MEN'S BASKETBALL RECAP
Kansas Texas A&M 59 54
Jayhawks pull out win at Texas A&M
"I think sometimes we put too much pressure on him to make those plays," junior center Cole Aldrich said. "But we've got great guys on our team that can make those plays. Tonight just wasn't his night."
It looked like an upset in the making, but Kansas' other stars picked up the slack.
Aldrich, sophomore forward Marcus Morris and freshman guard Xavier Henry each scored 12 points. As a team the Jayhawks had serious issues on the offensive end, shooting 43.5 percent from the field and 10 percent from three.
Whenever the Jayhawks have had a game on the line this season, they turned to Sherron Collins. But when his shots weren't falling, Collins' teammates bailed him out.
Kansas pulled out a 59-54 victory in front of a hostile crowd at Texas A&M Monday night. The Jayhawks gave up 20 offensive rebounds, shot 1-for-10 behind the three-point line and got just seven points from Collins.
"Tonight we were a little out of rhythm," Henry said. "It happens every now and then. We just rely on defense when that happens."
The Jayhawks held the Aggies to 34.9 percent shooting for the game.
- Corey Thibodeaux
Senior guard Sherron Collins looks to make a pass against Texas A&M. Collins finished with seven points in the Jayhawks' 59-54 win.
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2009-2010 men's basketball stats
Asia/Monday Feb 18
| Name | Min. | Pts. | Reb. | Ast. | TO. | Stl. | Blk. | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Xavier Henry | 27.0 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 54 | 43 | 11 | .435 | 773 | 390 |
| Sherron Collins | 32.6 | 15.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 56 | 32 | 1 | .424 | 851 | 365 |
| Marcus Morris | 25.0 | 13.1 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 27 | 26 | 8 | .567 | 699 | 348 |
| Carole Aldrich | 26.7 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 39 | 17 | 98 | .550 | 702 | 000 |
| Tyshawn Taylor | 22.3 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 48 | 28 | 3 | .439 | 702 | 033 |
| Markkeff Morris | 15.8 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 31 | 14 | 22 | .562 | 576 | 600 |
| Brady Morningstar | 24.7 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 31 | 12 | 4 | .429 | 667 | 417 |
| Tyrel Reed | 15.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 11 | 20 | 2 | .483 | 637 | 439 |
| Elijah Johnson | 7.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | .556 | 667 | 308 |
| Jeff Withey | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .583 | 556 | 000 |
| Thomas Robinson | 8.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 23 | 5 | 13 | .491 | 400 | 000 |
| C.J. HEN | 6.5 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .609 | 500 | 550 |
| Conner Teahan | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .333 | 667 | 375 |
| Jordan Jueneman | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 500 | 500 |
| Chase Buford | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 571 | 000 |
| Team Averages | - | 82.2 | 41.5 | 17.5 | 3 | 224 | 170 | .485 | 694 | 396 |
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, 89-65 |
| 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 | Alcoorn 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 | Lawrence | W, 75-64 | 2/20 | Colorado | Lawrence | 3 p.m. |
| 12/22 | California | Lawrence | W, 84-69 | 2/22 | Oklahoma | Lawrence | 8 p.m. |
| 12/29 | Belmont | Lawrence | W, 81-51 | 2/27 | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, Okla. | 3 p.m. |
| 1/2 | Temple | Philadelphia | W, 84-52 | 3/3 | Kansas State | Lawrence | 7 p.m. |
| 1/6 | Cornell | Lawrence | W, 71-66 | 3/6 | Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | 1 p.m. |
| 1/10 | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tenn. | L, 76-68 | 3/10-13 | Big 12 Championship | Kansas City, Mo. | |
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