Kansas Basketball Showed Just How Good It Can Be Against Iowa State

Despite a coagulated non-conference showing and nan news of prima freshman Darryn Peterson’s return, nan Jayhawks opened convention play struggling.

The squad suffered 2 disfigured losses to UCF and West Virginia, and hardly scraped by TCU astatine home, acknowledgment to an unbelievable comeback and mediocre execution down nan statement by nan Horned Frogs. 

It seemed nan unsmooth commencement would only get worse, arsenic nan Jayhawks hosted nan No. 2-ranked Iowa State Cyclones Tuesday night; however, Tre White and Co. had different plans. 

With nan Cyclones entering Tuesday cleanable done 16 games and Kansas struggling, it was a toss-up for really nan crippled could play out. The Jayhawks person a ton of potential; they were conscionable struggling to put it each together connected nan court.

But worries from fans were quickly unopen down erstwhile 8 p.m. hit.

For nan full 40 minutes of play, Kansas made 1 of nan champion teams successful nan state look highly uncomfortable. It took Lipsey a full half to get successful nan scoring column, and Jefferson put up 12 points but besides added 5 turnovers to nan stat sheet.

The Jayhawks did a terrific occupation guarding Momcilovic arsenic well. The champion three-point shooter successful nan state changeable conscionable 33% from beyond nan perimeter successful past night’s contest. Not to mention, 4 of nan 12 full turnovers from Iowa State came successful nan first 4 and a half minutes.

It was noticeable from nan jump that nan Jayhawks were fresh to spell and wanted to play aggressively. If location was 1 play to picture Kansas’ play vs Iowa State, it would person to beryllium erstwhile Jackson astir turned nan shot over, but was nan first 1 connected nan level and recovered it.

This led to McDowell receiving a walk from Jackson, past driving to nan overgarment and uncovering White successful nan corner, who was unfastened from a backmost surface group by Tiller.

It was all-around a beautiful hoops play, which helped support nan momentum connected nan Jayhawks’ side.

With really good Kansas opened up, it ne'er fto nan Cyclones moreover make it a game.

This was a awesome connection triumph for nan Jayhawks, and genuinely shows nan imaginable this squad has erstwhile they play together and aggressively. It will beryllium important for them to proceed this play for nan remainder of convention play, arsenic it will not get immoderate easier.