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Kansas vs. Missouri Basketball Game at Allen Fieldhouse
Published or Updated March 26, 2012
Location: United States
Sport: Basketball
Level: College
Also Known As: The Border War
Sport: Basketball
Level: College
Also Known As: The Border War
Event Type: Rivalry/Venue
First Held: 1955
Next Up: 2/25/2012
First Held: 1955
Next Up: 2/25/2012
When and Where: annually in the late fall or winter in Lawrence, KS
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The fire between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Missouri Tigers needs no stoking.
The two have been rivals since the Civil War era, when open violence between pro- and anti-slavery elements broke out in what were then the Western Frontier towns of Missouri and the Kansas Territory.
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Rock Chalk Chant - Signature chant of Allen Fielhouse, students chant RockナChalkナJay-HawkナKU repeatedly at different speeds.