Men's Basketball

First Half Action

Kansas   Oklahoma
47.4 FG% 51.7
25.0 3ptFG% 45.5
100 FT% 66.7
12 Reb 13
3 Asst 11
11 TO 4
2 Blk 1
2 Stl 5
Briefly
Kansas' only lead came in the early going. OU went ahead by as many as 19 in the first half, last at 37-18. ... Oklahoma had advantages of 14-6 in points off turnovers, 14-10 in points in the paint, 2-0 in fast-break points, 6-3 in second-chance points and 12-3 in bench points.

Oklahoma leaders
Scoring: David Godbold, Terrell Everett 9 each; Johnnie Gilbert 6.
Rebounding: Kevin Bookout 4.
Assists: Everett 4, Drew Lavender 3.
Turnovers: Everett 2.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Keith Langford 8, Wayne Simien 5.
Rebounding: Simien, J.R. Giddens, Darnell Jackson, team 2 each.
Assists: Aaron Miles 2.
Turnovers: Miles 4.

Final Totals

Kansas   Oklahoma
52.3 FG% 48.0
30.0 3ptFG% 33.3
77.8 FT% 66.7
26 Reb 29
8 Asst 14
15 TO 11
2 Blk 3
5 Stl 7
Briefly
A furious KU rally cut the OU lead to 1 as late as 49-48, but the Jayhawks never quite caught Oklahoma. ... The Sooners outscored KU 30-22 in the paint, 18-17 in points off turnovers, 4-2 in fast-break points, 12-5 in second-chance points and 18-7 in bench points. ... Kansas hit 56 percent of its second-half field goals (14-for-25); OU hit 42.9 percent (9-for-21) after intermission. ... Oklahoma didn't hit a three-pointer in four tries in the second half.

Oklahoma Leaders
Scoring: Terrell Everett 19, David Godbold 15, Johnnie Gilbert 12.
Rebounding: Everett 8, Godbold 7.
Assists: Lavender, Everett 4 each.
Turnovers: Lavender, Godbold, Everett 3 each.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien 17, Keith Langford 16, Aaron Miles 12.
Rebounding: J.R. Giddens 7, Simien 6.
Assists: Miles 6.
Turnovers: Miles 6.

Lines to remember:
Kansas: Wayne Simien 7-for-13 FG, 3-for-3 FT, 6 rebounds, 17 points.
Oklahoma: Terrell Everett 5-for-12 FG, 8-for-12 FT, 8 rebounds, 19 points.

Lines to forget:
Kansas: Bench combined 2-for-4 FG, 6 rebounds, 7 points in 45 minutes.
Oklahoma: Drew Lavender 1-for-7 FG, 1-for-5 3pt FG, 8 points in 34 minutes.




Oklahoma (71)
    MIN FG FT REB PF TP
      m-a m-a o-t    
Taj Gray   13 2-3 2-2 1-1 3 6
Kevin Bookout   34 2-2 1-4 2-5 4 5
Drew Lavender   34 1-7 5-7 0-2 1 8
David Godbold   37 7-12 0-0 3-7 3 15
Terrell Everett   38 5-12 8-12 1-8 3 19
Johnnie Gilbert   30 5-8 2-2 3-4 2 12
Lawrence McKenzie   12 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 6
Jaison Williams   2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0
   team         1-1
Totals     24-50 18-27 11-29 18 71
    Three-point goals: 5-15 (McKenzie 2-5, Everett 1-2, Godbold 1-3, Lavender 1-5). Assists: 14 (Lavender 4, Everett 4, Gilbert 3, Godbold 2, Gray). Turnovers: 11 (Lavender 3, Godbold 3, Everett 3, Gray, Gilbert). Blocked shots: 3 (Gilbert 2, Godbold). Steals: 7 (Godbold 2, Gilbert 2, Bookout, Lavender, Everett).
KANSAS (63)
    MIN FG FT REB PF TP
      m-a m-a o-t    
Wayne Simien   38 7-13 3-3 3-6 2 17
Sasha Kaun   13 1-1 0-0 0-1 3 2
Keith Langford   39 6-12 4-7 0-2 3 16
Aaron Miles   37 3-8 6-6 0-1 4 12
J.R. Giddens   28 4-6 0-0 1-7 4 9
Alex Galindo   23 2-3 1-2 0-3 4 7
Michael Lee   9 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0
Jeff Hawkins   7 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0
Darnell Jackson   4 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 0
C.J. Giles   2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
   team         1-3
Totals     23-44 14-18 5-26 24 63
    Three-point goals: 3-10 (Galindo 2-3, Giddens 1-3, Miles 0-1, Langford 0-3). Assists: 8 (Miles 6, Simien, Kaun). Turnovers: 15 (Miles 6, Simien 2, Kaun 2, Langford 2, Lee 2, Jackson). Blocked shots: 2 (Langford 2). Steals: 5 (Miles 3, Simien, Lee).
 
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Oklahoma
37
34
71
Kansas
22
41
63

Officials: Scott Thornley, Ted Hillary, Curtis Shaw.
Attendance: 12,403.

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