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Saturday, Jan. 6 9:00pm ET
Gooden, Jayhawks top Texas Tech RECAP | BOX SCORE LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Drew Gooden showed Saturday night how far he's come, scoring a career-high 23 points and grabbing 10 rebounds to lead No. 7 Kansas to a 94-82 victory over Texas Tech. "He's matured a great deal from last year," Kansas coach Roy Williams said. "He's playing well in practice and that's carrying over into the games. Last year, he was a liability defensively." Gooden's biggest games this season have been when he's come off the bench. "His numbers are actually better when he doesn't start," Williams said. "Drew's biggest thing is he sees very well offensively, but he doesn't necessarily see the defense. Drew's one of those guys you have to pull the reins in on occassionally." Saturday wasn't one of those times, as the Jayhawks (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) went on a 17-2 run in the second half after leading Texas Tech (6-6, 0-1) by only 42-38 at the half. Tech was in contention most of the first half. Kansas built a 36-28 lead with 4:05 left, but the Raiders narrowed the lead on four free throws and a 3-pointer by Marcus Shropshire, one of two freshman starters on the Tech squad. "I was a little disgusted with a couple of things we had done defensively," Williams said. "I wanted to get back in and try and throw it in their lap." The Jayhawks did just that at the 15:41 mark, when they began their streak. Tech went scoreless for almost three minutes as Kansas pulled away. Jamal Brown hit two 3-pointers ending the run. Brown finished with 23 points, while Andy Ellis added 19 and Shropshire 13. Kenny Gregory added 17 points, Kirk Hinrich 13 and Nick Collison 12 for Kansas. "To give up 94 points on your own floor, that's no defense," Tech coach James Dickey said. "We have to play well as a team and as I told our team, you can't be satisfied with 6-6." The Jayhawks enjoyed a 42-31 edge in rebounds and a 22-20 advantage in assists. Shropshire is one of five freshmen on the Tech varsity, but said that's no excuse. "It was bad discipline on our part," Shropshire said. "We've been together for three months now, and we should have gotten it together." |
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