First Half Action

Kentucky		Kansas
21.4	FG%	43.8
0.0	3ptFG%	22.2
70.0	FT%	68.8
20	Reb	26
0	Asst	5
8	TO	3
1	Blk	2
1	Stl	3

Briefly
Kentucky never led, but the score was tied twice early. ... Kansas led, 18-12, in points in the paint, 12-2 in points off turnovers, 4-0 in fast-break points and 8-4 in bench points. ... Kentucky had a 10-9 advantage in second-chance points.

Kentucky Leaders
Scoring: Rajon Rondo 6.
Rebounding: Rondo 6.
Assists: none.
Turnovers: Rondo, Rekalin Sims 2 each.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Brandon Rush 16, Russell Robinson 10..
Rebounding: Rush 7; C.J. Giles, Sasha Kaun 4 each.
Assists: Rush, Mario Chalmers 2 each.
Turnovers: Giles, Julian Wright, Darnell Jackson 1 each.

Final Totals

Kentucky		Kansas
24.2	FG%	50.0
12.0	3ptFG%	23.5
61.9	FT%	68.4
38	Reb	46
5	Asst	14
11	TO	12
1	Blk	8
6	Stl	6

Briefly
Kansas led by as many as 32 in the second half. ... UK picked up its first assist and first three-pointer with just under 14 1�2 minutes left in the second half. ... Kansas led, 36-22, in points in the paint, 16-13 in points off turnovers and 10-2 in fast-break points. Kentucky had a 25-14 edge in second-chance points and a 22-19 lead in bench points.

Kentucky Leaders
Scoring: Rajon Rondo, Joe Crawford 9 each.
Rebounding: Rondo 7; Crawford, Rekalin Sims 6 each.
Assists: Rondo 3.
Turnovers: Sims 4.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Brandon Rush 24, Russell Robinson 12, C.J. Giles 10..
Rebounding: Rush 12; Giles, Christian Moody 6 each.
Assists: Mario Chalmers 5, Rush 4.
Turnovers: Rush 3.

Lines to remember:
Kansas: Brandon Rush 9-for-15 FG, 2-for-4 3-pt FG, 4-for-6 FT, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 24 points; C.J. Giles 4-for-8 FG, 2-for-3 FT, 6 rebounds, 10 points in 18 minutes.

Lines to forget:
Kentucky: Ramel Bradley 0-for-8 FG, 0-for-3 3-pt FG, 2 points in 22 minutes.

Kentucky (46)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Sheray Thomas	19	2-5	2-2	1-1	3	6
Lukasz Obrzut	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0
Rajon Rondo	33	2-8	5-6	2-7	1	9
Patrick Sparks	15	0-5	0-1	0-2	0	0
Joe Crawford	26	4-12	1-2	4-6	2	9
Rekalin Sims	24	2-8	3-4	4-6	3	8
Ramel Bradley	22	0-8	2-2	2-2	1	2
Ravi Moss	14	2-6	0-0	3-4	2	6
Bobby Perry	14	0-4	0-0	1-2	1	0
Jared Carter	11	2-3	0-3	3-5	1	4
Shagari Alleyne	7	0-0	0-1	0-0	0	0
Preston LeMastere	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
Brandon Stockton	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	2
Adam Williams	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
team				0-3
Totals		15-62	13-21	20-38	17	46

Three-point goals: 3-25 (Moss 2-4, Sims 1-4, Thomas 0-1, Rondo 0-1, Perry 0-2, Bradley 0-3, Sparks 0-4, Crawford 0-6). Assists: 5 (Rondo 3, Moss 2). Turnovers: 11 (Sims 4, Rondo 2, Thomas, Crawford, Stockton, Alleyne, team). Blocked shots: 1 (Carter). Steals: 6 (Rondo 3, Sparks, Crawford, Stockton)..

KANSAS (73)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
			m-a	m-a	o-t
Christian Moody	19	1-2	0-0	4-6	3	2
C.J. Giles	18	4-8	2-3	4-6	3	10
Russell Robinson	29	3-9	5-6	0-2	3	12
Mario Chalmers	22	3-6	0-0	0-1	2	6
Brandon Rush	33	9-15	4-6	1-12	0	24
Jeff Hawkins	25	0-2	0-0	1-2	3	0
Sasha Kaun	16	3-5	2-4	1-5	3	8
Julian Wright	16	3-5	0-0	0-5	1	6
Darnell Jackson	9	1-1	0-0	2-5	2	2
Stephen Vinson	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0
Rodrick Stewart	2	0-0	0-0	0-1	0	0
Jeremy Case	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
Micah Downs	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	3
Matt Kleinmann	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0
team				0-1
Totals		28-56	13-19	13-46	21	73

Three-point goals: 4-17 (Rush 2-4, Downs 1-1, Robinson 1-6, Chalmers 0-2, Hawkins 0-2, Vinson 0-2). Assists: 14 (Chalmers 5, Rush 4, Wright 3, Moody, Robinson). Turnovers: 12 (Rush 3, Moody 2, Hawkins 2, Jackson 2, Giles, Chalmers, Wright). Blocked shots: 8 (Rush 2, Wright 2, Moody, Giles, Robinson, Chalmers). Steals: 6 (Chalmers 2, Moody, Robinson, Rush, Wright).

Officials: Gerald Boudreaux, Tom Eades, J.B. Caldwell.
Attendance: 16,300.