KU 72, ISU 55
4B
IOWA STATE
THE UNIVERSITY JANY KANSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
2530-55
KANSAS
36 36-72
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Sherron Collins 22
Rebounds
Assists
11
Cole Aldrich
Sherron Collins 6
KANSAS (21-5, 10-1)
| Player | FG-FGA | 3FG-3FGA | Rebs | A | Pts |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Marcus Morris | 3-7 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Cole Aldrich | 9-12 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| Sherron Collins | 9-17 | 4-6 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| Brady Morningstar | 2-5 | 2-4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tyrel Reed | 1-5 | 1-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Markieff Morris | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Mario Little | 0-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Travis Releford | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Appleton | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | | | 3 | | |
| Totals | 28-56 | 8-18 | 39 | 17 | 72 |
IOWA STATE (13-13, 2-9)
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Craig Brackins 7-21 1-3 11 0 20
Justin Hamilton 0-2 0-0 1 0 0
Lucca Staiger 0-4 0-4 2 1 0
Diante Garrett 2-9 0-2 0 5 4
Bryan Petersen 3-6 3-5 3 3 11
Charles Boozer 0-1 0-1 0 0 2
Dominique Buckley 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Sean Haluska 1-3 1-2 1 2 3
Alex Thompson 0-1 0-0 2 0 0
Jamie Vanderbeken 5-9 5-9 5 2 15
Team 3
Totals 18-56 10-26 29 13 55
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Result/Time
11/4 vs. Washburn (Ex.) W, 98-79
11/11 vs. Emporia State (Ex.) W, 103-58
11/16 vs. UMKC W, 71-56
11/18 vs. Florida Gulf Coast W, 85-45
11/24 vs. Washington (in Kansas City, Mo.) W, 73-54
11/25 Syracuse (in Kansas City, Mo.) L, 89-81 (OT)
11/28 vs. Coppin State W, 85-53
12/1 vs. Kent State W, 87-60
12/3 vs. New Mexico State W, 100-79
12/6 vs. Jackson State W, 86-62
12/13 vs. Massachusetts (in Kansas City, Mo.) L, 61-60
12/20 vs. Temple W, 71-59
12/23 at Arizona L, 84-67
12/30 vs. Albany NY W, 79-43
1/03 vs. Tennessee W, 92-85
1/6 vs. Siena W, 91-84
1/10 at Michigan State L, 75-62
1/13 vs. Kansas State W, 87-71
1/17 at Colorado W, 73-56
1/19 vs. Texas A&M W, 73-53
1/24 at Iowa State W, 82-67
1/28 at Nebraska W 68 - 62
1/31 vs. Colorado W 66 - 61
2/2 at Baylor W 75 - 65
2/7 vs. Oklahoma State W 78 - 67
2/9 at Missouri L 62 - 60
2/14 at Kansas State W 85 - 74
2/18 vs. Iowa State W 72-55
2/21 vs. Nebraska 3 p.m.
2/23 at Oklahoma 8 p.m.
3/1 vs. Missouri 1 p.m.
3/4 at Texas Tech 8:30 p.m.
3/7 vs. Texas 3 p.m.
Weston White/KANSAN
MEN'S BASKET
Sophomore center Cole Aldrich slams down a dunk late in the second half to re-energize the Jayhawks. Aldrich led the Hawks with 22 points, shooting a perfect 4-4 from the free-throw line.
BASKETBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
cut the layhawks' lead to five.
Self saw what he feared would happen before the game — a lack of energy from his team.
"I don't think we were as juiced as what we should be playing at home." Self said. "I had to run them during shoot-around today. That doesn't happen very often — our focus wasn't auite great."
But freshman forward Marcus Morris' was, Self said Morris was one of the brightest spots of the game. He scored eight points with
six assists and two steals.
His greatest contribution, however, came on the defensive end. Morris guarded Brackins, who scored 42 points against the Jayhawks in January, for most of the game. Although Brackins scored 20 points Wednesday, he shot only 7-for-21 from the floor. Morris contested nearly every shot Brackins attempted.
"I'm trying my hardest to turn the corner." Marcus said. "I'm trying my hardest to contribute to the
team. I don't worry about scoring.
Scoring is not important to me."
That's the way Self wants it. That's the way Self got it against Iowa State.
With 44 combined points, Aldrich and Collins contributed 60 percent of the Jayhawks' offense. Their production allowed role players like Morris to focus on defense and rebounding.
"It was Sherron and Cole's game offensively," Self said. "I was really happy with how they both played
"That's what we've been doing the last couple of games and he's been producing," Collins said. "We've got to keep doing that, and he's going to keep producing."
offensively."
Collins deflected questions about his 22 points after the game toward Aldrich. Collins wanted to talk about how Aldrich has grown to take over games.
Edited by Carly Halvorson
@KANSAN.COM
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