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4. 3.2.1 确定坐标系
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY
Kansas 27 | 32-59
Kentucky 41 | 26-67
KANSAS 59
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
TAYLOF 19
Rebounds
ROBINSON
17
Assists
TAYLOF
TAYLO
3
KANSAS
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
T. Robinson 18 6-17 17 1 1
T. Releford 4 1-6 1 0 0
J. Withey 5 2-8 7 1 1
T. Taylor 19 8-17 4 3 5
E. Johnson 13 5-13 2 2 2
C. Teahan 0 0-1 0 1 0
K. Young 0 0-0 3 0 0
Totals 59 22-62 34 8 9
KENTUCKY
KENTUCKY
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
A. Davis 6 1-10 16 5 3
D. Lamb 22 7-12 2 3 1
T. Jones 9 4-7 7 0 2
M. Kidd-Gilchrist 11 4-7 6 1 1
D. Miller 5 2-5 6 0 2
M. Teague 14 5-14 2 3 2
K. Wiltjer 0 0-1 0 0 0
E. Vargas 0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 67 23-56 39 12 11
GAME TO REMEMBER
Thomas Robinson, junior forward
With Anthony Davis and Terrence Jones hanging by the basket, it wasn't easy for any Jayhawk inside. Robinson missed all of his 17 shots and many of them were makable. However he gave the Jayhawks fierceness and productivity; 18 points and 17 rebounds. This is not how he planned it would end, but it was an admirable sendoff for one of the greatest to ever don the crimson and blue.
Robinson
Travis Releford, junior forward
GAME TO FORGET
He wasn't the only guy defending Kentucky guard Doron Lamb, but he was one of them. Releford is supposed to be the defensive stopper for this team and he often didn't act this way on Monday night. Kentucky forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist also got the best of Releford on a few plays that ended in dunks. Releford scored 15 points against Ohio State on Saturday, but he reverted to his usual self on Monday, missing five of six shots and scoring just four points.
Releford
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"When you get a puppy and you watch that puppy grow up and die, that hurts."
— junior guard Elijah Johnson
Johnson
KEY STATS
The Jayhawks surrendered two turnovers in the final minute.
11
The Wildcats recorded 11 blocks, six of which were from Kentucky forward Anthony Davis.
The Jayhawks outscored the Wildcats by this margin in the second half.
32-26
1-10
Davis, widely assumed as the No.1 pick in this summer's NBA draft, missed nine of 10 shots.
PRIME PLAYS
FIRST HALF
(SCORE AFTER PLAY)
10:14- Travis Releford receives a pass on the right wing and pump fakes before hoisting up a three-pointer. It falls through, cutting the Kentucky lead to six, 23-17.
9:22- Anthony Davis finds an open Michael Kidd-Gilchrist whose jumper quickly brings the Wildcat lead back to 10, 27-17.
O:02- Tyshawn drives right from the top of the key, spins back left and lays it in as the first half clock expires. 41-27 Kentucky
SECOND HALF
10:37-Doron Lamb connects on a three-pointer from corner to give the Wildcats a 51-38 lead.
5:14- Anthony Davis connects on a jump shot on the baseline, extending the Kentucky lead to 59-44.
2:50- With Tyshawn Taylor's hand in his face, Marquis Teague knocks down a three-pointer at the top of the key to give the Wildcats a 10-point lead. 62-52
MEN'S BASKE Davis, Kentucky too strong
KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
NEW ORLEANS - Everyone knew about the margin for error Kansas had offensively this season, and Monday night's 67-59 loss to Kentucky showed just how small it really was.
It wouldn't happen, though,
thanks in part to an offense that
struggled mightily all night.
The Jayhawks once again dug themselves a large hole in the first half with empty possessions and untimely mistakes. If another comeback was in order, it would have had to be the biggest halftime deficit overcome in NCAA Championship game history.
"There was definitely some second and third shots while trying to score," junior guard Elijah Johnson said. "It wasn't just him; It's a big team. The guards are huge. They were everywhere."
The Wildcats start just one player under 6-foot-4, a tall and lengthy team that was able to wreak havoc on defense with its size.
"They're too good of a team for us to do that," junior center Jeff Withey said of the 14-point lead the team gave Kentucky at halftime.
National Player of the Year Anthony Davis hAd six blocks and it was painfully clear just how much his presence affected Kansas while penetrating to the hoop.
Robinson had 18 points but was just 6-of-17 from the field against Kentucky forward Terrance Jones.
"A lot of times I'd try to go over my left shoulder on Jones," Robinson said. "But I could see Anthony skying over the top of him. So it was kind of tough for me to even pass it to Jeff or try to get a shot up."
Even with all the disadvantages offensively, Johnson said they never thought about staying away from the paint and shooting more outside shots. Coach Bill Self said the team tried to "take it to 'em."
"We weren't going to change in 30 minutes yesterday how we're going to play" Self said.
They didn't, staying with their attacking style that had brought
the team from Big 12 underdog to the Monday night game in April. Kentucky's defense proved to be too much, however, even with another second half run.
"Nobody in America can simulate length like that," Self said. "It's hard to score over length, but that's who we are."
That late run gave the lajhawks a glimmer of hope, but a Tyshawn Taylor errant pass and traveling violation from Johnson — caused by Davis — sealed the deal.
"They locked in for those last four minutes," Johnson said. "They deserved it."
Edited by Gabrielle Schock
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Junior forward Kevin Young and junior center Jeff Withey try to gain possession of the ball against Kentucky freshman Anthony Davis during the first half of the NCAA National Championship in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
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Junior guard Travis Releford and freshman guard Naadir Tharpe during the starting lineup during the NCAA National Championship against the No.1 seed Kentucky Wildcats.
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