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Kansas defeats Swiss National Team, 83-79
- 10 a.m., Aug. 8, 2012
- Fribourg, Switzerland,
FINAL: KU rallies late for 83-79 win over Swiss national team
The Kansas men's basketball team rallied from a four-point deficit with 2:55 left, scoring 14 of the game's final 20 points to take an 83-79 victory over the Swiss national team on Wednesday night in Fribourg, Switzerland.
For the second straight game, Kevin Young made key plays down the stretch, putting in a tip to tie it with less than a minute left before putting in a transition to put KU up by two with 13 seconds left.
The Swiss missed a long three, and Andrew White got the rebound and made both free throws after getting fouled to put it away with 2.6 seconds left.
White led KU with 16 points, while Elijah Johnson had 14. Young posted 12 points, and Withey added 10.
KU's next game is against a French pro team at 1 p.m. Saturday in Paris.
Live coverage (Ended August 8, 2012 at 12:04 p.m.)
Brian8556
RCJHGKU! ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK GO KU! ONTO PARIS, FRANCE TO FACE A FRENCH PRO TEAM BASKETBALL TEAM! #kubball
Txchalker
You can't teach kids stuff like this in practice. This is great that they are all experiencing the game situations.
Rockchalk26
Jesse, if you post the highlights from this game, you might be getting a Christmas e-card.
Girlinthephog
Why did the site crash when it got tied up at 1:04? Wow. But great to hear we won the game!
Kukevbo
I wonder if KU or KU sports will put up more than 10 seconds of video from what sounded like an exciting game
Adamjhwkfan in reply to Speckleddog
Who would have thought Twitter would actually be good for... um.. anything.
Kukevbo
Thank god every KU game has been on TV the last 15 years. No way could I handle having to listen or follow on line.
| Kansas | 83 |
|---|---|
| Swiss National Team | 79 |
Jesse Newell KUsports.com staff
Swiss miss final three.
KU with great fourth-quarter play to rally for the win.
| Kansas | 83 |
|---|---|
| Swiss National Team | 79 |
Jesse Newell KUsports.com staff
Self chewing the official after another ticky-tack foul. Bad time for it to happen. Releford's fourth.
Slaterman in reply to Jesse Newell
You can go ahead and just lie to us at this point and tell us that we win.
Jesse Newell KUsports.com staff
Swiss player beats the shot clock with a high arching 18 footer from the baseline.
Kukevbo
I'm going to be irrationally pissed if we lose. The game means nothing and I can't watch but I want us to WIN. EVERY. DAMN. GAME
Jakejayhawk in reply to Honk4tad
I asked respectfully. Jesus means more to me than an exclamation. There are other blogs where you can do this but I would like to think we could have some courtesy here. I know I will get flamed but it isn't too much to ask for class from our fans.
| Kansas | 71 |
|---|---|
| Swiss National Team | 75 |
Jesse Newell KUsports.com staff
Johnson to Young, who beats the shot clock with an 8-foot bank shot. KU down two.
Jesse Newell KUsports.com staff
Ellis loses it out of bounds. Swiss miss a three. White with the board. KU down 73-69 with 2:55 left.
Calhawk
Apparently there was a strong quake in Yorba Linda last night, so probably an after shock of that just a bit ago
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