Another double-double earns Jalen Wilson top billing after 14-point win at Iowa State

By Matt Tait     Feb 13, 2021

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Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) drives past Iowa State guard Jaden Walker, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

**1 – Jalen Wilson -** By far KU’s best player from start to finish, Wilson dropped 22 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes. He hit 7 of 15 shots from the floor and 4 of 8 from 3-point range.

**2 – David McCormack -** His performance matched the tone of the game, but his final numbers looked much better. McCormack finished with 13 points and 8 rebounds on 6-of-12 shooting before fouling out.

**3 – Ochai Agbaji -** Hit just 3 of 10 shots from the floor and finished with 9 points in 38 minutes. But his 3-pointer from the wing midway through the second half put Kansas up 10 and essentially put the game out of reach.

**4 – Christian Braun -** The numbers weren’t quite there and he played just 28 minutes, but even with a 1-of-5 showing from 3-point range, Braun finished 5 of 11 from the floor and tallied 11 points while playing an aggressive brand of ball on both ends.

**5 – Marcus Garrett -** Scored just four points on four shots, but dished five assists and played a key role in KU’s strong run to close the first half that flipped the game in the Jayhawks’ favor.

**6 – Tristan Enaruna -** Scored just 3 points on 1-of-3 shooting, but grabbed 3 rebounds in the limited time he was out there and was willing to pull the trigger on his 3-pointer when some of his teammates were gun shy.

**7 – Bryce Thompson -** Did not provide the same kind of spark that he showed on Thursday night against the Cyclones, but played hard and looked to assert himself. The shots just didn’t go in, and he added next to nothing to the rest of his line in 14 minutes.

**8 – Mitch Lightfoot -** Not his best game offensively. He missed hook after hook down low to finish 1-of-6 from the floor with 2 rebounds in 14 minutes.

**9 – Tyon Grant-Foster -** Missed his only shot attempt in 4 minutes of playing time, but did grab two rebounds.

**10 – Dajuan Harris -** Recorded no stats in 2 minutes of playing time.

**Season Standings**

1 – Ochai Agbaji – 181

2 – Jalen Wilson – 166

T3 – Christian Braun – 154

T3 – David McCormack – 154

5 – Marcus Garrett – 146

6 – Mitch Lightfoot – 108

7 – Dajuan Harris – 94

8 – Tyon Grant-Foster – 72

9 – Tristan Enaruna – 70

10 – Bryce Thompson – 63~

11 – Latrell Jossell – 13

12 – Gethro Muscadin – 9

~ missed more than a month of the season with back and finger injuries and returned to the lineup on Feb. 11.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.