Tyrel Reed

Marcus Morris had 16 points and nine rebounds, while his twin brother Markieff added 15 points to lead No. 6 Kansas to an 87-79 victory over feisty Arizona on Saturday night in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational. Derrick Williams had 27 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (5-1), but he fouled out with 2:27 left in the game and Arizona never got closer than five points after that. Reserve Thomas Robinson added 14 points and Tyrel Reed had 13 for the Jayhawks (6-0)

Marcus Morris and Tyrel Reed hit free throws in the final seconds and No. 3 Kansas erased a 10-point second-half deficit to remain unbeaten with a 63-60 victory Sunday over Nebraska. Kansas, which has dominated Nebraska throughout the decades andcame in with a 15-game winning streak over the Huskers, was thoroughly outplayed in a ragged first half and fell behind by 10 points quickly after intermission. Morris' two foul shots gave the Jayhawks (17-0, 2-0 Big 12) a62-58 lead.

The Kansas Jayhawks (29-2) blew a double-digit lead in the final four minutes but were able to hang on to beat the 22nd ranked Missouri Tigers (22-9) 70-66 in Columbia.  The win gives number 2 Kansas it's 7th consecutive Big 12 regular season title.  The loss is Missouri's first at home this season. Marcus Morris led the Jayhawks in scoring Saturday, with 21 points and 10 rebounds.  Thomas Robinson also had an impressive showing on the court with 15 points and 13 rebounds. It was Tyrel Reed, however, that hit one of the most clutch shots for Kansas this afternoon.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - J'Covan Brown scored 23 points and keyed a second-half run that erased a 15-point deficit and led No. 10 Texas past No. 2 Kansas 74-63 on Saturday, snapping the Jayhawks' 69-game home winning streak. Kansas scored the game's first 10 points and led by as many as 15 in the early going. But Texas (16-3, 4-0 Big 12) outscored the Jayhawks 36-13 while turning a 12-point halftime deficit into a 59-48 lead on a 3-pointer by Cory Joseph. The Jayhawks (18-1, 3-1)

Jacob Pullen scored a career-high 38 points and Kansas State shot 56 percent from the field Monday night en route to a stunning 84-68 victory over Kansas, which moved to No. 1 just hours earlier. Pullen, a 6-foot senior who ranks in the top five in 17 career categories for Kansas State, had 23 points in a take-charge first half that propelled the Wildcats (17-9, 5-6 Big 12) to a nine-point halftime lead. Hundreds of fans stormed the court when the buzzer sounded on Kansas State's third victory in its last 45 games against an archrival that has dominated the Wildcats for decades.

Kansas University’s offense was stagnant toward the end of the first half, and KU coach Bill Self told his players he believed he knew why. At halftime of the Jayhawks’ 73-59 victory over Illinois on Sunday, Self told his guards that they needed to be tougher, as Illinois’ guards were pushing them toward midcourt — and out of their offense. “No one’s going to say, ‘Hey, I thought that Kansas played the ball screen great in the second half, and that’s why they won the game,’” KU senior guard Tyrel Reed said, “but, in essence, I thought we did a good job.” Because KU’s guards were more physical in the second half — and came around ball screens shoulder-to-shoulder with their screen-setting teammates at the three-point line — the Jayhawks were able to get some easy baskets off the pick-and-roll.

The way their semi final game started, it looked like a disaster for Kansas. Colorado opened up 22-10 lead on the Jayhawks, stunning the KU crowd and even themselves but something head coach Bill Self said during one of their timeouts sparked them up. KU went on a 19-4 run to tie the game and eventually taking the lead and winning a tough battle with Colorado, 90-83. "We actually played some of our best ball from the ten minute mark in the first half to the ten minute mark in the second half," Bill Self said following the game.

INDIANAPOLIS - Despite a game-high 20 points from junior Sherron Collins and sophomore Cole Aldrich's third straight double-double, the No. 3-seeded Kansas men's basketball team was defeated by Michigan State, 67-62, in the final seconds of the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 here Friday night. KU ends its season 27-8 overall. MSU improved to 29-6 and will advance to the Elite 8 on Sunday. Aldrich recorded his 21st double-double of the season with 17 points and 14 rebounds. Freshman Tyshawn Taylor added eight points for the Jayhawks.

In his first Big 12 Conference start this season, senior Brady Morningstar responded with a season-high 19 points, with the help of a season-high five three-point baskets, en route to No. 2 Kansas basketball’s 86-66 win at Nebraska Saturday afternoon. The win, which spoiled NU’s undefeated 14-0 home record this season, improved the Jayhawks to 22-1 overall, including 7-1 in league play, and marked KU’s 17th-straight win versus the Huskers. Nebraska dropped to 15-7 on the season and 3-5 in the Big 12. Morningstar, who also led the team with six assists, had five three-point baskets as part of 13 total three’s by the Jayhawks, which marked a season high and the most since the team hit 14 treys versus Tennessee Tech on Nov. 27, 2009.

Third-ranked Kansas sprinted out to a 15-0 lead to open the game and never looked back on its way to a 99-52 win over UMKC Wednesday evening in Allen Fieldhouse. The win improved the Jayhawks to 13-0 for the second-straight season and extended the nation’s longest home court winning streak to 68 games. UMKC dropped to 8-7 with the loss. Senior guard Tyrel Reed got things started for the Jayhawks as he hit a jumper from the wing. Two free throws from freshman guard Josh Selby were followed by a steal and dunk by junior forward Markieff Morris for a quick 6-0 lead before the game was a minute old. Kansas got two more free throws from junior guard Tyshawn Taylor, a steal and dunk from junior forward Marcus Morris, a three from Reed and a lay up from sophomore guard Travis Releford for a 15-0 lead forcing UMKC to call its first of three first-half timeouts with 14:28 to play in the opening frame.

Kansas University’s offense was stagnant toward the end of the first half, and KU coach Bill Self told his players he believed he knew why. At halftime of the Jayhawks’ 73-59 victory over Illinois on Sunday, Self told his guards that they needed to be tougher, as Illinois’ guards were pushing them toward midcourt — and out of their offense. “No one’s going to say, ‘Hey, I thought that Kansas played the ball screen great in the second half, and that’s why they won the game,’” KU senior guard Tyrel Reed said, “but, in essence, I thought we did a good job.” Because KU’s guards were more physical in the second half — and came around ball screens shoulder-to-shoulder with their screen-setting teammates at the three-point line — the Jayhawks were able to get some easy baskets off the pick-and-roll.

Hurry up and wait.  Then wait a little bit more and after that, you can probably just hang out and wait longer.  That's what today has been like for G (my photographer) and I.  We had to check out of our rooms at noon but the games here don't start til after 5.  That's a lot of sitting around and waiting. We did a lot of our waiting in the hotel restaurant bar, eating lunch and watching basketball.  Well, we managed to make most of the bar a little upset when we asked the bartender to switch the tv over to the Shockers' game.  It was overtime we couldn't miss it!

The way their semi final game started, it looked like a disaster for Kansas. Colorado opened up 22-10 lead on the Jayhawks, stunning the KU crowd and even themselves but something head coach Bill Self said during one of their timeouts sparked them up. KU went on a 19-4 run to tie the game and eventually taking the lead and winning a tough battle with Colorado, 90-83. "We actually played some of our best ball from the ten minute mark in the first half to the ten minute mark in the second half," Bill Self said following the game.

The Kansas Jayhawks (29-2) blew a double-digit lead in the final four minutes but were able to hang on to beat the 22nd ranked Missouri Tigers (22-9) 70-66 in Columbia.  The win gives number 2 Kansas it's 7th consecutive Big 12 regular season title.  The loss is Missouri's first at home this season. Marcus Morris led the Jayhawks in scoring Saturday, with 21 points and 10 rebounds.  Thomas Robinson also had an impressive showing on the court with 15 points and 13 rebounds. It was Tyrel Reed, however, that hit one of the most clutch shots for Kansas this afternoon.

Jacob Pullen scored a career-high 38 points and Kansas State shot 56 percent from the field Monday night en route to a stunning 84-68 victory over Kansas, which moved to No. 1 just hours earlier. Pullen, a 6-foot senior who ranks in the top five in 17 career categories for Kansas State, had 23 points in a take-charge first half that propelled the Wildcats (17-9, 5-6 Big 12) to a nine-point halftime lead. Hundreds of fans stormed the court when the buzzer sounded on Kansas State's third victory in its last 45 games against an archrival that has dominated the Wildcats for decades.

In his first Big 12 Conference start this season, senior Brady Morningstar responded with a season-high 19 points, with the help of a season-high five three-point baskets, en route to No. 2 Kansas basketball’s 86-66 win at Nebraska Saturday afternoon. The win, which spoiled NU’s undefeated 14-0 home record this season, improved the Jayhawks to 22-1 overall, including 7-1 in league play, and marked KU’s 17th-straight win versus the Huskers. Nebraska dropped to 15-7 on the season and 3-5 in the Big 12. Morningstar, who also led the team with six assists, had five three-point baskets as part of 13 total three’s by the Jayhawks, which marked a season high and the most since the team hit 14 treys versus Tennessee Tech on Nov. 27, 2009.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - J'Covan Brown scored 23 points and keyed a second-half run that erased a 15-point deficit and led No. 10 Texas past No. 2 Kansas 74-63 on Saturday, snapping the Jayhawks' 69-game home winning streak. Kansas scored the game's first 10 points and led by as many as 15 in the early going. But Texas (16-3, 4-0 Big 12) outscored the Jayhawks 36-13 while turning a 12-point halftime deficit into a 59-48 lead on a 3-pointer by Cory Joseph. The Jayhawks (18-1, 3-1)

Marcus Morris and Tyrel Reed hit free throws in the final seconds and No. 3 Kansas erased a 10-point second-half deficit to remain unbeaten with a 63-60 victory Sunday over Nebraska. Kansas, which has dominated Nebraska throughout the decades andcame in with a 15-game winning streak over the Huskers, was thoroughly outplayed in a ragged first half and fell behind by 10 points quickly after intermission. Morris' two foul shots gave the Jayhawks (17-0, 2-0 Big 12) a62-58 lead.

Third-ranked Kansas sprinted out to a 15-0 lead to open the game and never looked back on its way to a 99-52 win over UMKC Wednesday evening in Allen Fieldhouse. The win improved the Jayhawks to 13-0 for the second-straight season and extended the nation’s longest home court winning streak to 68 games. UMKC dropped to 8-7 with the loss. Senior guard Tyrel Reed got things started for the Jayhawks as he hit a jumper from the wing. Two free throws from freshman guard Josh Selby were followed by a steal and dunk by junior forward Markieff Morris for a quick 6-0 lead before the game was a minute old. Kansas got two more free throws from junior guard Tyshawn Taylor, a steal and dunk from junior forward Marcus Morris, a three from Reed and a lay up from sophomore guard Travis Releford for a 15-0 lead forcing UMKC to call its first of three first-half timeouts with 14:28 to play in the opening frame.

Marcus Morris had 16 points and nine rebounds, while his twin brother Markieff added 15 points to lead No. 6 Kansas to an 87-79 victory over feisty Arizona on Saturday night in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational. Derrick Williams had 27 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (5-1), but he fouled out with 2:27 left in the game and Arizona never got closer than five points after that. Reserve Thomas Robinson added 14 points and Tyrel Reed had 13 for the Jayhawks (6-0)