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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
THE UNIVERSI
Kansas 39 | 30 — 69 Texas 27 | 39 — 66
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Taylor 22
Rebounds
9
Robinson
Assists
Taylor
4
Player Pts FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A TD's
T. Robinson 17 8-16 0-0 9 2 2
J. Withey 12 2-7 0-0 6 0 0
T. Taylor 22 7-13 3-6 5 4 0
T. Releford 4 2-7 0-2 6 1 0
E. Johnson 9 4-8 1-4 4 3 3
C. Teahan 3 1-3 1-3 0 0 0
K. Young 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
J. Wesley 2 1-2 **0-0** 3 0 **0**
Totals 69 25-56 5-15 33 10 6
TEXAS
Player Pts FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A TO's
C. Chapman 15 4-9 0-0 9 1 0
A Wangmene 0 0-2 0-0 4 0 1
J. Brown 24 7-26 3-8 6 7 2
M. Kabongo 3 1-4 1-2 1 4 3
J. Lewis 3 1-6 1-3 5 1 2
J. Bond 6 3-3 0-0 4 0 0
J. Holmes 4 2-6 0-2 6 0 1
S. McClellan 11 3-5 3-4 5 1 0
Totals 66 21-61 8-19 40 14 9
GAME TO REMEMBER
Tyshawn Taylor, Senior Gaurd
Once again, Tyshawn Taylor helped save the Jayhawks, Taylor's team-leading 22 points and 4 assists helped energize the Jayhawks, who were playing in a tough road environment in Austin. While the team had a tough day shooting from three-point range, shooting 15-1. Taylor did not, shooting 3-6 from three.
Also, Taylor finished the day with zero turnovers, a huge accomplishment for the guard who has struggled with turnovers in the past.
Taylor
GAME TO FORGET
Kevin Young, Junior Forward
Young, who had been playing more often in the Jayhawks previous three games, found his way into Billy Self's doyhouse Saturday. The forward played only two minutes for the Jayhawks, and they weren't exactly a successful two minutes.
Young found his way onto the stat sheet in three categories Saturday, Minutes, turnovers and fouls. Not exactly how any player wants to see in the box score following any game. Young had one turnover and foul in his two minutes on the court.
Young
SHOT CHART: TYSHAWN TAYLOR, SENIOR GUARD
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"This is the best win we've had all year,"
— Kansas coach Bill Self
KEY STATS
Self
The Jayhawks only turned the ball over 6 times Saturday.
KANSAS 6
Kansas shot just over 60 percent in the first half.
Texas shot 30 percent against Kansas in the first half
MEN'S BASKET
Late game push seals Jayhawk victory
MIKF VERNON
But on Thursday last week, Bill Selfpersonated the famous prophet Nostradamus and inadvertently predicted how the Jayhawks would end up beating the Longhorns 69-66, three days later.
At first glance, it would appear that Kansas won Saturday's game against Texas in the final three minutes. After all, Kansas out-scored the Longhorns 9-2 in the final minutes to remain defeated in Big 12 play.
mvernon@kansan.com
"It think it's hard to keep it turned up for 40 minutes if you don't sub much." Self said Thursday. "So it's kind of become a spurt team."
With the game tied 7-7, Thomas
Coach was dead on.
Kansas would go on to shoot seven-for-nine from the floor during the ensuing run. Texas missed their next 19 shots, going scoreless for six minutes, 53 seconds.
As for Kansas, coach Self was pleased with the result. After all it was just like he said earlier in the week; his starters played over 30 minutes in the game, and the team relied on an early run spurred by strong defense that Texas simply could not handle.
The spurt gave Kansas a 22-7 lead. It was one that Texas would not overcome until just over five minutes were left.
Robinson got a steal and then an assist on the resulting Tyshawn Taylor layup. The play was the spark the lajayhs needed to set off the their barrel of gunpowder.
a brief lead, Texas simply did not have enough juice left in the final five minute stretch to beat Kansas.
The closeness of the end of the game on the road was just an added experience for the team.
And yes, the Longhorns fought their way back from the double-digit deficit they faced for the majority of the game.
But the Longhorns had a spurt of their own that left them with a four-point lead with three minutes left in
the game.
Due to the large deficit and the close finish, Texas had to play its starters more than it normally would have, leaving them exhausted in the final minutes. Senior center Clint Chapman played 34 minutes Saturday and was a force for the Longhorns, recording 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.
Chapman, like every Longhorn except junior guard J'Covan Brown
"It was definitely good to have close game," Taylor said.
— who finished with 24 points — did not score in the game's closing five minutes.
"I think the biggest part of getting winded was playing 19 minutes in the second half, which is something that I've never done before," Chapman said.
While they were able to make take
"This is the best win we have ha all year", he said.
Self went even further.
Edited by Max Lus
TRAVIS YOUNG /KANSAI
Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor shoots against University of Texas defense during the second half of the game. Taylor scored 22 total points and Kansas won against the University of Texas 69-66.
T-ROB'S PASS FREES WITHEY
MIKF VERNON
mvernon@kansan.com
Key: # Kansas player X Defender Player movement - - - - Pass Screen
With Jayhawks trailing by one with under one minute left, they decided to run their offense through Thomas Robinson. The team spread the floor, as Robinson sealed off his man to receive Tyshawn Taylor's pass. Jeff Withey's defender begins to slide toward Robinson, as he sees Kansas will be giving him the ball.
Robinson puts the ball on the floor and drive into the line. As he does this, the entire Texas defense focuses its attention on Robinson. Withey's defender begins to move up in the lane, and Tyshawn's defender tries to pry the ball out from behind Robinson.
Screen
Withey's defender leaps forward to defend Robinson, who recognizes the double team. He passes the ball toward Withey, and it is deflected by the Texas defense. It doesn't matter though, the pass gets through and Withey scores while getting fouled. The Jayhawks take a two-point lead, and win the game off of that play.
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