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TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
THE UNIVERS
KANSAS 92
Kansas 39 | 53----92 Baylor 29 | 45----74
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Taylor 28
Rebounds
Robinson
Robinson 14
Assists
Taylor
aylo 6
BAYLOR
KANSAS
Player Pts FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A TO's
T. Robinson 27 11-18 0-0 14 2 1
T. Releford 11 5-7 0-1 3 4 2
J. Withey 10 3-10 0-0 10 2 3
T. Taylor 28 10-14 4-6 2 6 5
E. Johnson 11 4-7 1-1 5 3 1
N. Tharpe 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 1
C. Teahen 3 1-2 1-2 0 3 2
K. Young 0 0-1 0-0 1 1 0
Totals 92 35-61 6-11 39 21 15
BAYLOR
Player Pts FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A TO's
P. Jones III 18 8-17 1-4 5 1 3
Q. Acy 14 7-10 0-1 5 1 1
Q. Miller 17 5-12 2-5 2 1 2
B. Heslip 3 1-3 1-3 0 2 0
A.J. Walton 6 3-6 0-2 1 2 0
G. Franklin 3 1-2 1-2 0 2 0
C. Jefferson 2 1-2 0-0 2 0 1
P. Jackson 11 3-9 2-5 2 11 3
Totals 74 29-63 7-23 24 20 11
Tyshawn Taylor, senior gaurd
GAME TO REMEMBER
Kansas fans have come to expect monster outings like Robinson's, but Taylor's? He used to be the guy that everyone ragged on for carelessness and stupidity. After back-to-back games with 28 points, Taylor has put the hate to rest. He still a mystery, but he's also established himself as arguably the biggest reason for Kansas' recent surge in conference play. When Taylor struggles, so does his team. When he drops 28, Kansas can beat up on Baylor.
Taylor
GAME TO FORGET
Justin Wesley, sophomore forward
This one's fairly unjust, because Wesley's role was to step in and give the starters a breather, not take the game over and start chucking 20-footers. He's in this spot because every starter played so well, and he looked mostly overmatched against Baylor's length and speed. Those are supposed to be his two calling cards, and in his nine minutes played, he recorded just one stat: a personal foul.
Wesley
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"That'll be a monster game, going down there and trying to win in Waco."
coach Bill Selt
Self
KEY STATS
Kansas out-rebounded Baylor by this margin; an impressive number, considering the length and athleticism of Baylor's frontcourt.
39-24
Kansas shot this percentage from the field in the second half. It's a testament to Seif's preferred offensive style of working the ball into the paint and seeing what happens.
66.7%
Taylor scored this many points for the second straight game. When the Jayhawks score as well as they have been, their defense makes them a tough team to beat.
28
Kansas has reached this record to start the Big 12 sched ule for the fourth time in Bill Self's tenure.
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
5-0
BASKETBA
Junior guard Travis Releford celebrates with fans after time expires Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse where Releford contributed 11 points in the Jayhawks' 92-74 victory against Baylor. Kansas is now 15-3 for the season and 5-0 in Big 12 play.
CHRIS NEAL/KANSAN
Junior forward Thomas Robinson gets a slam dunk early in the first half during the Jayhawks battle against Baylor last night