The suspension, which stemmed in part from a contentious argument between Greene and Self after the Michigan State game, set the tone for a drama-filled weekend.
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Devonte’ Graham kicked off the second half with a 3-pointer to cut the Jayhawks’ def-icit to 1. It’ll be a quick turnaround and much more hard test for Kansas, who could play a third and final game in Hawaii on Wednesday night.
The St. John’s Red Storm had a tough start to the Maui Invitational, as they lost to Vanderbilt on Monday and IN on Tuesday. Through three games, Kansas is averaging 101.7 points and has a +27.3 scoring margin. Vanderbilt was 4 for 10 from the field over the same span. The Rebels, who fell to 0-5 all-time against UCLA, finished just 14 of 22 at the free-throw line. Four years, 11 months and 17 days younger than senior Jamari Traylor. Wayne Selden finished with 18 points while snapping an early-season funk.
Located in Los Angeles with an enrollment of 43,239, UCLA is 3-1 on the season after its 77-75 win against UNLV Monday.
The issue that cost the Bruins a loss in their season opener popped up again: turnovers. UCLA returns a few key players from last year’s sweet sixteen team including leading scorer Bryce Alford.
“We won our first game and there’s not a lot of time to celebrate”, Manning said.
Isaac Hamilton had 19 points, Aaron Holiday 16 and Tony Parker 15 for UCLA (2-2), which never put together two solid possessions in the opening 20 minutes. 2-2 0-1 4, Lucas 2-3 0-0 4, Mickelson 0-1 0-0 0. He also divulged that Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger had sent a letter to the NCAA on November 10, requesting that Diallo be ruled eligible immediately.
Betting Odds: Kansas (-2.5, -110) via Sportsbook.
This will be the first matchup between these schools since 2011 when Kansas beat UCLA by 16 points in the Maui Invitational semifinals.
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With today’s game, St. John’s’ time in paradise on the island of Maui came to an end as the Johnnies faced off against the invitational hosts of Chaminade in a battle for the seventh place in the invitational standings. In KU’s 1988 NCAA National Championship season, the Jayhawks placed fourth in the event going 1-2. Raef LaFrentz was named the MVP. “Now we’re a team that scores off the bounce a lot more”. Bragg mysteriously disappeared in the second half as he only saw two minutes of action. The previous worst was a 48-point defeat to Kansas in 2005. The Jayhawks should be able to get out to a good start with a game against an inferior opponent. KU would later advance to the 2012 Final Four finishing runner-up.
