4B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KU 75-CU 54
THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 2006
Kansas seniors season statistics:
Christian Moody
Christian Mbody
108 total points, 3.72 per game
90 rebounds, 3.10 per game
21-of-41 FT, 51 percent
403 minutes, 13.89 per game
29 games played, 10 games started
Jeff Hawkins
128 total points, 4.6 per game
66 assists, 2.4 per game
33-of-84 three-pointers, 39 percent
549 minutes, 19.6 per game
28 games played, 13 games started
Stephen Vinson
35 total points, 1.6 per game
33 assists, 1.5 per game
195 minutes, 8.86 per game
22 games played, 2 games started
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
Basketball Notes:
The 15 first-half points scored by Colorado were the team's fewest in a first half this season.
The victory was Kansas 23rd straight against Colorado in Allen Fieldhouse.
The victory gave Kansas its 21st victory of the season, marking the 17th straight year that Kansas has posted a 21-win season.
Rush's 13 points moved him into fifth place on Kansas' all-time freshman scoring list.
Kansas hit 11 three-point shots in the game, which tied a season high.
Sophomore forward Darnell Jackson did not play in the game. Self said afterward that Jackson had been battling the flu and had been hooked up to IVs for the past few days.
Senior night, by the numbers:
15 — Number of references to God in the four
earliest canonates
1 — References to Facebook.com
4 — Players who thanked Max Falkenstien
4 Players who thanked Max Falkenstien
— Ryan Colaianni
Key plays:
Kansas built a 10-2 lead from a three-pointer
Kansas built a 10-2 lead from a three-pointer by senior Jeff Hawkins and two buckets from sonhomore forward Sasha Kaun.
Senior Stephen Vinson hit a three-point shot 10 minutes into the second half, much to the delight of family members in attendance.
Freshman forward Julian Wright helped extend the lead when the seniors left the game by feeding Rush with a behind-the-back pass that Rush laid in.
Colorado went 4-for-4 during the final two minutes of the second half after they began the half making just one of 23 attempts.
Wright tomahawked a dunk which gave Kansas a 17-point lead.
Sophomore guard Russell Robinson hit Wright with a no-look pass as Wright was streaking to the basket, to throw down a thunderous dunk.
Reach
FIELDHOUSE FAREWELL
"When we have them down, we just try to keep them down and not let them back in the game." freshman guard Mario Chalmers said. "They started making a little run, but we got re-focused and brought the lead back up."
But it seemed that every time Kansas established a lead close to 20 points, Colorado would respond with a run of its own in the second half.
The Buffaloes stayed in the game with solid play on the glass, pulling down 22 offensive rebounds. Kansas finally put together a run late in the game, which gave it a 21-point lead
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Chalmers was vital to that focus. With Kansas up just eight, he hit a three-pointer with less than five minutes to go to put Kansas up 11. After that shot, Colorado wasn't able to get another run going. This sealed the victory and enabled Kansas to forget about the big loss at Texas on Feb. 25.
Kansas overcame poor free throw shooting to get its 12th conference victory. It shot only 10-of-21 from the charity stripe. Balanced scoring was the key for Kansas on senior night. Four players were in double figures and Chalmers led the team with 14 points.
Sophomore center CJ Giles continued his solid play scoring 11 points and pulling down eight rebounds in just 23 minutes. He was active on the defensive end and blocked two shots. Kansas will face Kansas State in a revenge game in Manhattan on Saturday.
STEPHEN VINSON
"Now we are back in the race, and it is a big game on Saturday," Rush said.
Without Vinson, Kansas may have fallen to California earlier this season. He had six points in the game, but more importantly, he had six assists in a career-high 25 minutes.
He's a Lawrence native. He will graduate with a
Vinson received a scholarship after his junior season.
He averaged 8.4 minutes and 1.5 points per game.
Degree in communications and speaking
Vinson received a scholarship after his junior season
- Edited by Meghan Miller
During Hawkins's sophomore campaign, he hit five three-point shots en route to 17 points to lift the Hawkws over TCU.
JEFF HAWKINS
He started the first 11 games of the season and has been used since then as a reliable ball handler, rarely turning over the basketball.
Averages 4.6 points per game and has 65 assists on the season.
CHRISTIAN MOODY
His 11 points and seven rebounds against Kentucky in January 2005 helped Kansas win despite playing without Wayne Simien.
He has mentored the Kansas big men this season, specifically freshman forward Julian Wright, who replaced Monday from the starting lineup in Januar
Replaced Meadow from the starting line. He's a three-time first team Academic All-Big 12 team member.
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Julian W. right, freshman forward, slam dunks the ball last night in Allen Fieldhouse against Colorado. The Jayhawks won 75-54.
Megan True/KANSAN
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