6A
KU 73, TAMU 53
THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIRY KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009
KANSAS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20. 2009
4033-73
TEXAS A&M
23 30-53
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Cole Aldrich 16
Rebounds
Assists
Cole Aldrich 8
Sherron Collins 7
KANSAS BOX SCORE
| Player | FG-FGA | 3FG-3FGA | Rebs | A | Pts |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Marcus Morris | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Cole Aldrich | 8-13 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Sherron Collins | 5-14 | 2-4 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| Brady Morningstar | 1-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 4-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Conner Teahan | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Bechard | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintrell Thomas | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrel Reed | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Markieff Morris | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Mario Little | 6-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Travis Releford | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chase Buford | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kleinmann | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | | | 3 | | |
| Totals | 28-55 | 5-13 | 32 | 15 | 73 |
TEXAS A&M BOX SCORE
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>FG-FGA</th><th colspan="2">3FG-3FGA Rebs</th><th>A</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Bryan Davis</td><td>4-8</td><td>0-0</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Josh Carter</td><td>2-6</td><td>1-4</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Chinemelu Elonu</td><td>2-4</td><td>0-0</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Derrick Roland</td><td>2-4</td><td>2-4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Donald Sloan</td><td>1-5</td><td>0-2</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>Dash Harris</td><td>1-5</td><td>0-1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>David Loubeau</td><td>2-5</td><td>0-0</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>B.J. Holmes</td><td>1-8</td><td>1-6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td>Andrew Darko</td><td>1-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Shawn Schepel</td><td>0-1</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Bryson Graham</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Nathan Walkup</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
Totals 16-49 4-18 32 8 53
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 1 p.m.
1/28 at Nebraska 6:30 p.m.
1/31 vs. Colorado 3 p.m.
2/2 at Baylor 8 p.m.
2/7 vs. Oklahoma State 2:30 p.m.
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.
3/4 at Texas Tech 8:30 p.m.
3/7 vs. Texas 3 p.m.
Jerry Wang / KANSAN
MEN'S BASKET
Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor leaps for a layup against Texas A&M Monday night. Taylor finished with 8 points and 3 rebounds in the jayhawks' 73-53 win at Allen Fieldhouse.
MEN'S (CONTINUED FROM 12A)
15 points and was 6-for-6 from the field in only 14 minutes of playing time as he continues to recover from injuries in his lower left leg and left hand.
Little scored in a number of ways. He swished two open three-pointers, connected on two fadeaway jumpers and banged for two points down low.
"That's basically what I've been doing all my life," Little said. "I've just been a scorer. I big enough to post some guys and I'm can step out."
The first half ended appropriately as Little slugged the pad on the south basket after missing a potential buzzer-beating layup. It wasn't the kind of reaction typical by a player on a team leading 40-23 at halftime.
"That was our main focus," Little said. "We're just trying to — once we get people down
As they came out for the second half, Collins — who had 16 points, seven assists and three steals — clapped his hands together and energized his teammates.
— keep them down and not let them back in and make it a game."
A 17-point lead after 20 minutes didn't satisfy Little. It didn't satisfy any of the lawhies.
Allowing a possible comeback was not an option. Aldrich, who finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, scored 10 points down low in the second half. Freshman forward Marcus Morris, who scored 10 points, knocked down two three-pointers in less than a minute.
Self praised Morris' and Little's performances, but the statistic sheet could never indicate who he thought had the best game. That's because there's no way to measure toughness.
shot a lot, going to practice early trying to get extra shots," Morris said. "I've been a little inconsistent out there. That's one of the things I need to do a little bit more to stretch the defense."
"I've been practicing my
And therefore, no numerical value exists to describe the importance of sophomore guard Brady Morningstar. Morningstar held Texas A&M's leading scorer, senior guard Josh Carter, to an insignificant seven points.
Morningstar knocked away numerous Aggie passes and often dove to the floor for loose balls. He also had three points, four assists and two steals.
"If you look at a guy on our team that gives himself up for the better of our team," Self said, "no one does it more so than he does."
Morningstar was the poster boy for the bout. He played tough for the 32 bout he was in, just as the layhawks were for the 40 minutes of regulation.
"It was a complete game," Self said. "Probably about as complete as we've been on both ends."
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