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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16,2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KANSAS 65,1
Kansas 28 | 37 — 65
Kentucky 28 | 47 — 75
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
Taylor 22
Rebounds
Robinson 12
Assists
Johnson 4
Kansas
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Tyshawn Taylor 3-13 1-2 1 2 22
Elijah Johnson 3-9 1-4 1 4 8
Travis Releford 2-6 0-2 3 0 4
Jeff Withey 3-4 0-0 6 1 7
Thomas Robinson 5-12 0-0 12 1 11
Conner Teahan 3-7 2-5 2 0 8
Justin Wesley 1-2 0-0 5 0 5
Naadir Tharpe 0-4 0-2 1 1 0
Kevin Young 0-1 0-0 2 0 0
Totals 20-59 4-15 39 9 65
Kentucky
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Doron Lamb 4-8 3-5 4 0 17
Marquis Teague 4-9 1-1 3 4 12
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4-9 1-3 7 4 12
Anthony Davis 6-8 0-1 5 0 14
Terrence Jones 6-11 1-2 7 2 15
Darius Miller 2-5 1-3 4 4 5
Jon Hood 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Eloy Vargus 0-1 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 26-51 7-15 34 14 75
Game to remember
BASKETBA
Thomas Robinson, Junior
Robinson was double teamed nearly every time he touched the ball Tuesday night. The frustrations he felt on offense didn't stop him from finish
Robinson
ing with 11 points on 5-for-12 shooting. He picked up two quick fouls but was still able to grab 12 rebounds before fouling out with 3:00 left in the game, collecting his second double-double in as many games. More often than not, he was able to find the open man when the Kentucky double-team arrived.
Game to forget
Bill Self has said multiple times this team will need Releford to produce of-fensively. Releford has said the same things himself.
Travis Releford Junior
Tuesday night, he was seemingly invisible. He shot just 2-6 from the floor and finished with four points while committing four turnovers. Thomas Robinson needed someone on the perimeter to relieve some of his pressure when double-teamed, but Releford wasn't able to do much of anything on offense.
Notes
Quote of the game
Releford
"Their best offense for a long period of time was our offense."
-Bill Self
Self
- Kentucky's win improved their record to 20-6 all-time over Kansas
2,054
- At No. 2 in the country, Kentucky was the highest ranked opponent Kansas has faced since the 2008 national championship game against Memphis
- This marked the first Kansas loss to Kentucky since March 14th, 1999, in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA tournament
- Kansas is 12-7 in games played in Madison Square Garden since 1981-82
- With the victory, Kentucky now has 2,054 all-time victories, 16 more than Kansas' 2,038.
- Bill Self is now 1-2 in Madison Square Garden as the coach at Kansas
- Every Kentucky starter scored in double figures in the win
Kansas connected on just four pointers on the night on 15 attempts.
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- With 11 points and 12 rebounds, Thomas Robinson recorded his second double-double in as many games to start the season
Key stats
22
Tyshawn Taylor led all scorers with 22 points. 15 of those points came from the free throw line.
39-34
Kansas outrebounded Kentucky, after being outbounded by Towson in the season opener. 39-34.
Prime plays
FIRST HALF
(SCORE AFTER PLAY)
11:38- After a Naadir Tharpe shot is blocked by Terrence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist races down for an uncontested layup, giving Kentucky the 11-10 lead. Bill Self calls a timeout.
2. 02- After a mistaken shot clock violation is overturned, Terrence Jones hits a deep three-pointer to tie the game at 26.
9:28- Tyshawn Taylor finds a wide open Conner Teahin in the corner who connects, finishing an 8-1 Kansas run and giving Kansas an 18-12 lead.
SECOND HALF
14:57- Jeff Withey knocks down a free throw to extend the Kansas lead to 10-3
15:35 - With a chance to cut the lead to seven, Thomas Robinson can't finish the layup. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist grabs the board and passed up to Marquis Teague who makes the jumpshot, giving Kentucky a 41-30 lead.
17:18- Conner Teahan's jump shot is blocked by Anthony Davis, leading to a Kentucky fast break and Marquise Teague three-pointer. 39-30 Kentucky.
13:22. Doron Lamb knocks down a three-pointer from the wing, giving Kentucky the 48-35 lead.
5. 39- Michael Kidd-Gichirst connects on the three-pointer from the right wing, extending Kentucky's lead to 15. 62-47.
Junior guard Travis Releford flies through the air after losing his balance Tuesday against Kentucky. Releford had only four points in the
Offense stalls in Big Apple
KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@ kansan.com
With all the question marks Kansas coaches faced heading into the season. Thomas Robinson wasn't one of them. The preseason first-team All-American, as named by CBS, was expected to put up double-digit points and rebounds nearly every game.
And through two games this season, he's done just that. Robinson opened the season with an 18-point, 11-rebound performance against Towson and he
scorers Tuesday night with 22 points, but was far from efficient, shooting 23 percent from the field. It was a far cry from his 57-percent performance in the 100-54 blowout win over Towson last Friday. Taylor was able to get to the paint on a regular basis, but was soon met with the big bodies of 6-foot-10 center Anthony Davis and 6-foot-9 for-
Travis Releford, who started on the wing for Bill Self for the second consecutive game, seemed to disappear for large stretches of time.
had 11 points and 12 rebounds in Tuesday night's 75-65 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats in Madison Square Garden.
No, worrying about Robinson's production was never going to be an issue with coaches or fans this season.
Finding offensive consistency from everyone else on the Kansas roster was, however. Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor led all
ward Terrence Jones. The duo altered Taylor's shots all night.
Travis Releford, who started on the wing for Bill Self for
the second consecutive game, seemed to disappear for large stretches of time. In 28 minutes, he went 2-for-6 from the field and finished with just four points.
Freshman point guard Naadir Tharpe didn't see much court time behind Taylor and Johnson, but he was equally ineffective in his nine minutes, missing all four of his field goals attempts while
committing two turnovers.
Outside of Robinson and Taylor, five Jayhawks played more than 20 minutes against Kentucky. They averaged just 6.2 points, and Kansas tallied just 65 points total. It was a steep dropoff from last year's team, which averaged 81.2 points per contest. That team had future NBA draft picks in Marcus and Markieff Morris as well as Josh Selby. Also gone are Brady Morningstar and Tyrel Reed, who knocked down opened shots consistently. That is a lot of offensive firepower that is no longer on the floor for the Jayhawks, and finding suitable replacements looks to be the key to the Kansas season.
Robinson and Taylor should be able to score consistently. No one else, however, has really shown that ability through two exhibition games and two regular season contests. They'll have their chances, though. But, outside of Baylor, this Kansas team fortunately won't see a group of athletes like it faced in New York Tuesday night.
— Edited by Joel Petterson
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