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Kansas defeats San Jose State, 70-57
- 8 p.m., Nov. 26, 2012
- Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS
FINAL: Jeff Withey's triple-double leads KU to 70-57 victory over San Jose State
By Matt Tait
Senior Jeff Withey recorded a triple-double, and the Kansas University men's basketball team needed every bit of the center's 16 points, 12 rebounds and 12 blocks to hold off San Jose State, 70-57.
Withey got into all aspects of the game early in this one. By halftime, he had six points, four rebounds and six blocks, and he picked up the triple-double with an emphatic block of SJSU's Xavier Jones with just under eight minutes to play in the second half.
While Withey was recording stats at will, the Jayhawks were adding to an eight-point halftime lead that was trimmed to six in the opening seconds of the second half. KU responded with an 18-0 run to push its lead to 24, but then went ice cold and watched James Kinney (30 points) and the Spartans rip off a 16-0 run to get back within eight with 5:16 remaining.
KU (5-1) got some much-needed points at the free throw line and SJSU (2-3) cooled off as the two raced to the finish line.
Here's a quick look back at some of the action.
The game turned when: Kansas responded to a three-pointer from SJSU guard D.J. Brown with 4:13 to play in the first half with a 9-1 run that more than doubled the Jayhawks' lead, from 31-24 to 40-25, in less than three minutes. That gave the Jayhawks a little separation and an 18-0 run to open the second half gave them a more comfortable margin.
Offensive highlight: This one came right at the end, as Ben McLemore picked up a lead pass after another block by Withey and rocked home a windmill jam that brought the house down. Until that point, the other big rim-rattler of the night came right off the bat as Elijah Johnson controlled the opening tip from Jeff Withey and quickly threw a lob over the top to a high-flying McLemore to give KU a stylish 2-0 lead at the 19:49 mark of the first half.
Defensive highlight: This one was not so much a single highlight as it was a collection of them. Withey showed he was ready to block some shots early on, as he had six blocks in the first half and four in the game's first 10 minutes.
Key stat: In the first half, KU held the Spartans to just 31-percent shooting. That number included a 3-for-9 clip from three-point land, though, and the Jayhawks actually blocked more SJSU two-point field goal attempts (eight) than the Spartans made (seven) in the game's opening 20 minutes.
Up next: The Jayhawks will return to Kansas City, Mo., site of their recent CBE Classic title, on Friday to take on Oregon State at 7 p.m. at Sprint Center.
Live coverage (Ended November 26, 2012 at 10:06 p.m.)
Jaybate
Why we quit attacking through Travis I do not understand.
Attack Kinney with Travis. Post Kinney up. That was a mistake on Self's part IMHO, but he was determined to be SJSU within the scheme. It would not have been manly enough to beat them by going straight to Travis. :-)
Jaybate
Kinney hung 30 on us.
Ouch!!!
There's going to be hell to pay for letting him have that kind of night.
Arp6708
hope Ellis doesnt get any ideas of transfer, not getting much PT and gets his butt rip every few mins
Archain
If Bill says anything to open his postgame interview other than a vomit I'm going to be surprised.
Lajayhawk in reply to Archain
Oh, he should do it. I'm just not that excited about it after that crapfest of a half.
Lajayhawk
Oh... BTW... scroll down and you'll see I said we'd win by 12 with about 10 minutes left...
| SJSU | 57 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 70 |
Lajayhawk
I'd be more pumped with that dunk if we hadn't crapped all over ourselves for about 14 minutes this half.
| SJSU | 57 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 68 |
Kuwells
Time to go cash in. Later fellas. I hope Friday is like the first 6-7 minutes of the second half. And I think SDSU should foul but whatever!
Marshan3q in reply to Wissoxfan83
tied for #1 the game we lost to Bucknell in the second round a few years ago
B to the P in reply to Jesse Newell
it was travis reaching in on the arm, replay looked like he clipped him on the way up
Jeremy Wilhelm in reply to Jesse Newell
Announcers disagree after watching replay - I don't think so either
Wissoxfan83
Just got home from daughters soccer match. How does this one rank in the annuls of KU hoopdom?
| SJSU | 57 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 64 |
Dynamitehawk in reply to Kuwells
Nice. If you tell a hot chick that you own a cellular telephone, nod at her like you own a private island I will buy you a 12 pack of boulevard for Christmas.
Kuwells
So, I am sitting in the MGM sports book. 200 people in here watching MNF. With that last dumb butt play I stood up and yelled ARRGHPBTTTH! I felt the eyes. MNF was on commercial,
Lajayhawk in reply to Jaybate
Do we need to take them to the San Fernando Valley? Lots of money shots there...
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