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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KANSAS
56-36 92
FORT HAYS STATE
36-3975
KANSAS 92
KANSAS STAT LEADERS
Wayne
Ellis
Traylor
KANSAS
PLAYER PTS FG-FGA REBS A TO's
Selden Jr. Wayne 13 5-8 3 2 1
Naadir Tharpe 6 1-2 2 6 0
Perry Ellis 13 3-4 7 1 2
Andrew Wiggins 10 4-10 3 0 1
Andrew White III 7 3-5 1 1 1
Brannen Greene 6 2-4 1 1 1
Joel Embild 8 3-8 7 0 1
Jamari Traylor 11 4-4 7 1 0
TOTAL 92 31-61 38 18 10
FORT HAYS STATE
PLAYER PTS FG-FGA REBS A T0's
Jake Stoppel 9 3-5 5 1 1
Dwayne Brunson 15 7-11 5 1 0
Craig Nicholson 14 3-7 3 5 6
Carson Konrade 4 1-5 2 3 1
Tomislav Gabric 5 2-7 5 1 2
Nick Capiti 0 0-2 0 3 0
Achoki Moikobu 4 1-3 0 4 1
James Fleming 8 3-5 1 1 3
TOTAL 75 27-55 26 21 19
Traylor scored 11 points on a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor. He led the team with four offensive rebounds, two of which he put back in for layups. Unlike his front court counterparts, he did not commit a turnover. He gave the team a much needed spark in the first half with seven points and five rebounds.
GAME TO REMEMBER
Taylor
GAME TO FORGET
In a game Black should have dominated with his size and strength, he finished with just three points, three rebounds and two turnovers. He committed three fouls and only went to the free throw line twice.
Black
UNSUNG HERO
After a relatively quiet first game, Selden got to the bucket with ease all night. He tied for the team-high with 13 points on 5-4-6 shooting. While we went 3-6 from the free throw line, let's instead focus on the fact that he got to the charity stripe six times in limited action.
Selden
BASKETBALL
Wiggins still heating up for the season
BRIAN HILLIX
bhillix@kansan.com
rans awaiting Andrew Wiggins's breakthrough game will have to wait
Fans will wiggish breakthrough game will have to wait. Wiggins finished with 10 points Tuesday on a team-high of ten field goal attempts. After struggling for a majority of the half, Wiggins picked it up late and scored six points in a three-minute span.
"He didn't have any success early," Self said. "He did better when he got back in."
Wiggins scored his first points of the evening on a dunk with just more than three minutes remaining in the first half. He would add a jumper in the lane and a pair of free throws late in the half to finish with six points.
His daily showboat moment came with about eight minutes left in the second half. Mason threw up a pass to the basket when Wiggins appeared to be one step in front of the 3-point line near the baseline.
Wiggins' defensive highlight came when he knocked a Fort Hays State field goal attempt off the backboard that led immediately to a fast break capped off by a Perry Ellis dunk.
Being taller than all but two players on the Tiger roster, Fort Hays State set waves of defenders on the freshman. That proved to be successful for the most part, as Wiggins only went to the free throw line twice.
this can be attributed to his unselfish play. In the second half, Wiggins had what appeared to be an open lane to the basket, but ended up passing to an open player at the 3-point line. Ellis agreed that selflessness is a trait of this year's squad.
"With all these athletic guys we got on this team, we also look to pass and just not look to shoot first," Ellis said.
While many expect Wiggins to dominate on offense this season, he has shown some versatility at both ends of the court in his limited action.
In the two exhibition games, Wiggins exhibited his all-around skill. Wiggins averaged 13 points, 4.5 rebounds, two blocks and a steal in the first two games.
While it isn't his strength, Wiggins has struggled with his jump shot in the first two games. He has yet to connect from long-range this season, going a combined 0-5. Most of his points have come near the rim, where he scores more effortlessly.
Look for Wiggins to play more than 30 minutes in the team's first regular season game on Friday against Louisiana Monroe. It should be easier for him to get into a flow with more playing time.
Edited by Chas Strobel
EMILY WITTLER/KANSAN
Andrew Wiggins, freshman guard, drives past Fort Hays State defenders to score for Kansas
NOTES
With the win over Fort Hays State, Kansas is now undefeated in 40 exhibition games dating back to 1994.
Fort Hays State went more than four minutes at the start of the second half without scoring a single point.
The Jayhawks have now scored 90 or more points against the Tigers in eight games.
KEY STATS
12 Combined assists between Naadir Tharpe and frank Mason
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The number of free throw attempts Kansas took
7
Perry Ellis, Jamari Traylor and Joel Embiid each had seven rebounds
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