National Basketball Association
Kansas 75, New Mexico St. 56
When: 12:15 PM ET, Friday, March 20, 2015
Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials:
# Gregory Nixon, # Tony Padilla, # Deron White
Attendance:
N/A
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Kansas 75, New Mexico State 56: Frank Mason scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds as the Jayhawks rolled past the Aggies in NCAA Tournament round of 64 play at Omaha, Neb.
Perry Ellis added nine points for second-seeded Kansas (27-8), which faces No. 7 Wichita State in Sunday’s round of 32. Landen Lucas grabbed nine rebounds and the Jayhawks went 9-of-13 from 3-point range.
DK Eldridge scored 11 points and Remi Barry and Tshilidzi Nephawe added 10 apiece for No. 15 seed New Mexico State (23-11), which had a 13-game winning streak halted. Daniel Mullings contributed seven points and five steals for the Aggies, who shot 35.7 percent from the field.
Kansas never trailed and opened up a 22-12 lead on a 3-pointer by Ellis just prior to the midway point of the first half. Devonte' Graham hit two 3-pointers during a 10-0 run to increase the margin to 18 points before the Aggies closed strong to cut the Jayhawks’ lead to 36-23 at the break.
A 3-pointer by Kelly Oubre gave Kansas a 49-32 lead with 13:57 remaining and Brannen Greene hit back-to-back 3-pointers as the lead increased to 63-43 with 7:06 remaining. A 3-pointer by Mason pushed the lead to 23 and the Jayhawks cruised to the finish.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Aggies G Ian Baker was 1-of-10 shooting and scored four points. … Kansas possessed a 36-29 rebounding edge. … The loss was New Mexico State’s ninth straight in NCAA tourney play.
Top Game Performances
| New Mexico St. |
|
Kansas |
|
DK Eldridge 11 |
Scoring |
Frank Mason 17 |
|
Tshilidzi Nephawe 3 |
Assists |
Devonte Graham 4 |
|
Tshilidzi Nephawe 8 |
Rebounds |
Landen Lucas 9 |
|
Tshilidzi Nephawe 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Landen Lucas 3 |
|
Daniel Mullings 5 |
Steals |
Frank Mason 2 |
|
Pascal Siakam 2 |
Blocks |
Perry Ellis 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| New Mexico St.
|
56 |
35.7 |
5-15 |
11-16 |
8 |
24 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
| Kansas
|
75 |
54.0 |
9-13 |
12-15 |
16 |
33 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
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