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TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Kansas 38 | 33 — 61
West Virginia 30 | 26 — 56
KANSAS 61.
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
45
Releford
15
Rebounds
Young 7
Assists
KANSAS
Johnson 5
KANSAS
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
Jeff Withey 15 6-8 7 1 2
Travis Releford 15 7-9 4 2 3
Ben McLemore 13 3-7 4 1 3
Kevin Young 7 1-4 7 1 2
Elijah Johnson 6 2-4 5 5 3
Perry Ellis 4 1-1 0 0 0
Andrew White Ill 1 0-2 4 0 1
Naadir Tharpe 0 0-2 2 2 1
Totals 61 20-37 34 12 16
WEST VIRGINIA
Player Pts FG-FGA Rebs A TO's
Juwan Staten 14 5-11 1 1 1
Gary Browne 6 2-5 3 2 0
Deniz Kilici 4 1-4 1 0 3
Eron Harris 2 0-5 2 1 0
D. Rutledge 0 0-0 5 1 1
Aaric Murray 17 7-15 7 0 1
Jaberie Hunds 8 3-9 2 3 1
Kevin Noreen 5 2-3 4 0 0
Totals 56 20-54 25 8 9
UNSUNG HERO
Jeff Withey, senior center
His solid first half helped put the Jayhawks in front, but Withey struggled to find open looks against the Mountainers in the second half. Withey also had four blocks, which disrupted West Virginia's offense.
Withey
KEY STATS
18-34
Kansas missed 16 free throws, which led to the struggle to pull away from West Virginia. For the game, Kansas shot 52.9 percent from the charity line.
The Jayhawks' current winning streak. It's the longest winning streak in Division 1 men's basketball right now.
18
16
The number of turnovers for Jayhawks against the Mountainers.
BASKETBALL
TYLER RUSTE/KANSAN The Jayhawks huddle before Monday night game against West Virginia. This was the first-ever meeting between the two teams, and it ended with a Jayhawk victory with a score of 61-56.
TYLER ROSTE/KANSAN
TYLER ROSTE/KANSAN
Senior guard Elijah Ellison looks for an open man down court after ripping up a rebound in the second half of Monday nights game against West Virginia. The Jayahawks were victorious in their first ever match up against the Mountainaqua this night with a final scare of 61-56.
TYLER ROSTE/KANSAN
West Virginia. The