Game Summary:
The begin of the primary half was precisely what we feared most. Nobody may hit a shot, Middlebrooks missed 1 shot, Styles 3, Hill 2, and O’Connell missed 1. At the identical time, Kansas hit 3 2-pointers and three 3PT photographs and went up 15-0. At the 14:20 level, Styles lastly hit a 3PT and we saved it inside about 10 factors for the rest of the half. Kansas shot 7-15 (46.7%) from 3PT within the half. The halftime lead was Kansas 38-30. The one vivid spot was the Pack tied Kansas 16-16 within the first half rebounding.
Coming out of halftime, the Pack had its solely actual probability to make it shut within the first two minutes. Kansas missed 4 consecutive 3PT photographs, however on the identical time the Wolfpack missed 3 quick jumpers. Kansas then hit a layup and a free throw to make it 30-41 forcing Coach Keatts to name a trip. From that time, we lower the deficit to 9 twice and seven as soon as however spent a lot of the half down at the very least 10. We guarded the 3PT line higher within the second half, the Jayhawks solely hit 3-9. Kansas dominated the boards 20-10 within the second half. Final rating, Kansas 75-60.
Four Factors
| Teams | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
| Wolfpack | 42.1% | 13.1% | 28.2% | 31.6% |
| Kansas | 66.0% | 21.4% | 34.8% | 13.2% |
Overall Takeaways:
- We performed Huntley-Hatfield and Middlebrooks collectively and so they did properly. Together that they had 26 factors, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals
- We shot a decent 40% from 3PT, sadly our FG% was 37%.
- We protected the ball properly – Only 8 turnovers
- We didn’t guard the 3PT line properly – Kansas hit 10-24 (41.7%)
- Rebounding continues to be an issue – Kansas outrebounded the Pack by 10, 36-26
- Scoring continues to be laborious to come back by – We didn’t rating greater than 61 factors in opposition to any of our 4 P4 OOC opponents
Keatts Comments
Wolfpack Player Stats
| Player | PTS | REB | ASST | TO | BLK | STL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | ASST | TO | BLK | STL | MIN |
| Middlebrooks | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | |
| Huntley-Hatfield | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | |
| Hill | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 31 | ||
| Styles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | |||
| Taylor | 8 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Pass | 6 | 10 | |||||
| O’Connell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | |
| D. Parker Jr | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| T. Parker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Individual Highlights
- Ben Middlebrooks led the group in scoring and rebounding, and had 2 steals
- Brandon Huntley-Hatfield was second in scoring, led the group with 3 assists, and likewise had 2 steals
- Styles (30%), Hill (27.2%) and O’Connell (16.6%) had dangerous capturing nights
Box Score
