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Freshman guard Xavier Henry reaches to catch an ally-oop pass from a teammate. The lash awk's victory over Terry Tech on Saturday leaves him with no confidence in the playoffs.
Junior center Cole Aldrich lays in a shot off the glass against Texas Tech. Aldrich finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
as Tech in first half
we did not do that
ers that spoke with the game — Marcus Reed and Brady mentioned that the score," rather than tha step-on-their-
much fault, though, with a 26-point thumping of a team that has spent time in the rankings already this year.
"It's a different thing we talk about after every game, on why we do good," Self said of his post-game press conferences. "It's whether so-and-so played a good game or whether so-and-so doesn't play as well, but the end result's still fairly favorable and that's because we've got good players. And we've got more than five.
tive about that?
do listen a little bit
elf said, affirming
rt of his post-game
"Oftentimes we've got to keep the
Self said the team's best lineup Saturday was on the floor at the end of the first half: Reed, Morningstar, Henry, and the Morris twins. More notable than the presences in that lineup were the absences: No Aldrich, no Collins.
ones that aren't playing as well in the game, so you guys can say, 'What happened to him?' Well, what happened to him is the other guys were playing better that night."
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Coach Bill Self calls out instructions to his team. Kansas led the entire game, and improved to 16-1 overall, and 2-0 in the Bia 12 Conference.
For the Jayhawks? No problem.
Game to remember
— Edited by Anna Archibald
Marcus Morris
The sophomore forward may not have been the star of the show, but he was the most important with 20 points and eight boards. Ever since getting benched in Nebraska, he has put up 39 points and 15 rebounds in the past two games. The aggression has been absent a majority of the season, but it has definitely surfaced as of late. "He has responded," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "He's played very well the last couple of games."
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The struggles of junior center Cole Aldrich, which may or may not have to do with the recent passing of his grandmother, have called for someone to take control in the post. Morris has been that guy.
Taylor
Game to forget
Tyshawn Taylor
Self probably went with the hot hands of junior guards Brady Morningstar and Tyreel Reed, which contributed to a season low 12 minutes for the sophomore guard. Taylor didn't necessarily play poorly. He just had an ineffective outing with four points and two turnovers. It's not anything to get worked up over. The bench players just performed well and stole those minutes. Taylor will respond like he always does.
Stat of the night
14-2
In the first half, the Jayhawks showed some of their best defense all year, forcing 14 turnovers. But the
second half was lackadaisical and they could only manage two turnovers. The loss of aggression after garnering a big lead is a bad sign for Kansas.
"We can't play to the score,"Tyrel Reed said."You've got to play like it's zero-zero all the time and just come out there and compete and want to play basketball."
Quote of the day
"I forgot the video was even going to show. I just tried to play hard on both ends and try to steal extra possessions and get offensive rebounds."
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- Marcus Morris on if the "Pop-up Video" contributed to his strong outing.
Prime plays
1ST HALF
(SCORE AFTER PLAY)
4:15 Thomas Robinson dishes a pretty pass behind the back of a defender to Markieff Morris, who laid it in. (27-14)
12:46 Tyrel Reed enters game. Tyrel Reed hits three.
Jayhawks up 11. (17-6)
2:40 CJ Henry sprints down the baseline and finds a wide open Brady Morningstar for a three. (34-16)
1:06 After Brady Morningstar grabs a loose ball he caused, he does a no-look pass to Marcus Morris who lays it in and draws the foul. (40-18).
:40 To continue the onslaught, Brady Morningstar causes yet another turnover and Marcus Morris took it in for a crowd-igniting dunk. (42-18)
2ND HALF
10:17 Markieff Morris stands at the top of the key, facing a straight-on three-pointer with no one in his face. He takes it. Swish. (64-40)
16:40 Cole Aldrich misses a mid-range jumper and Xavier Henry cleans it up with a one-handed dunk. (54-24)
3:48 Xavier Henry connects with Thomas Robinson on the best alley-oop play the Jayhawks have had in a while. (83-57)
4. 5 Though it was garbage time, Elijah Johnson's crossover dunk was quite the display of athleticism. (89-63)
Key stats
36.40
Xavier Henry moved past Paul Pierce for eighth place on the list for three-pointers by a Kansas freshman with 36. Kevin Pritchard is seventh with 40.
63
9,12
The 63 points by the Red Raiders were their second fewest points scored in a game all season.
Sherron Collins' nine points moved him past Wayne Simien, who was at the game, for 12th
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on the Jayhawk's all-time scoring list.
3,8
Former Kansas basketball player Gary Padgett's grand-daughter, eight-year-old Paige Padgett, sung the national anthem.
Tyrel Reed's three steals were a career-high and Brady Morningstar's eight points were a season-high.
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because of his experience. But Morningstar, who is a year older
than Collins and one of the oldest players in the Big 12, is getting closer to Collins' level.
"I just try to be aware of everything around me," Morningstar said. "If you know how to
cific sixth man, Reed said, and the talent on the bench makes it easy
"If you know how to play the game it makes it easier — you see things slower."
BRADY MORNINGSTAR
play the game it makes it easier — you see things slower."
The Jayhawks don't have a spe-
to play no matter who's in the game.
the table."
"It doesn't really matter who comes off first,who comes off whenever," Reed said. "I think we've got a lot of guys who can bring something to
Near the end of the first half against Texas Tech, the Kansas
lineup consisted of Markieff and Marcus Morris, Xavier Henry, Reed and Morningstar. With only two starters and three bench players, Self said it was the best he had out there all game.
"You looked out there today if you're going to pick who our five best players are, it wouldn't be probably all the starters, which I think is a positive thing," Self said. "It means you have depth."
Edited by Michael Holtz
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