The Jayhawks, 3-1, were far from ideal during the second half – Self called it “H-O-R-S-E contest” – with each team trading buckets. The Silverswords come in to the matchup as a severe 29-point underdog.
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UCLA and Kansas will faceoff in the seminfinals of the Maui Invitational. They will have trouble playing in the paint, but that is not Chaminade’s game. Selden drilled 4 of 5 from three-point range, finished with 15 points and stream-lined his offense game, limiting his turnovers (one) and wasteful drives to the basket. Chaminade is going to try and hoist up as many shots as possible.
Junior G Bryce Alford leads UCLA with a 19.8 scoring average after his 20-point effort against UNLV.
The Maui trip was taking on the feel of a “Perfect Storm”/”Poseidon Adventure”/”Gilligan’s Island”-type disaster at halftime, but by rebounding to beat Chaminade, the Rebels actually have an opportunity to wring quite a bit of value out of their Hawaii experience”. Hamilton finished with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting, while Parker added 15 points and eight rebounds and held his own against a formidable Kansas front line. The Jayhawks squashed any lingering disappointment from the loss to MI State. The Jayhawks’ 59 points are the most the Bruins have allowed in a half since allowing 61 to then-No. Kansas can put that all behind them with a strong showing in Maui. However, if the Rebels fail to make an offensive run toward the very start of the game as they did against Chaminade today, the Hoosiers will have the advantage in this final match-up in Maui. Perry Ellis has been his same old steady self to start the season.
“We had to fight through the aches and pains”, said sophomore guard Pat McCaw, who set a new career high in points (25) for the second time in three games. Lucas scores 7.7 points per outing.
Without one of their best outsider shooters, the Jayhawks can turn to fellow guards Frank Mason III and Wayne Selden Jr. When you play in Las Vegas, it’s a privilege to put that UNLV uniform on.
Everything you need to know about the UNC vs. Kansas State online live stream and TV broadcast, as well as preview, prediction and game notes. “Make things tough for them, don’t let them be comfortable”.
The Jayhawks are such a finely tuned machine that they were doing anything and everything they wanted in this game.
With the suspension Brannen Greene, Mykhailiuk has a chance to separate himself.
When asked specifically about free throws after the game, Rice responded by talking about only five guys being able to play at a time and trying to “bind” the team together.
Kansas-UCLA Preview Antsy to get back on the court following its first defeat, Kansas took out its frustration during a historic showing in the opener of the Maul Invitational. Jones’ athleticism and speed was too much for Chaminade in the second half. Most impressively, he has but a single turnover all year.
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In case just watching Graham frustrate Alford did not fully illustrate the first-year starter’s worth in this one, watching what Alford did when Graham was out of the game hammered home his importance.
