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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
IONA
KANSAS 86
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KANSAS STAT LEADERS
Ellis
Tharpe
KANSAS
Embiid
PLAYER PTS FG-FGA REBS A TO's
Perry Ellis 21 9-11 7 1 0
Joel Embiid 16 7-7 13 0 4
Andrew Wiggins 13 4-9 7 3 0
Frank Mason 9 4-10 2 2 1
Wayne Seiden Jr. 7 3-6 1 5 0
Andrew White III 6 2-3 1 0 1
Naadir Tharpe 5 2-5 3 10 1
Conner Frankamp 3 1-3 1 0 0
Other Players 6 1-4 5 2 5
TOTAL 86 33-58 40 23 12
IONA
PLAYER PTS FG-FGA REBS A TO's
A.J. English 21 6-13 5 2 2
Sean Armand 14 5-15 2 3 4
David Laury 13 4-8 9 2 1
Tre Bowman 6 2-4 1 1 2
Ryden Hines 4 2-3 0 1 0
Isaiah Williams 3 1-7 7 1 1
Grant Ellis 3 1-2 0 0 0
Mike Poole 2 1-4 2 1 1
Other Players 0 0-1 0 1 1
TOTAL 66 22-57 26 12 12
GAME TO REMEMBER
The seven-footer didn't miss a field goal as he earned his first double-double of the season with 16 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. The Jayhawks were plus-29 with Embid on the court, nine better than Perry Ellis who was second-best with a plus-29 mark.
plus-20 mark.
Embiid
GAME TO FORGET
Black again picked up early foul trouble, forcing the Jayhawks to retreat to the bench early. He played just nine minutes and finished with just one point after going scoreless against Duke last week. He has combined for just 15 minutes in the last two games as Embid is making a strong case to earn the starting role.
Black
UNSUNG HERO
Ellis notched his second straight 20-point game as he tied with iona guard A.J. English to lead all scorers with 21. The most impressive feat was that he did so on 9-for-11 shooting. He committed no turnovers and only one foul.
Ellis
BASKETBALL
Jayhawk backcourt doesn't rely on jump shot
IBRIAN HILLIX
Kansas has been held to less than 40 percent shooting from three-point range in its first three games this season. But that hasn't seemed to matter.
bhillix@kansan.com
The Jayhawks finished 4-for-14 from three-point range against Iona on Tuesday, but found success attacking the paint against the Iona zone defense. While it's tempting to put up jump shots against a defense concentrated in the paint, Kansas was able to drive the lane effectively and score easy points near the basket.
"The key to [attacking] zone defenses is getting the ball to the middle so you can break the defense down," guard Frank Mason said. "Just keep moving the ball so it doesn't stay in one spot."
Kansas has won the past two games despite combining for just seven successful three-point attempts. The winning formula has been to score near the rim, especially for the backcourt.
The Jawhawk guards have excelled at reaching the rim, especially in the last two games. In fact, Mason, Andrew Wiggins and Wayne Selden have earned a majority of their points this season off the dribble and finishing in the paint.
This aggression helped Kansas extend the lead into double digits in the second half.
After going scoreless in the first half. Mason checked into the contest with 15 minutes remaining in the game. Upon entering, he drove the lane with ease and tallied seven quick points on a couple floaters, a driving layup and a free throw. Mason finished with nine points in 13 minutes.
"The lack of energy by some of our key players kind of set the tone for everything," coach Bill Self said. "The second half, Frank got in there and did some good
Mason stepped in against Duke last week and excelled in the paint as he totaled 15 points on the night while going 11-for-12 from the free throw line.
things."
Following his stellar performance at the Champion's Classic, Wiggins scored 13 points Tuesday with six of his points coming off dunks. All but three of his points came attacking the rim as he also went 4-for-4 from the line. He shot just 25 percent from long-range on the night and is 3-for-9 on the season. Other than his smooth step-back jumper late in the second half, Wiggins scored most of his 22 points on layups and dunks.
Selden, who has struggled at times this season, has been the most effective when able to slush to the basket. In his best game of the season last week against Duke, Selden put up 15 points with only three points coming from the outside. He is 2-for-7 from long range this season. His seven points last night against Iona came near the bucket.
Especially with the new hand-checking rules, this aggression has led to free points at the charity stripe. The Jayhawks have gone to the free throw line 27 more times than their opponents this season. Against the Gaels, the Jayhawks made 16 of 25 free throws.
All of these players are more than capable of making multiple jumpers in a game, but no situation has called for that yet this season. It's helped that Kansas hasn't faced a large deficit.
The Jayhawks don't need to put up jump shots when their strength earns easy baskets down low. If Kansas needs a boost from the three-point line, White III, Frankamp and Greene will be waiting on the bench.
— Edited by Emma McElhaney
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Freshman guard Wayne Selden, Jr., listens to coach Bill Self during a break in the in the action. Selden had five assists in Tuesday night's win over lona and leads the team this season with a 2.7 assist to turnover ratio.
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Freshman guard Wayne Selden, Jr., tied for the team lead with 13 points, contributing to the Kansas victory in the second exhibition game.
NOTES
Kansas is now 2-0 when leading at halftime
Perry Ellis has now scored in the double digits in three straight games.
Naadir Tharpe reached double-digit assists for the second time in his career
KEY STATS
57
Percentage of shots Kansas made
12
lona made 12-19 shots from three-point range
7-7
Joel Emblid did not miss a shot, earning a perfect 7-7