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KANSAN.COM / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2011 / SPORTS
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AHOMA STATE 65
BALL REWIND
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Above: Junior forward Marcus Morris drives through Oklahoma State defenders Matt Pilgrim and Jean-Paul Olukemi. Morris tallied 27 points in their contest against Oklahoma State Monday night.
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Junior forward Markief Morris fights for an offensive against Oklahoma State on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
Morris led the Jayhawks with seven total rebounds.
Game to remember
Marcus Morris was the best player, but in terms of personal significance, no one came even close to improving their stock as much as Johnson. After the game Bill Self said Johnson wouldn't have even started if Josh Selby had all his equipment at the Monday shoot around, but Johnson got the nod and ran with it. Self said the ball is now in Johnson's court to start for the rest of the season.
Elijah Johnson
Johnson
Selby
Game to forget
Josh Selby
Quote of the game
This is more of a day to forget for Selby. He was "probably going to be" the starter (Self's words), but left his orthotic in a shoe at his mother's house. So he came off the bench, went 3-of-8 from the field and had as many turnovers as assists. Throw in Johnson's superb performance as the starting point guard, and Selby may be the odd man out in the guard rotation for the remainder of the season.
*Marcus Morris, about the early physical play of Oklahoma State forward Paltirgim
"In the beginning of the game, he just gave me a little elbow to show he was there, so I gave him 27 to show that I was there."
Mc.Morris
Prime plays
FIRST HALF (52-28)
16:23 — Brady Morningstar misses the team's first shot, a highly contested layup, that goes hard off the glass, but Markieff Morris slams home (12-8)
19:56 — it only took four seconds to get on the board. It's especially easy when the 6-foot-8 Marcus Morris has 5-foot-10 Keiton Page guarding him. (2-0)
13:34  — Huge ovation for Thomas Robinson when he checks in, after missing three games, after undergoing surgery to repair a slightly torn meniscus. (19-15)
6:56 — Thomas Robinson seals Marshall Moses down low, giving Marcus Morris a clear path to the basket for the dunk. (35-19)
2:51 — Markieff Morris throws an ally-oop to Marcus Morris (87-59)
SECOND HALF
- Mario Little's 10 rebounds is a career high (previous high was eight against UCLA on Dec.2, 2010)
- Elijah Johnson's 15 points is a career high (previous high was 13 against UMKC on Jan. 5, 2011).
Notes
30
- The victory against Oklahoma State is the 15th in a row at Allen Fieldhouse
27
2
Minutes played by Elijah Johnson in Tyshawn Taylor's absence.
Amount scored each by Marcus Morris and Oklahoma State's Marshall Moses. This was also the Jayhawks' margin of victory, the largest against any Big 12 opponent this year.
Fast break points scored despite 92 for the game.
52. 1 Jayhawks'season field goal percentage is No.1 in the nation.
8-7
Coach Bill Self is now 8-7 all-time against his alma mater Oklahoma State.
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Left: Senior guard Mario Little rips the ball off the basket for a defensive rebound Monday night against Oklahoma State during the second half. Little led the Jayhawks with 10 total rebounds. Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 92-65.