THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012
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ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
Freshmen lead offense in victory over Washburn
Freshman guard Ben McLemore gets ready for a layup during last night's game against Washburn University in Allen Fieldhouse. McLemore had 17 points and 10 rebounds.
TREVOR GRAFF
tgraff@kansan.com
Kansas freshmen Ben McLemore and Perry Ellis led the way for the Jayhawks on a night filled with sluggish offense and phor perimeter shooting.
McLemore took the lead for the Jayhawks with a double-double. 17 points and 10 rebounds on 6-of-12 shooting; Perry Ellis scored 10 leading the Jayhawks pst players. The Jayhawks struggled from outside shooting 6-of-16 from three-point range.
McLemore finished the night with one out of four of the Jayhawks' rebounds. Self said he expects guards to grab rebounds when the defense is holding teams to low shooting percentages.
"We made some bad shots in the first half and then didn't make any shots," coach Bill Self said. "There's going to be some nights this year we don't play good. We can still win, If you defend and rebound."
"Coach stresses to crash the boards a lot," McLemore said. "I'm focused on boxing my man out and crashing the boards to help my team out. It's my job so that's what I have to do."
"Guys still don't know the most basic stuff that we do and that'll happen until Christmas," Self said. "That's the way it is."
CUOTE OF THE GAME
Self
just the way it is
with most teams especially when you have so many young kids. That's as soft as a team can play tonight."
GAME TO REMEMBER
Ben McLemore's 17 points and 10 rebounds led the Jayhawks in both categories. The freshman struggled a bit taking care
McLemore
or the ball, but picked up the slack for a Kansas team that started slowly. McLemore's run of three straight field goals provided a spark for the Jayhawks midway through the first half.
McLemore wasn't immune to poor offensive play, turning the ball over four times and shooting 3-of-7 from three-point range in his team-leading performance.
"He made shots in the first half, but you have to get aggressive," coach Bill Self said. "You have to shoot some free throws. Although he did shoot some free throws tonight, because I made him shoot the technical. I think he's going to be terrific, but he struggled when a guy got underneath and pressured him."
Athleticism was the key to McLemore's offensive performance. In a three-minute stretch from the 9:58 mark in the first half to the 7:33 mark. He scored seven straight points for the Jayhawks. The first of these came after a McLemore steal at the other end led to an easy layup assisted by Elijah Johnson. McLemore followed that play with a mid-range jumper and a three-pointer that put Kansas up 26 to 19 at the 7:33 mark.
"It was a great momentum push for us," freshman Perry Ellis said. "That's something we need, to get momentum. We really need to focus on when bad things are happening, getting back together."
McLemore played 38 minutes in the 62 to 50 victory. The second half was a bit slower for the freshman. McLemore scored four of his 17 in the second half and shot 0-for-2 from beyond threepoint range. He did improve at the free throw line making both of his attempts after missing three
After starting the game with a turnover in the first possession, McLemore settled into his midrange game and a solid performance.
in the first half.
McLemore wasn't the only newcomer leading the Jayhawks. Wichita freshman Perry Ellis finished with 10 points to lead Kansas post players. Ellis continued to play smart basketball after positioning himself perfectly on the left block for a put back layup at the 13:39 mark in the first half.
The Jayhawks frontcourt, lead by Ellis, struggled most of the night, out-rebounding Washburn by a count of just 40 to 39.
"We weren't executing as well as the first game," Ellis said. "We weren't pushing it as well as we were the first game. That's the main thing, we weren't pushing."
Self said he has a lot to work on in practice this week. He'll be focusing on teaching the young Kansas players to play more aggressively and take care of the basketball when the upperclassmen aren't at their best.
"Guys still don't know the most basic stuff that we do and that'll happen until Christmas," Self said. "That's just the way it is with most teams especially when you have so many young kids. That's as soft as a team can play tonight."
- Edited by Whitney Bolden
Coach Bill Self signals formation to his players during last night's game against Washburn University in Allen Fieldhouse.
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
SCHEDULE
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Time
Oct. 30 EMPORIA STATE (EXHIBITION) W, 88-54
Nov. 5 WASHBURN (EXHIBITION) W, 62-50
Nov. 9 SE MISSOURI STATE 7 p.m.
Nov. 13 MICHIGAN STATE 6 p.m.
Nov. 15 CHATTANOOGA (CBE) 7 p.m.
Nov. 19 WASHINGTON STATE (CBE) 9 p.m.
Nov. 20 CBE CLASSIC 6/8:30 p.m.
Nov. 26 SAN JOSE STATE 8 p.m.
Nov. 30 OREGON STATE 7 p.m.
Dec. 8 COLORADO 1 p.m.
Dec. 15 BELMONT 6 p.m.
Dec. 18 RICHMOND 6 p.m.
Dec. 22 OHIO STATE 3 p.m.
Dec. 29 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 7 p.m.
Jan. 6 TEMPLE 12:30/3:30 p.m.
Jan. 9 IOWA STATE 6 p.m.
Jan. 12 TEXAS TECH 3 p.m.
Jan. 14 BAYLOR 8 p.m.
Jan. 19 TEXAS 1 p.m.
Jan. 22 KANSAS STATE 7 p.m.
Jan. 26 OKLAHOMA 3 p.m.
Jan. 28 WEST VIRGINIA 8 p.m.
Feb. 2 OKLAHOMA STATE 3 p.m.
Feb. 6 TCU 8 p.m.
Feb. 9 OKLAHOMA 3 p.m.
Feb. 11 KANSAS STATE 8 p.m.
Feb. 16 TEXAS 8 p.m.
Feb. 20 OKLAHOMA STATE 3 p.m.
Feb. 23 TCU 3 p.m.
Feb. 25 IOWA STATE 8 p.m.
Feb. 29 OKLAHOMA STATE 7 p.m.
March 2 WEST VIRGINIA 1 p.m.
March 4 TEXAS TECH 6 p.m.
March 9 BAYLOR 5 p.m.
KEY PLAYS
FIRST HALF
(SCORE AFTER PLAY)
13:21 Elijah Johnson completes a fast break layup to take the lead 12-10.
11:48 Perry Ellis makes a pull up jumper over Washburn's Bobby Chipman after a rebound at the other end. The shot gave Kansas a 17-13 lead.
SECOND HALF
9:58 Ben McLemore steals the ball making a layup after an Elijah Johnson assist to make it 21-13 Kansas.
15:13 Jeff Withey's dunks the first field goal of the second half.
8:24 Jeff Withey free throw breaks a 3:16 scoring drought.
4:36 A Jeff Withey block leads to Travis Releford's breakaway dunk and gives the Jayhawks a 57-42 lead.
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