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8 SEASON IN REVIEW
KANSAS 71 66 CORNELL
DECEMBER 6,2010
Homecourt streak still alive after close call
By Corey Thibodeaux
cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Sherron Collins slashed his way to the hoop and put in a lay-up while drawing a foul. He just sat on the floor and nodded his head in satisfaction.
It was that kind of night for the senior guard.
Collins finished the game with a career high 33 points, helping bail out Kansas against Cornell, 71-66 Wednesday night.
In a game where it seemed nothing was going right for the Jayhawks, Collins was and it was all that mattered.
"Tonight was like a tournament game," he said. "When things aren't going good, you've got to find some way to win and I was that way to win."
As deep as the Jayhawk bench is, it seemed no one came to their point guard's aid. There were a few clutch shots here and
there, but 36.7 percent from the floor was almost too much to overcome.
Junior center Cole Aldrich had 13 points, nine rebounds and three blocks but it could have been so much more if the ball rolled in the Jayhawk's favor.
"It gets maybe a little bit frustrating," Aldrich said. "You know you just have it and it's just not going in."
The only other Jayhawk to score more than four points was freshman guard Xavier Henry.
He scored 14 including three from longrange. But it took him 13 shots (he only made three) and Henry's teammates didn't do much better.
"My goodness," he said. "There was a lid for everybody except for Sherron."
"He was the only one that was on tonight so we had to let him go and let him do his thing and he pulled out," Henry said.
Weston White/KANSAN
Coach Bill Self yells at the referees after being whistled for a technical foul after running on the court. Kansas was behind most of the second half before gaining a five point lead to win 71-66.
THE WAVE APRIL 7,2010
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