First half • Key play: Elijah Johnson’s step-back three-pointer erased Texas A&M’s 14-13 lead and started a 12-0 barrage that allowed the Jayhawks to take control.
• Key stat: Johnson had 18 of his 21 points in the first half.Second half • Key play: Kansas didn’t feel like it was clinched until Jeff Withey hit a pair of free throws with 27 seconds remaining to give the Jayhawks a 64-58 lead. • Key stat: In 13 minutes, playing time reduced by foul trouble, Tyshawn Taylor scored 10 points.Future Jayhawks on TVA high school game in Wichita tonight that matches future Jayhawks will be televised by Metro Sports in Kansas City.Wichita Heights, which includes KU signee Perry Ellis, takes on Wichita North and junior point Conner Frankamp, who averages 35 points for the 12-7 team and is committed to Kansas.Heights is the three-time defending Kansas Class 6A champion and is riding a 62-game winning streak. Ellis, a 6-8 forward, averages 26 points per game.Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.• Former KU coach Larry Brown took in the game and sat behind the Jayhawks bench.• Bill Self doesn’t think Saturday’s game against Missouri will be the biggest in the history of Allen Fieldhouse. “Probably not,” Self said. “We’ve had other games where we had to win it to win the league. But in fans’ minds and our players’ minds since they beat us the first time it’s probably the biggest.”Read more University Of Kansas
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| Blair Kerkhoff, bkerkhoff@kcstar.com
