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BASKETBALL REWIND
SHANE JACKSON @jacksonshane3
HALF SUMMARIES
1ST HALF (46-28)
Kansas' offense was stagnant out of the gate. The first three-point basket didn't come until the 4:38 mark when junior guard Wayne Selden Jr. nailed one. He and junior guard Brannen Greene hit consecutive three-pointers as Kansas began to open it up. The Jayhawks ended the last 3:24 in the second half on a 13-1 run.
Junior forward Landen Lucas got the start but was quickly pulled due to foul trouble. Freshman forward Carlton Bragg got to see more action as a result and led the team with eight points and six rebounds in 10 minutes in the first half. Bragg finished with 14 points and six rebounds in 21 minutes of action.
2ND HALF (89-66)
Senior forward Perry Ellis came out scorching hot in the beginning of the second half, as he scored nine of the team's first 13 points. After scoring seven points in the first half, Ellis finished with 22 points.
seven points in the first half. Ellis finished with 22 points. The Jayhawks as a team shot much better, shooting 55.9 percent from the floor versus the 42.1 percent in the first half. The three-point ball remained a low point, as Kansas hit two of its eight three-point shots. For the game, Kansas was 4-of-19 beyond the arc.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
From the looks of the first half, a freshman might have been key player of the game. But Ellis came out strong to begin the second half, hitting six of the seven shots he took. Ellis was 2-of-5 in the first half.
Ellis wound up leading the team in points and rebounds with 22 points and 12 boards. Had this game been considered official, it would have been his 14th double-double of his collegiate career. He had seven double-doubles in his junior campaign alone.
Perry Ellis
UNSUNG HERO
Carlton Bragg Jr.
Freshman forward Carlton Bragg Jr. shined in his first appearance in a Jayhawks uniform. He was the first freshman to enter check in for Self, as he came into the game with 14:30 to go in the first half. On the first possession he recorded an assist on a dump-off pass to Hunter Mickelson from the top of the key.
Bragg ended with 14 points, tied for second most on the team with junior guard Frank Mason III. He was 7-of-12 from the floor in his first action in Allen Fieldhouse. Bragg also notched six rebounds, all in the first half. Bill Self said after the game that Bragg was the best player in the game.
GAME TO FORGET
Landen Lucas
Lucas got the nod in the starting lineup for the first exhibition game. He started in 14 games last season, including four of the last six games. However, on Wednesday, he was pulled less than a minute and a half into the contest after picking up a pair of fouls.
The foul trouble cost him some minutes, as Lucas notched just eight in the game. In limited time, Lucas missed the only shot he took, hauling in a pair of rebounds and committing a turnover. If Lucas hopes to earn a starting role come regular season, he has got to hope for a better performance in the next exhibition game.
KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN
KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN Perry Ellis, a senior forward, dribbles the ball down the court during the Jayhawks' first exhibition game against Pittsburg State on Nov. 4.
KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN Landen Lucas attempts to make a basket despite the efforts made by Pittsburg State defenders at the game on Nov. 4.
KANSAS
KEY STATS
POINTS: ELLIS, 22
REBOUNDS: ELLIS, 12
ASSISTS: GRAHAM,8
STEALS: TRAYLOR/GRAHAM,2
BLOCKS: MICKELSON,4
PITT STATE
89-66
POINTS: GUSTAFSON, 20
REBOUNDS: DIENG, 10
ASSISTS: FLYNN, 5
STEALS: 8-TIED, 1
BLOCKS: GREGORY, 1
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