National Basketball Association
Texas 74, Kansas 63
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 22, 2011
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials:
# John Hampton, # Gerry Pollard, # Doug Shows
Attendance:
16300
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J’Covan Brown led the way with 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting as No. 11 Texas picked up its first victory ever at Phog Allen Fieldhouse, 74-63, over No. 2 Kansas on Saturday.
Jordan Hamilton added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Longhorns (16-3, 4-0 Big 12), who outscored the Jayhawks 51-28 in the second half.
The loss snapped Kansas’ 69-game winning streak at Phog Allen Fieldhouse. Tyrel Reed scored 17 points and Marcus Morris 16 for Kansas in a physical game that had several flareups between players.
Texas missed its first four shots and committed three turnovers in the first four minutes as Kansas shot out to a 10-0 lead. The Longhorns would make only one field goal in the first eight minutes, allowing the Jayhawks (18-1, 3-1) to push the edge to 18-3. They would recover a bit but still went into the break down, 35-23.
The second half was a completely different story, as Kansas made two field goals in the first 11 minutes and Texas climbed back into it. Brown’s second 3-pointer in a row at the 11:36 mark gave Texas its first lead, 45-44.
The lead would grow to as much as 61-49 with 4:24 left before the Jayhawks made one last push, closing to within five points with 1:39 left. But the Longhorns were too strong down the stretch, handing Kansas its first loss of the season and jumping into the driver’s seat in the Big 12.
Top Game Performances
| Texas |
|
Kansas |
|
J'Covan Brown 23 |
Scoring |
Tyrel Reed 17 |
|
Dogus Balbay 3 |
Assists |
Tyshawn Taylor 6 |
|
Jordan Hamilton 9 |
Rebounds |
Marcus Morris 7 |
|
J'Covan Brown 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Markieff Morris 5 |
|
Dogus Balbay 2 |
Steals |
Tyrel Reed 2 |
|
Tristan Thompson 5 |
Blocks |
Brady Morningstar 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas
|
74 |
45.8 |
5-11 |
25-31 |
6 |
40 |
9 |
7 |
|
| Kansas
|
63 |
35.9 |
6-19 |
11-18 |
13 |
33 |
2 |
5 |
|
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