**1. Perry Ellis:** Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If” came to mind during the late-game collapse: “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs …” Ellis was a calming voice of reason, surrounded by madness. And even he had two turnovers and a foul during UTEP’s 18-7 stretch that started with 1:59 left and ended with seven seconds left as a 14-point lead dwindled to three points. Ellis led KU with 19 points, had seven rebounds and made 7 of 8 free throws.
**2. Joel Embiid:** Established himself as leading candidate to be chosen with No. 1 pick in 2014 NBA draft. Was nothing short of spectacular in Bahamas in variety of ways. He passed, rebounded, scored and blocked shots in a way that left the tongues of scouts hanging. Had nine points, six rebounds, seven blocked shots, two steals and an assist in 21 minutes in this one. Three-game Battle 4 Atlantis totals: 48 minutes, 29 points, 17 rebounds, 10 blocked shots, 13 personal fouls, .632 from the field, .714 from the line.
**3. Wayne Selden:** Scored eight of teams first 10 points and finished with 14 points, six rebounds and six turnovers. One-handed follow jam raised the roof.
**4. Naadir Tharpe:** Made 2 of 5 three-pointers and contributed 11 points and four assists. Still could do better job penetrating or keeping the ball moving with a pass to create scoring opportunities for others. Making that change will require making others’ shots a priority over his own.
**5. Jamari Traylor:** Hustle resulted in two offensive rebounds and he made 4 of 4 free throws in eight-minute stint.
**6. Andrew Wiggins**: Strong defense kept him on floor for 34 minutes. Totaled six points, seven rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot.
**7. Tarik Black:** Pulled down five rebounds in 11 scoreless minutes. Whistled for just one foul.
**8. Frank Mason:** Nobody played better than he did in the first two games, nobody worse in the third. Committed two fouls in final 24 seconds when KU was trying to protect a six-point lead. Almost committed another one on final possession. Lost his head, playing with no awareness of time and score. Misfired on all four three-pointers, making him 2 of 14 on season. Did way more good things than bad during tourney.
**9. Andrew White III:** Never got into a rhythm and had nothing to show for four scoreless minutes but a missed three-pointer and a foul.
**10. Conner Frankamp:** Missed two shots and committed a foul in five minutes.
**11. Landen Lucas:** Picked up one rebound, one foul in six minutes.
*SEASON STANDINGS*
1. Joel Embiid 65
1. Perry Ellis 65
3. Andrew Wiggins 64
4. Frank Mason 54
5. Wayne Selden Jr. 53
6. Andrew White III 39
7. Tarik Black 32
8. Jamari Traylor 27
9. Conner Frankamp 17
10. Landen Lucas 12
11. Brannen Greene 10
