Kansas guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (10) puts up a three from the corner over Nebraska forward Isaiah Roby (15) during the first half, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at Allen Fieldhouse.
Quick grades for five aspects of KU’s 89-72 victory over Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 at Allen Fieldhouse.
Offense: A-
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One of these days the Jayhawks are going to start making free throws (I think). Until they do, they’re not going to be able to score above an A- no matter how well they shoot elsewhere.
Defense: C+
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The Jayhawks weren’t great on the glass (36-35 advantage), let Nebraska get a little too comfortable in the paint in the second half and forced just 12 turnovers.
Frontcourt: B
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Landen Lucas had a very productive day and looked a lot less concerned about how he looked or played and just went out there and did the job.
Backcourt: A
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If lots of layups and three-pointers from your top four perimeter players is a good thing, KU knocked it out of the park. Lagerald Vick had a second straight quiet day but the likes of Graham, Mason, Jackson and Svi more than made up for it.
Bench: B+
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Svi played a great first half, Mitch Lightfoot gave some solid first-half minutes — especially in terms of effort — and Lucas played one of his most solid games of the season.
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.
