殺到するing No. 3 Kansas hosts resilient Iowa 明言する／公表する
While it's rare not to see Kansas 頂上に the Big 12 会議／協議会 standings in the middle of February, the third-階級d Jayhawks are just a game off the league lead and 殺到するing as they host resilient Iowa 明言する／公表する on Monday in Lawrence, Kan.
The Jayhawks (22-3, 11-1 in Big 12 play) have won 10 straight games, the 最新の an 87-70 wipeout of Oklahoma at home on Saturday. That victory featured a career-high 24 points from Marcus Garrett, who canned six 3-pointers after making five from beyond the arc in his first 11 Big 12 games 連合させるd.
Devon Dotson 追加するd 19 points and Udoka Azubuike had 15 points and 17 回復するs in the 勝利，勝つ to 一致する his 18th career 二塁打-二塁打 and 11th this season. Azubuike's 17 回復するs tied his career high.
As big as Garrett was on the 不快な／攻撃 end, it was his 防御の play that helped 誘発する the Jayhawks. Garrett's two steals led to four straight Kansas points and kicked off a 15-5 run over the final 4:40 of the first half to turn a one-point 赤字 into a nine-point lead, 41-32, at halftime.
Kansas' 得点する／非難する／２０ing 殺到する 洪水d into the second half, as the Jayhawks （機の）カム out of the break on a 16-5 run over the first five minutes.
"We did play decent offensively, we got the ball where it needed to go," Kansas coach 法案 Self said. "I thought we 行方不明になるd a トン of layups in the first half. It's not very often that we shoot better from the 3-point line than we do from two. Marcus (Garrett) was unbelievable both halves, and he was by far the best player in the game for us. All in all, we'll take it."
The サイクロンs 長，率いる to Lawrence on the heels of perhaps their best game in months, an 81-52 勝利，勝つ at home over short-手渡すd Texas on Saturday.
Michael Jacobson had 21 points and 13 回復するs in the 勝利，勝つ while Prentiss Nixon and Solomon Young 得点する／非難する／２０d 17 points each for the サイクロンs (11-14, 4-8 in Big 12 play), who have won two of their past three games but just three of their past 10 遠出s.
"What I told the te am when we turned to the 支援する nine of the league was 'man, let's go out and see how many we can 勝利，勝つ,'" coach Steve Prohm told the Des Moines 登録（する）. "We've got a chance to have a winning 記録，記録的な／記録する and a good 記録，記録的な／記録する to の近くに the 支援する nine."
Rasir Bolton 追加するd 10 points for Iowa 明言する／公表する, which outshot Texas 57 パーセント to 29 パーセント and had a 40-27 辛勝する／優位 on the glass.
The サイクロンs were 行方不明の 星／主役にする guard Tyrese Haliburton, who is out for the year with a broken wrist, for the second straight game, but easily 派遣（する）d the toothless Longhorns. It was Iowa 明言する／公表する's most lopsided 勝利，勝つ ever against Texas.
"We knew we had to come ready," Jacobson said. "At this point in the season, it's do-or-die mentality for us. We （機の）カム together. The biggest thing for us all year is to try to find consistency. We've got some pieces. We've got some talent. We just 港／避難所't been able to put it together on a nightly basis."
Kansas is 183-66 かつてない against Iowa 明言する／公表する, which 含むs a 79-53 勝利，勝つ in this season's first 会合 on Jan. 8 in Ames. The Jayhawks are 94-16 vs. Iowa 明言する／公表する in games in Lawrence. Kansas has won 13 of the last 14 games against the サイクロンs at Allen Fieldhouse.
--Field Level マスコミ
