National Basketball Association
Kansas 82, Oklahoma 70
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 26, 2011
Where: Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma
Officials:
# Warren Evans, # Paul Janssen, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance:
10994
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No. 2 Kansas stayed in the center of the No. 1-seed discussion by handling host Oklahoma 82-70 on Saturday.
The Jayhawks (27-2, 12-2 Big 12) cruised past the struggling Sooners (12-16, 4-10) behind another big game from the Morris twins, who combined for 42 points and 19 rebounds. Marcus Morris had a game-high 23 points and Markieff Morris finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
With the win, Kansas moves into a first-place tie with No. 5 Texas, which lost at Colorado. The Longhorns own the tiebreaker over the Jayhawks for the top seed in the Big 12 Tournament due to their head-to-head win.
Kansas played without starting point guard Tyshawn Taylor, who missed his second straight game after being suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.
Cade Davis had 19 to lead the Sooners, who have lost seven straight.
Top Game Performances
| Kansas |
|
Oklahoma |
|
Marcus Morris 23 |
Scoring |
Cade Davis 19 |
|
Brady Morningstar 4 |
Assists |
Carl Blair Jr. 6 |
|
Markieff Morris 10 |
Rebounds |
Cameron Clark 4 |
|
Marcus Morris 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Cade Davis 10 |
|
Brady Morningstar 2 |
Steals |
Cade Davis 2 |
|
Marcus Morris 2 |
Blocks |
Andrew Fitzgerald 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kansas
|
82 |
56.8 |
6-14 |
26-35 |
14 |
33 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Oklahoma
|
70 |
46.0 |
6-19 |
18-23 |
13 |
14 |
2 |
7 |
|