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Kansas Falls to Kentucky 67-59 in NCAA Championship

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:58:33 +0000

Kansas falls just shy of the NCAA Championship after a 67-59 loss to Kentucky.

Kansas closes out the season with a 32-7 overall record and a 16-2 record and first place regular season finish in the Big 12.

The Jayhawks got to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team after falling to Baylor, 81-72, in the Big 12 tournament. On the way to the championship game, Kansas beat 15th-seeded Detroit, 65-50 in the second round and 10th-seeded Purdue, 63-60 in the third round. Following that, the Jayhawks got through 11th-seeded NC State, 60-57 in the Sweet Sixteen, top-seeded North Carolina, 80-67 in the Elite Eight, and second-seeded Ohio State, 64-62 in the Final Four.

Kansas was led by Tyshawn Taylor, who had 19 points. The Jayhawks also saw 18 points from Thomas Robinson, 13 from Elijah Johnson, and five from Jeff Withey.

The Wildcats were fueled by a game high from Doron Lamb who had 22 points. Other notable contributions included Marquis Teague with 14 points, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with 11, and Terrence Jones who had nine.

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Anthony Davis	36	6	16	5	3	6	3
A	Doron Lamb	35	22	2	3	0	0	1
B+	M. Kidd-Gilchrist	35	11	6	1	0	1	1
B	Marquis Teague	34	14	2	3	0	0	2
B	Terrence Jones	30	9	7	0	1	2	2
C	Darius Miller	25	5	6	0	0	2	2
-	Eloy Vargas	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
-	Kyle Wiltjer	3	0	0	0	0	0	0

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Thomas Robinson	36	18	17	1	0	0	1
B+	Tyshawn Taylor	36	19	4	3	1	0	5
B	Jeff Withey	32	5	7	1	2	4	1
B	Elijah Johnson	36	13	2	2	1	0	2
C	Travis Releford	30	4	1	1	1	0	0
C-	Kevin Young	11	0	3	0	0	1	0
D	Conner Teahan	17	0	0	1	1	0	0

Kentucky finishes with a 38-2 overall record, first place in the SEC and a 16-0 regular season record to complete its SEC Championship run. The Wildcats made it to the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid after losing to Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament, 71-64. On the road to the championship, Kentucky defeated 16th-seeded Western Kentucky, 81-66 in the second round and eighth-seeded Iowa State, 87-71 in the third round. That was followed by victories over fourth-seeded Indiana, 102-90 in the Sweet Sixteen, third-seeded Baylor, 82-70 in the Elite Eight, and finally fourth-seeded Louisville, 69-61 in the Final Four.

Kansas Game Notes:

Thomas Robinson has led the team in rebounding in 35 out of 39 games this season.
This was the 1st foul out of the season for Travis Releford
Tyshawn Taylor has led the team in scoring in 14 out of 39 games this season.
KU set a season low for total points.
Tyshawn Taylor accounted for 32.2% of the team's points.

Kentucky Game Notes:

Doron Lamb has led the team in scoring 11 times in 40 games this season.
This marks the 10th 20-point game of Doron Lamb's career.
Doron Lamb accounted for 32.8% of the team's points.
Anthony Davis recorded the 23rd double digit rebound game of his career.
Anthony Davis has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 4 straight games.

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Kansas vs Kentucky: Recap Notes

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:57:33 +0000

Kansas Game Notes:

Prior to this game, KU played 45 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 32-13.
Kansas has lost 75% of the time this season (1-3) after recording 9 or fewer assists.
KU set a season low for total points.
Tyshawn Taylor accounted for 32.2% of the team's points.
Thomas Robinson accounted for 48.5% of the team's rebounds.
Tyshawn Taylor has led the team in scoring in 14 out of 39 games this season.
Thomas Robinson has led the team in rebounding in 35 out of 39 games this season.
Thomas Robinson recorded the 36th double digit rebound game of his career.
Thomas Robinson has 27 straight double-digit point games.
Thomas Robinson recorded a double-double. It was his 27th this season and 32nd of his career.
Elijah Johnson has 8 straight double-digit point games.
Tyshawn Taylor has 3 straight double-digit point games.
Tyshawn Taylor set a career high with a 100% three point percentage.
This was the 1st foul out of the season for Travis Releford

Kentucky Game Notes:

Doron Lamb accounted for 32.8% of the team's points.
Anthony Davis accounted for 37.2% of the team's rebounds.
Doron Lamb has led the team in scoring 11 times in 40 games this season.
Anthony Davis has led the team in rebounding 29 times in 40 games this season.
Anthony Davis recorded the 23rd double digit rebound game of his career.
Anthony Davis has grabbed double-digit rebounds in 4 straight games.
This marks the 10th 20-point game of Doron Lamb's career.
Doron Lamb has 9 straight double-digit point games.

Kansas vs Kentucky: Boxscore

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:56:33 +0000

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	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
T. Robinson	*	36	18	6-17	35	6-17	35	0-0		6-7	85	5	12	17	1	0	0	1	2
E. Johnson	*	36	13	5-13	38	2-6	33	3-7	42	0-0		1	1	2	2	1	0	2	1
T. Taylor	*	36	19	8-17	47	7-16	43	1-1	100	2-3	66	1	3	4	3	1	0	5	1
J. Withey	*	32	5	2-8	25	2-8	25	0-0		1-1	100	3	4	7	1	2	4	1	2
T. Releford	*	30	4	1-6	16	0-4	0	1-2	50	1-2	50	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	5
C. Teahan		17	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	0-1	0	0-0		0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
K. Young		11	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-2	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	4
J. Wesley		2	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
KU		200	59	22-62	35	17-51	33	5-11	45	10-15	66	11	24	35	9	6	5	9	16
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
UK		201	67	23-56	41	17-42	40	6-14	42	15-21	71	12	31	43	12	4	11	11	15
A. Davis	*	36	6	1-10	10	1-10	10	0-0		4-6	66	4	12	16	5	3	6	3	2
M. Kidd-Gilchri	*	35	11	4-7	57	4-6	66	0-1	0	3-4	75	2	4	6	1	0	1	1	2
D. Lamb	*	35	22	7-12	58	4-6	66	3-6	50	5-6	83	1	1	2	3	0	0	1	2
M. Teague	*	34	14	5-14	35	3-11	27	2-3	66	2-3	66	1	1	2	3	0	0	2	2
T. Jones	*	30	9	4-7	57	4-6	66	0-1	0	1-2	50	1	6	7	0	1	2	2	4
D. Miller		25	5	2-5	40	1-3	33	1-2	50	0-0		1	5	6	0	0	2	2	2
E. Vargas		3	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
K. Wiltjer		3	0	0-1	0	0-0	0	0-1	0	0-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Verne Harris	996	38.4	281	932	77	36.3	25	56	Mountain West, WAC, Pac 12
Mark Whitehead	1173	37.9	357	1068	88	35.3	21	47	Big 12, Missouri Valley, Big Ten
Mike Stuart	987	36.9	350	816	88	35.5	30	58	Big 12, Big East, Missouri Valley

Fouls: Kentucky 15, Kansas 16, Total 31
DQs: Kentucky 0, Kansas 1, Total 1
Technical Fouls: Kentucky 0, Kansas 0, Total 0

Updated: Kansas (32-6) and 1st Ranked Kentucky (37-2) Square Off

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:10:43 +0000

Monday is a big day for Jayhawks basketball as the Wildcats play the Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament. It starts at 9:21 EST and you can catch it on CBS. Kentucky is ranked #1 in the AP, and Kansas has a record of 7-4 against ranked teams. Overall, the 6th ranked Jayhawks have a record of 32-6. The Wildcats maintain a record of 37-2.

Sadly, Kentucky is the favorite to win.

Kansas has seen Kentucky already this season, and lost to them 75-65 on November 15th.

StatSmack! Kansas is better than Kentucky

We have a history of cultivating talent. Over the past 10 years Kansas has had more players drafted by the NBA than Kentucky (15 vs 14).
Jeff Withey is ranked 2nd nationally in blocks
The Kansas scoring leader (Thomas Robinson) has more points than the Kentucky scoring leader (Anthony Davis).
Kansas has a much better overall winning percentage over the last 5 years (0.876 to 0.773).

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Kansas Beats Ohio State 64-62 for a Shot at the NCAA Championship

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:39:21 +0000

Kansas is aiming to capture its first NCAA Championship since 1988 after a tight 64-62 win over Ohio State in the Final Four in New Orleans. Kansas was in a battle from the start in this one as the team found themselves behind 34-25 at halftime and held on for the win at the end.

The Jayhawks were sparked by Thomas Robinson who put up 19 points while adding eight rebounds. Three additional players scored in double figures, including Travis Releford (15), Elijah Johnson (13), and Tyshawn Taylor (10).

Kansas dominated defensive rebounds as a team, crashing the boards for a 30 to 20 rebounding advantage at the Ohio State basket.

Ohio State ends the season with a 31-8 overall record as well as a 13-5 record and first place regular season finish in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes made the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team after losing to Michigan State, 68-64, in the Big Ten tournament.

In getting to the Final Four, Ohio State got past 15th-seeded Loyola (MD), 78-59 in the second round and seventh-seeded Gonzaga, 73-66 in the third round. Then the Buckeyes got by sixth-seeded Cincinnati, 81-66 in the Sweet Sixteen and top-seeded Syracuse, 77-70 in the Elite Eight.

Ohio State got its best effort from William Buford, who registered 19 points while grabbing seven rebounds. The Buckeyes had three additional players in double figures, including Jared Sullinger (13), Aaron Craft (11), and Lenzelle Smith Jr. (10).

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Jared Sullinger	39	13	11	2	1	3	2
A	William Buford	35	19	7	1	1	0	3
B	L. Smith Jr.	34	10	4	2	1	0	2
B	Aaron Craft	40	11	0	3	3	0	2
C+	Deshaun Thomas	24	9	4	1	0	0	1
C	Sam Thompson	12	0	2	1	0	3	0
D+	Evan Ravenel	14	0	2	1	0	1	1

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	Travis Releford	38	15	6	1	2	0	0
A	Thomas Robinson	35	19	8	0	1	0	2
B+	Tyshawn Taylor	37	10	3	9	1	0	5
B+	Elijah Johnson	28	13	10	1	0	0	4
B-	Jeff Withey	34	4	8	0	1	7	4
C+	Kevin Young	11	0	5	1	0	1	2
C+	Conner Teahan	17	3	1	2	0	0	0

Kansas Game Notes:

Elijah Johnson recorded the 1st double digit rebound game of his career.
KU has won 100% of the time this season (10-0) after holding an opponent to under 33.9% field goal percentage.
Thomas Robinson has 26 straight double-digit point games.
Kansas has won 87% of the time this season (7-1) after committing 17 or fewer turnovers.
Elijah Johnson recorded a double-double. It was the 1st of his career.

Ohio State Game Notes:

Jared Sullinger accounted for 36.6% of the team's rebounds.
Jared Sullinger has 10 straight double-digit point games.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. has 3 straight double-digit point games.
Jared Sullinger recorded a double-double. It was his 17th this season and 35th of his career.
Ohio State lost and did not cover the spread.

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Ohio State vs Kansas: Recap Notes

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:38:21 +0000

Kansas Game Notes:

The win over Ohio State extended the Kansas winning streak to 5 games.
KU beat the spread by 4.5 points. That makes the 19th time this season the Jayhawks have beat the spread.
The Jayhawks have won 6 close games this season (a win by 5 or fewer points). Since 2006, Kansas has won 31 close games.
Prior to this game, KU played 44 Top 25 opponents in the last 5 seasons with a record of 31-13.
The Jayhawks have won 100% of the time this season (10-0) after recording 8 or more blocks.
Kansas has won 87% of the time this season (7-1) after committing 17 or fewer turnovers.
KU has won 100% of the time this season (10-0) after holding an opponent to under 33.9% field goal percentage.
KU has won 94% of the time this season (18-1) when opponents record 20 or fewer field goals made.
KU wins 88% of the time this season (16-2) when their opponent has 12 or more turnovers.
This season Kansas has won 100% of the time (7-0) when Jeff Withey has 7 blocks or more, 80% of the time (8-2) when Thomas Robinson plays 35 minutes or more, and 83% of the time (10-2) when Travis Releford has 6 rebounds or more.
The Jayhawks have recorded more rebounds than their opponents for the past 4 games.
The top two scorers (Thomas Robinson and Travis Releford) accounted for 53.1% of the points.
The top two rebounders (Elijah Johnson and Thomas Robinson) accounted for 42.8% of the rebounds.
Thomas Robinson has led the team in scoring in 17 out of 38 games this season.
Travis Releford set a career high with a 100% three point percentage.
Thomas Robinson has 26 straight double-digit point games.
Elijah Johnson recorded the 1st double digit rebound game of his career.
Elijah Johnson has 7 straight double-digit point games.
Elijah Johnson recorded a double-double. It was the 1st of his career.
Elijah Johnson set a career high with 10 rebounds and 9 defensive rebounds.

Ohio State Game Notes:

Ohio State lost and did not cover the spread.
The Buckeyes have lost 6 times this season in games decided by 5 or fewer points. Since 2006, Ohio State has lost 21 close games.
William Buford accounted for 30.6% of the team's points.
Jared Sullinger accounted for 36.6% of the team's rebounds.
William Buford has led the team in scoring 11 times in 39 games this season.
Jared Sullinger has led the team in rebounding 26 times in 39 games this season.
Jared Sullinger recorded the 36th double digit rebound game of his career.
Jared Sullinger has 10 straight double-digit point games.
Jared Sullinger recorded a double-double. It was his 17th this season and 35th of his career.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. has 3 straight double-digit point games.

Ohio State vs Kansas: Boxscore

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:37:21 +0000

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	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
A. Craft	*	40	11	4-11	36	2-8	25	2-3	66	1-1	100	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	2
J. Sullinger	*	39	13	5-19	26	5-17	29	0-2	0	3-4	75	6	5	11	2	1	3	2	3
W. Buford	*	35	19	6-10	60	3-5	60	3-5	60	4-4	100	2	5	7	1	1	0	3	3
L. Smith Jr.	*	34	10	2-5	40	0-0	0	2-5	40	4-4	100	0	4	4	2	1	0	2	1
D. Thomas	*	24	9	3-14	21	2-7	28	1-7	14	2-2	100	2	2	4	1	0	0	1	4
E. Ravenel		14	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	2	2	1	0	1	1	3
S. Thompson		12	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	2	2	1	0	3	0	1
A. Williams		2	0	0-0		0-0	0	0-0		0-0		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
OSU		200	62	20-59	33	12-37	32	8-22	36	14-15	93	10	20	30	11	7	7	12	17
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
KU		200	64	25-56	44	22-45	48	3-11	27	11-14	78	12	30	42	14	5	8	17	15
T. Releford	*	38	15	5-7	71	4-6	66	1-1	100	4-4	100	2	4	6	1	2	0	0	1
T. Taylor	*	37	10	3-11	27	3-8	37	0-3	0	4-4	100	0	3	3	9	1	0	5	1
T. Robinson	*	35	19	8-18	44	8-18	44	0-0		3-6	50	3	5	8	0	1	0	2	1
J. Withey	*	34	4	2-4	50	2-4	50	0-0		0-0		1	7	8	0	1	7	4	2
E. Johnson	*	28	13	6-9	66	5-6	83	1-3	33	0-0		1	9	10	1	0	0	4	4
C. Teahan		17	3	1-5	20	0-1	0	1-4	25	0-0		1	0	1	2	0	0	0	2
K. Young		11	0	0-2	0	0-2	0	0-0		0-0		4	1	5	1	0	1	2	4
	S	MIN	PTS	FG	FG%	2P	2P%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OR	DR	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF

Referees

	Since 1996				2011-2012
	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Gms	FPG	Techs	DQs	Primary Confs
Jamie Luckie	1169	37.7	418	1031	98	36.4	32	76	ACC, SEC, Big East
Tom Eades	1044	37.0	356	861	96	35.1	26	70	Big 12, Missouri Valley, Big Ten
Pat Adams	785	37.3	286	615	62	35.5	20	44	SEC, C-USA, SWAC

Fouls: Ohio State 17, Kansas 15, Total 32
DQs: Ohio State 0, Kansas 0, Total 0
Technical Fouls: Ohio State 0, Kansas 0, Total 0

Updated: Kansas (31-6) Faces 7th Ranked Ohio State (31-7)

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:11:29 +0000

Saturday is the date fans have been waiting for as Kansas goes up against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament. We get started at 8:49 EST and it will be televised on CBS. Ohio State is #7 in the AP, and Kansas has a record of 6-4 against AP Top 25 teams. The 6th ranked Jayhawks are 31-6 overall. The Buckeyes maintain a record of 31-7.

Ohio State has a slim advantage in this game.

Kansas has played Ohio State already, and beat them 78-67 on December 10th.

StatSmack! Kansas is better than Ohio State

Kansas has a much better overall winning percentage over the last 20 years (0.827 to 0.640).
The Big 12 has had 1 more NCAA Tournament Championships than the Big Ten over the past 5 years.
Kansas has a better conference record than Ohio State this season (16-2 vs 13-5).
The Kansas blocks leader (Jeff Withey) has more blocks than the Ohio State blocks leader (Jared Sullinger).

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On this day 9 years ago - Mar 27, 2003

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:04:16 +0000

Nick Collison put the team on his back by scoring 33 points on the way to a 69-65 victory over Duke. During the 2002-2003 season, Nick led KU in scoring 15 times.

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Kansas Gets Paper Upset Over Top-seeded North Carolina 80-67 to Advance to Final Four

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:28:23 +0000

Second-seeded Kansas advances past the Elite Eight with an 80-67 win over top-seeded North Carolina to win the regional in St. Louis. Kansas actually found themselves knotted up at 47-47 at halftime but roared back for the big victory.

Tyshawn Taylor put up a game high 22 points while adding five assists. Thomas Robinson (18), Jeff Withey (15), Travis Releford (11), and Elijah Johnson (10) all scored in double figures.

North Carolina ends the season with a 32-6 overall record as well as a 14-2 record and first place regular season finish in the ACC. The Tar Heels received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after losing to Florida State, 85-82, in the ACC tournament

In getting to the Elite Eight, North Carolina went through 16th-seeded Vermont, 77-58 in the second round, eighth-seeded Creighton, 87-73 in the third round, and then 13th-seeded Ohio, 73-65 in the Sweet Sixteen.

North Carolina got its best effort from James Michael McAdoo, who registered 15 points on 75% shooting. The Tar Heels had three additional players in double figures, including Harrison Barnes (13), Tyler Zeller (12), and John Henson (10).

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A	J. McAdoo	19	15	4	0	2	1	0
B	Tyler Zeller	34	12	6	1	0	4	2
B	Harrison Barnes	36	13	4	4	0	0	3
B	Stilman White	28	4	2	7	1	0	0
B-	Justin Watts	12	5	0	2	2	0	1
C+	Reggie Bullock	31	5	7	2	0	0	2
C+	P.J. Hairston	15	3	3	2	0	0	1
C+	John Henson	25	10	4	0	0	1	1

Grade	Player	Mins	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
A+	Tyshawn Taylor	36	22	6	5	5	0	3
A	Jeff Withey	28	15	8	0	0	3	0
A	Thomas Robinson	33	18	9	1	0	0	1
B+	Kevin Young	17	2	8	2	0	0	1
B+	Elijah Johnson	35	10	4	5	1	0	2
B	Travis Releford	36	11	3	0	2	0	1
D+	Conner Teahan	13	0	1	1	1	0	0

Kansas Game Notes:

Kansas has won 100% of the time this season (6-0) after committing 8 or fewer turnovers.
KU has won 100% of the time this season (13-0) when opponents record 9 or fewer free throws made.
Tyshawn Taylor set a career high with 10 field goals made.
Thomas Robinson set a career high with a 100% three point percentage.
This marks the 17th 20-point game of Tyshawn Taylor's career.

North Carolina Game Notes:

North Carolina lost and did not cover the spread.
The top two scorers (James Michael McAdoo and Harrison Barnes) accounted for 41.7% of the points.
Harrison Barnes has 9 straight double-digit point games.
John Henson has 3 straight double-digit point games.
James Michael McAdoo has led the team in scoring 3 times in 38 games this season.

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