First Half Action

Kansas		Villanova
46.7	FG%	50.0
42.9	3ptFG%	70.0
50.0	FT%	66.7
18	Reb	15
11	Asst	5
9	TO	7
5	Blk	3
1	Stl	3

Briefly
Kansas led early, but the rest of the first half belonged to the hot-shooting Wildcats. ... Villanova connected on 16 of 32 field goals and 7 of 10 three-pointers. ... KU hit 14 of 30 field goals and 3 of 7 threes. ... Villanova had a 16-14 edge in points in the paint, a 12-8 advantage in second-chance points and a 2-0 lead in fast-break points.

Villanova leaders
Scoring: Curtis Sumpter 13; Allen Ray, Kyle Lowry 7 each.
Rebounding: Will Sheridan 4.
Assists: Ray, Lowry, Randy Foye, Mike Nardi, Marcus Austin 1 each.
Turnovers: Sumpter, Ray 2 each.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien, J.R. Giddens 11 each.
Rebounding: Simien, team 5 each.
Assists: Aaron Miles 5, Simien 3.
Turnovers: Simien 4.

Final Totals

Kansas		Villanova
43.6	FG%	50.9
41.2	3ptFG%	63.2
58.3	FT%	93.8
32	Reb	28
15	Asst	10
22	TO	15
7	Blk	6
5	Stl	15

Briefly
Kansas' J.R. Giddens, who scored 11 in the first half, was scoreless in the 6 minutes he played in the second. ... Villanova had a 28-24 edge in points in the paint and a 35-20 advantage in points off turnovers. ... KU led, 22-14, in second-chance points.

Villanova Leaders
Scoring: Allen Ray 27, Curtis Sumpter 25, Mike Nardi 11.
Rebounding: Sumpter, Randy Foye, Will Sheridan 6 each.
Assists: Foye 4.
Turnovers: Ray 4.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Wayne Simien 15; J.R. Giddens, Sasha Kaun 11 each.
Rebounding: team 9, Simien 8.
Assists: Simien 6, Aaron Miles 5.
Turnovers: Simien 5, Giddens 4.

Lines to remember:
Kansas: Wayne Simien 7-for-13 FG, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 15 points.
Villanova: Allen Ray 9-for-16 FG, 4-for-7 3pt FG, 5-for-5 FT, 27 points; Curtis Sumpter 6-for-10 FG, 5-for-6 3pt FG, 8-for-8 FT, 25 points.

Line to forget:
Kansas: Keith Langford 3-for-10 FG, 1 rebound, 8 points in 30 minutes.

Villanova (83)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Randy Foye	35	2-8	2-2	1-6	1	7
Curtis Sumpter	32	6-10	8-8	3-6	4	25
Will Sheridan	29	2-3	0-0	2-6	3	4
Mike Nardi	33	5-8	0-0	0-3	0	11
Allan Ray	30	9-16	5-5	0-1	1	27
Marcus Austin	13	0-3	0-0	1-1	2	0
Chris Charles	13	1-1	0-0	1-1	2	2
Kyle Lowry	11	3-5	0-1	0-0	2	7
Baker Dunleavy	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
Ross Condon	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0
Tom Grace	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
team				2-4
Totals		28-55	15-16	10-28	15	83

Three-point goals: 12-19 (Sumpter 5-6, Ray 4-7, Lowry 1-1, Nardi 1-2, Foye 1-3). Assists: 10 (Foye 4, Ray 3, Nardi, Lowry, Austin). Turnovers: 15 (Sumpter 4, Ray 4, Foye 2, Nardi 2, Lowry, Dunleavy, Austin). Blocked shots: 6 (Sheridan 3, Charles 2, Foye). Steals: 15 (Foye 4, Nardi 3, Sumpter 2, Sheridan 2, Ray 2, Charles, Dunleavy).

KANSAS (62)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Keith Langford	30	3-10	1-2	1-1	2	8
Wayne Simien	29	7-13	1-2	3-8	2	15
Christian Moody	18	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	2
Aaron Miles	25	1-4	2-2	0-2	1	5
J.R. Giddens	21	4-7	0-0	0-2	2	11
Sasha Kaun	18	5-8	1-2	3-5	1	11
Jeff Hawkins	17	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	4
Darnell Jackson	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0
Michael Lee	10	1-3	0-0	0-1	1	3
Nick Bahe	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0
Russell Robinson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0
Alex Galindo	4	0-2	0-0	0-1	1	0
Stephen Vinson	4	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	0
team				5-9
Totals		24-55	7-12	14-32	14	62

Three-point goals: 7-17 (Giddens 3-4, Langford 1-3, Miles 1-3, Hawkins 1-3, Lee 1-3, Galindo 0-1). Assists: 15 (Simien 6, Miles 5, Giddens 2, Hawkins, Robinson). Turnovers: 22 (Simien 5, Giddens 4, Miles 3, Robinson 3, Hawkins 2, Lee 2, Langford, Moody, Galindo). Blocked shots: 7 (Kaun 3, Moody 2, Giddens, Galindo). Steals: 5 (Jackson 2, Hawkins, Robinson, Bahe)