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Kansas defeats Belmont, 89-60
- 6 p.m., Dec. 15, 2012
- Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS
Hot shooting, tough defense lead KU to 89-60 rout of Belmont
Four KU players reached double figures, including 17 apiece from Ben McLemore and Travis Releford, as Kansas improved to 8-1 with a dominant, 89-60 home victory over out-manned Belmont.
Ben McLemore missed just once, Travis Releford just three times and Andrew White III and Jeff Withey joined them in double figures to lead the Kansas University men’s basketball team to a dominant 89-60 victory against visiting Belmont on Saturday night.
McLemore finished 6-of-7 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from three-point range and Releford just could not stop dunking as he finished 6-of-9 and tied with McLemore for the team scoring lead.
Withey hit 5-of-10 shots and finished with 14 points and White logged legitimate minutes and added 15 points, on 6-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-5 from downtown.
Kevin Young, in another start, delivered eight points and a team-best six rebounds. Johnson, McLemore, Releford and Traylor all picked up five boards.
The Jayhawks led by more than 40 points at one point and were able to check the famed “red team” into the game with three minutes remaining.
Here’s a quick look back at some of the action.
• The game turned when: Kansas responded to Belmont bringing the lead within six (27-21) with a 17-7 run to close the first half. Ben McLemore made sure the Jayhawks went into the locker room on a high note with a slam dunk over Blake Jenkins as the buzzer sounded. McLemore was fouled, hit the free throw and KU led 44-28 at the break.
• Offensive highlight: With 9:17 to play in the first half, sophomore point guard Naadir Tharpe chased down his own miss, gathered himself, attacked the paint and threw a perfect over-the-shoulder lob to Jeff Withey who slammed it home to give KU a 23-12 lead.
• Defensive highlight: Let’s give this one to Kevin Young for his steal with 14:38 to play in the game that started a two-on-one break with Travis Releford and led to an and-one conversion from Releford on the other end. Young was active against a dribbler at the top of the key and then hustled after the loose ball to force the action.
• Key stat: How about three-point shooting.... Belmont can be a giant killer when it’s hitting the outside shot. Not only were the Bruins missing, but the Jayhawks were on fire. KU finished 10-of-21 from downtown (47.6 percent) while Belmont hit 8-of-38 (21.1 percent) from three-point range.
• Up next: The Jayhawks will take on Richmond, Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse.
Live coverage (Ended December 15, 2012 at 8:05 p.m.)
Icthawkfan316
Someone please calm Dannylanduff down. Complaining about the walk-ons being in is ridiculous. No one cares about 100 points, but I guarantee you the rotation players take great pride in putting the game away early enough to get those guys some minutes
| Belmont | 60 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 89 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
FINAL SCORE: KU rocks Belmont, 89-60, in a game that wasn't even that close. The Jayhawks improve to 8-1 and Belmont drops to 7-3.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Thanks for going easy on me tonight, everyone. Hope the experience was all right. We'll have the regular assortment of stuff posted ASAP including Bill Self audio, the KUsports.com ratings and all of our game coverage as soon as it's available. Impressive win. Enjoy your night!
Haasehawk
well i spoke too soon, don't think we're making it to the century mark. Oh well, to me that means we beat them even worse!
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Rock Chalk chant starting to ring out and the Jayhawks are a minute away from moving to 8-1 on the season with another pretty complete effort.
Maxjay in reply to Dannylandulf
Tempting as it may be, I would rather get the benchers some practice and experience. Will help us in the post season! :P
Dannylandulf
Ugh. Our third string is awful.
I just wanted 100. We are the only top 10 team without such a score.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Rio Adams, Christian Garrett, Evan Manning and Tyler Self just checking in at the 2:52 mark.
Quinn in reply to Lajayhawk
Draftexpress still has him down at 17. But yeah he is at #3 on http://www.nbadraft.net/
Lajayhawk in reply to Melrank
He should be top 5. Just thought the boards were late putting him there.
B to the P in reply to Melrank
Good question;
there was a time when it seemed he was competing with Tharpe for the other PG spot... but now it seems like it's all Tharpe.
I like Rio's energy and D though -- you can't coach speed. Would love to see more of him this year.
Lajayhawk in reply to Quinn
Wow, seriously?? They must have just updated that. I'm pretty sure I checked that a week ago and he was late first round. Maybe it was a different board....
Quinn in reply to Matt Tait
nbadraft.net has BMac as the #3 overall draft pick right now. He's playing like it tonight.
| Belmont | 49 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 87 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
It's all about the subs now with KU on cruise control and headed toward victory No. 8.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Perry Ellis checks in for BMac.... The freshman finished with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting, 4 for 5 from three-point range. Another insanely solid night.
B to the P
wow, so many good things to see tonight:
EJ back to his old self Withey continuing, BMac still shooting, KY and Rele still making plays...
but Tharpe stepping up a little! and AW3 finding his KU shot!
still want to see a little more from Ellis/Traylor
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
On the floor for KU: Tharpe, McLemore, Withey, White III and EJ. 5:30 to play.
Lajayhawk
Second game in a row where we played with a lot of energy and as a team. This run we went on reminds me of 96-97 team...
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Releford checks out to a HUGE ovation from the home crowd. He finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Great night.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff in reply to Haasehawk
Hard to believe, huh? Belmont 6-of-31 from three-point land and KU 10-of-16.
Haasehawk
sooooo let me get this straight... this was supposed to be our toughest competition left at home?
| Belmont | 46 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 83 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
8-0 run by the Jayhawks officially delivers the knockout blow. Not that there was any doubt before it, but the KU fans really made Belmont feel like they're suffering a beating during this latest spurt.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
OK. Now it's loud. Back-to-back threes and a reverse dunk by Relefrod plus an and-one opportunity by the KC senior... This place is beside itself with joy. KU up 83-46 with 6:39 to play. Wow. Just wow.
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