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THE UNIVERSITY DA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
Kansas 71 | 34-37 Missouri 74 | 39-35
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
T. Robinson 25
Rebounds
T. Robinson
Assists
13
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KANSAS
E. Johnson
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
T. Robinson 25 11-17 13 1 5
J. Withey 0 0-1 4 0 0
T. Taylor 21 9-15 0 3 6
T. Releford 5 2-7 3 3 1
E. Johnson 11 5-12 4 4 0
C Teahan 6 2-2 0 1 2
K. Young 0 0-1 1 0 1
J. Wesley 3 1-1 3 0 0
N. Tharpe 0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 71 30-56 28 12 15
KANSAS 71
MISSOURI
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
K. English 18 5-11 3 1 3
R. Ratliffe 6 3-5 4 1 1
M. Denmom 29 10-16 9 2 2
P. Pressey 2 1-5 2 3 3
M. Pressey 2 1-5 1 1 1
S. Moore 2 1-1 2 0 2
M. Dixon 15 4-5 2 5 2
Totals 74 25-48 23 13 14
GAME TO REMEMBER
Thomas Robinson, junior forward
In the first half, Robinson seemed shaken by the pressure of the defense and the importance of the game. Then on the first play after the half, Reford tossed it to him by the basket for an easy two points. That started his 19-point effort in the second half, which led the Jayhawks to a 71-63 lead with 3:25 on the clock.
Robinson
Jeff Withey, junior center
GAME TO FORGET
Missouri coach Frank Haith didn't have a player to match the 7-foot Withey, but it didn't make a difference. Withey committed his second foul with 9:36 left in the first half and Selfd didn't play him again until after halftime. He didn't score a point and grabbed four rebounds, two fewer than his average, despite being three inches taller than any Tiger.
Withey
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"I feel like I cost us the game," Taylor said. "That's a sucky feeling."
Tyshawn Taylor, point guard
Taylor
KEY STATS
The Jayhawks didn't score in the final 3:25 of the game.
The Tigers scored 11.
20-10 Missouri drew 20 fouls compared to Kansas' 10.
Taylor and Robinson surrendered a combined 11 turnovers, despite averaging a combined five going into the game.
3:25
11
6-9
Denmon hit six of his nine 3-point shots.
There were 15 lead changes, 13 which occurred in the first half.
NOTES
15
- The loss snaps KU's five game winning streak over Missouri
- Missouri led Kansas at halftime for the first time since Jan. 16, 2006.
- The All-Time series between the schools is now 171-95 in favor of Kansas
- Forward Thomas Robinson earned his 16th double-double of the season, best in the Big 12.
- Center Jeff Withey failed to score for the first time this season
MEN'S BASKET Kansas fails to capitalize late
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KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
With any thoughts of a productive Kansas possession dwindling by each dribble, Taylor found space on the baseline and darted for the hoop, throwing down a dunk to quiet the Tiger faithful and giving the Jayhawks an eight point lead with just under three and a half minutes to play.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Fresh out of the final television timeout and holding a 69-63 lead, senior guard Tyshawn Taylor seemed stuck on the baseline near the corner, the raucous Missouri student section nearly within arm's reach.
Unbeknownst to Kansas fans at
the time — or anyone watching the game, really — Taylor's dunk was the final bucket for the Jayhawks in Saturday night's 74-71 defeat. Missouri ended the game on an 11-0 run.
"We let the game get away from us," junior forward Travis Releford said. "You have to give credit to them. They made big shots, but we also turned the ball over late."
Self didn't think the collapse down the stretch was a composure issue, but said someone who watched the game could definitely make that case.
"We definitely did it to ourselves," junior center Jeff Withey said. "We had the lead and if we had just held onto the ball it would have been a way different outcome."
While Missouri senior guard Marcus Denmion was finishing an old-fashioned three-point play, a layup and a free throw, as well as two highly contested 3-pointers; Kansas turned the ball over four times in the final three and a half minutes. Taylor had a chance to give Kansas a one-point lead with a
Taylor, who played 0 minutes in the loss, was noticeably winded in the final minutes. Fatigue could be pointed to as the cause for the missed free throws, but the guard is shooting just 67.6 percent from the free-throw line this season to begin with. Taylor was one of four Jayhawks to play 29 minutes or more and one of three to play at least 35 minutes.
"I don't think it was fatigue, but it could have been," Kansas coach Bill Self said of the failed execution in the final minutes. "We obviously made some really bad plays late. Really bad plays that just put them in position to win the game."
They didn't, however, and Missouri picked up its second home victory over Kansas since the 2005-2006 season.
"We've had three sets of three minutes over here that absolutely stink." Self said. "And that would be right up near the top."
Edited by Max Lush
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
Junior forward Thomas Robinson embraces senior guard Tyshawn Taylor to share a few words before play resumed in the second half of Saturday's game against Missouri where Kansas was defeated 71-74.