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First Half Action

Kansas		Colorado
47.1	FG%	31
16.7	3ptFG%	33.3
80	FT%	70
22	Reb.	18
6	Asst.	4
7	TO	7
1	Blk	2
5	Stl.	1

Briefly
CU took its only first-half lead at 1-0, and KU bolted to a lead that reached 16 at 33-17 before the Buffs rallied. ... CU scored 9 straight points and 12 of 14 to pull within 35-29.

Kansas Leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien 14, J.R. Giddens 7.
Rebounding: Simien 6, Keith Langford, Jeff Graves 4 each.
Assists: Langford 3.
Turnovers: Aaron Miles, Moulaye Niang 2 each.

Colorado leaders
Scoring: Michel Morandais 11, Blair Wilson 8.
Rebounding: Lamar Harris 5, Glean Eddy 4.
Assists: Chris Copeland 2.
Turnovers: Morandais 3.

Final Totals

Kansas		Colorado
44.6	FG%	35.7
33.3	3ptFG%	35
76.5	FT%	60
42	Reb.	36
16	Asst.	11
11	TO	12
1	Blk	7
6	Stl.	2

Briefly
CU closed with 6 points twice late � the later at 64-58 � but Kansas had an answer for every run. ... KU big man Jeff Graves fouled out with 6:06 to go, and David Padgett follwed at 3:46.

Kansas Leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien 21, Keith Langford 18, J.R. Giddens 15, Aaron Miles 12.
Rebounding: Simien 14, Langford 6.
Assists: Langford, Miles 6 each.
Turnovers: Jeff Graves, Moulaye Niang 3 each.

Colorado leaders
Scoring: Blair Wilson 19, Michel Morandais 14, David Harrison 13.
Rebounding: Harrison 11, Lamar Harris 8.
Assists: Antoine McGee 3.
Turnovers: Morandais 4.
Blocked shots: Harrison 4.

Lines to remember
Kansas: Wayne Simien 7-for-16 FG, 7-for-8 FT, 14 rebounds, 21 points; Keith Langford 8-for-16 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 turnover, 18 points.
Colorado: Michel Morandais 5-for-14 FG, 4-for-6 3pt FG, 14 points.

Lines to forget
Kansas: David Padgett 0-for-3 FG, 4 rebounds, 0 points, 5 fouls in 9 minutes.
Colorado: Antoine McGee 0-for-4 FG, 1 point in 17 minutes.

KANSAS (77)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
J.R. Giddens	34	6-10	0-0	1-2	4	15
Wayne Simien	31	7-16	7-8	5-14	3	21
David Padgett	9	0-3	0-0	3-4	5	0
Keith Langford	35	8-16	1-2	1-6	1	18
Aaron Miles	38	4-10	2-4	1-5	0	12
Jeff Hawkins	17	0-5	0-0	2-2	2	0
Jeff Graves	15	3-3	1-1	1-5	5	7
Moulaye Niang	14	0-1	2-2	0-2	3	2
Christian Moody	6	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	2
Bryant Nash	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
Brett Olson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
Jeremy Case	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
Stephen Vinson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
team				0-1
Totals		29-65	13-17	14-42	24	77

Three-point goals: 6-18 (Giddens 3-6, Miles 2-4, Langford 1-4, Hawkins 0-4). Assists: 16 (Langford 6, Miles 6, Giddens, Simien, Padgett, Graves). Turnovers: 11 (Graves 3, Niang 3, Miles 2, Giddens, Simien, Langford). Blocked shots: 1 (Simien). Steals: 6 (Graves 2, Simien, Miles, Hawkins, Niang).

COLORADO (62)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Michel Morandais	38	5-14	0-1	1-3	2	14
Lamar Harris	19	3-5	0-1	4-8	4	6
David Harrison	26	2-7	9-14	3-11	3	13
Antoine McGee	17	0-4	1-2	0-0	3	1
Blair Wilson	37	6-14	4-5	1-3	0	19
Marcus Hall	20	0-3	1-2	0-3	1	1
Chris Copeland	18	1-5	0-0	0-2	3	2
Glean Eddy	11	1-1	0-0	1-4	0	2
Jayson Obazuaye	7	1-2	0-0	0-1	0	2
Scott Senger	7	1-1	0-0	0-1	0	2
Totals		20-56	15-25	10-36	16	62

Three-point goals: 7-20 (Morandais 4-6, Wilson 3-10, Copeland 0-2, Hall 0-2). Assists: 11 (McGee 3, Morandais 2, Copeland 2, Hall 2, Harrison, Eddy). Turnovers: 12 (Morandais 4, Harrison 3, Eddy 2, McGee, Hall, team). Blocked shots: 7 (Harrison 4, Morandais, Copeland, Hall). Steals: 2 (Harris, Hall).

	1	2	F
Kansas	37	40	77
Colorado	29	33	62