Jayhawk report: No. 12 Kansas 56, No. 21 Baylor 55
.jpg "Kansas head coach Bill Self instructs his team on offense as Wayne Selden Jr. (1) looks for a pass in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Waco, Texas. Kansas won 56-55. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)")
Wednesday’s box score
No. 12 Kansas 56, No. 21 Baylor 55
KANSAS | Min | FG-A | FT-A | OR-TR | A | PF | PT |
Mason III | 34 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
Selden Jr | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
Oubre Jr | 24 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Traylor | 25 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
Ellis | 31 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Alexander | 20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Mykhailiuk | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greene | 29 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Lucas | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 24-51 | 3-6 | 9-28 | 19 | 17 | 56 |
Percentages: FG .471, FT .500. 3-Point Goals: 5-17, .294 (Greene 2-3, Selden Jr. 1-4, Mason III 1-4, Oubre Jr. 1-5, Mykhailiuk 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 7 (Ellis 3, Alexander 2, Traylor 2). Turnovers: 8 (Greene 2, Ellis 2, Selden Jr., Alexander, Traylor, Mason III). Steals: 6 (Oubre Jr. 4, Traylor, Selden Jr.). Technical Fouls: None.
BAYLOR | Min | FG-A | FT-A | OR-TR | A | PF | PT |
O’Neale | 27 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Chery | 35 | 8-14 | 5-5 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
Gathers | 29 | 3-10 | 3-4 | 8-13 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Medford | 28 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Motley | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Prince | 27 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Wainright | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Freeman | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 200 | 18-53 | 11-14 | 17-36 | 9 | 14 | 55 |
Percentages: FG .340, FT .786. 3-Point Goals: 8-15, .533 (Chery 4-7, Medford 2-2, Prince 1-2, O’Neale 1-2, Freeman 0-1, Motley 0-1). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 5 (Motley 3, Prince 2). Turnovers: 9 (Chery 3, Motley 2, Gathers, Medford, Wainright, O’Neale). Steals: 4 (Chery 2, Gathers 2). Technical Fouls: None.
Kansas | 18 | 38 | — | 56 |
Baylor | 22 | 33 | — | 55 |
A—7,088. Officials—Joe DeRosa, Mark Whitehead, Doug Sirmons.
Bragg ready to pick
By Thursday afternoon, Kansas could have its first commitment in its 2015 recruiting class. Carlton Bragg, a five-star big man from Cleveland, will make his official announcement in a ceremony at his high school at 1:45 p.m.
Bragg, a 6-foot-9 forward, is choosing among Kansas, Kentucky and Illinois. A senior at Villa Angela St. Joseph High, Bragg is rated as the nation’s No. 14 recruit by Rivals.com.
In recent days, Kansas has appeared to emerge as the favorite to land Bragg. National recruiting analysts from multiple recruiting services are picking Kansas as the likely destination for Bragg.
Rustin Dodd
This story was originally published January 7, 2015 at 11:31 PM with the headline "Jayhawk report: No. 12 Kansas 56, No. 21 Baylor 55."