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I'D KEEP DOING THE SAME THING IF
I'M THE CORNHUSKERS.
SHOT CLOCK DOWN TO SIX.
SNOOZE THAT'S GOING TO BE A SHOT
CLOCK VIOLATION.
HE LET IT GO.
HENRY THE REBOUND.
HENRY IS NOT YOUR SHOOTER.
>> Clay: NOW KANSAS XAVIER
HENRY IS.
MISSED THAT ONE
.
>> Reid: I DON'T KNOW WHY
JETER DOESN'T GO STRAIGHT INTO
JORGE BRIAN DIAZ.
THEY CAME DOWN, HAD HAD THE LEFT
SIDE TO THEMSELVES.
HE HAD ALDRICH BEHIND HIM.
DIAZ NEEDS TO DEMAND THAT BALL
AND DO A BETTER JOB CALLING FOR
THE BALL.
ANDERSON PUTS IT INSIDE FOR
UBEL.
AND HERE'S THE LONG THREE.
GOT IT.
>> Reid: THE 35% SHOOTER OUT
THERE, BUT AGAIN, DEFENSIVELY,
KANSAS REALLY FORCING BAD SHOTS
BY NEBRASKA.
>> Clay: NEBRASKA ON TOP BY
ONE.
INSIDE, MARCUS MORRIS GOT HIM,
HE'LL GO TO THE LINE.
>> Reid: THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA
BY JORGE BRIAN DIAZ.
BUT HE GOT THERE LATE.
THE NICE THREE WITH COLE ALDRICH
DOWN ON HIM AT THE OTHER END.
WATCH HIM COME INTO THE PICTURE.
JUST GOT THERE A LITTLE BIT
LATE.
MARCUS MORRIS NICE JOB CREATING
AN ANGLE ON THE PATH.
TURNED HIS SHOULDERS AND HIS
FEET.
>> Clay: MISSES THE FREE
THROW.
LITTLE VOLLEYBALL ACTION, AND
RYAN ANDERSON IS ABLE TO CLEAR
IT FOR THE HUSKERS.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A
TURNOVER.
AS JETER STEPS ON THE LINE.
>> Reid: JETER DID WHAT HE'S
SUPPOSED TO DO.
HE GOT DOUBLE TEAMED AND HE
DRAGGED IT TO THE HALF COURT
SIDELINES, AND NOBODY MOVED.
NOBODY RAN OVER AND HELPED HIM.
>> Clay: ALDRICH, LAST TOUCHED
BY THE HUSKERS.
STILL NO POINTS FOR THEIR JUNIOR
FROM BLOOMING TON, MINNESOTA.
>> Reid: CAME OFF THIS GAME,
DOES NOT HAVE A FIELD GOAL
ATTEMPT YET IN THIS GAME.
THAT'S AMAZING.
>> Clay: ESPECIALLY FOR A BILL
SELF TEAM THAT RUNS ITS OFFENSE
THROUGH THE BIGS.
IN THEORY.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT TODAY.
ALDRICH, FREE-THROW LINE
EXTENDED.
THAT WAS A BAD SHOT.
>> Reid: OH.
THAT WAS A FORCE.
HE HADN'T TOUCHED THE BALL.
>> Clay: BINGO, ANDERSON GIVES
NEBRASKA THE LEAD AGAIN.
>> Reid: NEBRASKA SHOOTS 40%
BEHIND THE THREE-POINT LINE.
ON PACE TO SET A NEW NEBRASKA
RECORD.
>> Clay: TWO BASKETS FOR
ANDERSON.
BOTH THREES.
XAVIER HENRY, STEPS BACK.
NOW NEEDS HELP.
THROWS HIS ARM, OFFENSIVE FOUL.
>> Reid: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU DO
DEFENSIVELY.
RYAN HENDERSON.
WATCH, BRIAN HENDERSON CLOSES
OUT AND PUTS PRESSURE ON HIM,
AND THAT IS A GOOD CALL.
>> Clay: XAVIER HENRY HAS BEEN
STRUGGLING.
COMING INTO THIS GAME, SINGLE
DIGITS.
HE WAS THE LEADING SCORER FOR
CANCER CANCER IN THE FIRST 12
GAMES OF THE SEASON.
BUT HE'S ON A LITTLE BIT OF A
SCHNIDE NOW.
AND ONLY SIX POINTS HERE TODAY.
KANSAS STILL WAITING FOR HIM TO
BREAK OUT.
STANDHARDINGER HAS IT BLOCKED BY
ALDRICH, AND HE HAS THE REBOUND.
IF YOU BLOCK IT IN, DO YOU GET
CREDIT FOR THE BASKET SOME.
>> Clay: I DON'T KNOW.
THERE IS THE TIP BY DIAZ, AND
ANDERSON SAVES DATE FOR THE
HUSKERS WITH THE BOARD.
JETER, GOOD PASS FOR DIAZ.
>> Reid: THE CONFIDENCE OF THE
CORN HUSBANDERS, YOU CAN JUST
FEEL IT GROWING.
>> Clay: NEBRASKA WITH A
FOUR-POINT LEAD.
IT'S A 10-2 RUN.
>> NEBRASKA TRAILED ALL BUT 40
SECONDS OF THE FIRST HALF.
BUT THEY LEAD IT BY FOUR HERE IN
THE SECOND HALF.
LET'S GO BACK TO BILL SELF'S
FIRST SEASON ON THE JOB AS THE
KANSAS HEAD COACH.
IT WAS THE LAST WIN FOR NEBRASKA
IN THIS SERIES.
IT CAME IN 2004.
KANSAS WAS RANKED 12th IN THE
COUNTRY.
THEY WENT DOWN IN LINCOLN THAT
DAY.
>> Reid: 23 OF THE LAST 24
CORNHUSKERS HAVE ROFT TO THE
JAYHAWKS.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WOULD BE A
SIGNATURE WIN FOR DOC SADLER AND
HIS PROGRAM IN LINCOLN,
NEBRASKA.
>> Clay: THEY HAVE GOT ONE
TRUE ROAD WIN THIS SEASON.
THAT WAS AT USC IN NOVEMBER.
THIS WOULD BE, LIKE YOU SAID,
AMAZING.
>> Reid: HUGE, HUGE.
IT'S THE CONFIDENCE RIGHT NOW.
NEBRASKA COMPETING ON EVERY
REBOUND AND EVERY POSSESSION.
RIGHT NOW THE JAYHAWKS NEED TO
RESPOND TO IT.
>> Clay: BIGGEST LEAD OF THE
GAME FOR NEBRASKA.
IT'S A FOUR-POINT ADVANTAGE FOR
THE HUSKERS.
>> Reid: GREAT ROTATION BY
NEBRASKA.
>> Clay: COLLINS THE THREE.
ALL DAY LONG.
ALL SEASON LONG.
WHEN KANSAS NEEDS A PLAY, THEIR
ALL AMERICAN MAKES IT.
>> Clay: YOU SAID COLLINS
COULD CHANGE THINGS IN A HART
BEAT.ooo
>> WE HAVE ABOUT 40 KIDS A YEAR
THAT APPLY FOR THE FIVE $10,000
SCHOLARSHIPS WE GIVE FOR
MINORITY STUDENTS WHO WILL GO ON
TO GET A MASTERS DEGREE IN
SPORTS ADMINISTRATION, THAT
WOULD THEN PLACE THEM IN
MEANINGFUL JOBS WITHIN SPORTS
ADMINISTRATION.
>> CLAY AND REID GETTYS BACK
HERE IN LAWRENCE.
IT'S A ONE-POINT GAME.
ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THIS
CONTEST, THERE WERE SOME WORDS
SAID BETWEEN SHERRON COLLINS OF
K.U., AND ZACH HENRY OF
NEBRASKA.
OWE ON OWE SEC HENRY OF
NEBRASKA.
YOU CAN SEE THEY HAD TO BE
SEPARATED BY TEAMMATES AND SOME
OF THE COACHING STAFF.
AND WE HAVE SEEN THAT'S CARRIED
OVER INTO THIS GAME.
>> Reid: YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE'S BAD BLOOD TO BEGIN THE
GAME OR WHAT.
BUT SHERRON COLLINS TAKING EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM WHAT HE
THINKS ABOUT THE GAME AND HOW
IT'S GOING.
THIS STARTED TWO HOURS BEFORE
TIPOFF.
AND IT'S RAISED THE JUICES JUST
A LITTLE BIT IN THIS GAME.
>> Clay: IF IT COMES DOWN TO
NUMBERS.
COLLINS HAS BRAGGING RIGHTS
RIGHT NOW.
>> Reid: YEAH, BUT IT AIN'T
NUMBERS.
THE NUMBERS THAT MATTER SHOW
NEBRASKA 43, KANSAS 42.
>> Clay: GOOD POINT.
16300.
142nd CONSECUTIVE SELLOUT HERE
AT ALLEN FIELDHOUSE.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF
THIS GAME JUST YET.
REID DRIVES, LOST HIS DRIBBLE.
LOOKING FOR HELP.
JETER GOOD DEFENSE.
MORNINGSTAR BAILS HIM OUT.
TEN ON THE SHOT CLOCK.
COLLINS ALMOST TURNED IT OVER IN
THE CORNER.
NOW HE NEEDS HELP.
MARCUS MORRIS, SKIP PASS, REID.
ALDRICH, BIG BOARD AND THE
BUCKET.
>> Reid: BOY, THAT'S A
HEARTBREAKER FOR NEBRASKA.
THEY PLAYED 35 SECONDS OF GREAT
DEFENSE.
AND THEN GAVE UP ON THE
OFFENSIVE REBOUND.
>> Clay: FIRST POINTS FOR COLE
ALDRICH P HE AVERAGES THE
DOUBLE-DOUBLE.
HIS FIRST TWO POINTS.
>> Reid: I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE LETTING SHERRON COLLINS
HAND CHECK LIKE THEY ARE.
COLE ALDRICH FINALLY SCORES A
BASKET.
BUT HE'S GOT TO GO GET IT
HIMSELF.
A STRONG REBOUND.
BACKS UP QUICK.
AND THE FIRST BASKET FOR COLE
ALDRICH IN THIS GAME.
THAT IS AMAZING.
1 FOR 2, FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS.
>> Clay: AND THE REBOUNDS ARE
DOWN, TOO.
>> Reid: WHAT A JOB NEBRASKA
HAS DONE.
>> Clay: NOW, STANDHARDINGER
IS GOING TO PICK UP THAT FOUL
.
>> Clay: GO BACK TO THE
NEBRASKA TURNOVERS, AGAIN,
COMING INTO THIS GAME, AVERAGING
11.
ONE OF THE BEST NUMBERS IN THE
BIG 12.
THEY'VE ALREADY ARE GOT 14.
NEBRASKA IS CLOSE, BUT IF THEY
DON'T WIN IT, THEY'LL COME BACK
TO HAUNT THEM.
>> Reid: THEY DON'T HAVE TO
PLAY PERFECT, BUT THEY HAVE TO
PLAY CLOSE TO IT.
14 TURNOVERS IS NOT CLOSE TO
PERFECT.
>> Clay: ALDRICH IS FOULED,
DOESN'T GET THE SHOT, BUT HE'LL
GO TO THE LINE, AND HIS GAME IS
STARTING TO PICK UP.
>> Reid: I DON'T KNOW IF
QUINCEY HANKINS-COLE PLAYS GOOD
DEFENSE, HE'S MOVING HIS FEET,
PLAYING BELLY-UP.
AT THE LAST SECOND HE BRINGS HIS
ARMS ACROSS COLE ALDRICH'S SHOT,
AND THAT'S NOT GOOD POST
DEFENSE.
>> Clay: UNCONVENTIONAL SHOT.
>> ESPNU'S COVERAGE OF COLLEGE
BASKETBALL.
TUESDAY NIGHT, ALABAMA AND
KENTUCKY.
NUMBER 3 #-RBGS WILDCATS, AND
JOHN WALL.
>> Reid: YOU'RE SO MUCH MORE
TACTFUL.
YOU SAID NOT CONVENTIONAL.
I'D SAY MAYBE THE UGLIEST FREE
THROW IN AMERICA.
>> Clay: WELL, IT WORKS.
HE GOT THE BACK END.
>> Reid: SHOOTS 71%.
THAT IS A GOOD PERCENTAGE FOR A
POST.
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL SAYS HE DOESN'T
HAVE THE UGLINESS.
I DIDN'T SAY IN CAPTIVITY.
MAYBE JUST IN COLLEGE
BASKETBALL.
>> Clay: THAT SHOT IS OFF FOR
ANDERSON.
HANKINS-COLE, GOOD WORK, SWATTED
AAWAY.
HE'S GOT THE THIRD ON COLE.
>> Reid: THAT'S NOW THREE
FOULS ON COLE ALDRICH.
AND IF YOU'RE NEBRASKA, YOU'VE
GOT TO KEEP GOING AT IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO GO AT HIM, AND GO
AT HIM, AND GO AT HIM.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, KANSAS
IS A FAR ADIFFERENT TEAM WHEN
COLE IS SITTING ON THE BENCH.
>> Clay: HE HAS BEEN WITHOUT
THAT TOOTH FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
THEY'VE TRIED TO REPLACE IT
TWICE, BUT THEY'LL TRY AGAIN IN
APRIL.
>> Reid: I THINK HE KIND OF
LIKES IT.
>> Clay: YOU THINK HIS SHOT IS
UNCONVENTIONAL.
SO IS HIS DENTAL WORK.
>> Reid: I DON'T KNOW BUT
SURELY THERE IS A DENTIST THAT
CAN PUT A TOOTH BACK IN.
>> Clay: FOUR NOW FOR ALDRICH.
>> Reid: I LIKE THE LOOK.
I THINK IT MAKES HIM LOOK
TOUGHER.
I'D KEEP IT OUT.
RIGHT NOW HE NEEDS TO PLAY
TOUGH.
>> Clay: MORNINGSTAR, DOUBLE
TEAM.
NICE PASS, MARKIEFF MORRIS, NOT
GOING TO COUNT THE BASKETS.
BUT MARKIEFF IS GOING TO GO TO
THE FREE-THROW LINE.
>> Reid: THAT WAS GREAT
REACTION BY MARKIEFF.
IMMEDIATELY, THE MAN DEFENDING
HIM WINS IT BIG ON BIG.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD
DO.
YOU DIVE TO THE BASKET.
GO TO THE HOLE.
>> Clay: STAYING AGRESSIVE,
DESPITE THE FACT HE'S GOT THREE
FOULS HIMSELF.
KANSAS BY ONE.
ALDRICH, THROUGH THE DOUBLE
TEAM, AND THE STUFF.
>> Reid: OH.
>> Clay:.
>> Reid: BOY, YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT GOING STRONG TO THE HOLE
YOU'VE GOT THREE RED SHIRTS,
ONE, TWO, AND HERE'S THREE.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU FINISH.
COLE TALKING A LITTLE BIT.
THINGS ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT
CHIPPY RIGHT NOW.
>> Clay: TALKED ABOUT HOW COL
INS HAS TAKEN HIS TEAM ON HIS
BACK SEVERAL TIMES THIS SEASON.
ALDRICH APPEARS TO BE DOING THAT
RIGHT NOW.
THREE-POINT PLAY FOR ALDRICH.
QUICKLY HE'S UP TO SIX.
>> Reid: I WOULD GO INSIDE TO
JORGE BRIAN DIAZ, SEE IF YOU CAN
PICK UP ANOTHER FOUL.
>> Clay:S.
>> Clay: 16,000 STRONG.
4,000 STUDENTS.
IN THE EARS OF THESE HUSKERS.
STANDHARDINGER CAN'T SILENCE THE
CROWD.
>> Reid: GOOD TRANSITION
DEFENSE.
>> Clay: MORRIS, MARKIEFF
MORRIS.
HIS FIRST POINTS OF THIS GAME.
TIMEOUT, DOC SADLER.
>> Reid: KANSAS HAS TAKEN BACK
CONTROL OF THIS GAME BY GOING
INSIDE.
FIRST IT WAS ALDRICH, AND NOW
IT'S MORRIS GOING STRONG TO THE
HOLE HOLE.
NO LONGER ARE WE DOING FADEAWAYS
AND SEEING GUYS DO DROPS.
THEY ARE TURNING IT, AND JUST
GOING STRONG TO THE HOLE.
>> ANOTHER REMINDER, WOMEN'S
COLLEGE HOOPS COMING YOUR WAY.
>> ALDRICH, NO POINTS, NO
REBOUNDS IN THE FIRST HALF.
HE'S A BIG REASON WHY KANSAS HAS
GONE ON AN 11-1 RUN OVER THE
LAST THREE AND A HALF.
>> Reid: YOU HAVE TO MINIMIZE
THE RUNS.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO ON.
THEY'RE GOING TO GO ON RUNS, AND
YOU'VE GOT TO CUT THEM OFF
BEFORE IT GETS TO 17, 18, 2
POINTS.
>> Clay: A BIG POSSESSION HERE
FOR NEBRASKA.
>> Reid: BIG POSSESSION.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE
NOT GOING INSIDE.
EVERYTHING'S OUT HERE ON THE
PERIMETER.
THEY HAVEN'T PENETRATED THE
THREE-POINT LINE YET.
SHOT CLOCK TO FIVE.
>> Clay: SHOT CLOCK VIOLATION.
KANSAS HAS REGAINED MOMENTUM.
>> Clay: NUMBER ONE KANSAS 50,
NEBRASKA 44.
AS THE JAYHAWKS ARE ON AN 11-1
RUN.
>> Clay: YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE
TO GO TO A THEATER TO SEE IT.
>> Reid: THERE ARE GOING TO BE
A FEW PEOPLE AT THAT SYRACUSE
GAME?
>> Clay: ON OH, NO DOUBT.
YOU I LIKE THAT, THAT WAS LIKE A
MOVIE TRAILER.
OF COURSE, THE JAYHAWKS WILL BE
INVOLVED IN THAT MONDAY.
TEXAS ALL PART OF RIVALRY WEEK.
COLLINS WITH THE BALL FAKE.
JAYHAWKS UP BY SIX.
MARCUS MORRIS, HIS THREE RATTLES
OFF.
AND ANDERSON WITH THE REBOUND.
>> Reid: MARCUS MORRIS HAS
ONLY MADE EIGHT THREE-POINT
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS THIS YEAR.
THAT WAS A GOOD DEFENSIVE
POSSESSION FOR THE CORNHUSKERS.
>> Clay: DIAZ HAS BEEN QUIET
RECENTLY.
JETER, TOUGH SHOT.
DIAZ GOT THE REBOUND.
BLOCKED BY MARKIEFF.
NICE PASS TO COLLINS.
14 NOW FOR MARCUS MORRIS.
NEBNESS'S DONE A GOOD JOB IN
TRANSITION THE WHOLE GAME.
THEY CAME DOWN AND ALLOWED
MORRIS TO COME DOWN THE MIDDLE
OF THE COURT.
NOBODY GOT IN BETWEEN HIM AND
THE BASKET, AND THEN JUST
REACHED OUT AND SLAPPED HIS
ARMS.
IMMEDIATELY DOC SADLER CALLED A
TIMEOUT.
>> THE PASS FROM COLLIN TO
TAYLOR, AND TAYLOR TO MORRIS.
THAT IS QUINTESSENTIAL JAYHAWKS
BASKETBALL.
>> Reid: THEY ALL RUN THE
FLOOR.
SO DEFENSIVELY, ALL FIVE
POSITIONS RUN THE FLOOR.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET DOWN THERE ON
THE PAINT AND PUT YOUR BODY
BETWEEN SOMEBODY ON THE RIM.
>> Clay: KANSAS FOR THE SECOND
TIME THIS SEASON, IT'S A SPOT
THEY HELD FOR EIGHT WEEKS BEFORE
LOSING TO TENNESSEE ON JANUARY
10.
THAT WAS A TURNING POINT FOR
KANSAS.
THEY WERE PLAYING GREAT UP TO
THAT POINT AND HAVE BEEN SINCE.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TEAM THAT'S
TALENTED. YOU'RE THINKING HOW
COULD THEY LEARN ANYTHING.
BUT THEY'RE SO GOOD, AND THEY
DID.
>> Reid: CHEMISTRY.
THAT WAS THE KEY.
BRUCE PEARL'S TEAM CAME OUT.
JUST SUSPENDED FOUR GUYS.
HAD A REMARKABLE WIN IN
KNOXVILLE.
AND AFTER THE GAME, BILL SELF
SAID I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND
HOW YOU PUT YOUR FINGERS ON IT,
BUT THAT IS THE KIND OF
CHEMISTRY WE NEED TO DEVELOP.
AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE ON THEIR
WAY.
IT'S STILL A GROWING PROCESS.
>> Clay: WE'RE SEEING MORE OF
THAT NOW HERE IN THE SECOND
HALF.
IT'S BEEN OVER SIX MINUTES SINCE
THE LAST NEBRASKA FIELD GOAL.
>> Reid: THE DEFENSE BY KANSAS
HAS JUST BEEN GREAT.
SHOT CLOCK DOWN TO TEN.
>> Clay: JETER, THE KICK.
RICHARDSON, IN AND OUT, UBEL HAS
IT STRIPPED BY REED.
HOW ABOUT THAT PLAY BY REED?
>> Reid: BRANDON UBEL TURNED
HIMSELF FROM 6'10 TO ON 6'1".
AND PUT IT BETWEEN HIS KNEES.
WE'LL GET A FOUL FROM
RICHARDSON.
>> Reid: WATCH UBEL.
HOW LOW HE BRINGS THE BALL DOWN.
LOOK.
HE BRINGS IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO
HIS KNEES.
AND TYRELL REED'S DOWN THERE
JUST SLAPPING AT THE BALL.
>> Clay: GRAB THAT REBOUND.
PUT IT UNDER YOUR CHIN, KEEP IT
HIGH ASK GO BACK UP STRONG.
>> Clay: TYRELL REED IS ONE OF
THE FAVORITE PLAYERS OF BILL
SELF.
HE IS A COACH'S SON.
HE PLAYED FOR HIS DAD AT
BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL.
WENT ON TO BE NAMED
MR. BASKETBALL IN THE STATE OF
KANSAS IN 2007.
HE IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL
HUSTLER.
>> Reid: ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN
CANDIDATE.
TIED HIS CAREER HIGH AGAINST
MISSOURI WITH 14 POINTS.
HE'S REALLY A DESIGNATED SHARP
SHOOTER.
I MEAN, 73% OF HIS FIELD GOAL
ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN BEHIND
ATHLETE-POINT LINE.
>> Clay: MISSED.
ALDRICH RESETS THE SHOT CLOCK.
HENRY FROM THE FREE-THROW LINE.
>> Reid: THAT'S WHY YOU'VE GOT
FOUR GUYS DOWN THERE ON DEFENSE
TO BUST UP TWO GUYS, THAT IS THE
THIRD OFFENSIVE REBOUND FOR
KANSAS OFF THE FREE THROW.
AND DOC SADLER'S NOT GOING TO BE
PLEASED WITH THAT.
>> Clay: KANSAS HAS TAKEN A
CHOKE HOLD ON THIS GAME.
AND THE CROWD REALLY STARTING TO
FEEL IT AS THE GAME HAS GONE TO
A TEN-POINT DIFFERENCE.
KANSAS WITH 40 TO PLAY.
>> Reid: THE GAME CHANGED WITH
KANSAS GOING INSIDE.
AND YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT IT.
WE THOUGHT THE KEY TO THIS GAME
WOULD BE KANSAS GOING DEEP,
DOMINATING INSIDE THE PAINT.
IN THE FIRST HALF THEY DID NOT.
NEBRASKA SCORING INSIDE THE
PAINT IN THE SECOND HALF.
BOY, KANSAS HAS JUST POUNDED
THAT BALL INSIDE.
DOC SADLER HAS BEEN HAMPERED
RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.
LOST A COUPLE OF KEY PLAYERS.
TONY McCRAY, THE SOPHOMORE
GUARD.
AND CHRISTOPHER NEIMANN, THE
6'11" SOPHOMORE CENTER.
BOTH STARTERS FOR NU.
SO NEBRASKA, THEY'VE GOT THE
MAKINGS OF SOMETHING SPECIAL IN
YEARS TO COME.
IF THEY HAD ALL THE PIECES, WE
MIGHT BE SEEING IT THIS SEASON.
>> Clay: THAT'S THE SIX INCH
WING PLAYER THAT'S THE KEY
THEY'RE MISSING RIGHT NOW.
>> THEY NEED A BASKET BAD.
>> Clay: HENRY ALMOST LOST IT.
ANOTHER PASS FOR DIAZ, NO.
GOT HIS OWN REBOUND.
FINALLY THE DROUGHT ENDS.
>> Reid: DIAZ GOT ALDRICH OFF
HIS FEET AND THEN WENT AWAY FROM
HIM.
YOU GOT SOMEBODY WITH THREE
FOULS, YOU GO INTO THEM AND DRAW
THE FOUL.
HE LEADS ALL OF THE CORNHUSKERS.
IT'S BACK TO A SINGLE DIGIT
EFFORT FOR NEBRASKA.
>> Reid: ALDRICH CAME UP
SHORT.
>> Clay: IT'S OUT OF BOUNDS,
AND THE JAYHAWKS WILL KEEP IT.
>> Reid: IT'S ALWAYS
INTERESTING.
NEBRASKA CONTINUES TO DOUBLE
TEAM COLE ALDRICH FOR A COUPLE
OF POSSESSIONS.
I WOULD CHANGE THAT.
I WOULD PLAY HIM STRAIGHT UP
WITH HE DIAZ.
SEE IF COLE CAN HIT THE SHOT
OVER THOSE LONG ARMS.
>> Clay: DIAZ ABOUT TEN POUNDS
LIGHTER THAN ALDRICH, BUT
THEY'RE THE SAME HEIGHT.
HERE'S THE BATTLE NOW.
AND DIAZ COMES UP SHORT.
>> Reid: FALLING AWAY FROM THE
BASKET.
>> Clay: AND THERE IS YOUR
FOUL ON RYAN ANDERSON.
THAT IS HIS THIRD.
>> Clay: WE UPDATE OUR STAR
WATCH.
RICHARDSON, FOULING OUT WITH ONE
POINT.
HIS COUNTERPART FIVE ASSISTS TO
GO ALONG WITH 11 POINTS.
>> Reid: THAT'S NOT MUCH OF A
CHOICE ON STAR WATCH FOR
NEBRASKA.
I WENT ON A LIMB AND TOOK
BRANDON RICHARDSON WHO HAD A
CAREER HIGH OF 18 POINTS.
THE FIRST TIME THESE TWO TEAMS
PLAYED.
BUT NOT A FACTOR HERE TONIGHT.
>> Clay: NOT THAT UGLY, COME
ON.
>> Reid: OH, NO, IT IS, TRUST
ME.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WRONG
WITH IT, AND SO MANY MOVING
PARTS, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW.
I KNOW WHY NO ONE'S CORRECTED
IT.
YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE TO
BEGIN.
IT'S LIKE WATCHING CHARLES
BARKLEY SWING A GOLF CLUB.
YOU NEED HANK HENNE TO COME IN
AND CORRECT IT.
I'M JUST KIDDING.
IT'S REALLY GREAT COACHING, IF A
KID HAS GOT SOMETHING THAT
WORKS.
WHEN IT COMES OUT OF HIS HANDS,
IT'S EXTENDED.
HIS ARMS ARE UP HIGH AND HE HAS
BEAUTIFUL ROTATION, HOW HE GETS
THERE IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE
END RESULT.
>> Clay: HE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF
THE LANE VIOLATION OF THE
HUSKERS AND GOT THEM BOTH.
EIGHT POINTS NOW FOR COLE
ALDRICH.
AS KANSAS HAS GONE BACK OUT TO A
DOUBLE DIGIT ADVANTAGE, WITH
EIGHT MINUTES TO GO.
>> Reid: LET ME ASK YOU A
QUESTION.
NAME ME TWO BIG GUYS IN AMERICA
THAT ARE BETTER THAN COLE
ALDRICH?
>> Clay: YOU AND I WERE
CONTEMPLATING THIS DURING THE
SHOOTAROUND, AND COULDN'T THINK
OF IT.
>> Reid: CAN YOU THINK OF ONE?
>> Clay: NO.
GALLEGOS, NO.
MISSED EVERYTHING OUT OF BOUNDS.
A MISTAKE UNDERNEATH BY KANSAS
IN COMMUNICATION, AND NEBRASKA
WILL HAVE IT AFTER THIS TIMEOUT.
7:45 TO GO.
>> HUGE GAME COMING UP FOR
MICHIGAN STATE VERSUS ILLINOIS.
BUT THEY'LL NOT HAVE THE
SERVICES OF KALEN LUCAS.
SPRAINED ANKLE TOO BAD.
HE WILL NOT PLAY TONIGHT AGAINST
THE ILLINI.
AND COMING UP NEXT, WITH AN 8:10
EASTERN TIME TIP.
IT'S MIAMI ON THE ROAD AT
FLORIDA STATE.
BUT FIRST, LET'S FINISH UP WITH
NUMBER ONE.
>> LAST PLACE IN THE BIG 12.
NEBRASKA HAD A FOUR-POINT LEAD
AT 15:48 OF THE SECOND HALF.
BUT THE KANSAS LEAD HAS SWELLED
BACK TO TEN.
ALONGSIDE REID GETTYS FORMER
STAR WITH HOUSTON.
I'M CLAY MATVICK.
BUT WE'RE SEEING THINGS START TO
PLAY OUT FOR KANSAS.
>> WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE KEYS
TO THE GAME AND HOW THEY'VE
PLAYED OUT AND THE REASON
NEBRASKA HAS STAYED IN THIS
GAME.
LOOK AT THE FAST BREAKPOINT.
6-5 ADVANTAGE, NEBRASKA.
THAT'S OUTSTANDING TRANSITION
DEFENSE.
AND POINTS IN THE PAINT.
UP UNTIL THE LAST TWO MINUTES,
NEBRASKA WAS WINNING THE POINTS
IN THE PAINT.
AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE STILL IN
STRIKING DISTANCE.
>> Clay: ONE SECOND ON THE
SHOT CLOCK FOR NEBRASKA.
THEY HE TRY TO LOB IT IN, AND
THEY TURN IT OVER.
THAT WAS A TOUGH SITUATION THERE
FOR DOC SADLER'S CLUB OUT OF THE
TIMEOUT.
NOW A FOUL HERE ON DIAZ AGAINST
ALDRICH.
>> Reid: IT'S INTERESTING HOW
MOMENTUM AND CONFIDENCE PLAY
SUCH A HUGE FACTOR.
THERE WAS ABOUT A THREE-MINUTE
SPAN IN THE SECOND HALF WHERE
NEBRASKA HAD BETTER ENERGY,
BETTER BODY LANGUAGE, JUST MORE
CONFIDENCE.
AND NOW THAT SWAGGER HAS LEFT
THE BUILDING A LITTLE BIT.
THEY NEED A GOOD POSSESSION.
A GOOD, CLEAN LOOK AT THE
BASKET.
KANSAS DEFENSE HAS BEEN GREAT IN
THE SECOND HALF.
>> Clay: THERE YOU GO.
THAT IS A GOOD BASKET.
AND IT WAS ALL PREDICATED WITH
AN ATTACKING DRIBBLE BY RYAN
ANDERSON
.
>> Clay: COLLINS, THE LOB FOR
MORRIS.
AND HE'S CHECKED BY JETER.
SEE WHERE JETER IS.
THAT'S HIS THIRD.
IT IS HIS THIRD PERSONAL.
AND THE TENTH TEAM FOUL ON
NEBRASKA.
SO KANSAS AT THE LINE.
DOUBLE BONUS THE REST OF THE
WAY.
MARKIEFF MORRIS HAS REDEEMED
HIMSELF A LITTLE BIT HERE IN THE
SECOND HALF.
>> Reid: HE'S DONE A NICE JOB
AND PROVIDED SOME GOOD SPARK OFF
THE BENCH FOR BILL SELF.
>> Clay: HENRY COMES BACK INTO
THE GAME.
SO DOES STANDHARDINGER.
>> Reid: KANSAS JUST 9 FOR 18
FROM THE FREE-THROW LINE.
BOY AFTER COMING OFF THAT
COLORADO GAME IN WHICH THEY
MISSED 20 FREE THROWS, THAT'S
GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE
A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
>> Clay: MORRIS GOT TWO AT THE
LINE.
THIS TIME IT'S BACK TO A
TEN-POINT LEAD FOR KU.
HE'S REID GETTYS, I'M CLAY
MATVICK.
GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US
IT'S BEEN A GOOD CONTEST.
NEBRASKA 1-6 COMING IN.
ANOTHER TURNOVER FOR THE
HUSKERS.
THEIR 18th FOR TODAY.
ISM DIAZ WAS WIDE OPEN UNDER THE
BASKET.
>> Clay: 7 NOW FOR MARKIEFF
MORRIS.
>> Reid: HIS EIGHTH
THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL OF THE
SEASON.
MARKIEFF MORRIS COMING INTO THIS
GAME JUST 7 FOR 11, AND BOY,
LOOK AT THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN.
YOU SEE HOW WIDE OPEN DIAZ WAS.
IT'S A TURN OVER ON ONE HAND.
YOU HAVE TO FIGURE THE PASS
WOULD HAVE GOTTEN TO DIAZ.
THAT'S A BUCKET.
THAT'S A FIVE-POINT SWING FOR
THE JAYHAWKS.
>> YOU SEE THE TIMEOUTS
REMAINING, KANSAS HAS A COUPLE.
NEBRASKA OUT OF TIMEOUTS WITH A
LOT OF TIME LEFT.
KANSAS HAS WON NINE OF THE BIG
12 SEASON TITLES, INCLUDING THE
LAST FIVE.
BEFORE TODAY, IT LOOKED LIKE
TEXAS MIGHT BE THE TEAM TO KEEP
THEM FROM WINNING IT THIS YEAR.
BUT THEY LOST TO OKLAHOMA TO
DROP ANOTHER GAME BACK.
THEY IMMEDIATE MEET ON MONDAY
NIGHT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CHANCE OF
TAKING THAT ON OR AWAY FROM
KANSAS?
>> Reid: THERE IS NO QUESTION.
THE BIG 12 IS TOO DEEP.
YOU SAW THAT WHEN THE JAYHAWKS
WENT TO BOULDER, COLORADO,
WITHOUT ALEX BURKS.
THE BEST PLAYER ON COLORADO.
COLORADO HAD A CHANCE TO WIN
THAT BASKETBALL GAME.
SO ARE THE PROHIBITIVE
FAVORITES, FAVORITES NOW BILL
SELF AND HIS JAYHAWKS?
ABSOLUTELY.
DOES THAT MEAN THEY'RE GOING TO
RUN AWAY WITH IT?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.