National Basketball Association
Kansas 81, Oklahoma St. 66
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2012
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials:
# John Hampton, # John Higgings, # Greg Rennegarbe
Attendance:
16300
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KANSAS 81, OKLAHOMA STATE 66: National player of the year candidate Thomas Robinson had 26 points and 14 rebounds as the No. 10 Jayhawks won their 19th straight at home.
Robinson made 9 of 15 from the field and 7 of 7 from the line as Kansas (20-5, 10-2 Big 12) remained tied with Missouri for first place in the Big 12.
Kansas' Jeff Withey recorded 18 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, which matched Oklahoma State's total. Kansas had 48 rebounds.
Elijah Johnson added 11 points and five assists and Travis Releford had 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting as the Jayhawks raced to a comfortable 51-24 halftime lead and were never threatened.
Oklahoma State (12-13, 5-7) never got on track from the floor and wound up shooting 32.7 percent. Markel Brown led the Cowboys with 21 points and Kelton Page scored 19.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kansas celebrated the 60th anniversary of the 1952 NCAA championship team and wore special throwback uniforms. ... Robinson has 10 double-doubles in the last 13 games. ... Withey has scored in double figures in eight of his last nine games.
Top Game Performances
| Oklahoma St. |
|
Kansas |
|
Markel Brown 21 |
Scoring |
Thomas Robinson 24 |
|
Le'Bryan Nash 3 |
Assists |
Tyshawn Taylor 6 |
|
Le'Bryan Nash 6 |
Rebounds |
Jeff Withey 20 |
|
Le'Bryan Nash 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Thomas Robinson 7 |
|
Michael Cobbins 3 |
Steals |
Elijah Johnson 2 |
|
Michael Cobbins 3 |
Blocks |
Jeff Withey 7 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oklahoma St.
|
66 |
32.7 |
5-21 |
25-29 |
7 |
19 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
| Kansas
|
81 |
48.4 |
4-15 |
15-19 |
18 |
48 |
8 |
5 |
14 |