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| #12 13-2 |
Shooting above 50% in all categories, makes a coach happy. Winning by 32 points, well that makes Jayhawk Nation happy. There are games and then there are beat downs. That is exactly what the Kansas Jayhawks did yesterday afternoon to the Red Raiders of Texas Tech.
Nothing compares to watching your team demolish a Big XII foe. Even better is seeing what the Defense does to shut their offense down. The Red Raiders were held to just over 29% from the Arc. Teams seem to have their best 3 point shooting games against the Jayhawks. So when the Defense shuts it down, it warms this writers heart! Not a single starter for Tech made it into double figures. The only double figure man for the day was Justin Jamison, and he came off the bench! Kansas forced 15 turnovers for the day. Kansas owned Tech on the boards as well 43-34 over all. Needless to say that "Ole Kansas D" is back baby!!!
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Kansas got on the board first with Junior Perry Ellis hitting an early free-throw. "Dunk City" got started off with Freshman Kelly Oubre Jr. slamming one home. Nothing gets this crowd of 16,300 fired up more. For the next 4 minutes it was all Kansas. Tech couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat. Give credit to Kansas though as the drought was fueled by causing 4 turnovers and owning almost every rebound. Sophomore Wayne Selden Jr., Junior Jamari Traylor and Ellis were shooting lights out from the field. Everyone wearing white looked comfortable and relaxed. Crowd had quieted down until Traylor was fouled on a monster dunk earning him a trip to the line. Traylor hit his free-throw and just like that, the Jayhawks were up 14-5 on the Red Raiders.
Around the 13:52 make Freshman Cliff Alexander came in and got right to work. Alexander hit a quick jumper getting on the board. Just when you think the crowd couldn't get any louder, Alexander fired them up with an Alley-oop from Freshman Devonte' Graham. What's better than one crowd pleasing oop? how about another one less than a minute later on an assist from Selden. Tech had no answer for Alexander inside. Cliff was living up in the clouds.
Graham, returning from missing 6 games off a sprained toe, was slowly getting back into the swing of things. Graham had a slow first half, but would end up with 6 points and 6 assists off 19 minutes of play. Graham didn't look like he was at 100%, but he looked relaxed and confident. Graham back off the bench, gave Sophomore Frank Mason III a much needed break at the point.
At the 7:45 mark Freshman Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk checked in getting right to work. Mykhailiuk has been in a slump lately. Early in the season he looked well polished and in charge. Lately he's been ice cold. With both Mom Dad making the trip to Allen Fieldhouse from the Ukraine, Svi let loose with that gorgeous stroke of his, nailing a 3. That would be the only 3 for Mykhailiuk on the day, but he looks like his confidence is back.
The next 2 minutes belonged to Oubre. Oubre went on a run racking up 2 free-throws, an assist, 3 pointer and finishing it off with a huge dunk. Tech Head coach Tubby Smith had enough, calling for a time-out. By then the damage had been done. KU had the lead 38-17. Tech had no answer for anything. The Red Raiders went into the half down by 17 points. This crowd was livid!
Much like the first half, Kansas dominated the 2nd half as well, only it would be a 3pt-spectacle! Oubre wasted no time firing up the crowd with that left-handed stroke, nailing a 3 in the first 30 seconds. Ellis answered with another big 3, sending Tech into a complete state of confusion. Kansas needed a heat check! When a steal from Selden, resulted in Oubre bringing down the thunder-dunk, Tubby Smith had enough and called time. Kansas spent almost 3 minutes in pure flawlessness shutting Tech down on every angle. Ellis hit his 2nd 3 of the day causing a heatwave over the Phog. So when Selden followed less than a minute later with another 3, he burst into flames right on the spot. Twitter had a meltdown, The Fieldhouse collapsed and I still haven't found my dogs!
Alexander kept dunking, Greene kept hitting jumpers, Ellis kept hitting 3's and the entire bench was seeing minutes. Junior Hunter Mickelson earn 10 minutes of time as well. Everyone looked relaxed. The "meltdowns" were gone for now!
Tech could not get anything going. With just over 6 minutes left to play, the Red Raiders had only scored 14 points. No 3 point shots so far in the half. The Jayhawks defense had shut down everything Tech could toss up. Tech's only buckets came off KU mistakes in the paint. Kansas has some areas to improve on here, but made up for it on offense. Overall Kansas would go 11/22 from the Arc. This was one of the best 3pt shooting games this writer has seen in a long time. My Christmas wishes had been answered!
I have followed Kansas Sports for over 30 years. I say this with absolute pride, no one loves their players they way they do at Kansas. The fans watch these young men grow up in front of them and become adults, almost like a cult following. That was backed up again when Redshirt Junior Christian Garrett scored his first career points in conference play. With just under 2 minutes left, Garrett drove the lane hard and laid it in. The way the crowd and bench reacted, one would have thought it was a game winning shot. This goes to show how proud each and every member of this team are of one another. Less than a minute later, the bench once again erupted when Junior Evan Manning buried a 3.
That would be it for the Jayhawks. Tech's Isaiah Manderson score once more bringing the game to an end. Kansas had won 86-54. Kansas showed again why they have won the conference 10 times in a row. Defense wins games and Tech was held to just over 29% shooting in the 2nd half. There is not a coach in the country that won't sleep well at night with those numbers.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys will be traveling to Lawrence this Tuesday January 13th. Tip off in Allen Fieldhouse is at 6pm and can be seen on ESPN2. OSU is coming off a huge win at home over the Texas Longhorns. Senior Le'Bryan Nash and Junior Phil Forte III dropped 20 points a piece on the Longhorns. This will be a true test of the Jayhawks defense.
Around the 13:52 make Freshman Cliff Alexander came in and got right to work. Alexander hit a quick jumper getting on the board. Just when you think the crowd couldn't get any louder, Alexander fired them up with an Alley-oop from Freshman Devonte' Graham. What's better than one crowd pleasing oop? how about another one less than a minute later on an assist from Selden. Tech had no answer for Alexander inside. Cliff was living up in the clouds.
Graham, returning from missing 6 games off a sprained toe, was slowly getting back into the swing of things. Graham had a slow first half, but would end up with 6 points and 6 assists off 19 minutes of play. Graham didn't look like he was at 100%, but he looked relaxed and confident. Graham back off the bench, gave Sophomore Frank Mason III a much needed break at the point.
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The next 2 minutes belonged to Oubre. Oubre went on a run racking up 2 free-throws, an assist, 3 pointer and finishing it off with a huge dunk. Tech Head coach Tubby Smith had enough, calling for a time-out. By then the damage had been done. KU had the lead 38-17. Tech had no answer for anything. The Red Raiders went into the half down by 17 points. This crowd was livid!
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| Courtesy: kusports.com |
Alexander kept dunking, Greene kept hitting jumpers, Ellis kept hitting 3's and the entire bench was seeing minutes. Junior Hunter Mickelson earn 10 minutes of time as well. Everyone looked relaxed. The "meltdowns" were gone for now!
Tech could not get anything going. With just over 6 minutes left to play, the Red Raiders had only scored 14 points. No 3 point shots so far in the half. The Jayhawks defense had shut down everything Tech could toss up. Tech's only buckets came off KU mistakes in the paint. Kansas has some areas to improve on here, but made up for it on offense. Overall Kansas would go 11/22 from the Arc. This was one of the best 3pt shooting games this writer has seen in a long time. My Christmas wishes had been answered!
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| Courtesy: espn.com |
I have followed Kansas Sports for over 30 years. I say this with absolute pride, no one loves their players they way they do at Kansas. The fans watch these young men grow up in front of them and become adults, almost like a cult following. That was backed up again when Redshirt Junior Christian Garrett scored his first career points in conference play. With just under 2 minutes left, Garrett drove the lane hard and laid it in. The way the crowd and bench reacted, one would have thought it was a game winning shot. This goes to show how proud each and every member of this team are of one another. Less than a minute later, the bench once again erupted when Junior Evan Manning buried a 3.That would be it for the Jayhawks. Tech's Isaiah Manderson score once more bringing the game to an end. Kansas had won 86-54. Kansas showed again why they have won the conference 10 times in a row. Defense wins games and Tech was held to just over 29% shooting in the 2nd half. There is not a coach in the country that won't sleep well at night with those numbers.
The Oklahoma State Cowboys will be traveling to Lawrence this Tuesday January 13th. Tip off in Allen Fieldhouse is at 6pm and can be seen on ESPN2. OSU is coming off a huge win at home over the Texas Longhorns. Senior Le'Bryan Nash and Junior Phil Forte III dropped 20 points a piece on the Longhorns. This will be a true test of the Jayhawks defense.
!!!ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK!!!
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