Belt game 1,835 · April 7, 2008 · postseason
Kansas take the belt
Kansas beat Memphis 75–68 on a neutral floor to start reign 529 of the College Basketball belt, the 6th for the program.
Memphis had held it since April 5, 2008, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Kansas held it for 232 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Syracuse on November 25, 2008.
529Reign number
6Team's reign
3Defenses
232Days held
Box score
Memphis
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Douglas-Roberts | 42 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 6-9 |
| Derrick Rose | 45 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-6 | 3-4 |
| Robert Dozier | 39 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Antonio Anderson | 42 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 1-3 |
| Joey Dorsey | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shawn Taggart | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pierre Henderson-Niles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doneal Mack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Willie Kemp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kansas
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Arthur | 35 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mario Chalmers | 40 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 6-6 |
| Brandon Rush | 42 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Sherron Collins | 34 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Darnell Jackson | 29 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sasha Kaun | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Russell Robinson | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cole Aldrich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.