**1. Justin Springer:** One rugged football player, Springer made a huge stop on third and 1 and showed great strength doing so. **2. Daymond Patterson:** He’s going to be touching the football a ton this year and has break-away potential on every play. Caught four passes for 66 yards and ...

**1. Marcus Morris:** Didn't do a good job on the boards, but came up big when KU belatedly pressed. Scored 16 points on 5-for-8 shooting. **2. Cole Aldrich:** UNI's Jordan Eglseder outplayed him, but Aldrich did do a decent job offensively in his final game as a Jayhawk. Recorded a ...

**1. Marcus Morris:** Had 26 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes. Made 12 of 15 field goals, including the only three-pointer he took and other than his free throws (1 for 4) had a tremendous night. What a super player. **2. Sherron Collins:** Made sure the team played extremely aggressively ...

**1. Sherron Collins:** With much bigger Dominique Sutton on him he had trouble getting good looks for jumpers, so he looked to distribute and picked up seven assists with just two turnovers. Collins is underrated in his ability to eat just the right amount of clock late in games while ...

**1. Sherron Collins:** Played with fury, fired up a dead crowd and a dead team by creating a cause: Hatred of the opponent. Scored 26 points. **2. Xavier Henry:** Scored 11 of KU’s points during the decisive 21-2 run. Teammates beginning to look for him more and he’s rewarding them. **3. ...

**1. Cole Aldrich:** He made all the shooters hesitate in the second half and finished the game with 12 points, 18 rebounds and three blocked shots. **2. Sherron Collins:** Whistled for three first-half fouls, Collins played only 26 minutes, time enough to score 19 points, even though he ...

**1. Tyshawn Taylor:** Missed his first seven shots, but recovered to have an outstanding second half and finished with 13 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals. Had no trouble getting to the rim. **2. Tyrel Reed:** Last two games against Missouri: 25 points. The 10 games in ...

**1. Xavier Henry:** If he’s gone after this season he certainly exited Allen Fieldhouse in style, scoring 15 of his team-high 19 points in the first half. **2. Markieff Morris:** Had a terrific night in pretty much every respect. Made several great passes to go with 10 points and nine ...