First Half Action

Bucknell		Kansas
31.3	FG%	54.5
15.8	3ptFG%	0.0
71.4	FT%	63.6
16	Reb	20
7	Asst	7
4	TO	9
1	Blk	2
7	Stl	2

Briefly
Kansas led early, but the Bison rallied. They bolted to a half-high lead of eight at 22-14 before the Jayhawks responded. ... Kansas had a 16-12 lead in points in the paint and a 4-2 edge in fast-break points. ... Bucknell led, 6-3, in bench points and 10-5 in second-chance points. ... The teams tied with five points-off turnovers each.

Bucknell leaders
Scoring: Kevin Bettencourt 10, Charles Lee 8.
Rebounding: Lee 7.
Assists: Abe Badmus 4.
Turnovers: Lee 2.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien 11, Michael Lee 10.
Rebounding: Simien, Christian Moody 5 each.
Assists: Aaron Miles 3.
Turnovers: J.R. Giddens, Keith Langford 2 each.

Final Totals

Bucknell		Kansas
40.0	FG%	43.5
25.8	3ptFG%	9.1
75.0	FT%	81.5
30	Reb	34
17	Asst	14
9	TO	13
1	Blk	3
10	Stl	5

Briefly
Bucknell led by as many as five in the second half, as late at 62-57 with just over a minute left. ... There were nine lead changes and six ties. ... KU led, 26-20, in points in the paint, 15-9 in points off turnovers, 13-12 in second-chance points and 4-2 in fast-break points. ... Bucknell led, 12-10, in bench points. ... Kansas scored its last field goal with 8:44 left.

Bucknell Leaders
Scoring: Kevin Bettencourt 19, Charles Lee 15, Chris McNaughton 14.
Rebounding: Lee 8.
Assists: Abe Badmus 11.
Turnovers: Lee 3.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien 24, Michael Lee 18.
Rebounding: Simien 10, Christian Moody 8.
Assists: Aaron Miles 4.
Turnovers: J.R. Giddens 3.

Lines to remember:
Bucknell: Chris McNaughton 6-for-7 FG, 14 points; Kevin Bettencourt 5-for-16 FG, 5-for-15 3pt FG, 4-for-4 FT, 19 points.
Kansas: Wayne Simien 9-for-14 FG, 6-for-8 FT, 10 rebounds, 24 points; Michael Lee 6-for-9 FG, 6-for-6 FT, 7 rebounds, 18 points.

Line to forget:
Kansas: J.R. Giddens 1-for-7 FG, 0-for-5 3pt FG, 2 points; Keith Langford 1-for-7 FG, 0-for-3 3pt FG, 6 points.

Bucknell (64)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Darren Mastropaolo	26	1-4	0-0	2-6	4	2
Charles Lee	38	5-14	3-4	2-8	2	15
Chris McNaughton	23	6-7	2-3	0-3	4	14
Abe Badmus	34	0-3	2-2	0-3	5	2
Kevin Bettencourt	37	5-16	4-4	0-2	1	19
Chris Niesz	16	2-4	1-2	1-2	2	6
Donald Brown	14	3-4	0-0	2-2	1	6
John Griffin	5	0-2	0-1	0-1	0	0
John Clark	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0
Tarik Viaer-Mcclymont	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
team				2-3
Totals		22-55	12-16	9-30	21	64

Three-point goals: 8-31 (Bettencourt 5-15, Lee 2-8, Niesz 1-3, Clark 0-1, Badmus 0-2, Griffin 0-2). Assists: 17 (Badmus 11, Niesz 3, Bettencourt 2, Griffin). Turnovers: 9 (Lee 3, Bettencourt 2, Niesz 2, McNaughton, Brown). Blocked shots: 1 (Lee). Steals: 10 (Bettencourt 4, Lee 2, Griffin 2, Badmus, Niesz).

KANSAS (63)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
J.R. Giddens	22	1-7	0-0	1-3	0	2
Wayne Simien	35	9-14	6-8	3-10	2	24
Christian Moody	32	2-2	1-3	1-8	1	5
Aaron Miles	32	0-5	4-4	0-3	3	4
Michael Lee	31	6-9	6-6	3-7	2	18
Keith Langford	26	1-7	4-4	0-1	1	6
Jeff Hawkins	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	3
C.J. Giles	7	0-1	1-2	0-0	2	1
Sasha Kaun	3	0-0	0-0	0-1	1	0
Alex Galindo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
team				0-1
Totals		20-46	22-27	8-34	15	63

Three-point goals: 1-11 (Hawkins 1-1, Miles 0-1, Lee 0-1, Langford 0-3, Giddens 0-5). Assists: 14 (Miles 4, Giddens 3, Langford 3, Simien 2, Lee 2). Turnovers: 13 (Giddens 3, Simien 2, Lee 2, Langford 2, Moody, Miles, Hawkins, Kaun). Blocked shots: 3 (Giddens 3). Steals: 5 (Miles 2, Lee 2, Giles).