shooting contest.We havent really done it much so it was kind of new to us, Jackson said, but obviously it worked. For our pride a little bit, we really wanted to play man, but to win the game, we had to go zone.Kansas was a bit more efficient from the perimeter, slowly drawing away after trailing 20-19 with about 8 minutes to go, to forge a 35-25 lead at the break. The Bulldogs only made one of their final 16 field goal attempts, and their only scoring in the final 5 minutes came at the foul line.The lead was still just 42-34 with 16 minutes to go when Mason drove for a basket, the first of eight straight points for the Jayhawks. Mason added another basket, Jackson solved the Bulldogs zone for a dunk and Graham and Dwight Coleby finished it off to give Kansas a comfortable cushion.Georgia went more than 7 minutes without scoring as the game got away.We were prepared to play. We thought we could win the game. Were disappointed we didnt win, Fox said. We didnt have enough guys chip in, and for us to win, we have to have more guys contribute.POST PROBLEMSThe Jayhawks post players were virtually non-existent. Landen Lucas never took a shot before fouling out in 10 minutes, Udoka Abuika played only 5 minutes and never took a shot, and Carlton Bragg Jr. finished 1 for 3 from the floor while gathering just one rebound in 10 minutes.Theyre just not playing very well and not playing very smart and not contributing, Self said. They are good kids and they want to do well, but for whatever reason they have really struggled.BIG PICTUREGeorgia earned a split in the CBE Classic, and losing to Kansas doesnt hurt its NCAA Tournament resume. The Bulldogs showed in their win over George Washington that they can be competitive.Kansas has already proven it can score this season. 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Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game.RIO DE JANEIRO -- The night was going to end in guaranteed disappointment for one former Olympic field hockey champion.Britain and New Zealand, who share three Olympic gold medals, were in action on Friday under the lights.Whichever of them had the better result would advance from the pools to the quarterfinals, and the other would go home.Britain was up first, against qualified Spain, and equalized in the first quarter between the goalkeepers legs. Thereafter, Britain laid siege to the Spanish circle, the extent of which Spain had only one more shot on goal over the last 51 minutes.Britain had 12 cracks, including four penalty corners, but goalie Quico Cortes, the old man of the team, batted balls away like they were balloons. When the match finished still 1-1, Spain celebrated second in Pool A, while over in the main stadium, New Zealand and Belgium were 0-0 coming to the end of their first half.Not for long. Just 27 seconds into the new half, the Kiwis broke the deadlock with a beauty, setting up a penalty corner shot for Nic Wood, only for him to fake it and curl the ball behind him for Simon Child to smash in cleanly down the left side.Then, James Coughlan went on a mazy run up the middle to the circle where he fed an unmarked Nick Wilson to blast in. The Belgians were hanging off tackles, even more apparent when they allowed Hugo Inglis a solo run across the goalmouth to flick in a soft goal for 3-0, at which point the New Zealanders knew theyd secured the fourth and last playoff berth in Pool A.They ultimately won 3-1, eliminated Britain, and ended the unbeaten start of Belgium, which still topped the pool.Its one of our best ever performances under that sort of pressure, New Zealand coach Colin Batch said.The Kiwis prize for reaching the quarters will likely be Germany, going for a third successive gold medal. New Zealand has never beaten Germany in a major event.The other probable quarterfinals on Sunday will be: Netherlands vs. Australia, Belgium vs. India, and Spain vs. Argentina.The Germans showed their class when they held off European champion Netherlands 2-1 in their 200th meeting, also the Pool B decider.Two wonderful touches in front of goal by Florian Fuchs and Mats Grambusch made it 2-0 soon after halftime, but the Dutch halved the deficit through Seve van Ass, and turned the heat on.Germany barely avoided a draw, but go into the quarrterfinals with four straight wins after opening with a draw against Argentina.dddddddddddd.Notably, the Germans stymied Netherlands defender Mink van der Weerden, the tournament leading scorer with seven penalty corner goals. Hed scored in 11 straight Olympic matches, dating to London.The Netherlands go from one old Olympic rivalry to likely another, against top-ranked Australia, and leading 6-5 overall. The Aussies got ready by dispatching Brazil 9-0 to complete the mens pool stage. Brazil allowed 46 goals, and scored one, but enjoyed rousing home support.Argentina defeated Ireland 3-2 in a crowd-pleasing tit-for-tat affair to place third in Pool B, jumping above India, which conceded a 2-2 draw with Canada. While India, the fallen giant, gave Canada an Olympic point for the first time, it owns a first Olympic playoff spot since the 1980 Moscow Games.They were also lasting longer than the British, who were beaten semifinalists at their home Olympics four years ago, and heading for the exit.Its the under-performance of a very, very long time for Team GB, said Ashley Jackson, the penalty corner specialist who nailed only two of his 14 attempts in the competition. Were pretty slack when it comes to the real key areas of goal-scoring and keeping the ball out.In the womens field, New Zealand denied the defending champion Netherlands a fourth straight win when it snatched a late 1-1 draw, and China eliminated South Korea from quarterfinal contention thanks to a scoreless draw.The Dutch remained unbeaten but the Kiwis were right behind them in the standings, ahead of Germany on goal difference. The Netherlands, seeking an unprecedented third straight gold medal, will play Germany on Saturday to potentially decide their pool winner and a supposedly easier route to the semifinals.New Zealand, which conceded a penalty corner goal to Netherlands captain Maartje Paumen off the post just before halftime, earned payback when captain Kayla Whitelock whacked in a volley with 68 seconds left.We need to keep in our head to keep playing hockey and not be chickens, Netherlands midfielder Lidewij Welten said.The women conclude their pool stage on Saturday, with China, Spain, Argentina, India and Japan vying for the last two quarterfinal berths. ' ' '