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Junior forward Thomas Robinson celebrates with junior center Jeff Withey during the second half of the game after scoring a point. Kansas won against the University of Oklahoma 84-62.
Second half focus key in defeat of Sooners
MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
The lavhawks couldn't help themselves
Can you blame them? Missouri's up on Saturday.
They took the Sooners seriously, especially after Oklahoma won 63-60 at Kansas State on Saturday. The Jayhawks knew that focus was mandatory, especially after they stumbled at Iowa State on the same day. But at times on Feb. 1, Kansas had another game in mind.
"In the back of our heads," senior guard Tyshawn Taylor said, "somewhere we were thinking about that game."
Though coach Bill Self refuted it, perhaps the Border Showdown clouded his players' minds in the first half.
Still, No. 8 Kansas (18-4, 8-1) romped Oklahoma 84-62 at Allen Fieldhouse with a
tireless fast break that sprouted in the opening minutes of the second half.
"We took a lot of three-pointers in the first half," Taylor said. "Kind of playing into their hands."
Kansas led 34-31 at halftime, so Self told his team to stop settling for three-pointers, which are easier to shoot than convert, and start attacking the meat of Oklahoma's zone defense.
"We weren't by no means dominant in the first half," Self said. "I just thought we needed to play with more energy."
Keyed up by high-pressure defense, Taylor sped his team and ran right at Oklahoma's interior. With six and a half minutes left in the game, he took an inbounds pass on one end of the floor, sprinted with the ball to the other end, shedding would-be defenders, and converted a lay-up before the Sooners were
even close to ready for him. The possession transired in no more than three seconds.
With Taylor drawing so much attention, junior forward Thomas Robinson was able to return to his usual state.
"To me, Thomas hasn't been himself for three games maybe," Self said. "But he was tonight."
Robinson, who scored 19 points and corralled 17 rebounds, cleaned up missed shots by using his strength and size to displace the opposition. After all three of his dunks, he repeatedly beat his chest and raised his hands to the fieldhouse crowd, demanding more volume.
"He's an All-American candidate for a reason," Oklahoma junior forward Romero Osby said. "He's big and strong. He does a good job of positioning himself down low and shielding people off with those shoulders that he has."
The Jayhawks shot 39 percent from the field in the first half, then uped that to 71 percent in the second, augmented by a 10-for-10 start. Similar to the 72-61 victory at Norman, Okla, it was a tale of two halves, but a victory nonetheless.
In the locker room after the game, Self told his team they can finally start thinking about Missouri.
"I'm leaving out of here more excited about our team than I was before the game started," Self said.
Taylor said that he and his teammates need to continue to stagnate opposing offenses.
"If we do that and rebound the ball," he said,
"I think we can beat anybody."
Step on up, Tigers.
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unique, but with a trend like KU Boobs, it is less about the attention and more about the risk.
"What makes this slightly different from, say, posing nude in an adult magazine is that once a photo is shared via twitter or Facebookortextmessage, it's eventual ending point is unknown," he said. "This not knowing and the risk involved is what I think
to make
turn into
like spam
drives some of this."
KEN SOAP Local radio DJ ok page moderator
Soap said he expected the trend to pick up again in the fall when the football season kicks off. Soap said October would be a good month
to revamp the trend because it's also Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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undraising will end in June 012, when an additional 588 million will hopefully be raised for a total of $1.2 billion.
alumni around a central cause," said Rosita Elizalde-McCoy, senior vice president for communications and marketing for KU Endowment. "It presents a cohesive case in front of our donors."
Elizalde McCoy pointed to studies showing contributions from donors
increase by 20 to 30 percent during campaigns. While acknowledging that the plan is ambitious, she said that achieving the goal is possible, given that more than half the funds have already been raised.
The press release said that students are already benefiting from the donations. According to the release, 246 new scholarships have been created along with 14 new professorships, which retain
ROSITA ELIZALZE-MCCOY Senior vice president for communications and marketing for KU Endowment
of The University of Kansas Hospital, said the funds would benefit expansion efforts for the
of April 2012, they have raised $612 million.
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little praised the initiative and said it would push the University as well as the entire state in the right direction.
"The success of this campaign for Kansas' flagship university will benefit people in every corner of our state and region," Gray-Little said.
KU Medical Center.
"The hospital serves patients from every county in Kansas, so supporting our needs impacts Kansans everywhere," Page said.
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$400 million for students (scholarships fellowships and opportunities outside the classroom)
CLASSIFIEDS 2B
CROSSWORD 4A
$325 million for programs (academic research, clinical and community engagement initiatives)
$300 million for faculty (professorships, recruitment of exemplary faculty and staff)
CRYPTOQUIPS 4A
OPINION 5A
$175 million for facilities (construction and renovation of facilities for learning and patient care).
SPORTS 1B
SUBOKU 4A
These numbers total to the $1.2 billion goal.
Fundraising began in July 2008.
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