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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
THE UNIVER
Kansas 34|30----64
Iowa State 37|35----72
KANSAS 64,1
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Taylor 16
Rebounds
7
Robinson
Assists
Taylor 10
KANSAS
Player Pts FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A TO's
T. Robinson 13 5-11 0-1 7 0 5
J. Withey 10 4-5 0-0 6 0 3
T. Taylor 16 6-11 1-3 1 10 2
E. Johnson 10 4-6 2-3 1 3 4
T. Releford 10 3-5 2-3 2 4 0
N. Tharpe 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
C. Teahan 3 1-7 1-6 0 1 1
J. Wesley 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K. Young 2 1-5 0-1 2 0 0
Totals 64 24-50 6-17 23 18 18
IOWA STATE
Player Pts FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A TO's
C. Babb 7 3-7 1-4 3 1 0
M. Ejim 15 4-9 1-2 8 1 7
C. Allen 3 1-2 1-2 0 0 4
S. Christop. 14 2-7 1-2 4 3 1
R. White 18 6-11 0-1 9 5 6
J. Railey 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A. Booker 7 2-5 2-4 **4** 0 1
T. Mcgee 8 2-4 1-2 **6** 1 0
Totals **72** **20-45** **7-17** **36** **11** **19**
GAME TO REMEMBER
Tyshawn Taylor, senior gaurd
Taylor recorded his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 assists. He airballed a three-point shot early in the game, and the Iowa State student section didn't let him forget it. He ignored the jeers and gave Kansas an offensive threat that it so desperately needed. He continued to protect the ball, surrendering only two turnovers in a high pressure atmosphere.
Taylor
GAME TO FORGET
Thomas Robinson, junior forward
13 points and seven rebounds is a solid outing for most forwards, but Robinson isn't most forwards. He seemed rattled in the paint, traveling several times. He couldn't help slow down Iowa State sophomore forward Royce White and he admitted after the game that he just wasn't playing like himself. He'll look to get back on track against Oklahoma on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
Robinson
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"We got stops, but I didn't think we cleaned up."
-coach Bill Self
The Cyclones outbounded the Jayhawks by this margin, leading to several second chances.
KEY STATS
Self
36-23
1-7
Senior guard Conner Teahan shot this rate from the field, as he continues to struggle on the road.
The Cyclones attempted 34 free throws and made 25 of them.
34
5
The Jayhawks got just five points from their bench on Saturday.
NOTES
- The five offensive rebounds for Kansas were the fewest they grabbed all season.
- Five different Jayhawks scored double-figures for just the second time this season.
- With 16 points and 10 assists, Tyshawn Taylor earned his first double-double of the season.
- Thomas Robinson failed to grab an offensive rebound for just the second game this season.
MEN'S BASKE Cyclones upset No.5 Kansas
KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
Ames, Iowa — For the second time this season, Iowa State proved to be a matchup problem for Bill Self and his Jayhawks. But unlike their pervious meeting in Allen Fieldhouse, the Cyclones used their advantage to capture a 72-64 victory in front of a sold out Hilton Coliseum crowd Saturday afternoon.
In the first matchup, Iowa State out-rebounded Kansas 46-38 but lost the game, 82-73. This time around the Cyclones came out ahead in both instances.
"Their whole team crashed the glass," Junior forward Thomas Robinson said. "And their guards are good rebounding guards. It makes them a good rebounding team."
The Cyclones out-rebounded
Kansas 36-23, led by sophomore forward Royce White who grabbed nine. It was a total team effort, though, as five different Cyclones players had at least four rebounds in the game as opposed to just two for Kansas: Robinson and junior center Jeff Withey.
"The reason they got us on the boards is because I just thought they outmanned us," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "When your guards combine for four rebounds for the game and they shoot long shots, that's a bad sign."
Self said he was especially impressed with junior guard Tyrus McGee, who tallied just one rebound but kept plenty of balls alive, securing extra possessions for Iowa in the process.
Kansas trailed in the rebounding department 20-13 at halftime but was down just three, 37-34 at the break. In the first 3:07 in the second half, baskets by every Jayhawk starter gave the visitors a 45-39 lead despite the rebounding woes.
It was the biggest lead they would hold in the game.
More Iowa State hustle shrunk the lead before the Cyclones eventually took a two-point advantage with just more than six minutes to play, which they never relinquished
Self said when the team controls 70 percent of the so-called "fifty-fifity" balls, his team is pretty good. When they don't, they quickly turn into an average squad.
"We didn't steal any extra possessions today." Self said. "Iowa State was much quicker to the ball than us."
Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said he looks at rebounding as an "energy stat," and Hoiberg seemed proud of holding Kansas to just five offensive rebounds as well as his plus-13 rebounding margin overall.
"That was such a huge key for us coming into this game," Hoiberg said. "What kept us in the game down there was doing such a good job on the boards. That was such a big thing for us."
Iowa State senior guard Scott Christopherson, one of just two seniors to play Saturday, was credited by White and coach Fred Hoiberg with the leadership and maturity needed for the upset. He also added four rebounds but credited his teammates for another solid effort against Kansas this season.
"This is the second time we've played Kansas," Christopherson said. "And both games our bigs did a heck of a job against some of the best frontline players in the country."
Edited by Nadia Imofiden
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
lowa State fans celebrate on the court after defeating Kansas 72-64 Saturday at the Hilton Coliseum. The loss was the first conference play defeat for the lahawks
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
Kansas coach Bill Self yells at his players during Saturday's game against Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum. The Jayhawks lost to the Cyclones 64-72.