MEN'S BASKETBALL RECAP 9
Jayhawks run past the Tigers
The Jayhawks made quick work of the Missouri Tigers in a 77-56 beat-down Saturday.
Kansas finished the season 29-2 with a conference record of 15-1. It won the talented Big 12 conference by four games after Kansas State fell at home to Iowa State.
But the strong play of the Kansas big men helped the Jayhawks survive the early going.
It was a sloppy first half. The starting guards for Kansas — Tyshawn Taylor, Sherron Collins and Xavier Henry — combined for no points in the first 18 minutes.
With the guards unable to make a shot and the team trailing 17-10 early in the first half, Markieff Morris had six straight points. A few minutes later, his brother Marcus Morris had seven straight points of his own.
The twins contributed to a 30-7 run and the Jayhawks ended the half with 16 straight points to make the lead 40-24. Marcus and Markieff finished with a combined 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Next, the Jayhawks will act as the No.1 seed in the Big 12 Tournament and will play on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. against the winner of the game between the No.8 and No.9 seeds. The tournament will be held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Tim Dwyer Sophomore guard Tyshawn Taylor takes the ball to the bucket for a finger-roll lay-up. Taylor finished with a team-leading 13 points in Kansas' 77-56 victory.
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2009-2010 men's basketball stats Asso(Monday, March 8)
| Name | Min. | Pts. | Reb. | Ast. | TO. | Stl. | Blk. | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Xavier Henry | 27.5 | 13.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 60 | 48 | 16 | .459 | .783 | .407 |
| Sherron Collins | 32.8 | 15.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 73 | 37 | 2 | .423 | .839 | .376 |
| Marcus Morris | 24.9 | 12.4 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 37 | 30 | 10 | .559 | .679 | .333 |
| Cole Aldrich | 26.7 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 43 | 24 | 110 | .553 | .683 | .000 |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 22.7 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 36 | 37 | 6 | .461 | .714 | .404 |
| Markieff Morris | 16.7 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 40 | 14 | 26 | .573 | .587 | .529 |
| Brady Morningstar | 22.4 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 23 | 11 | 4 | .413 | .667 | .390 |
| Tyrel Reed | 15.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 4.81 | .889 | .449 |
| Eligah Johnson | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .553 | .667 | .286 |
| Jeff Withe | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .538 | .567 | .000 |
| Thomas Robinson | 7.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 24 | 7 | 14 | .516 | .400 | .000 |
| C.J. Henry | 6.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .609 | .500 | .550 |
| Conner Teahan | 4.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .667 | .333 |
| Jordan Juenemann | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| Chase Buford | 2.3 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .571 | .000 |
| Team Averages | | - 82.2 | 40.6 | 17.1 | 397 | 267 | 198 | .489 | .697 | .404 |
2009-2010 men's basketball schedule
Date Opponent Site Time
11/3 Fort Hays State (Ex.) Lawrence W, 107-68 1/13 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. W, 84-72
11/10 Pittsburg State (Ex.) Lawrence W, 103-45 1/16 Texas Tech Lawrence W, 89-63
11/13 Hofstra Lawrence W, 101-65 1/20 Baylor Lawrence W, 81-75
11/17 Memphis St. Louis W, 57-55 1/23 Iowa State Ames, Iowa W, 84-61
11/19 Central Arkansas Lawrence W, 94-44 1/25 Missouri Lawrence W, 84-65
11/25 Oakland Lawrence W, 89-59 1/30 Kansas State Manhattan W, 81-79
11/27 Tennessee Tech Lawrence W, 112-75 2/3 Colorado Boulder, Colo. W, 72-66
12/2 Alcorn State Lawrence W, 98-31 2/6 Nebraska Lawrence W, 75-64
12/6 UCLA Los Angeles W, 73-61 2/8 Texas Austin, Texas W, 80-68
12/9 Radford Lawrence W, 99-64 2/13 Iowa State Lawrence W, 73-59
12/12 La Salle Kansas City, Mo. W, 90-65 2/15 Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, 59-54
12/19 Michigan W, 75-64 2/20 Colorado Lawrence W, 94-74
12/22 California Lawrence W, 84-69 2/22 Oklahoma Lawrence W, 81-68
12/29 Belmont Lawrence W, 81-51 2/27 Oklahoma State Stillwater, Okla. L, 85-77
1/2 Temple Philadelphia W, 84-52 3/3 Kansas State Lawrence W, 82-65
1/6 Cornell Lawrence W, 71-66 3/6 Missouri Columbia, Mo. W, 77-56
1/10 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. L, 76-68 3/10-13 Big 12 Championship Kansas City, Mo.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE WAVE MARCH 10,2010
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