KANSAS 87, KENT STATE 60
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008
KANSAS
8737-50
KENT STATE 6024-36
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Sherron Collins 19
Rebounds
Assists
Cole Aldrich 13
KANSAS BOX SCORE
Sherron Collins 3
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FG Rebs A Pts
Morris, Markieff 1-2 0-0 5 0 6
Aldrich, Cole 3-7 0-0 13 1 10
Collins, Sherron 6-14 1-4 1 3 19
Morningstar, Brady 2-5 1-3 0 3 9
Taylor, Tyshawn 5-14 2-2 3 2 12
Teahan, Conner 0-0 1-4 0 0 0
Bechard, Brennan 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Thomas, Quintrell 1-2 0-0 3 0 4
Reed, Tyrel 1-3 0-1 0 2 6
Morris, Marcus 3-9 0-0 10 0 14
Releford, Travis 2-2 1-1 1 0 5
Appleton, Tyrone 1-1 0-0 0 1 2
Juenemann, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Buford, Chase 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Kleinmann, Matt 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Team
Totals 25-59 5-11 40 14 87
KENT STATE BOX SCORE
<table border="1"><tr><td>Player</td><td colspan="2">FG-FGA</td><td colspan="2">3FG-3FG Rebs</td><td>A</td><td>Pts</td></tr><tr><td>Sullinger, Julian</td><td>1-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Parks, Brandon</td><td>3-7</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Singletary, Chris</td><td>3-7</td><td>0-1</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fisher, Al</td><td>2-11</td><td>1-4</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mincy, Jordan</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Woods, Rashad</td><td>4-7</td><td>2-5</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dimaria, Antonio</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Simpson, Anthony</td><td>4-10</td><td>2-3</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>McKee, Mike</td><td>3-5</td><td>3-5</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Henry-Ala, Frank</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Greene, Justin</td><td>0-2</td><td>0-0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Grimsley, Alex</td><td>0-0</td><td>0-0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Team</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>20-53</td><td>8-18</td><td>31</td><td>9</td><td>60</td><td></td></tr></table>
SCHEDULE
| Date | Opponent | Result/Time |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 11/4 | vs. Washburn (Ex.) | W, 98-79 |
| 11/11 | vs. Emporia State (Ex.) | W, 103-58 |
| 11/16 | vs. UMKC | W, 71-56 |
| 11/18 | vs. Florida Gulf Coast | W, 85-45 |
| 11/24 | vs. Washington (in Kansas City, Mo.) | W, 73-54 |
| 11/25 | vs. Syracuse (in Kansas City, Mo.) | L, 89-81 (OT) |
| 11/28 | vs. Coppin State | W, 85-53 |
| 12/1 | vs. Kent State | W, 87-60 |
| 12/3 | vs. New Mexico State | 7 p.m. |
| 12/6 | vs. Jackson State | 1 p.m. |
| 12/13 | vs. Massachusetts | 1 p.m. |
| 12/20 | vs. Temple | 1:30 p.m. |
| 12/23 | at Arizona | 9:30 p.m. |
| 12/30 | vs. Albany NY | 8 p.m. |
| 1/03 | vs. Tennessee | 1 p.m. |
| 1/6 | vs. Siena | 7 p.m. |
| 1/10 | at Michigan State | Noon |
| 1/13 | vs. Kansas State | 7 p.m. |
| 1/17 | at Colorado | 2:30 p.m. |
| 1/19 | vs. Texas A&M | 8 p.m. |
| 1/24 | at Iowa State | 1 p.m. |
| 1/28 | at Nebraska | 6:30 p.m. |
| 1/31 | vs. Colorado | 3 p.m. |
| 2/2 | at Baylor | 8 p.m. |
| 2/7 | vs. Oklahoma State | 2:30 p.m. |
| 2/9 | at Missouri | 8 p.m. |
| 2/14 | at Kansas State | 2:30 p.m. |
| 2/18 | vs. Iowa State | 7 p.m. |
| 2/21 | vs. Nebraska | 3 p.m. |
| 2/23 | at Oklahoma | 8 p.m. |
| 3/1 | vs. Missouri | 1 p.m. |
| 3/4 | at Texas Tech | 8:30 p.m. |
| 3/7 | vs. Texas | 3 p.m. |
MEN'S BASKET
Collins leads game with 19 points
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Sophomore guard Trely Jell re battles for a loose ball during the first half of Monday night's game against Kent Station at Allen Fieldhouse.
BY TAYLOR BERN tbern@kansan.com
Starting with the first possession of Monday night's matchup, the Golden Flashes showed they weren't intimidated by Allen Fieldhouse or the team that calls it home.
Kent State center Brandon Parks immediately put his body into Cole Aldrich and started chipping at the lumbering big man. Less than four minutes later, Parks was on the bench with two fouls, but his team picked up the physical play in his absence and into the second half.
Coach Bill Self told his players they needed to be more physical, sooner rather than later. Against Kent State, Kansas played its most physical game of the season against a team that wouldn't allow it to get into a flow.
"It was a great game for us, because they muddied the game up," Self said. "Those are the games that you have to win come conference play on the road and tournament play — games when there's not a lot of rhythm."
The Golden Flashes hounded the Jayhawks and slowed the game to a halt in the second half. They also brought the fire out of Markieff Morris, who was ejected from the game after throwing a punch.
Morris retaliated with a swing after he took an elbow to the face midway through the second half. He was the only one sent to the sidelines.
Guard Sherron Collins, who led the game with 19 points, said Kansas needed to play with more attitude, but also needed to keep its emotions in check.
"He showed toughness and wasn't backing down, but he got to be a little smarter than that,"
Collins said. "When somebody hits you, you've got to take it and roll with it sometimes."
Though Markieff watched the rest of the game from the bench, brother Marcus Morris took full advantage of the chippy play with several trips to the free throw line. A 41 percent free-throw shooter entering the game, Morris hit 8-of-12. As a team, Kansas made several trips to the charity stripe and connected on 32-of-36.
"That shows coach making us stay that extra 30 minutes after practice every day," Collins said. "That shows our concentration and getting to the gym."
freebie, Morris said he felt a little shamed.
As the only player to miss a
"Everybody else made theirs, so I know I need to get in and shoot some more," Morris said.
The free throw shooting and Collins' highlight reel plays put the game away for Kansas. But the scratches and bruises from a hard fought battle are what the Jayhawks will carry into the next game.
"We've got to get tougher, point blank," Collins said. "Sometimes we need to be the aggressors instead of making a reaction to someone who's bringing aggression to us."
Jon Goering/KANSAN
Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor takes the ball to the basket during the first half of Monday's game against Kent State at Allen Fieldhouse.
Freshman center Markieff Morris and Kent Stat
He stole the ball from the Golden Flashes. He made a jump shot. He spun into the lane and finished by laying it in. Self said he was impressed by Collins' lategame antics.
BASKETBALL (CONTIN
Collins started slow, scoring only three points in the first half. He saved all his energy for the end. The rest of the players on the court looked like they were in slow motion as Collins flew up and down the court at the end of the game.
"Down the stretch," Self said. "he showed why he's one of the best guards around."
— who finished with 12 points and three steals — contained MAC Preseason Player of the Year Al Fisher to five points. Sophomore guard Brady Morningstar, who finished with nine points and four steals, scored seven points during the run.
Although the game was still close in the first half, the Jayhawks used a 16-2 run to pull away from the Golden Flashes.
Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor
JEDF
"Man, that second half was so long," Taylor said. "I don't remember much."
guard
Everyone, however, remembered the play at the end of the first half that didn't count. With 0.2 seconds remaining, Marcus threw a midcourt in-bounds pass as an alley-oop to sophomore center Cole Aldrich.
Aldrich, who recorded 10 points and 13 rebounds, slammed it down, and the Jayhawks ran to the locker room celebrating the highlight.