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Kansas defeats Kansas State, 72-63
- 7 p.m., Jan. 2, 2013
- Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS
FINAL: Balanced offensive attack leads KU women past K-State, 72-63
The Kansas University women’s basketball team weathered a 17-3 run to close the first half and ripped off an 18-6 spurt of their own to start the second to pave the way for a hard-fought 72-63 victory against Sunflower State rival Kansas State on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
The victory improved KU to 10-2 on the season and 1-0 in Big 12 play and snapped a four-game losing skid to the Wildcats.
KU’s used a balanced offensive attack to keep the Wildcats in check throughout much of the night. Five Jayhawks reached double figures in scoring, led by sophomore Natalie Knight (16 points) and, of course, senior point guard Angel Goodrich, who controlled all elements of this one and finished with 17 points and nine assists.
Carolyn Davis (14) and Monica Engelman (10) also reached double figures. Engelman’s night made her the 25th player in Kansas history to reach 1,000 points for a career.
CeCe Harper added 10 points and three rebounds (including two big three-pointers) and played some solid defense on KSU’s Brittany Chambers, who finished with a workmanlike 15-point night for Kansas State, which fell to 8-4 overall and 0-1 in Big 12 play.
Next up, KU will play at West Virginia and at Oklahoma State, Jan. 5 and 8, and will return home Jan. 12 for a match-up with Baylor.
Live coverage (Ended January 2, 2013 at 11:56 p.m.)
Mom_of_three
I wish the announcers would stop talking so I could hear KU's great version of Home on the Range
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Kansas hit 6 of 11 threes, K-State 5 of 18. Could be real good year for KU.
| Kansas State | 63 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 72 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Five KU players reached double digits in scoring and the Jayhawks snapped a 4-game losing streak to K-State while improving to 10-2 overall and 1-0 in Big 12 play this season.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff in reply to Trojanhawk
Just wanted to prove we're telling the truth! Glad so many of you stopped by for tonight's blog. Nice win for KU. Not a work of art, but nice nonetheless.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Goodrich drains both and KU is 52 seconds from snapping it's 4-game losing streak to KSU.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Angel Goodrich makes two free throws to push KU lead to 68-59 with 51.9 left.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Let me be the first to guess Angel Goodrich makes two free throws her to push KU lead from seven to nine with 51.9 left.
| Kansas State | 59 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 66 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Deep three pointer from Chambers cuts the KU lead to seven as we go under a minute to play. 66-59, Jayhawks, :57.3 left. Chambers has 13 points (on 5-of-12 shooting) but the Jayhawks have done a fabulous job keeping her out of rhythm.
Mom_of_three
Chambers seemed to put up a lot of moves that she was surprised she didn't get a foul call on.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Gardner makes 1 of 2 to pu KU up, 66-56 with 1:42. KU gets ball out after Gardner misses second and ball goes off K-State player OB.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Kansas has done an awesome job defending Chambers, who has just 10 points. Knight's been on her a lot and CeCe Harper took her for a while as well. Knight having some night.
| Kansas State | 55 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 63 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
A Chantay Caron three-pointer pulls KSU to within 8. Given the way KU closed the first half, that could be significant. Chambers to the line after the timeout.
Mom_of_three
Knight was fun to watch in high school at Olathe South, but it is much better to watch her in college. plays so calm, cool and collected.
Mom_of_three in reply to Ku62
but you have williams, davis and Gardiner, so she should be able to employ it more often if they are all playing well.
Mom_of_three in reply to Tom Keegan
KSU is so busy trying to keep track of two bigs that our guards can score
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff in reply to Ku62
That's not aggressive thinking. Play to win, don't play to not lose.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff in reply to Mom_of_three
Season-high, yes, career-high, no. Knight scored 18 points at Oklahoma on March 4 of last season.
Ku62 in reply to Mom_of_three
Always there's a risk of foul trouble with both bigs on the floor at once. It's a luxury if Bonnie can do that more than 10-12 min/game.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff in reply to Mom_of_three
Gardner's a much louder talent than Williams, so I think it makes KU a better team, a tougher team to defend when Gardner's in the game with Davis. It's working so far here the last few minutes.
Mom_of_three in reply to Tom Keegan
it will make them stronger in big 12 play, I would think, with the option of playing two bigs.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Natalie Knight with two more (14 for the game) and KU now leads by nine, 61-52, with 5:39 to play. Knight has been great around the rim tonight, shielding defenders with her body to finish.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Natalie Knight playing a terrific game at both ends. ... Highlight of the night so far, Angel's no-look pass to Gardner on the break.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff in reply to Mom_of_three
Not very often. I asked Bonnie about it the other day and she said Davis' minutes limitations early in the season and Gardner's poor start kept her from doing it as much as she wanted to. Those two factors are gone now, so it's time to start them together.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Goodrich's eighth assist of the night a doozy in transition, a no-look pass to Chelsea Gardner for the lay in. KU leads 59-52 with 6:11 to play.
Mom_of_three
But if you have two big girls in, its harder to double team them both. so someone should be open
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Chelsea Gardner in for Bunny Williams, playing alongside Carolyn Davis. Always a good idea.
| Kansas State | 50 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 56 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
KU still owns the lead but KSU has the ball and continues to hang close. Should be an entertaining finish. Texada has 19 points to lead all scorers. 5-for-10 from the floor and 8-of-8 from the FT line.
Mom_of_three
The announcers just said it looked like Williams was fouled. The first time I heard that out of their mouths as the refs call a touch foul on davis
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
K-State hanging on for dear life... Down just 56-50, but expending a lot of energy to stay there. 8:30 to play.
| Kansas State | 44 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 52 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
KU has outscored KSU 18-8 this half to turn a two-point deficit into an eight-point lead. Natalie Knight leads KU with 12 points and Angel Goodrich, Carolyn Davis and Monica Engelman have 10 apiece.
Mom_of_three
i hope they can stay out of foul trouble, and keep this lead. that and the refs not getting whistle happy.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Harper with a heaved three-pointer as the shot clock expired pushes KU's lead back to 10... What a wild turn of events early in the 2nd half.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Texada with a layup to pull the 'Cats within four. But Harper answers with a three to push the lead back to seven. 49-42, 13:00 to play.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Angel Goodrich, pound-for-pound as tough as they come, takes second charge of night and has a little trouble getting up from this one.
Chris_h
Matt and Tom, thanks for the live blog. Wished I lived closer and could make it to more games. If only we had our own ESPN network... ;)
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
K-State has made just one of seven shots in the second half. KU, meanwhile, has hit five of seven.
| Kansas State | 40 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 45 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Jayhawks open the second half with an 11-4 run to reclaim control... for now. Shaping up to be a heck of a finish at the Fieldhouse.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Engelman with a huge three right in front of the KU bench puts the Jayhawks back up five, 45-40, five minutes in
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Knight with a bucket (her 12th points of the night) to put KU back up by two, 42-40.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
First-half shooting percentage was heavily in KU's favor all night, but ended up at 48 for Kansas and 44 for K-State.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Carolyn Davis asserting herself in the post. Looks a little annoyed by the pesky pressure from the shorter Wildcats. But she's finishing like a pro and that's what KU has to have to win this one.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Engelman with a bucket in transition ties the game at 38. Looks like yet another KU-KSU game could come down to the wire.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Second half under way... KU ties it up on the first possession and K-State goes back in front by two on its first. 38-36, Wildcats.
Tom Keegan KUsports.com staff
Sometimes you have to throw convention aside and let trust your senior star will be able to play with two fouls in the first half. Have to believe had Goodrich gone right back in after her second foul, Kansas would be leading and she still would have two fouls. As it is, K-State takes a two-point lead into intermission.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Texada with a deep three with 14 seconds to play gives KSU its first lead since 3-2 and sends the Jayhawks to the locker room reeling.
HALFTIME: KSU 36, KU 34.
Wildcats closed the first half on a 17-3 run...
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Texada drains both and the 'Cats trail by one, 34-33. KSU has nine points from the free throw line so far.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
K-State out-toughing KU right now and making the Jayhawks very uncomfortable. KSU's Texada headed to the FT line (again) to try to pull the Wildcats within a point.
| Kansas State | 30 |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 34 |
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
White misses the second but K-State scraps for the rebound, gets a bucket and is fouled. Woods going to the line after this KU timeout with a chance to cut the lead to three points.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Engelman over the back on a Gardner miss is the 7th foul for Kansas, sending Mariah White to the free throw line with KU leading 34-27
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Texada makes the first of two FTs and Asia Boyd checks in for the first time for Kansas.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Three-point play for Knight puts KU back up nine. Great first half for the Olathe sophomore so far.
Matt Tait KUsports.com staff
Caron with her second foul for K-State. That's big because she's been one of the few players to battle the bigger Jayhawks inside. Caron out Woods in. 2:30 first half.
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