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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KANSAS 47-48 95
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Kansas 95
KANSAS STAT LEADERS
Ellis
Ellis
KANSAS
PLAYER PTS FG-FGA REBS A TO'S
Perry Ellis 32 13-15 8 5 2
Andrew Wiggins 17 7-11 4 4 0
Wayne Selden Jr. 15 7-13 4 4 1
Jamari Traylor 10 5-6 8 1 0
Tarik Black 7 2-2 1 0 1
Frank Mason 4 2-3 2 1 1
Andrew White III 4 2-3 1 0 0
Conner Frankamp 3 1-4 0 1 0
Other Players 3 1-8 7 4 4
TOTAL 95 40-65 35 20 9
TCU
PLAYER PTS FG-FGA REBS A TO's
Kyan Anderson 25 8-9 1 5 6
Amric Fields 12 4-10 5 1 1
Jarvis Ray 9 3-5 2 0 0
Christian Gore 6 1-3 4 1 2
Karviar Shepherd 5 2-3 1 1 2
Brandon Parrish 3 1-7 0 0 3
Hudson Price 2 0-2 2 0 1
Thomas Montigel 2 0-0 1 0 0
Other Players 1 0-2 2 1 2
TOTAL 65 19-41 18 9 17
GAME TO REMEMBER
Ellis showed up on Saturday with his most efficient game as a Jayhawk against TCU. The sophomore scored a career-high 32 points while grabbing eight rebounds. That's two great games in a row for the Kansas native. Just like last season, Ellis is coming on strong with the postseason nearing.
Ellis
GAME TO FORGET
Naadir Tharpe, guard
It wasn't that Tharpe had a terrible day, but as his time on the floor was limited so was his impact on the day. In only 20 minutes of playing time Tharpe missed all three of his field goal attempts while not picking four assists. To his credit he took care of the ball well even without a quick time to find his rhythm.
without ample time to find his rhythm.
UNSUNG HERO
Tharpe
Jamari Traylor, forward
Coming off his one game suspension, Traylor wasted no time making up for his absence. In 22 minutes off the bench Traylor scored 10 points on 5-6 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds, it's clear that Traylor adds a boost of energy when he enters the game, which will keep happening more often than it doesn't.
Traylor
BASKETBALL
Traylor key to Kansas victory in Embiid's absence
BLAIR SHEADE
sports@kansan.com
With 17 minutes left in the first half, sophomore forward Jamari Traylor entered the game for senior center Tarik Black. It was Traylor's first appearance back from his one-game suspension after he was benched for irresponsible behavior.
The motivation to prove he could bounce back from his suspension showed in the TCU game, but not right away.
Without freshmen center Joel Embiid, who was scratched from the lineup because of lingering back and knee injuries, the Jayhawks were looking for someone to step into Embiid's shoes. Traylor's performance against TCU was needed for Kansas to play well without Embiid, and the 95-65 victory showed
"In the second half I thought [Traylor] and Perry [Ellis], when they were in there together, they were without question our best performers inside," coach Bill Self said.
that Traylor could help the Jayhawks succeed on both ends of the floor.
Traylor's energy and hustle plays were his highlights for the game.
In the first half, Traylor played 11 minutes compared
side of the court and Traylor dove into the crowd to save the ball. The ball landed in the Horned Frogs' possession, but at the end of the possession Traylor came up with the defensive rebound. After that, Traylor's rebounding and
"He gave us energy, fire, defense, blocked shots and hustle. We all have that, we just didn't display it on Monday, and 'Mari usually gets us going."
WAYNE SELDEN JR.
Freshman guard
to Black's two minutes. Traylor only scored two points on 1-1 from the field and three rebounds in the first half, but the hustle plays in the second half made a difference.
"He gave us energy, fire, defense, blocked shots and hustle," freshman guard Wayne Selden, Jr. said. "We all have that, we just didn't display it on Monday and 'Mari usually gets us going."
At the 12-minute mark in the second half, a ball trickled out of bounds on the TCU
scoring opened up.
With less than six minutes left in the second half, Traylor blew by TCU's junior forward Amric Fields for a right-handed slam. The following defensive possession, Traylor hustled out to the perimeter and contested a TCU 3-pointer. TCU's freshmen forward Brandon Parish missed the shot and Traylor grabbed the defensive rebound too.
Traylor's block was a hustle play within its own realm. He slid over to help sophomore
forward Perry Ellis in the post and elevated over Ellis to block the layup.
Traylor finished the game with 10 points and eight rebounds in 22 minutes.
The guy who was supposed to play the majority of minutes for Embidid was Black, who played only eight minutes because of foul trouble. Black's one shining moment came when he was on the receiving end of an alley-oop by freshman guard Andrew Wiggins.
"Tarik looked like Tarik to start the season," Self said. "The first two fouls we had were totally irrelevant with the play. I don't know how he can make those plays and it totally took him out."
Even though Self said that Embiid will play on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas, against Texas Tech, Traylor will still see a lot of playing time with the hustle and energy he adds to the team.
Edited by Sarah Kramer
FRANK WEIRICH/KANSAN
Kansas guard Andrew Wiggins scores two points against TCU in the first half. Wiggins contributed 17 points to the Kansas victory on Saturday, Feb. 15
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