On February 18th in their own building, the Jayhawks thumped the Red Raiders, 83-50, in Big 12 play. The game lacked a lot of drama, with Kansas up big at halftime, 44-22, and never letting up.
The game came down to a big separation in shooting and rebounding. The Jayhawks, with 56% shooting, were too much for the Red Raiders and their 40% from the floor. Kansas made a huge difference on the glass, 32 rebounds to 21. A big plus for Kansas was its 60% three-point shooting, much better than its 35% average this season.
Some notes on this pairing: The RPI had Kansas as a much better team, #5 to #234. The Jayhawks are playing amazing at home, and the Red Raiders hadn't been playing well and had lost 4 out of their last 5. This caps a regular season sweep, including a 81-46 win earlier this year.
Thomas Robinson put up the most points for the Jayhawks with 16 points in 24 minutes, shooting 60% from the floor.
Robinson also had a game-high five assists to lend a hand in the victory.
|
|
| TTU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | | B | Jordan Tolbert | 34 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | B | Javarez Willis | 35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | | C | Ty Nurse | 25 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | C | Jaye Crockett | 27 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | C | DeShon Minnis | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | | D | R. Lewandowski | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D | Luke Adams | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | - | Jaron Nash | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | - | Clark Lammert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
|
|
| KU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | | A+ | Thomas Robinson | 24 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | A | Travis Releford | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | A | Kevin Young | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | | A | Jeff Withey | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | B+ | Conner Teahan | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | B- | Naadir Tharpe | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | B- | Elijah Johnson | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | C+ | Tyshawn Taylor | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | | - | Justin Wesley | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | - | J. Juenemann | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
The Jayhawks are now 22-5. They move up to 1st in the Big 12, and their conference record improves to 12-2. They're currently on a 4 game run.
The next game on the schedule is Texas A&M on the road on February 22nd.
- Thomas Robinson had a career high with 5 assists.
- The Jayhawks set a season high for three point percentage.
- Kansas started 22-5 during the 2008, 2004, and 2000 seasons (since 1996).
- This was the 8th blowout win this season (a win by 20 or more points). Over the past 5 seasons, KU has been on the winning end of 79 blowout games.
- The Jayhawks have won 100% of the time this season (5-0) after recording 9 or more three pointers.
Texas Tech Game Notes:
- Texas Tech lost and did not cover the spread.
- This was the 4th blowout loss this season (a loss by 20 or more points). Over the past 5 seasons, TTU has been on the losing end of 20 blowout games.
- Javarez Willis accounted for 34.0% of the team's points.
- Javarez Willis has led the team in scoring 7 times in 26 games this season.
- This was the 1st foul out of the season for Jaye Crockett.
Check out the complete Games Notes
Tags: Thomas Robinson
