Men's Basketball

First Half Action

California   Kansas
48.0 FG% 44.4
40.0 3ptFG% 50.0
66.7 FT% 66.7
16 Reb 16
6 Asst 10
12 TO 13
2 Blk 2
8 Stl 6
Briefly
Kansas took its only first-half lead at 3-2, but trailed the rest of the time. ... California led by as many as 9 in the first half. ... KU hit just 1 of its first 10 field-goal attempts. ... Cal led, 12-10, in points in the paint and 7-2 in second-chance points. ... KU led, 15-2, in bench points. ... The teams tied with 9 points off turnovers and 2 fast-break points.

California leaders
Scoring: Omar Wilkes 9; Leon Powe, Ayinda Ubaka 8 each.
Rebounding: Powe 6.
Assists: Powe 2.
Turnovers: Rod Benson 4.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: C.J. Giles, Julian Wright 7 each.
Rebounding: Giles 4, team 4.
Assists: Stephen Vinson 5.
Turnovers: Mario Chalmers 5.

Final Totals

California   Kansas
35.7 FG% 44.8
25.0 3ptFG% 50.0
70.6 FT% 78.6
32 Reb 41
12 Asst 19
17 TO 19
3 Blk 6
11 Stl 9
Briefly
Kansas opened the second half with a 20-4 run to take its first lead since 3-2 and led by as many as 17 with 6:48 to play. ... Kansas had a 30-24 edge in points in the paint, an 18-11 advantage in points off turnovers, a 15-10 lead in second-chance points, a 12-2 advantage in fast-break points and a 30-6 bulge in bench points.

California Leaders
Scoring: Leon Powe 16, Omar Wilkes 13, Ayinde Ubaka 10.
Rebounding: Powe 11.
Assists: Martin Smith 3.
Turnovers: Powe, Rod Benson 5 each.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: C.J. Giles 17, Brandon Rush 12, Julian Wright 11, Micah Downs 10.
Rebounding: Giles 9, Rush 7.
Assists: Stephen Vinson 6.
Turnovers: Mario Chalmers 6.
Blocked shots: Giles 5.

Lines to remember:
California: Leon Powe 7-for-14 FG, 2-for-2 FT, 11 rebounds, 16 points.
Kansas: C.J. Giles 8-for-14 FG, 1-for-1 FT, 9 rebounds, 5 blocked shots, 17 points.

Lines to forget:
California: Rod Benson 2-for-7 FG, 5 turnovers, 4 points in 20 minutes.
Kansas: Sasha Kaun 0-for-2 FG, 2 rebounds, 1 turnover, 2 points in 9 minutes.




California (56)
    MIN FG FT REB PF TP
      m-a m-a o-t    
Leon Powe   34 7-14 2-2 2-11 3 16
DeVon Hardin   19 1-4 3-4 3-3 3 5
Ayinde Ubaka   37 3-10 2-2 0-4 1 10
Omar Wilkes   31 4-9 4-6 1-1 1 13
Richard Midgley   39 2-8 1-2 2-4 4 6
Rod Benson   20 2-7 0-0 0-2 1 4
Theo Robertson   9 0-3 0-0 1-1 0 0
Martin Smith   9 1-1 0-1 0-0 1 2
Eric Vierneisel   2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
   team         5-6
Totals     20-56 12-17 14-32 14 56
    Three-point goals: 4-16 (Ubaka 2-7, Wilkes 1-3, Midgley 1-3, Robertson 0-3). Assists: 12 (Smith 3, Powe 2, Midgley 2, Robertson 2, Ubaka, Wilkes, Benson). Turnovers: 17 (Powe 5, Benson 5, Midgley 4, Ubaka, Wilkes, Smith). Blocked shots: 3 (Powe 2, Benson). Steals: 11 (Powe 4, Wilkes 3, Midgley 2, Robertson 2).
KANSAS (69)
    MIN FG FT REB PF TP
      m-a m-a o-t    
Sasha Kaun   9 0-2 0-0 0-2 2 0
C.J. Giles   32 8-14 1-1 4-9 2 17
Jeff Hawkins   20 2-4 0-0 0-3 4 6
Russell Robinson   20 1-5 1-2 1-1 3 4
Brandon Rush   27 4-9 3-3 3-7 1 12
Stephen Vinson   25 1-3 4-4 0-3 2 6
Christian Moody   22 1-4 0-0 1-2 3 2
Micah Downs   17 4-6 0-0 3-3 2 10
Julian Wright   17 5-8 1-2 0-6 1 11
Mario Chalmers   11 0-3 1-2 1-1 0 1
   team         3-4
Totals     26-58 11-14 16-41 20 69
    Three-point goals: 6-12 (Hawkins 2-3, Downs 2-3, Rush 1-1, Robinson 1-2, Chalmers 0-1, Vinson 0-2). Assists: 19 (Vinson 6, Robinson 3, Rush 3, Moody 2, Giles, Hawkins, Chalmers, Downs, Wright). Turnovers: 19 (Chalmers 6, Giles 3, Hawkins 2, Rush 2, Wright 2, Kaun, Robinson, Vinson, Moody). Blocked shots: 6 (Giles 5, Robinson). Steals: 9 (Giles 3, Chalmers 2, Robinson, Vinson, Wright, Moody).
 
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California
34
22
56
Kansas
31
58
69

Officials: Tom O'Neill, David Hall, John Higgins.
Attendance: 16,180.

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