Josh Jackson moves to second in season standings by putting on first-half show in Vegas

By Staff     Dec 22, 2016

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Kansas guard Josh Jackson (11) dunks against UNLV during the first half, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

**1 – Josh Jackson:** Put on quite a show in the first half and couldn’t get his shots to drop in the second, when his trigger finger grew a little itchy. Finished with 21 points and nine rebounds.

**2 – Svi Mykhailiuk:** Made 4 of 6 3-pointers and 8 of 14 overall on way to 20 points, six rebounds and two steals. It’s shaping into a break-out season.

**3 – Landen Lucas**: Didn’t get into foul trouble until the second half and was able to play 27 minutes and total four points and 12 rebounds.

**4 – Frank Mason:** Not one of his better efforts and still contributed 13 points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals.

**5 – Devonte’ Graham:** Scored two buckets early and went cold for rest of the night. Made 2 of 9 shots and misfired on all five 3-pointers.

**6 – Lagerald Vick:** Needs to be more active than he was on this night. Totaled five points, two rebounds and two blocked shots but turned it over three times in 18 minutes.

**7 – Carlton Bragg:** Two fouls in seven first-half minutes. Not good. Has to figure out how to play defense without fouling so quickly now that team needs him to play many of the minutes vacated by out-for-season Udoka Azubuike.

**8 – Mitch Lightfoot:** Two fouls and two points in six minutes.

**9 – Dwight Coleby:** Two fouls in one minute.

**SEASON STANDINGS**

1- Frank Mason – 109

2 – Josh Jackson – 102 (moved up)

3 – Devonte’ Graham – 99 (moved down)

4 – Svi Mykhailiuk – 74

5 – Lagerald Vick – 67

6 – Carlton Bragg – 57

7 – Landen Lucas – 54 (moved up)

8 – Udoka Azubuike – 48 (moved down; out for season)

9 – Dwight Coleby – 24

10 – Mitch Lightfoot – 18

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