Y DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2012
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BALL REWIND
CHRIS NEAL/KANSAN
Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor drives toward the basket from the three-point line during the first half of Thursday afternoon's Big 12 Tournament match-up against Texas A&M.
Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor finds his way to the basket during the second half of Thursday afternoon's match-up against the Texas A&M Aggies.
CHRIS NEAL/KANSAN
BASKETBALL FROM PAGE 12
Going into tonight's match up with Baylor, he may consider his own words.
Taylor firing away, the Jayhawks nu 10 of 15 threes, the team's best rate of the season.
"When they make ten threes and Robinson hits two threes," Aggies coach Billy Kennedy said, "they're a very difficult team to beat by anybody."
Johnson said that after he made his first three-point shot midway through the first half, he hit another one after a referee's whistle. It didn't count, but he knew that he was starting to feel it. He told Taylor that "it felt great," and from then on, the Jayhawks fed Johnson the ball. Self said that after he saw Johnson make a few he knew "he really had a chance to have a monster game."
"Everything I let go just felt like it was going in, nowhere else," Johnson said. "Even off balance or however it went."
conference tournament, where they'll meet the No.12 Baylor Bears (26-6, 12-6)
With the victory, the Jayhawks advanced to the semifinals of the
After defeating the Aggies, Johnson said that beating a team three times in one season can be easy or difficult; all that matters is the approach.
The Bears are led by Perry Jones III, who recorded a measly five points and three rebounds on Feb. 8 in Waco, Texas, the last time he faced the Jayhawks. Jones III, an NBA talent, torched Kansas State for 31 points and 11 rebounds just hours before Kansas defeated Texas A&M.
"i opened up my whole arsenal," lones III said after the game.
"If you pay attention to how you played them the first two games," Johnson said, "it can be quite easy"
Edited by Anna Allen
REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Nov. 1 PITTSBURG STATE W, 84-55
Nov. 8 FORT HAYS STATE W, 101-52
Nov. 11 TOWSON W, 100-54
Nov. 15 KENTUCKY L, 65-75
Nov. 21 GEORGETOWN W, 67-63
Nov. 22 UCLA/CHAMINADE W, 72-56
Nov. 23 DUKE (MAUI INVITATIONAL) L, 68-61
Nov. 30 FLORDIA ATLANTIC W, 77-54
Dec. 3 USF W, 70-42
Dec. 6 LONG BEACH STATE W, 88-80
Dec. 10 OHIO STATE W, 78-67
Dec. 19 DAVIDSON L, 80-74
Dec. 22 USC W, 63-47
Dec. 29 HOWARD W, 89-34
Dec. 31 NORTH DAKOTA W, 84-58
Jan. 4 KANSAS STATE W, 67-49
Jan. 7 OKLAHOMA W, 72-61
Jan. 11 TEXAS TECH W, 81-46
Jan. 14 IOWA STATE W, 82-73
Jan. 16 BAYLOR W, 92-74
Jan. 21 TEXAS W, 69-66
Jan. 23 TEXAS A&M W, 64-54
Jan. 28 IOWA STATE L, 72-64
Feb. 1 OKLAHOMA W, 84-62
Feb. 4 MISSOURI L, 74-71
Feb. 8 BAYLOR W, 68-54
Feb. 11 OKLAHOMA STATE W, 81-66
Feb. 13 KANSAS STATE W, 59-53
Feb. 18 TEXAS TECH W, 83-50
Feb. 22 TEXAS A&M W, 66-58
Feb. 25 MISSOURI W, 87-86
Feb. 27 OKLAHOMA STATE W, 70-5
March 3 TEXAS W, 73-63
PRIME PLAYS
FIRST HALF (SCORE AFTER PLAY)
6:13 - Conner Teahan passes up a shot in the corner and finds an open Elijah John son on the wing who knocks down the three-pointer. 23-21 Kansas.
5:29 - Elijah Johnson connects on another three-pointer, this time on the left wing to give Kansas a 26-21 lead. Texas A&M calls a 30-second timeout.
3:44 - Jeff Withey makes two free throws, giving Kansas a 32-24 lead. It's their biggest lead of the game to that point.
2:46 - Tyshawn Taylor comes off a screen and catches a pass from Elijah Johnson. He connects for three points and Kansas takes a 35-24 lead.
14:34 - Elijah Johnson collects his 23rd point of the game on a three-pointer from the corner. 58-39 Kansas
SECOND HALF
17:19 - Thomas Robinson connects on a rare three-point attempt from the top of they key. 46-32 Kansas
9:12 - Khris Middleton intercepts a pass from Thomas Robinson and takes it the other way for the dunk, cutting the Kansas lead to 15, 66-51.
5:10 - Thomas Robinson knocks down a three-pointer at the top of the key to extend the Kansas lead to 22. 79-57.
NOTES
- Kansas has now won at least 27 games for the sixth-straight season.
- Bill Self has a seven game winning streak in the Big 12 tournament.
- Elijah Johnson had a career-high 26 points, exceeding his previous best of 23.
- All of Kansas' five starters have had at least one 25-point game this season.