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KU 78, OSU 67
THE UNIVERSITY OF DARRY KANSAN
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009
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OKLAOHMA STATE 2443-67
KANSAS 3741-78
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Mario Little 13
Rebounds
Cole Aldrich 18
Assists
KANSAS (19-4,8-0)
Brady Morningstar 6
<table border="1"><tr><td>Player</td><td>FG-FGA</td><td colspan="2">3FG-3FGA</td><td>Rebs</td><td>A</td><td>Pts</td></tr><tr><td>Marcus Morris</td><td>2-4</td><td>0-0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cole Aldrich</td><td>6-12</td><td>0-0</td><td>18</td><td>0</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sherron Collins</td><td>4-12</td><td>4-8</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Brady Morningstar</td><td>3-8</td><td>3-7</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tyshawn Taylor</td><td>3-5</td><td>2-3</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tyrel Reed</td><td>2-5</td><td>1-3</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Markieff Morris</td><td>0-3</td><td>0-0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mario Little</td><td>6-8</td><td>1-1</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Travis Releford</td><td>2-4</td><td>0-1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tyrone Appleton</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Team</td><td></td><td></td><td>2</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>28-61</td><td>11-23</td><td>46</td><td>19</td><td>78</td><td></td></tr></table>
OKLAHOMA STATE (14-8, 3-5)
<table border="1"><tr><td>Player</td><td colspan="2">FG-FGA</td><td colspan="2">3FG-3FGA Rebs</td><td>A</td><td>Pts</td></tr><tr><td>Marshall Moses</td><td>9-16</td><td>0-0</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Byron Eaton</td><td>2-6</td><td>1-3</td><td>4</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Terrel Harris</td><td>1-8</td><td>1-7</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Obi Muonelo</td><td>7-16</td><td>5-9</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>19</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>James Anderson</td><td>3-13</td><td>2-9</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Anthony Brown</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Keiton Page</td><td>1-4</td><td>1-4</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Nick Sidorakis</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Team</td><td></td><td></td><td>1</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>23-65</td><td>5-17</td><td>33</td><td>10</td><td>67</td><td></td></tr></table>
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 8 p.m.
2/14 at Kansas State 2:30 p.m.
2/18 vs. Iowa State 7 p.m.
2/21 vs. Nebraska 3 p.m.
2/23 at Oklahoma 8 p.m.
3/1 vs. Missouri 1 p.m.
MEN'S BASKET
--game he hadn't played significant minutes since Kansas' last loss, a 75-62 drubbing at Michigan State, and for the first time in his career he didn't play at all in Monday's game at Baylor.
Self sees room for improvement
BY TAYLOR BERN
Travis Releford hears the cheers.
Releford, freshman guard and Kansas City, Mo., native, can tell the Allen Fieldhouse crowd gets extra pumped when he enters the game. He also said it's more than just cheering for the local boy.
"A lot of fans like my style of ball," Releford said. "I see them outside of school and they'll say, 'You're really good' or 'You're my favorite,' and stuff like that."
Problem is those cheers mostly rain on Releford once the game is already decided. Before Saturday's
Instead, Kansas coach Bill Self left sophomore Brady Morningstar on the court for 40 minutes. The move showed that Self didn't trust Releford to handle himself in a hostile environment against a quality team.
"How many of our turnovers led to threes on the other end?" I asked. "I bet you they got 12 points just off of bad turnovers like that, so we've got to correct that."
At home against Oklahoma State. Self decided to let Releford back into the rotation. He responded with five points on two-of-four shooting in seven minutes.
It's not much, but that's the type of production Self needs while Morningstar, who played 32 minutes, catches his breath on the bench.
Besides Releford, self gav first-half minutes to litt guard Tyrone Appleton. Adhadr played since the go Colorado on Jan. 17.
"Travis really made the most out of his minutes," Self said. "I thought Travis did pretty well."
That's not to say Self was entirely pleased. He pointed out that Reelford's second-half turnover was exactly the type of play that will keep him from significant minutes. Reelford drove to the baseline with nowhere to go before coughing it up to Oklahoma State's Obi Muonelo.
The Cowboys converted the
steal into a James Anderson pointer.
The junior's stat line of two turn-overs and one foul in three minutes wasn't too flattering, but Seth said it wasn't as bad as it seemed.
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"It's kind of a bogus dea said. "He did okay."
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Junior guard Mario Little leaps for a three-pointer during the first half of Saturday's game against OSU in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhaws defeated the Cowboys 78-67.
Sophomore center Cole Aldrich pulls down a rebound on the offensive boards before putting it back up for a two point basket. Aldrich pulled in 18 rebounds Saturday, two off the offensive glass with 12 points in a 78-67 win.
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"Certainly, weve got to be a lot better doing that against Missouri — handling pressure and that kind of stuff." Self said. "I thought we did OK."
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BEWARE OF "THE BLOG"
Before the second
For more men's basketball coverage, check out Case Keefer's "Blog" Allen on Kansan.com. If you would rather kick back and rest your eyes, listen to the postgame edition of The Jay Report podcast.
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