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SPORTS / WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Kansas 37 | 44 - 81
Memphis 35 | 33 - 68
Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Points
Markieff Morris 16
Rebounds
Thomas Robinson
10
Assists
Marcus Morris
5
Kansas
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Marcus Morris 6-11 1-4 8 5 14
Markieff Morris 8-11 0-1 7 2 16
Tyshawn Taylor 4-8 0-0 4 4 13
Brady Morningstar 2-2 2-2 3 1 6
Tyrel Reed 2-6 2-3 3 1 8
Thomas Robinson 5-11 0-0 10 2 10
Jeff Withey 0-1 0-0 1 0 1
Elijah Johnson 3-3 1-1 1 3 7
Mario Little 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Travis Releford 2-3 0-0 2 0 6
Team Totals 32-56 6-11 44 19 81
Memphis
Player FG-FGA 3FG-3FGA Rebs A Pts
Tarik Black 3-9 0-0 4 0 8
Wesley Witherspoon 3-11 2-4 2 2 8
Joe Jackson 0-3 0-2 3 2 1
Charles Carmouche 5-9 1-3 1 1 12
Will Barton 7-17 0-2 7 2 16
Will Coleman 3-6 0-0 3 1 6
Antonio Barton 1-5 0-0 3 1 2
Chris Crawford 5-10 3-7 2 1 15
Drew Barham 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
D.J. Stephens 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Angel Garcia 0-3 0-1 1 0 0
Team Totals 27-73 6-19 31 10 68
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
Date Opponent Result/Time
Nov. 2 WASHBURN W, 92-62
Nov. 9 EMPORIA STATE W, 90-59
Nov. 12 LONGWOOD W, 113-75
Nov. 15 VALPARALSO W, 79-44
Nov. 19 NORTH TEXAS W, 93-60
Nov. 23 TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI W, 82-41
Nov. 26 OHIO W, 98-41
Nov. 27 ARIZONA W, 87-79
Dec. 2 UCLA W, 77-76
Dec. 7 MEMPHIS W, 81-68
Dec. 11 COLORADO STATE 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 18 USC 11 a.m.
Dec. 22 CALIFORNIA 10 p.m.
Dec. 29 UT ARLINGTON 8 p.m.
Jan. 1 MIAMI 5 p.m.
Jan. 5 UMKC 7 p.m.
Jan. 9 MICHIGAN TBA
Jan. 12 IOWA STATE 8 p.m.
Jan. 15 NEBRASKA 1 p.m.
Jan. 17 BAYLOR 8:30 p.m.
Jan. 22 TEXAS 3 p.m.
Jan. 25 COLORADO 7 p.m.
Jan. 29 KANSAS STATE 6 p.m.
Feb. 1 TEXAS TECH 8 p.m.
Feb. 5 NEBRASKA 3 p.m.
Feb. 7 MISSOURI 8 p.m.
Feb. 12 IOWA STATE 3 p.m.
Feb. 14 KANSAS STATE 8 p.m.
Feb. 19 COLORADO 1 p.m.
Feb. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE 8 p.m.
Feb. 26 OKLAHOMA 3 p.m.
March 2 TEXAS A&M 8 p.m.
March 5 MISSOURI 11 a.m.
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Junior center Markieff Morris puts up a shot over Memphis forward Tarik Black during the second half. Morris led the Jayhawks with 16 points, adding seven rebounds and a block in Kansas' 81-68 victory over Memphis Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.
Senior guard Tyrel Reel makes a pass over Memphis guard Charles Carmouche late in Kansas' 81-68 victory Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. Kansas broke a streak of three straight losses in the Garden with the win Tuesday night and improved to 8-0 in the season.
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SLOPPY (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"He's our most valuable player to date." Self said, "because he's our primary handler. Without him breaking pressure down or being the athlete on the perimeter, this team would be deficient."
energy getting ready to play in the Garden, but the sloppiness had plenty to do with Taylor, whose influence on the team can hardly be understated through the young season. As Taylor goes, in terms of staying under control, so go the Jayhaws.
Self described the team, led by Taylor, as a fun team, but wild. Taylor said he had it spot on.
Johnson never got too worried though.
"We were in control. We controlled the game. Even when we weren't 'in control', we were controlling the game mentally," Johnson said.
It seems like circular logic, but there may be some wisdom there. The Jayhawks may need to play close to the edge in order to be at their best.
"We had a little too much fun," Johnson said. "We got a little loose at one point."
"Maybe that's just us, I guess," Taylor said. "I don't know. Maybe that's what we'll hang our coat on."
to control the game, and Tyshawn does a good job of that, slowing us down and controlling us."
But even though Memphis is one of the few teams that Kansas can't out-athlete, it didn't stop the Jayhawks from trying. When the Jayhawks were building their lead, they were playing controlled offensive basketball. Once the lead was built, though, Kansas started flying on both ends of the floor, and Memphis found its way back into contention.
Edited by Clark Goble
"We're a fast-paced team," Morris said. "At other times, we just need
Markieff Morris said the wild pace Taylor sets is something the Jayhawks sometimes need. With the number of outstanding athletes on the Jayhawks roster, a frenetic tempo can overwhelm teams that favor a slower style of play.
"I think that's exactly what it is. It's just the dumb stuff that we do," Taylor said. "We make careless turnovers and mental lapes on defenses. We do some dumb stuff, but I think he likes us because we play hard for the most part. I think we're a pretty good team."
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Senior guard Tyrel Reed tries to get a shot off between two Memphis defenders. Kansas shot 57 percent from the field to Memphis' 37 percent in the Jayhawks' 81-68 victory Tuesday, defeating a ranked opponent for the first time this season.
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Junior guard Tyshawn Taylor soars for a dunk on a breakaway during the first half. Taylor was one of four Jayhawks to score in double figures Tuesday night as Kansas defeated Memphis 81-68 in New York.
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