PAGE 8B MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Kansas wins despite foul trouble MEN'S BASKETBALL epadway@kansan.com Freshman gua game at the S, KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time this season, the Kansas men's basketball team had to compete against multiple opponents at once. In addition to the five men Oregon State put on the floor, the Jayhawks also had to contend with foul trouble in their 84-78 victory against the Beavers on Friday. With Johnson and McLemore on the bench, Johnson approached another senior, fellow guard Travis Releford, and told him that with them sidelined, Releford would have to be the one to shoulder the Jayhawks offense. I did." Senior forward Jen night's game. Wi Between Johnson's encouragement and Self's challenge to the guards to play more aggressively on offense after halftime, a light went on in Releford's head. in three games at the downtown Kansas City arena this season. "Travis played great in the second half," Self said. "I thought he played beyond awful in the first half. He played about as bad as he's played in a few years. He finally got mad at someone, maybe it was me, and started attacking the hole." McLemore started the game looking unstoppable. He scored 15 points in 13 minutes of play before finding his place on the pine. Although the Jayhawks are learning to win ugly, Self is far from satisfied with the results his team is producing. Foul trouble forced two Kansas stayers, Elishi Johnson and Without McLemore on the floor, the Jayhawk offense lost its voracious attitude. The team struggled to make plays and saw its once 14-point lead disintegrate in the heat of an 18-4 Oregon State run don't play real smart, and then we haven't had too many guys in positions to go ahead and be the guys to close people out." TREVOR tgraff@kan Sel Jay "The thing that frustrates me Kansas last year's Davidson, f stretch of F the Oregon City, Mo., F BRANDON SMITH / KANSAN BEST BREAKFAST 920 MASSACHUSETTS ST. 2) First Watch 3) IHOP The owner, staff and baker will be launching a new establishment, Loopy's, which will offer breakfast, lunch, dinner and wine, at 901 New Hampshire. The Milton's Coffee Shop on the first level of the Kansas Union will remain open. Milton's recently won first place for best breakfast in Top of the Hill. raithful patrons of Milton's Café held white coffee mugs waiting for a table to empty at the small breakfast shop for the last time. After 15 years of serving espresso, omelettes and cookies in downtown Lawrence, the breakfast and lunch favorite has closed its doors. The restaurant's final day was Nov. 18. "[The downtown location is] closing, yes, but I really look at it as more of a moving and rebranding rather than a closing per se," said Alex Beecher, the manager at the Kansas Union location and recent University graduate. While he expects the longer hours at Loopy's to change downtown's business model, he assures coffee customers that Milton's Coffee Shop will continue to offer the same David's Blend coffee and perhaps an even greater variety of baked goods. Loopy's, which opened Nov. 26, serves artisan soups, sandwiches, Neapolitan-style pizzas, craft beers and wines. — Emily Donovan CLAIRE HOWARD / KANSAN 2) Pickleman's 3) Yellow Sub Jimmy John's is the winner of this year's Top of the Hill best sandwich, and with three Lawrence locations, you're bound to have one near you. limmy John's was founded in 1983 bv — no suri prise here — a guy named Jimmy John Litaaud. The shop has since grown into a 1,200-restaurant franchise in 40 states. Jimmy John's advertisements "freaky fast" delivery and seems to live up to that promise. Along with delivering fast, the company calls its food gourmet. Jimmy John's also has different options for vegetables to put on your sandwich, like alfalfa sprouts. TOP OF THE HILL 2012 Aaron Cunningham, a junior from St. Louis, said he thinks the difference between Jimmy John's and Subway is customer service. "Every time I go in there, I'm always greeted with a smile and a friendly voice," he said. If you want food, and you want it fast, Jimmy John's is a safe bet. ___ Kayla Soper CLAIRE HOWARD / KANSAN BEST ICE CREAM 1014 MASSACHUSETTS ST. 2) 3 Spoons 3) Orange Leaf Stop by Sylas and Maddy's for a scoop of first-place winning ice cream. With flavors ranging from "Kansas twister" to "cake batter", Sylas and Maddy's always has something new for those ice cream lovers to try. Dan Luckey from Lawrence has been working in the ice cream shop for about a year CLAIRE HOWARD / KANSAN 2) Papa Keno's 3) Wheat State Pizza Pizza Shuttle won first place in the best pizza category. Located at 1601 W.23rd Street, the business has been open since 1984. Pizza Shuttle has had a long relationship with KU students. "Sylas and Maddy has always been a downtown tradition." Luckey said. Luckey and his co-worker Jacque Richardson, a fifth-year senior from Winfield, agree that the best parts of working for Sylas and Maddy's are the people they work with and scooping ice cream for customers. His favorite flavor at the moment is pumpkin cheesecake, made with real pieces of cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory. One of the weirdest creations he has made is a half-chocolate, half-margarita malt. So if you're looking for the perfect date spot or just craving the best ice cream in Lawrence, be sure to stop in Sylas and Maddy's. Go ahead, make some crazy ice cream request. The employees will love it. — *Marian McCoy* "People get really excited most of the time," Richardson said. "I like that, when other people are equally excited about ice cream." Owner Bill Longmire said he is thrilled Pizza Shuttle won a Top of the Hill award. He said Pizza Shuttle remains such a big hit with KU students because of the value of the pizza. "It is good pizza at a very good price" he said. "It is simple to do business with us. You can either get pizza or a soft drink." Because the store does not have a computer to track the popularity of items, Longmire said he could only guess that pepperoni is one of the most popular items. However, he said the store does sell a large amount of cream cheese pizzas. "In our case, the cream cheese is a huge, huge winner," he said. 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Starks led Kelce the one of the game, helping the Beavers cut the Kansas lead to 80-77 with 15 seconds left in the match. The Jayhawks struggled taking care of the ball, allowing Oregon State to keep the score close, despite Kansas' 60 percent shooting performance from the field. Self said that after looking at 60 percent shooting, outrebounding the opponent and shooting 68 percent at the free throw line, he didn't think the win should have been that difficult. "We did some good things,but it The Jayhawks loose-on-ball defense was one factor that led to Oregon States' comeback in the second half. "We had three loose balls at the start of the game that we didn't dive on the floor to secure, and they come away with six points because we don't," Self said. "That's a toughness element." "We were fortunate to be up three at half, because that thing was at 14 and it dwindled fast," Self said. "We didn't have guys step up and stem the tide so to speak. We just played poorly when we needed to be sound. That led to the comeback." Self said Kansas's lack of tough play and a go-to player to lead the team during the Beavers' runs allowed Oregon State to stay a viable opponent in the game. Senior guard Elijah Johnson continued to struggle scoring, with only six points in 28 minutes of play. "He got whipped." Self said. "The point guard on their team gets 25, and ours gets four. That's a little frustrating because I don't know where we go from there yet. I'm "Coach challenged me at halftime, and all of the guards, just seeing how we hadn't been attacking the paint, which is stuff we've been working on the past week," senior guard Travis Releford said. "I noticed that, so I figured I should probably put pressure on the defense to help the team, and it opened up a lot for us." points in the paint. Releford said the backcourt chemistry is still a work in progress. He said the young players are still learning. "It's early on, Releford said. 'We're only seven games in. It's a lot of work, but we have a break coming up. Hopefully, we come together better than we have recently. I think it will all come together soon." For Self, the game boiled down to one major point. "They didn't score off their actions," Self said. "They scored off of us not being able to guard the ball, which is pretty important." TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN as City, Mo. McLennore Freshman guard Ben McLemore dunks during the first half of the match against Oregon State in Kansas City, Mo. McLemore had 21 total points with two steals. Edited by Joanna Hlavacek € 1 ---