Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Jayhawks blast Iowa St., earn share of Big 12
Kansas is the new No. 1 team and plays like it
The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Drew Gooden had 26 points, and Nick Collison added 16 as No.1 Kansas beat Iowa State 102-66 Monday night and clinched at least a tie for its first Big 12 title in four years.
Kansas (24-2, 13-0 Big 12), playing its first game since replacing Duke atop the poll, got a combined 34 points from its trio of post players — Gooden, Collison and Wayne Simien — en route to a 49-25 halftime lead. Simien finished with 15, giving them a combined 57.
Iowa State (11-16, 3-10), the two-time defending Big 12 champion, dropped to 0-9 on the road and virtually guaranteed Larry Eustachy his first losing season in 13 years as a head coach.
Gooden, who scored a season-low 11 points the previous game while battling the flu, was 8-of-9 in the first half. The Big 12's scoring and rebounding leader made dunks, tip-ins, feathery follow shots and fallaway jumpers. He was just one rebound short of his 20th double-double.
The Jayhawks, who came into the game leading the nation in scoring (92.4) and field goal percentage (51.6), hit 63 percent (45-of-72) and cracked the 100-point mark for the eighth time this season while winning their 12th in a row.
IOWA STATE (11-16) — Bynum 5-7 3-6 13, Pearson 1-9 1-2 3, Sullivan 5-12 2-2 14, Morgan 2-7 4-4 8, Power 4-9 2-3 11, Nicol 0-0 0-0 0, Varley 2-3 0-0 4, Fries 0-0 0-0 0, Jefferson 1-3 0-0 2, Homan 3-4 5-5 11. Totals 23-54 17-22 66.
KANSAS (24-2) — Gooden 12-16 2-2 26, Collison 8-12 0-0 16, Hinrich 4-9 0-0 10, Miles 2-5 1-2 5, Boschee 3-5 0-0 9, Harrison 2-2 0-0 4, Ballard 1-1 0-0 3, Langford 4-8 0-0 8, Nash 0-1 0-0 0, Carey 0-0 0-0 0, Simien 7-10 1-1 15, Lee 0-1 0-0 0, Zerbe 1-1 1-2 3, Kappelmann 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 45-72 6-8 102.
Halftime—Kansas 49-25. 3-Point goals— Iowa St. 3-5 (Sullivan 2-4, Power 1-1), Kansas 6-11 (Boschee 3-4, Hinrich 2-5, Ballard 1-1, Gooden 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—
Iowa St. 25 (Bynum, Homan 5), Kansas 36 (Gooden 9). Assists—Iowa St. 6 (Sullivan, Power 2), Kansas 25 (Miles 9). Total fouls—Iowa St. 13, Kansas 15. A—16,300.
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Jayhawks blast Iowa St., earn share of Big 12
