THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013
Kansas 40 | 36 OT9----85 Michigan 34 | 42 OT11----87
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JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
KANSAS 85, MICHIGAN 87
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McLemore
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8
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After going scoreless in the first half, Michigan guard Trey Burke scored 23 points in the second half and overtime, including a deep 3-pointer in both the second half and overtime.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"I could have taken the shot," Johnson admitted. "I passed up a shot to try and get a better one."
— Elijah Johnson talking about the final shot of the game.
Johnson
lane over Withey, who connected on a short jumper over McGary.
Later, Withey hit a turnaround fadeaway jumper over McGary to give Kansas a 10-point lead. Burke promptly paraded down the court, pulling Withey away from McGary. Burke sent the ball to McGary who slammed home two points before Withey could recover.
"We knew that Burke was going to drive in and pass the ball," Withey said. "Whenever Burke drove into the lane, I was there to usually contest his shot, so we wanted to take away the corner threes more than him driving to the basket."
The first half battle was nearly even. Both players had five rebounds. McGary had 11 points compared to Withey's eight, but the
explosion, Kansas slowly lost its momentum down the low. Burke, who was scoreless in the half, finally found his rhythm, and ended regulation with 18 points and 10 assists. He coupled with McGary to frequently execute the pick-and-roll, and Withey had trouble keeping McGary from getting open after rolling out of the screen.
"That's such a tough guard for jeff when you got a gun that screens and rolls the basket and you put four shooters around him," coach Bill Self said. "I thought we would do a better job defending the five one ball screen, but we didn't."
On the offensive end, McGary forced Withey into awkward, out-of-position jumpers in the second half. Withey could only muster
Jayhawks tour big men committed to 10 rebounds in the second half.
Kansas was able to counter with freshman guard Ben McLemore for the only time this tournament, as he converted four 3-pointers, shot 8-15 from the field and scored 20 points. His first 3-pointer of the tournament came midway through the first half and ended Kansas' string of 22 consecutive points in the paint to begin the game.
McGary and Burkes second-ball duet rivaled those of Baylor's Pierre Jackson and Cory Jefferson and Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart and Markel Brown when two teams defeated Kansas earlier in the season.
He scored 10 points in under four minutes during one stretch
McLemore said he hasn't made a decision about whether he will enter the NBA Draft or stay in school. If he does leave, Kansas will lose all five of its starters for the first time since winning the 2008 NCAA title.
McLeenon hurt score again and when he picked up his fourth foul with 8:39 remaining, his night was finished offensively. He took only one more shot in the game, a layup that he couldn't get to drop.
"I hate to have it go down like this," freshman forward Perry Ellis said. "It's just sad. I really wanted to help them just push farther, but we just fell short."
Edited by Allison Hammond