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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14.2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Kansas 35|29----64
KANSAS 64
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Points
Johnson 16
Johnsor
Rebounds
Withey 7
KANSAS
Assists
Releford
Relefor 3
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts.
Travis Releford 2-6 0-1 2 3 8
Ben McLemore 5-7 1-2 3 3 14
Jeff Withey 4-6 0-0 7 0 8
Elijah Johnson 6-15 2-5 4 2 16
Perry Ellis 2-6 0-0 3 0 4
Naadir Tharpe 1-2 1-1 0 0 5
Jamari Traylor 3-5 0-0 4 0 6
Justin Wesley 1-1 0-0 1 0 2
Totals 24-48 4-9 24 8 63
MICHIGAN STATE
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Branden Dawson 5-6 0-0 4 2 12
Gary Harris 7-12 1-3 1 0 18
Keith Appling 6-9 3-3 2 3 19
Adreian Payne 2-4 0-1 8 0 4
Derrick Nix 2-8 0-0 8 0 8
Alex Gauna 3-4 0-0 1 1 6
Russell Byrd 0-1 0-1 1 0 0
Brandan Kearney 0-2 0-1 1 1 0
Totals 25-46 4-9 26 7 67
UNSUNG HERO
Freshman forward Jamari Traylor
Traylor had a huge first half for the Jayhawks, scoring six points and grabbing four boards. He was quieter in the second
Traylor
half but had a huge block coming from behind on a Gary Harris dunk attempt that temporarily kept the score level at 59.
GAME TO FORGET
Freshman forward Perry Ellis
Ellis disappeared against a physical Michigan State team, scoring just four points and grabbing three rebounds in 17 minutes of play. The team will need Ellis to establish himself when they enter the grueling B12 play in January if they want to repeat as champs for the ninth consecutive time.
Ellis
KEY PLAYS
FIRST HALF (SCORE AFTER PLAY)
19:00 - Travis Releford drives to the hoop to score the first points of the game. 2-0 KU
6:23 - Ben McLemore grabs an offensive rebound off a miss by Travis Reeford and puts it back in to give Kansas a lead it won't relinquish until there were less than seven minutes remaining in the second half. 27-26 KU
SECOND HALF
17. 36 - Elijah Johnson knocks down a 3-point shot to get the Kansas offense rolling in the second half. 40-14 KI
2:50 - Derrick Nix gets fouled on the inside and makes his first free throw, giving the Spartan the lead that Kansas won't overcome. 60-59 MSU
BASKETBALL
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(Above) Senior guard Elijah Johnson reaches over his opponent to get the ball to the basket during Tuesday's game against Michigan State in Atlanta for the Champions. Classic. Kansas lost 64-67.
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(Top Left) Senior forward Jeff Withey dunks to help the Jayhawks maintain a lead over Michigan State in Tuesday's game in Atlanta.
(Left) Senior guard Elijah Johnson hurries to get a shot off in the second half of Tuesday's game against Michigan State in Atlanta.
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TARA BRYANT/KANSAN
(Below) Junior forward Justin Wesley goes for a layup over his opponent during Tuesday's game against Michigan State in Atlanta for the Champions Class.
TH
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"That's the thing, coach wanted the seniors to step up, and at the end we kind of shied away from it, failed at doin
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that. We can blame ourselves, the upperclassmen, because the underclassmen, they done all they could and they gave us what they were capable of." -Travis Releford
GAME TO REMEMBER
Freshman guard Ben McLemore
McLemore didn't show many nerves in his first game in a big situation scoring
McLemore
14 points and grabbing three rebounds,
two of which came at the offensive end
of the floor.