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First Half Action

Utah State		Kansas
38.7	FG%	51.9
33.3	3ptFG%	66.7
80	FT%	57.1
20	Reb.	15
7	Asst.	6
6	TO	4
1	Blk	3
2	Stl.	4

Briefly
Kansas led from the start and held its biggest lead at 32-19, but USU closed the half with an 11-2 run. ... KU had an 18-12 edge in points in the paint and a 4-2 edge in fastbreak points, but the teams were tied in points off turnovers (6 each) and second-chance points (9 each). ... Utah State had a 7-4 edge in bench points.

Utah State Leaders
Scoring: Desmond Penigar 10, Cardell Butler 7.
Rebounding: Spencer Nelson 5.
Assists: Nelson 4.
Turnovers: Nelson, Mark Brown 2 each.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Keith Langford 10, Nick Collison 8.
Rebounding: Collison 5, Jeff Graves 3.
Assists: Aaron Miles 3.
Turnovers: Graves 2.

Final Totals

Utah State		Kansas
41.1	FG%	54.9
35.3	3ptFG%	33.3
90	FT%	54.5
32	Reb.	27
13	Asst.	13
13	TO	11
1	Blk	4
6	Stl.	8

Briefly
Utah State never led, but the Aggies pulled within a point twice, at 36-35 and 42-41. ... USU missed two three-pointers in the final seconds that would have forged a tie and, likely, forced overtime. ... KU had a 46-22 edge in points in the paint, a 14-13 advantage in points off turnovers and a 6-2 edge in fastbreak points. ... USU led, 14-11, in second-chance points and 11-6 in bench points.

Utah State leaders
Scoring: Desmond Penigar 25, Spencer Nelson 10.
Rebounding: Penigar, Nelson 9 each.
Assists: Nelson 5.
Turnovers: Mark Brown 6.

Kansas Leaders
Scoring: Keith Langford 22, Nick Collison 18.
Rebounding: Collison, Jeff Graves 7 each.
Assists: Aaron Miles 6.
Turnovers: Graves, Kirk Hinrich 3 each.

Lines to remember
Utah State: Desmond Penigar 9-for-18 FG, 5-for-5 FT, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, 25 points.
Kansas: Keith Langford 9-for-19 FG, 4-for-4 FT, 22 points.

Lines to forget
Utah State: Toriano Johnson 1-for-4 FG, 3 points in 36 minutes.
Kansas: Kirk Hinrich 3-for-7 FG, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 turnovers, 8 points in 38 minutes.

UTAH STATE (61)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Desmond Penigar	35	9-18	5-5	1-9	2	25
Toriano Johnson	36	1-4	0-0	2-2	1	3
Spencer Nelson	30	3-5	4-4	4-9	3	10
Cardell Butler	32	3-12	0-1	2-4	2	7
Mark Brown	35	2-5	0-0	1-1	2	5
Ronnie Ross	13	2-8	0-0	0-2	1	5
Mike Puzey	9	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	2
Nate Harris	6	1-1	0-0	1-1	4	2
Chad Evans	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2
team				2-2
Totals		23-56	9-10	13-32	15	61

Three-point goals: 6-17 (Penigar 2-5, Johnson 1-2, Brown 1-2, Butler 1-4, Ross 1-4). Assists: 13 (Nelson 5, Brown 3, Butler 2, Penigar, Johnson, Ross). Turnovers: 13 (Brown 6, Nelson 3, Penigar 2, Johnson, Harris). Blocked shots: 1 (Penigar). Steals: 6 (Penigar 3, Johnson, Butler, Harris).

KANSAS (64)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Nick Collison	35	9-12	0-3	2-7	2	18
Jeff Graves	29	3-6	1-2	2-7	4	7
Keith Langford	39	9-19	4-4	1-4	3	22
Kirk Hinrich	38	3-7	0-0	0-3	2	8
Aaron Miles	27	1-2	1-2	0-2	3	3
Michael Lee	17	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	0
Bryant Nash	14	3-3	0-0	0-1	2	6
Moulaye Niang	1	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0
Totals		28-51	6-11	7-27	17	64

Three-point goals: 2-6 (Hinrich 2-4, Langford 0-1, Miles 0-1). Assists: 13 (Miles 6, Graves 2, Hinrich 2, Collison, Langford, Nash). Turnovers: 11 (Graves 3, Hinrich 3, Miles 2, Collison, Langford, Lee). Blocked shots: 4 (Collison 3, Graves). Steals: 8 (Graves 4, Miles 2, Langford, Hinrich).