THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2006
KU 69 - NU48
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Rewind
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te in the second half of Wednesday night's game in Lincoln, Neb. Robinson snagged four steals and dished five assists against the Cornhuskers.
Chalmers
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players who forced the Cornhusker defense to collunge inside.
"When shots are not dropping, you just try to drive and get it inside and try to get easy baskets, and that led to Mario getting some open looks," freshman forward Julian Wright said.
Kansas coach Bill Self said he didn't mind when his players took shots, as long as they were good shots.
Four three-pointers went in for Chalmer, and despite connecting on just seven of his 17 field-goal attempts, he was the most clutch player on the floor.
couple of nines last in the heat of the game, a victim of errant shooting, making only three-of-11 attempts. Rush struggled to get into any offensive rhythm, despite having many open looks for his shots.
"I think he had the biggest answers tonight, with a couple of threes late in the shot clock." Self said.
Rush spent the last five minutes of the game on the bench, a rare sight in recent games. He had averaged 18 points per game in conference play going into the Nebraska game.
Chalmers said he knew that having Rush struggle and still managing a victory was good for his team.
"It shows that we have a lot more weapons than just Brandon, even though he is leading the team in scoring," Chalmers said. "Tonight he just didn't have a good game, but he will come back."
Mistake-free Hawkins
Hawkins had no turnovers in the game and has just one in his previous seven.
Nice to see you
Former Kansas player and current Creighton guard Nick Bahe was in attendance. Bahe received a loud ovation from the Kansas players and coaches when he entered the Kansas locker room after the game.
Rush's six points ended a nine-game streak of him scoring in double figures.
Rush cools down
Chalmers' four three-pointers were a career high and his 20-point effort was his fourth 20-point output of the season.
Kansas continued its stellar defense, holding Nebraska to 34.6 percent shooting and forcing 19 turnovers. Merin hits 20
Making a stand
Edited by Meghan Miller
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas' Russell Robinson, right, tries to steal the ball from Nebraska's Wes Wilkinson, left, during the first half of Wednesday night's 69-48 victory in Lincoln, Neb. The last time the two teams met; Kansas drubbed Nebraska 96-54.
Robinson adapts game
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITTER
LINCOLN, Neb. — Some nights his role is to score and other nights his role is to create havoc for the opposing team's guards.
Sophomore guard Russell Robinson constantly pressured Nebraska point guard Charles Robinson into making poor decisions and turning the ball over in Wednesday night's 69-48 victory.
"It wears the other team out," Robinson said. "When we get steals, we are able to play faster and run more. It's one of our main ways to get points."
Robinson has struggled over the past three games with his outside shot and has had to adjust his role to do more than score.
Robinson shot 6-of-27 over his last three games. He was 16-of-23 in the three games before that.
Robinson's assists came at important parts of the game. With Kansas leading by just six points in the first half, Robinson assisted on three consecutive Kansas baskets. Two of the assists were to senior guard Jeff Hawkins for open three-pointers and the final assist was an alley-oop to sophomore center CJ Giles.
in the three games before that Besides Robinson's four steals on the night, he also did a solid job distributing the ball to his teammates with a team-high five assists.
Kansas coach Bill Self said after the game that Robinson was one of the most important players on the Kansas roster.
Self said he was also pleased with Robinson's defense.
"I think Russell is more the heart and soul of our team than any other player." Self said. "When he dives on the floor that gives everybody energy when you're making plays like that."
"Usually your pressure defense isn't as good on the road." Self said. "I thought he did a real good job of extending our defense and pressuring their guys."
Robinson was able to get his offensive rebounds because no one on Nebraska boxed him out. Nebraska big men Aleks Maric and Wes Wilkinson had their hands full trying to contain the Kansas big men and one picked up Robinson, who was scanning for easy rebounds and buckets.
With his five offensive rebounds, Robinson gave Kansas many second-shot opportunities and kept the offense flowing. On one possession, after a three-point miss from freshman guard Mario Chalmers, Robinson collected an offensive rebound and kicked it back to him for another shot — this time Chalmers connected
Robinson said after the game he would continue to try to get his teammates involved, and wouldn't let his poor shooting affect the rest of his game.
"I'm just going to let the game come to me," Robinson said. "I have been struggling lately, but it's not anything I'm letting get to my head. I'm going to keep shooting the ball when I have open looks."
— Edited by Cynthia Hernandez
Key plays:
Maric cut the Kansas lead to six just minutes into the second half, but Kansas guard Mario Chalmers responded by hitting a three-pointer at the top of the key. Chalmers later hit another after Maric cut the Kansas lead to five.
Kansas put the game away for good with a 15
0 run late in the second half.
Ryan Colajanni
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nebraska's Jason Dourisseau, right, attempts to shoot over Kansas' Julian Wright on a drive during the first half of the Jayhawks' victory against the Cornhuskers Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.