National Basketball Association
Kansas 64, Western Kentucky 57
When: 9:50 PM ET, Friday, March 22, 2013
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials:
# Tim Clougherty, # Frank Harvey, # Michael Kitts
Attendance:
18488
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Kansas 64, Western Kentucky 57: Jeff Withey collected 17 points, seven blocks and six rebounds as the top-seeded Jayhawks avoided the upset in the NCAA Tournament second round in Kansas City, Mo.
Travis Releford added 11 points and held Hilltoppers leading scorer T.J. Price to 12 points to help Kansas (30-5) survive despite 17 turnovers and win for the 11th time in 12 games. The Jayhawks advance to face former coach Roy Williams and North Carolina on Sunday.
Jamal Crook scored 13 points to lead four players in double figures for the Hilltoppers (20-16), who led 31-30 at halftime but went cold after the break. Western Kentucky was 8-for-39 in the second half after going 13-for-27 in the first half.
Top Game Performances
| Western Kentucky |
|
Kansas |
|
Jamal Crook 13 |
Scoring |
Jeff Withey 17 |
|
Jamal Crook 4 |
Assists |
Naadir Tharpe 3 |
|
Jamal Crook 9 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Young 8 |
|
T.J. Price 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Ben McLemore 7 |
|
T.J. Price 3 |
Steals |
Kevin Young 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Jeff Withey 7 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Western Kentucky
|
57 |
31.8 |
3-20 |
12-18 |
8 |
34 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
| Kansas
|
64 |
47.6 |
0-6 |
24-29 |
11 |
33 |
9 |
4 |
17 |