First Half Action

Western Illinois		Kansas
32.1	FG%	56.7
55.6	3ptFG%	44.4
80.0	FT%	53.8
17	Reb	19
6	Asst	16
9	TO	5
0	Blk	6
3	Stl	6

Briefly
The score was tied once, but Western Illinois never led. ... Kansas led 24-4 in points in the paint, 14-5 in points off turnovers, 10-0 in fast-break points and 21-10 in bench points. ... WIU had a 5-0 edge in second-chance points.

Western Illinois leaders
Scoring: David Jackson 13, Marlon Mahorn 7.
Rebounding: Eliz Cepeda 5.
Assists: Sammy Hunter 2.
Turnovers: Eight with 1 each.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Christian Moody 8; Julian Wright 7; Sasha Kaun, C.J. Giles 6 each.
Rebounding: Giles 5.
Assists: Jeff Hawkins 4; Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers, Julian Wright 3 each.
Turnovers: Russell Robinson 2.

Final Totals

Western Illinois		Kansas
29.5	FG%	49.2
37.5	3ptFG%	35.0
75.0	FT%	67.7
40	Reb	40
12	Asst	25
22	TO	13
0	Blk	10
5	Stl	10

Briefly
Kansas had a 42-14 edge in points in the paint, a 28-12 lead in points off turnovers, a 50-26 bulge in bench points and a 16-2 advantage in fast-break points. ... WIU led, 11-2, in second-chance points.

Western Illinois Leaders
Scoring: David Jackson 17, Marlon Mahorn 11.
Rebounding: Cepeda 7.
Assists: Jackson 3.
Turnovers: Jackson, Cepeda 4 each.

Kansas leaders
Scoring: Julian Wright 14; Christian Moody 12; Sasha Kaun, C.J. Giles, Micah Downs 10 each.
Rebounding: Giles, Downs 7 each.
Assists: Wright, Mario Chalmers 5 each.
Turnovers: Wright, Chalmers, Russell Robinson, Brandon Rush 2 each.

Lines to remember:
Western Illinois: David Jackson 4-for-10 FG, 3-for-3 3pt FG, 6-for-6 FT, 5 rebounds, 17 points.
Kansas: Julian Wright 5-for-8 FG, 4-for-8 FT, 5 assists, 4 blocks shots, 14 points; C.J. Giles 5-for-7 FG, 7 rebounds, 4 blocked shots, 10 points.

Line to forget:
Western Illinois: Fred Oguns 0-for-5 FG, 0 assists, 1 turnover, 2 points.

Western Illinois (57)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Fred Oguns	16	0-5	2-4	1-4	4	2
NaVonta Kentle	17	2-6	0-0	1-4	3	4
David Jackson	24	4-10	6-6	1-5	4	17
Sammy Hunter	22	0-5	2-2	0-0	0	2
Troy Okeson	29	2-6	0-0	2-5	2	6
Eliz Cepeda	20	1-2	0-0	1-7	2	2
Marlon Mahorn	16	4-12	1-2	0-3	2	11
Lorenzo Taylor	13	2-5	0-0	1-3	2	4
Eze Samuel	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0
Nathan Koster	10	1-4	0-0	1-2	0	3
Sean Blalock	9	0-1	0-0	0-2	1	0
Chris Gonzalez	6	2-3	0-0	1-1	1	5
Jeff Woodside	5	0-0	1-2	1-1	0	1
team				2-3
Totals		18-61	12-16	12-40	24	7

Three-point goals: 9-24 (Jackson 3-3, Okeson 2-5, Mahorn 2-6, Gonzalez 1-2, Koster 1-4, Oguns 0-1, Kentle 0-1, Hunter 0-1, Blalock 0-1). Assists: 12 (Jackson 3, Hunter 2, Cepeda 2, Okeson, Mahorn, Blalock, Koster, Samuel). Turnovers: 22 (Jackson 4, Cepeda 4, Kentle 3, Okeson 3, Mahorn 2, team 2, Oguns, Hunter, Taylor, Koster). Blocked shots: 0. Steals: 5 (Okeson 3, Jackson, Mahorn).

KANSAS (86)
	MIN	FG	FT	REB	PF	TP
		m-a	m-a	o-t
Sasha Kaun	19	3-5	4-4	1-5	3	10
C.J. Giles	19	5-7	0-1	2-7	2	10
Jeff Hawkins	14	2-4	0-0	0-1	0	5
Russell Robinson	10	1-2	2-2	0-1	2	4
Brandon Rush	25	2-7	2-2	0-3	0	7
Micah Downs	27	3-12	2-3	0-7	3	10
Julian Wright	23	5-8	4-8	1-3	3	14
Mario Chalmers	21	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	4
Stephen Vinson	17	1-1	2-2	0-2	3	5
Christian Moody	16	4-5	4-5	2-6	1	12
Jeremy Case	5	1-2	0-0	0-1	0	3
Matt Kleinmann	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2
team				1-4
Totals		29-59	21-31	7-40	19	86

Three-point goals: 7-20 (Downs 2-6, Vinson 1-1, Case 1-2, Hawkins 1-3, Chalmers 1-3, Rush 1-4, Robinson 0-1). Assists: 25 (Chalmers 5, Wright 5, Hawkins 4, Rush 4, Vinson 4, Robinson 2, Case). Turnovers: 13 (Robinson 2, Rush 2, Chalmers 2, Wright 2, Kaun, Giles, Hawkins, Moody, Kleinmann). Blocked shots: 10 (Giles 4, Wright 4, Robinson, Rush). Steals: 10 (Chalmers 4, Kaun 3, Robinson, Downs, Wright).