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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015
PAGE 11
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BASKETBALL REWIND
HALF SUMMARIES
1ST HALF
In the first half, Kansas was absolutely on fire, shooting better than 54 percent from the field, 44 percent from three and 80 percent from the free-throw line. TCU shot worse than 45 percent from the field and 35 percent from three. One might expect the Jayhawks to have a fairly sizeable lead going into the break with those numbers, but the team only held a six-point advantage, due largely to two things: fouls and turnovers. TCU posted 14 combined fouls and turnovers in the first half, whereas Kansas had a combined 19.
2ND HALF
With freshman forward Cliff Alexander on the bench for much of the second half, the Jayhawks were again dominated on the boards. Kansas allowed eight second-half offensive rebounds to a TCU squad that averaged 8.3 offensive rebounds per game in its past three contests. For this reason, the score never really got out of hand, but by the end, it was clear Kansas was the superior team. Junior forward Perry Ellis was especially good in the second half, scoring 15 of his game-high 23 points while making all six of his field-goal attempts.
GAME TO REMEMBER
Perry Ellis
Perry Ellis was spectacular against TCU. The junior scored 23 points while shooting 90 percent from the field, with two of those points coming on a ridiculous SportsCenter Top 10 slam dunk. Student manager Chris Huey also had a game to remember, playing in his first game with the Jayhawks. Huey checked into the game with 35 seconds to go, and while he did not score, he did find his way onto the box score, which is an accomplishment in its own right.
GAME TO FORGET
Landen Lucas
Neither Landen Lucas nor Kelly Oubre Jr. were able to do much of anything against the Horned Frogs; neither scored on combined 0-of-6 shooting in 28 minutes. In the Jayhawks' past two contests, the duo averaged 21.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, so it was surprising to see such a dramatic dip in production.
Kelly Oubre Jr.
UNSUNG HERO
Devonte' Graham
Following a brutal four-game stretch that had seen Graham miss all seven of his field-goal attempts, it was time for the freshman to bounce back. Graham finished second on the team in scoring with 20 points, making all seven of his fieldgoal attempts, inlcluding both of his three-point attempts. Graham also added three assists in his 27 minutes of game time.
Freshman guard Devonte' Graham converts a three in the win against TCU on Saturday. Graham made all seven of his field-goal attempts and both of his three-pointers for a total of 20 points.
BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Freshman forward Cliff Alexander dunks the ball over a TCU defender Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse. Alexander only played 11 minutes in the game and was 1-of-4 from the field for two points.
KANSAS
(22-5,11-3)
POINTS: ELLIS, 23
REBOUNDS: ELLIS, 7
ASSISTS: MASON, 5
STEALS: ELLIS, OUBRE, 2
BLOCKS: ALEXANDER, SELDEN,
TRAYLOR, OUBRE, 1
TCU
(16-11, 3-11)
POINTS: ZEIGLER, 20
REBOUNDS: SHEPHERD,
FIELDS, 6
ASSISTS: ANDERSON, 7
STEALS: WASHBURN, 2
BLOCKS: WASHBURN, 2