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WEDNESDAY, NOV.14, 2001
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Game: Team sluggish at end
Boschee paced the first-half charge in which the Jayhawks shot 68.6 percent from the field, hit eight three-pointers and put four players in double figures. The Kansas defense even came close to causing more Tiger turnovers —18 — than Tiger points allowed — 20 — in the first half.
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20 — in the first half.
After seeing fellow freshman forward Wayne Simien grab headlines following Kansas' first exhibition game, swingman Keith Langford grabbed the lead freshman role last night with a 14-point performance.
The Fort Worth, Texas native approached perfection in the first half by scoring 12 points on five-five shooting. In addition to dropping two three-pointers on the night, Langford scored six points on three offensive rebounds.
offensive rebounds. "He really works at his rebounding." Williams said of Langford. "Some of the other guards don't necessarily focus on rebounding, but he does. We'd like to have that rebounding every game from him."
Williams was also pleased with his guard play last night. Boschee, junior guard Kirk Hinrich and freshman guard Aaron Miles combined for 19 assists with two turnovers. Hinrich posted a team-high nine assists complementing his 14 points.
assists complementing his 14 point Despite the numerous positives, Williams said he was upset with the Jayhawks' lackluster second half. Kansas outscored the Tigers 31-21 and looked sluggish throughout the last 20 minutes.
Williams said he wanted to work on his team's consistency in the four practices before the regular season opener against Ball State at the Maui Invitational on Monday.
"I do think we gained some ground tonight, but my job is to coach everyone for 40 minutes, and I was disappointed with the second half." Williams said. "I don't feel much better after tonight, but we really have improved. We mostly need to work on maintaining concentration."
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Langford: Exhibition rout eases freshman nerves
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to him after the first exhibition game about freshmen typically having ups and downs during the season, and told the freshman swingman he needed to keep playing hard. Langford did just that, crashing the offensive boards. The result was three easy put-backs.
"It's an easy way to score," Langford said. "Coach can't complain about your shooting if there's nobody there to stop you."
Langford said he felt comfortable going to the offensive boards because that's what he did in high school. He also felt more comfortable with the college game in general after his second game of the season, he said. Although Kansas wasn't facing a Big 12 Conference opponent, Langford said the exhibition game was good for his confidence.
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Keith Langford, freshman guard-forward, drives toward the basket against Fort Hays State senior forward Jarod Eck. Langford was six-for-six from the field and had three offensive rebounds.
"It helps going into the Maui tournament," Langford said. "If the freshmen step up, the team's going to be a lot deeper."
Langford said he had been preoccupied with
his mistakes in the first game but that after a conversation with his mother, he was much more comfortable in game two.
In fact, his biggest critic was in the crowd, so he said he was pleased to have such a great game.
"She told me to relax." Langford said. "She's my biggest critic."
"It all came together at the right time," Langford said.
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