NCAA Game Summary - Florida Gulf Coast At Kansas
POSTED: 10:28 pm CST November 18,
2008
Lawrence, KS -- (Sports Network) - Sherron Collins scored 25 points to lead the 24th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks in an 85-45 rout of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles at Allen Fieldhouse. Cole Aldrich added 12 points for the Jayhawks (2-0), who were coming off a 71-56 victory over UMKC on Sunday. Marcus Morris hauled in 10 rebounds to go with his five points. Reed Baker totaled 11 points for the Eagles (0-1), who went 10-21 overall and 6-10 in the Atlantic Sun Conference last season, their first at the Division I level. Collins' jumper gave Kansas an 8-0 lead just over four minutes into the game. Later on in the first half, Aldrich hit a basket that made it 32-9 in the Jayhawks' favor. Kansas was sitting on a 45-13 lead at the break. Kyle Marks' jumper at the 16:55 mark closed out an Eagles 7-2 run to open the second half. Tyrel Reed, though, answered with a three-pointer that sparked a 14-2 Kansas run, leaving the Jayhawks with a 61-22 lead as Markieff Morris poured in a layup with 13:35 left in the contest. The home team cruised the rest of the way, as Kansas led by as many as 45 points.Game Notes:The Eagles shot just 23.6 percent from the floor, compared to the Jayhawks' 49.2 percent showing. Florida Gulf Coast is without four starters and 11 letterwinners from a year ago...This blowout marked the first-ever meeting between the Eagles and Jayhawks on the hardwood.
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