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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Kansas bench outperforms starters in D.C. win
BEN CARROLL
@bcarroll91
No. 10 Kansas took on the Georgetown Hoyas at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. The Jayhawks walked away winners of a 75-70 contest, and the majority of the scoring came off the bench.
The Jayhawks threw the usual starting five at the Hoyas, who scored 36 of the 75 total Kansas points. There's a reason why that number seems low for a 75-point game. It's because the four bench players who saw action Wednesday night outscored the five starters. The bench tallied 39 points.
Junior forward Perry Ellis and sophomore guard Frank Mason III scored a combined 27 points, but Kansas didn't see much contribution from the other three starters Wayne Selden Jr., Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and Landen Lucas only scored a combined nine points.
Sophomore guard Brannen Greene carried a full load for the Kansas bench, scoring a hefty 19 points. He shot a near perfect 5-for-6, and in fact, 15 of his points came from a perfect stroke behind the three-point line, drilling all five of his 3-pointers. The other four points came from the free-throw line where he went 4-for-4. He missed the only two-point shot he attempted.
Freshman forward Cliff Alexander, who was ESPN's 100 No. 3 recruit, didn't record a double-double like he did Friday, but he made his presence felt in other ways. While netting seven points on 50-percent shooting, he added two clutch free throws in the final minute to widen the Kansas gap over Georgetown to three points. He swatted away two Hoya shots and pulled down six rebounds, four on the defensive side of the ball.
Freshman guards Devonte' Graham and Kelly Oubre Jr., both played crucial helping hands to aid the jayhawks in leaving the nation's capital with a victory and a six-game winning streak. Graham connected for six points and three rebounds, and Oubre linked up for seven points and five boards, his best showing in a Jayhawk jersey.
The bench shot 75 percent (6-for-8) from 3-point land, while the starters shot 44 percent (4-for-9).
Edited by Kelsie Jennings
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
TOP: Junior forward Perry Ellis jumps over Paul White for a basket. Ellis finished the game with a double-double, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. LEFT: Ellis and sophomore guard Frank Mason grapple for a rebound. Mason played a season-high 35 minutes in the game against Georgetown on Wednesday night. ABOVE: Junior guard Evan Manning and sophomore guard Tyler Self dance from the sideline during Wednesday night's game against Georgetown in Washington, D.C. The Jayhawks beat the Bulldogs 75-70.
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