National Basketball Association
Kansas 69, Temple 62
When: 4:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 6, 2013
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials:
# JB Caldwell, # Garry Maxwell, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
16300
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No. 6 Kansas 69, Temple 62: Kevin Young tied a career-high with 16 points and the Jayhawks extended their home winning streak to 30 games by holding off the Owls.
Travis Releford played through foul trouble and added 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting. Freshman Ben McLemore chipped in 13 points while Jeff Withey contributed nine blocked shots and 11 rebounds as Kansas (12-1) recorded its 10th straight victory and won its 64th straight non-conference game at Allen Fieldhouse.
Khalif Wyatt scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half for Temple (10-3), which shot 30.2 percent and failed to knock off a second Top-10 team this season. Will Cummings and Anthony Lee added 11 points apiece as the Owls had just three baskets in the final 14:48.
Temple took its first lead with 14:48 remaining in the second half as Wyatt scored 11 straight points and hit a 3-pointer that made it 42-41. Despite going nearly seven minutes between baskets, the Owls managed to maintain their slim lead and even took a 57-54 edge on Cummings' uncontested 3-pointer with 5:02 remaining.
However, Cummings' 3-pointer was Temple's final basket and the Jayhawks took the lead for good when McLemore stole the ball from Lee and drove in for a uncontested dunk with 2:42 remaining. Young followed with four free throws and Releford drilled an open 3-pointer with 37 seconds to play to seal the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Young's other 16-point game was against San Jose State on Nov. 26. He also matched a career-best with 10 rebounds. ... The Jayhawks are 12-1 for the third time in four seasons ... The Owls have not knocked off two top-10 teams since 2002-03.
Top Game Performances
Temple |
|
Kansas |
Khalif Wyatt 26 |
Scoring |
Kevin Young 16 |
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson 4 |
Assists |
Elijah Johnson 9 |
Scootie Randall 9 |
Rebounds |
Jeff Withey 11 |
Khalif Wyatt 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Young 6 |
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson 2 |
Steals |
Ben McLemore 1 |
T.J. DiLeo 1 |
Blocks |
Jeff Withey 9 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Temple
|
62 |
30.2 |
4-17 |
20-26 |
8 |
31 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
Kansas
|
69 |
43.6 |
5-14 |
16-18 |
17 |
42 |
12 |
1 |
14 |