**1. Andrew Wiggins:** First-half foul trouble limited him to eight first-half minutes, but he made up for lost time by scoring 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. Played as aggressively as he has in a Kansas uniform using his quick first step, long strides and long reach on ...
**1. Michael Reynolds:** Arrived at KU fast and consistently became stronger and more efficient as a player with a knack for getting in the backfield to make big plays. Credited with 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack and six overall tackles. Wichita native primed for a big senior season. **2. Ben ...
**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 ...
**1. Frank Mason:** Scored all of his team-high 12 points in the final 13:22, rallying KU from 11-point deficit to a one-point lead when he made the free throw to complete old-fashioned three-point play. Scored the bucket off a wicked spin move in the lane. His other five field goals: Jumper ...
**1. Frank Mason**: Shook team out of a fog with typical style, leading with his chin and with head held high. His 13-point day included a big three-pointer from top of key. Also did a nice job of baiting defense into thinking he as going to drive, then pulled back his dribble to behind the ...
**1. James Sims:** Rushed for 96 of his 114 yards in the first half and repeatedly pushed a pile of defenders, making something out of nothing. **2. Jake Love:** Led team with 13 tackles, two for losses. **3. Jake Heaps:** Betrayed by more drops that a carton of Smith Brother’s ...
**1. Andrew Wiggins**: Again played a terrific game defensively and scored 14 of his 16 points in a 49-16 first half played with the pedal to the metal. Four of his seven rebounds came at the offensive end. He made 6 of 8 shots, his only three-pointer and 3 of 4 free throws. Wiggins has nine ...
**1. Joel Embiid**: Baryshnikov’s feet, 7-feet tall, 7 for 7 from the field, 16 points, 13 rebounds, not a bad line for a father to see his son produce the first time he watched him play basketball. Thomas Embiid was in from Cameroon and it was some show he saw. **2. Perry Ellis**: Great ...
