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| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| R. Morris * | 22 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Crawford * | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| J. Meeks | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| R. Bradley * | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| R. Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Perry * | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| S. Thomas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| L. Obrzut | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Jasper * | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Porter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Stevenson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Coury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Stats | |
| Stat | Total |
| Points | 76 |
| Field Goals | 28-58, 48% |
| Free Throws | 16-22, 72% |
| 3-pointers | 13-27, 48% |
| Off. Rebounds | 12 |
| Def. Rebounds | 17 |
| Total Rebounds | 29 |
| Assists | 17 |
| Blocks | 2 |
| Fouls | 21 |
| Steals | 5 |
| Turnovers | 12 |
| Complete Box Score | |
| 0.0 End of game. |
| KY 8.0 Ramon Harris made Jump Shot |
| KS 24.0 Russell Robinson made 2nd of 2 Free Throws |
| KS 24.0 Russell Robinson made 1st of 2 Free Throws |
| KY 24.0 Personal foul on Jodie Meeks |
| KY 26.0 Joe Crawford made 3-pt. Jump Shot |
| KY 29.0 Offensive Rebound by Ramel Bradley |
| KY 32.0 Ramel Bradley missed 3-pt. Jump Shot |
| KS 38.0 Julian Wright made 2nd of 2 Free Throws |
| KS 38.0 Julian Wright made 1st of 2 Free Throws |
| 2nd Half - :00 |
| That will do it from Chicago, where after a close 1st half, the Kansas Jayhawks proved to have too many weapons on the offensive end for Kentucky, pulling away from the Wilcats in the 2nd half, and eventually settling on a 88-76 victory. The Jayhawks got great games from Rush and Wright, who combined to score 36 points on the night. |
| 2nd Half - 1:50 |
| Respectable is about all the Wildcats will be able to attain here today, as the Jayhawks keep the pressure on with more made baskets, and are now looking ahead to playing Southern Illnois in the round of Sweet 16. |
| 2nd Half - 2:52 |
| This well-coached, highly-disciplined Wildcats club will not let this become an embarrassing loss, as they reel off five in a row, keeping the score at least respectable. |
| 2nd Half - 4:52 |
| Kansas now leads by 20 points, as their domination of Kentucky in the 2nd half is now complete. Kansas just had too many players for Kentucky, as they probably have for many teams in this tournament, and with Rush hitting from the outside and Wright doing his thing inside, the Wildcats just couldn't keep pace. |
| 2nd Half - 7:38 |
| The difference in this game, so indiscernible at halftime, has revealed itself in shooting percentage. At one point in this game, both teams were around 50%. Now with just over 7 minutes remaining, Kansas is cruising along at 57% from the field, while the Wildcats have slipped to a very pedestrian 37%. |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Wright * | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Chalmers * | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| R. Robinson * | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| S. Collins | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| D. Arthur | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| B. Rush * | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Kaun * | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| D. Jackson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| J. Case | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Kleinmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Stewart | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bechard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Morningstar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Witherspoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Stats | |
| Stat | Total |
| Points | 88 |
| Field Goals | 30-53, 56% |
| Free Throws | 18-23, 78% |
| 3-pointers | 10-16, 62% |
| Off. Rebounds | 7 |
| Def. Rebounds | 17 |
| Total Rebounds | 24 |
| Assists | 19 |
| Blocks | 5 |
| Fouls | 20 |
| Steals | 7 |
| Turnovers | 10 |
| Complete Box Score | |