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McADOO.
HE HAS EIGHT.
GOING TO BE A BIG TEST FOR
KANSAS.
WE TALKED BRIEFLY ABOUT LONG
BEACH STATE.
THEIR TALENT OUT OF THE BIG
WEST CONFERENCE.
THEY BEAT PITT EARLIER IN THE
YEAR.
AND THE ONLY TWO LOSSES, BOTH
GAMES IN OVERTIME.
UNLV COULDN'T BEAT NORTH
CAROLINA.
>> Hubert: NO.
COOPER AND DUPONT ARE GOING TO
GET A CHANCE TO COME AND PLAY.
SO THE LAST FIVE GUYS ON THE
NORTH CAROLINA ROSTER WILL BE
ON THIS COURT.
WHITE, DOUBLE CLUTCH.
NO.
OFFENSIVE REBOUND.
BACK TO WHITE.
GOOD JOB BY HUBERT.
>> Hubert: THAT PASSES ME.
>> Mike: NOT THAT HUBERT.
THAT HUBERT.
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>> KANSAS AND LONG BEACH
STATE.
THAT IS NEXT ON ESPN U.
THE LAST TIME LONG BEACH STATE
PLAYED IN LAWRENCE, 1993.
THEY KNOCKED OFF A THEN NUMBER
ONE RANKED KANSAS TEAM, 64-49.
THAT GAME FOLLOWING NORTH
CAROLINA AND EVANSVILLE.
>> Mike: 2:56 LEFT IN THIS
ONE.
A 50-POINT LEAD FOR NORTH
CAROLINA.
THIS MIGHT BE THE REASON WITH
THAT HEIGHT ADVANTAGE, THEY
HAVE OUTREBOUNDED EVANSVILLE
56-26.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT IS NOT A MISPRINT.
56-26.
LAST TIME I SAW NUMBERS LIKE
THAT, I HAD AN INTERMURAL TEAM
IN COLLEGE.
WE HAD 26.
THE OTHER GUYS HAD 56.
>> Hubert: OKAY.
I THOUGHT YOU HAD THE 56.
>> Mike: OH, NO.
NO, SIR.
WE HAD 26.
WE WERE LUCKY TO GET THEM.
>> Hubert: OKAY, MR. PATRICK.
MOVING SCREEN WILL TURN OVER.
THE FOUL ON HUBERT.
SORRY.
>> Hubert: THAT IS GOING TO
TAKE ME A LITTLE WHILE TO GET
USED TO.
>> Mike: JAHR WITH THE RUNNING
JUMPER.
NO.
GOT HIS OWN REBOUND ON THE
LONG BOUNCE.
THIS IS NELSON.
TAYLOR.
THEY ARE STILL PLAYING HARD.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM THAT.
>> Hubert: THEY ARE.
THEY ARE.
THIS GAME WAS DECIDED A LONG
TIME AGO.
THEY NEVER QUIT.
SOMEHOW THAT WAS THE PERFECT
PASS.
DESMOND HUBERT GETS THE
BUCKET.
NICE FEED.
>> Hubert: THEY HAVE SOME
PRETTY GOOD MINUTES OUT OF
HUBERT.
>> Mike: THEY REALLY HAVE.
WITH THAT NAME, YOU KNOW HE IS
GOING TO PLAY WELL.
BASKET AND THE FOUL.
NICE DRIVE BY LEWIS JONES.
STEWART COOPER PICKS UP THE
PERSONAL.
HIS FIRST.
THE SENIOR FROM WINSTON-SALEM.
HE AND DUPONT, LAST TWO GUYS
OFF THE TAR HEELS BENCH.
GETTING A CHANCE TO GET SOME
MINUTES HERE.
AND JONES KNOCKS DOWN THE FREE
THROW TO MAKE IT 95-48.
LOOSE BALL, SCRAMBLE.
NORTH CAROLINA.
NOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
TIE.
A POSSESSION ARROW WILL GIVE
IT BACK TO THE HEELS.
THAT WILL GIVE THEM A NICE
ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
BOTH TEAMS SENDING GUYS DOWN
TO THE FLOOR.
INBOUNDS TO COOPER.
THE TURNAROUND JUMPER WON'T
GO.
AND OVER THE BACK IS HUBERT.
PICKS UP HIS THIRD PERSONAL.
>> JAYLON MOORE, THE FRESHMAN.
GETTING A CHANCE TO GET SOME
MINUTES.
FOR THE PURPLE ACES.
CROWD WANTS THE HEELS TO GET
TO A HUNDRED HERE.
COOPER!
FOLLOW WON'T GO.
HUBERT OFFENSE I REBOUND.
HE IS FOULED.
HE KEEPS WORKING HARD IN
THERE.
DOESN'T HE?
>> THAT IS EIGHT REBOUNDS FOR
THE FRESHMAN.
HE IS PLAYING SO WELL THAT
COACH WILLIAMS MIGHT HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT PUTTING HIM A
COUPLE MINUTES INTO THE
ROTATION.
LOOK AT HIS@LET SAFE.
KEEPING THE BALL ALIVE.
POSITIVE MINUTES FROM THE
FRESHMAN.
>> Mike: LOVER THE NAME OF HIS
HOMETOWN.
CREAM RIDGE, NEW JERSEY.
I LIKE THAT.
>> Hubert: NICE.
>> Mike: SOUNDS LIKE A NICE
PLACE.
AURND MINUTE TO GO.
TAKEN AWAY BY CROUCH.
HE WILL GET THE LAY-UP.
97-48.
GOOD HUSTLE ON HIS PART.
THEY ARE ON THEIR FEET AT THE
DEAN SMITH CENTER.
THEIR BELOVED TAR HEELS ARE
GOING TO GET THEIR 7th VICTORY
IN NINE TRIES.
JONES, REBOUND GOES TO
SIMMONS.
A THREE WOULD GIVE THEM A
HUNDRED.
NOT TO BE.
CHINN, BACK THE OTHER WAY FOR
THE PURPLE ACES.
AND IT'S OVER.
97-48.
THE FINAL.
CAROLINA WITH THE WIN OVER
EVANSVILLE.
THAT IS OUR FINAL SCORE.
COMING UP NEXT, LONG BEACH
STATE AGAINST KANSAS.
THIS HAS BEEN A PRESENTATION
OF ESPN.
THE WORLDWIDE LEADER IN
SPORTS.
FOR HUBERT DAVIS AND OUR
ENTIRE CREW, THIS IS MIKE
PATRICK SAYING GOOD NIGHT FROM
CHAPEL HILL.
HOW TO WE SEND IT TO ANISH IN
THE STUDIO.
>> ALL RIGHT, MIKE.
COMING UP IN A LITTLE BIT,
KANSAS TAKING ON LONG BEACH
STATE.
BETTER UPSET THIS GUY, THOMAS
ROBINSON.
THIS IS COLLEGE BASKETBALL, AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
>> Mitch: 13th RANKED KANSAS
HOSTING LONG BEACH STATE FROM
THE BIG WEST AT ALLEN FIELDHOUSE
IN LAWRENCE.
AND IT'S ALL PART OF JIMMY V
WEEK FOR CANCER RESEARCH ON ESPN
AS WE CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT TO
THE V FOUNDATION AND JIM
VALVANO'S DREAM TO DEFEAT
CANCER.
AND GOOD EVENING, I'M.
>> Mitch: HOLTHUS ALONG WITH
SEAN FARNHAM.
KANSAS HAS A BIG DECISION TO
MAKE RIGHT AWAY.
>> Sean: GAME TIME DECISION FOR
TYSHAWN TAYLOR.
HE WILL NOT GET THE START
TONIGHT.
HE TWEAKED HIS KNEE YESTERDAY AT
PRACTICE, SO BILL SELF WILL
START HIM ON THE BENCH, ALLOW
THE GAME TO KIND OF DEVELOP.
THAT MEANS CONNER TEAHEN WILL
GET HIS FIRST CAREER START, THE
SENIOR, THE FORMER WALK-ON, AND
I TALKED TO HIM RIGHT BEFORE
TIP-OFF, AND I SAID "HOW ARE YOU
FEELING?"
AND HE SAID "I'M A LITTLE
EXCITED."
>> Mitch: EXCITEMENTED SOMETIMES
IS A MISSED SHOT.
TWO OF THE BEST REBOUNDERS IN
THE COUNTRY MEET IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> IT'S ONE-ON-ONE, AND IT'S
MR. ROBINSON'S NEIGHBORHOOD.
MEANWHILE THOMAS ROBERTSON IS
JUST SO STRONG.
AND HE PLAYS GREAT.
>> Mitch: MONSON TAKING GONZAGA
TO A NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM,
AND HERE'S HIS LINEUP, A GROUP
OF SENIORS, FOUR SENIORS, THAT
HAVE PLAYED TOGETHER FOUR
CONSECUTIVE YEARS LED BY
ROBINSON AND ANDERSON, AND BILL
SELF, ONE OF FOUR COACHES IN
NCAA HISTORY TO LEAD THREE TEAMS
TO THE ELITE EIGHT, TULSA,
ILLINOIS, AND KANSAS, AND
TYSHAWN TAYLOR NOT THERE
TONIGHT.
THAT PUTS BIG PRESSURE ON ELIJAH
JOHNSON, SEAN, TO PLAY WELL
EARLY TONIGHT.
>> Sean: THE ROLE OF BEING A
STARTER IS A LITTLE BIT OF A
DIFFERENCE MAKER.
>> Mitch: TEAHEN GETS HIS HANDS
ON THAT TIP.
HE'S A SPOT UP SHOOTER, BUT HE'S
BEGINNING TO GET A LITTLE MORE
COMFORTABLE.
BILL SELF TOLD ME HE WANTS THEM
TO FIND HIM EARLY.
OUT OF BOUNDS FOR LONG BEACH
STATE.
KANSAS STARTS TO GO INSIDE WITH
THE 7-FOOTER.
>> Sean: THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES
WHEN CARELESS TURNOVERS HAVE
REARED ITS UGLY HEAD FOR THIS
K.U. TEAM.
>> Mitch: JAYHAWKS UPSIDE DOWN
IN THE ASSIST TO TURNOVER RATIO.
WARE.
ELIJAH JOHNSON.
ROBINSON.
>> Sean: ROBINSON COULD HAVE
GIVEN UP ON THAT PLAY.
INSTEAD HE GETS THE OFFENSIVE
REBOUND AND THE PUT-BACK.
>> Mitch: THEY DON'T MIND
PLAYING THE FAST PACE, EVEN ON
THE ROAD, AGAINST A NATIONALLY
RANKED OPPONENT, AND THEY HAVE
DONE IT OVER THE COURSE OF THIS
SENIOR CLASS.
YOU MENTIONED THE EXPERIENCE OF
THIS GROUP.
THEY'VE PLAYED IN SOME OF THE
MOST DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENTS IN
THE COUNTRY IN THE LAST FOUR
YEARS, AND COACH MONSON HAS SAID
MY GUYS ARE GOING TO BE
CHALLENGED AND MAYBE THIS YEAR
THEY BIT OFF A LITTLE TOO MUCH
WITH THEIR TRAVELS ON THE ROAD,
BUT VERY DIFFICULT SCHEDULE YEAR
IN AND YEAR OUT, AND HE FEELS
THAT'S BEST PREPARED THEM TO GET
AN AT-LARGE BID IN THE NCAA
TOURNAMENT SHOULD SHE NOT WIN
THE CONFERENCE.
44 DOUBLE DOUBLES IN 100 GAMES.
>> Sean: A STAGGERING NUMBER.
HE WEIGHS 205.
HE'S MORE PHYSICAL THAN HIS
FRAME LOOKS.
>> Mitch: ROBINSON.
>> Sean: HE TRIED TO WORK ON
EXPANDING HIS PERIMETER GAME.
SULLINGER IS GOING TO BE IN THIS
BUILDING ON SATURDAY.
>> Mitch: THE OTHER ROBINSON,
AND HE ANSWERS.
T.J. ROBINSON.
BOTH ROBINSONS HAVE EIGHT POINTS
SPLIT AMONG THE TO TEAMS.
>> Sean: THIS IS GOING TO BE A
BATTLE OF MR. ROBINSON'S
NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND RIGHT NOW IT'S ALL EVEN.
>> Mitch: ROBINSON FINDS WITHEY
WHO GETS IT LAUNCHED FROM
BEHIND.
>> Sean: LARRY ANDERSON MAKING
PLAYS CONSISTENTLY.
WITHEY HAS TO GO UP STRONG.
THE DRIBBLE IS WHAT ALLOWED
ANDERSON TO GET THERE.
HAD WITHEY GONE STRAIGHT UP, HE
WOULD HAVE HAD A LAY-UP.
>> Mitch: 6'5" BLOCKING 7 FEET.
THOMAS ROBINSON.
>> Sean: A PHYSICAL MATCHUP ON
THE DEFENSIVE END OF THE COURT
AS WELL.
>> Mitch: LONG BEACH STATE.
TURNOVER.
TURNOVERS HAVE HURT KANSAS.
>> Sean: THEY HURT THEM BIG TEAM
AGAINST THE CARDINAL OF
LOUISVILLE.
RICK PITINO'S SQUAD TURNED THEM
INTO POINTS.
>> Mitch: FROM THE OUTSIDE.
CONNER TEAHEN.
ENNIS.
KANSAS GOOD IN TRANSITION.
>> Sean: ROBINSON IS READY TO GO
TONIGHT.
HE GOT OFF TO A VERY SLOW START
AGAINST SOUTH FLORIDA ON
SATURDAY.
BUT THERE'S NO SLOW START TODAY.
>> Mitch: A 7-0 RUN BY KANSAS.
ROBINSON EIGHT POINTS, SIX FROM
OUT ON THE FLOOR.
>> Sean: GREAT BALL REVERSAL
HERE.
PHELPS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR
SCREEN.
THAT'S WAY TOO LONG TO RUN OUT
WITH A GUY LIKE CONNER TEAHEN.
THOMAS ROBINSON IN THE BREAK
DOING IT.
>> Sean: ELIJAH JOHNSON.
>> Mitch: TEAHEN OFF REVERSAL.
>> Sean: BILL SELF TOLD ME HE
WANTED TO GIVE HIM THE BALL.
HE FELT LONG BEACH STATE MIGHT
ZONE, AND TWICE NOW HE'S GOT IT
UNDERNEATH HIM.
>> Mitch: ANOTHER QUICK SHOT BY
ANDERSON FROM LONG BEACH STATE.
RELEFORD TO THE BACK.
AGAIN, MONSON HAS BEEN WAITING.
16-4.
>> Sean: COACH TOLD ME EARLIER
IN THE DAY HE SAID "WE CAN ILL
AFFORD TO COME OUT AND FALL
BEHIND EARLY."
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAS
HAPPENED, AND IT'S BEEN THE
PHYSICAL NATURE OF THE DEFENSE
FOR THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS AND THE
UNSELFISHNESS ON THE OFFENSIVE
END OF THE FLOOR.
GREAT SHOT.
THAT OPEN SHOT.
THIS IS A TEAM PLAYING WITH MUCH
BETTER CONFIDENCE THAN I SAW ON
SATURDAY.
>> Mitch: KANSAS REALLY
PRESSURING THE PERIMETER TOO.
THEY'RE MAKING IT *** LONG
BEACH STATE, AND WE'VE SEEN THE
49ers RUSH SOME SHOTS WHICH HAS
LED TO THEIR EARLY PROBLEMS.
>> Sean: LONG BEACH STATE NEEDS
TO SETTLE DOWN SPECIFICALLY ON
THE BALL SCREEN ACTION WHERE
YOU'VE SEEN A HARD EDGE FROM THE
KANSAS JAYHAWKS MATCH THEY'VE
BEEN ABLE TO FORCE THAT HARD
EDGE AND FORCE A TURNOVER.
TYSHAWN TAYLOR TWEAKED HIS KNEE.
NOT STARTED, BUT IT HASN'T
MATTERED FOR KANSAS.
ROBINSON IS GOING TO BE CALLED.
THROWING A KNEE INTO CASPER
WARE, BUT THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY
THING KANSAS HAS DONE WRONG
EARLY.
>> Mitch: MITCH HOLTHUS BACK
WITH SEAN FARNHAM AS KANSAS HAS
OUTSCORED LONG BEACH STATE 10-0
OFF TURNOVERS, JUST HEATING THE
49ers UP ON THE HALF-COURT.
>> Sean: AND THEY LEAVE
OPPORTUNITIES.
ON THE OPENING POSSESSION, THE
MISSED LAY-UP OF THOMAS
ROBINSON, AND ALL BROKEN OUT AND
PLAYED WITH BETTER CONFIDENCE
THAN I SAW SATURDAY.
SHOWING THAT MID-RANGE JUMP
SHOT, AND IF HE CAN HIT THESE
SHOTS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, HE
WILL BE THE CONFERENCE PLAYER OF
THE YEAR INSIDE THE BIG 12 THIS
YEAR.
>> Mitch: HE HIT THREE DOUBLE
DOUBLES, BUT 20 MINUTES EACH
TIME.
NICE POSTUP AND FINISH AS LONG
BEACH STATE WILL GET SET TO
PLAY.
>> Sean: SOMEBODY ELSE NEEDS TO
SCORE BESIDES T.J. ROBINSON, AND
IT NEEDS TO BE CASPER WARE.
>> Mitch: WITHEY CANNOT FINISH.
>> Sean: HE HAS TO BE STRONGER
AND MORE PHYSICAL.
>> Mitch: BLAIR.
>> Sean: YOU SEE HOW ACTIVE HE
IS.
HE'S ABLE TO GET IT.
>> Mitch: KANSAS.
LONG BEACH STATE TURNOVER.
>> Sean: THAT WILL GET TYSHAWN
TAYLOR OFF THE BENCH.
>> Mitch: A BLOCK BY WITHEY.
ANOTHER BLOCK BY WITHEY.
HE HAD FOUR BLOCKS.
ROBINSON LOSES CONTROL, AND A
FOUL ON LONG BEACH STATE.
AND DAN MONSON DIDN'T LIKE THE
CALL.
>> Sean: DID NOT LIKE THAT CALL
AT ALL, AND WE'LL SEE THE GREAT
WORK DEFENSIVELY BY WITHEY
COMING FROM THE HELP SIDE
POSITION AND THEN RECOVERING AND
BLOCKING THE SECOND ONE, AND
WHAT DAN MONSON IS UPSET ABOUT
IS HE THOUGHT THIS SHOULD HAVE
BEEN A CHARGE.
THERE'S BEEN SOME PHYSICAL PLAY
UNDERNEATH.
>> Mitch: THOMAS ROBINSON HAS
IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY.
LAST YEAR 51% AT THE LINE.
ALREADY UP 20 POINTS, BUT HERE'S
THE NUMBERS FOR YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD.
LOOK HOW SIMILAR THE NUMBERS
ARE.
>> Sean: FIELD GOAL 59% FOR T.J.
ROBINSON.
JUST A GREAT INDIVIDUAL MATCHUP
BETWEEN THESE TWO.
>> Mitch: AND T.J. ROBINSON HAS
DONE THAT AGAINST QUALITY
COMPETITION AS HAS THOMAS
ROBINSON.
>> Sean: THOMAS ROBINSON WILL
GET A WELL-DESERVED REST.
IF LONG BEACH STATE MAKES SHOTS
THEY CAN TURN IT OVER.
>> Mitch: TYSHAWN TAYLOR IN THE
GAME NOW FOR KANSAS.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A FOUL
ON KANSAS.
IT'S GOING TO BE ON WITHEY.
FIRST FOUL ON WITHEY.
>> Sean: FOR LONG BEACH STATE TO
BE SUCCESSFUL, THAT'S WHY I TALK
ABOUT TURNOVERS BEING SO
IMPORTANT.
THEY HAVE TO LIMIT THEIR
TURNOVERS BECAUSE THEY COME UP
WITH EMPTY POSSESSIONS, AND YOU
CAN'T ESTABLISH THE DEFENSIVE
PRESSURE.
SO CRUCIAL TO VICTORY FOR LONG
BEACH STATE.
>> Mitch: THOMAS ROBINSON HAS
OUTSCORED LONG BEACH STATE 10-8.
T.J. ROBINSON IS GOING TO THE
LINE.
>> Sean: GREAT JOB SHAPING UP
UNDERNEATH HAVING HIS HANDS
READY AND TRYING TO GO UP.
>> Mitch: JUSTIN WESLEY IS KEY.
KANSAS HAS GOT TO GET MINUTES
FROM SOME OF THESE OTHER GUYS.
YOU'VE GOT THE FIVE MAIN GUYS,
AND THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF
MINUTES ALREADY JUST BECAUSE OF
THE WAY BILL SELF'S BENCH IS.
>> Sean: HE WANTS 50 MINUTES PER
GAME COMING OFF HIS BENCH.
HE SAID IN YEARS PAST IT WAS
POINTS PER GAME AND REBOUNDS PER
GAME, BUT THIS YEAR HE SAID I'M
LOOKING AT INTANGIBLES.
CAN YOU SET A SCREEN?
CAN YOU MAKE THE EXTRA PASS?
YOUNG IS A PLAYER, THEY NEED TO
ELEVATE HIS PLAY AS WELL.
>> Mitch: THAT'S ON CASPER WARE,
AND THAT'S AN ISSUE.
THE SECOND FOUL ON THE 49ers
SENIOR STAR, AND THAT'S GOING TO
CAUSE DAN MONSON TO MAKE A MOVE.
THAT'S WHY HE WAS UPSET THAT HE
GOT THAT BLOCKED CHARGE CALLED,
AND NOW CAFFEY COMES INTO THE
GAME FROM RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.
TEAHEN.
ON HIS SPOT.
>> Sean: 3 FOR 3 FROM BEHIND THE
ARC, AND WHEN HIS FEET ARE SET,
IT'S AS GOOD AS AUTOMATIC FROM
THE OUTSIDE.
>> Mitch: THREE IN THE FIRST
HALF.
A PASS UNDERNEATH TO GET EUGENE
PHELPS AN EASY LAY-UP.
LONG BEACH STATE WILL SHARE THE
BALL.
32 BUCKETS.
24 ASSISTS.
>> Sean: UNSELFISH TEAM.
VETERAN TEAM THAT'S ALWAYS
LOOKING TO TRY TO ATTACK THE
PAINT.
>> Mitch: WITHEY.
WESLEY.
TRYING TO SAVE THE POSSESSION
FOR KANSAS.
T.J. ROBINSON.
WHAT A HALF HE'S HAVING.
HE'S GOT 12.
THOMAS ROBINSON HAS TEN.
>> Sean: GREAT MATCHUP BETWEEN
TWO OF THE VERY BEST PLAYERS IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE CONFERENCES.
T.J. ROBINSON THE ALL-TIME
LEADING REBOUNDER AT LONG BEACH
STATE.
IN THE TOP TEN IN SCORING AS
WELL.
>> Mitch: TAYLOR CREATING FOR
ELIJAH JOHNSON.
WITHEY WORKS HARD.
HE'S GOING TO THE LINE.
>> Sean: WHEN YOU HAVE A PLAYER
LIKE CONNER TEAHEN, THOUGH,
HELPS SET THINGS UP.
ELIJAH JOHNSON.
WATCH THE QUICK BALL REVERSAL
ACTION CREATES A LONG RUN.
I THINK THAT'S HOW YOU'VE GOT TO
DO IT.
IF YOU PUT CONNER TEAHEN ON THE
STRONG SIDE IMMEDIATELY HE'S NOT
GOING TO BE OPEN, BUT IF YOU GET
THE DEFENSE SHIFTING TO THE
OPPOSITE SIDE AND BRING IT BACK
QUICK, HE'S GOING TO BE WIDE
OPEN AND KNOCK DOWN A PERIMETER
SHOT.
>> Mitch: WITHEY 88%.
52% CAREER.
HE STARTED AT UNIVERSITY OF
ARIZONA.
KANSAS BACK UP BY NINE.
UNDER 12:00.
THOMAS ROBINSON COMES BACK IN.
LONG BEACH STATE WITH CASPER
WARE IN FOUL TROUBLE.
PRODUCTION FROM ITS BENCH.
CAFFEY.
AIR BALL.
A REMINDER THAT TOMORROW NIGHT
ESPNU HAS A COLLEGE BASKETBALL
DOUBLEHEADER.
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS HOST
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE.
THE DEVILS HAVE WON FIVE IN A
ROW AND AT 9:00 EASTERN I'LL BE
IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, THE
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS VISIT
MISSOURI STATE.
THE HOME COURT OF COLLEGE HOOPS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT STARTING AT 7:00
EASTERN.
>> Sean: YOU'LL BE THERE.
I'LL BE HOME WATCHING YOU.
HOW'S THAT.
>> Mitch: GOOD GAME.
JUSTIN WESLEY GETS A TWO.
>> Sean: VERY STRONG IN THE
EARLY STAGES OF THIS SEASON.
>> Mitch: NATIONALLY RANKED.
A SLIP UNDERNEATH.
WELL-DONE.
>> Mitch: DAN MONSON HAS NO FEAR
WHEN HE SETS UP THE SCHEDULE.
HE DID THAT AT GONZAGA.
LOOK AT THIS.
>> Sean: THE AMOUNT OF MILES IN
WHICH THEY WILL TRAVEL IN THEIR
NON-CONFERENCE GAMES, OVER
20,000.
NO NBA YET, BUT THEY'RE
TRAVELING LIKE THEY'RE AN NBA
TEAM, AND THE COMPETITION IS
STIFF.
PITTSBURGH, SAN DIEGO STATE,
MONTANA AND LOUISVILLE, KANSAS,
NORTH CAROLINA.
AND YOU HAVE TO WONDER, THE WEAR
AND TEAR HOW THAT MAY AFFECT
THIS TEAM BECAUSE AFTER THIS ONE
THEY HAVE NORTH CAROLINA.
SO FAR THAT MAN T.J. ROBINSON
HAS DONE A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING, AND THE ENVIRONMENTS
THEY'VE BEEN IN THIS THE FOUR
YEARS.
WISCONSIN, SYRACUSE, BYU.
LOOK AT THE SOPHOMORE YEAR.
KENTUCKY, DUKE, TEXAS, AND THAT
SCHEDULE WE'VE ALREADY MENTIONED
THIS YEAR.
THEY'RE NOT COMING INTO AN
ENVIRONMENT LIKE ALLEN
FIELDHOUSE LIKE A MAJORITY OF
TEAMS DO BEING IN AWE OF IT OR
SCARED OF IT.
BUT THE PROBLEM THEY'RE HAVING
RIGHT NOW IS THEY'RE NOT GETTING
THE SHOTS THAT THEY NORMALLY
GET.
ONLY ONE PERSON ON THE FLOOR HAS
FOUND THEMSELVES IN A RHYTHM,
AND THAT'S T.J. ROBINSON.
HE IS 4 FOR 5.
THE REST OF THE TEAM JUST 1 OF 6
SHOOTING.
AND HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT
SEEMINGLY IS PLAYING WITH THE
SWAGGER AND CONFIDENCE THAT THEY
CAN COME IN HERE AND WIN.
CASPER WARE HAS BEEN WAY TOO
PASSIVE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF
THIS GAME.
WHEN I LOOK OUT ON THE FLOOR I'M
THINKING CASPER WARE TURNING THE
FLOOR AND ATTACKING, AND I
HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.
>> Mitch: IN FOUL TROUBLE.
DERVISEVIC HITS HIS FIRST FREE
THROW.
DERVISEVIC FROM NEW YORK CITY.
I WANT TO ASK YOU A LITTLE LONG
BEACH STATE HISTORY WHERE THESE
SENIORS FIT INTO HISTORY BECAUSE
THERE WAS A GROUP THAT CAME INTO
KANSAS FROM LONG BEACH STATE
THAT WON BY 15 WHEN KANSAS WAS
NUMBER 1 IN THE COUNTRY.
THAT WAS LUCIOUS HARRIS AND
BRIAN RUSSELL.
>> Sean: I TALKED TO SETH
GREENBERG.
AND I'LL TELL YOU THE MEMORIES
HE HAS.
BUT THIS YEAR FOUR SENIORS BY
THE END OF THE SEASON, ALL FOUR
OF THEM WILL BE HIGH SCORERS.
>> Mitch: BUT YET THEY CAN'T
BEAT UCSB.
THEY GET SOME NICE NONCON WINS.
I'VE GOT ANOTHER -- ROBINSON
ANOTHER FIELD GOAL HIT.
>> Sean: HE HAS BEEN SENSATIONAL
TONIGHT.
ON BALANCE.
AND I LOVE HOW HE'S ELEVATING.
HE'S GOING STRAIGHT UP AND
STRAIGHT DOWN.
>> Mitch: NONE OF HIS 12 POINTS
ON POSTUPS.
FOLLOW AND THE REST ARE JUMPERS.
THAT'S REAL GOOD NEWS.
ELIJAH JOHNSON.
WESLEY.
KANSAS WILL KEEP IT.
>> Sean: GREAT PASS BY ELIJAH
JOHNSON, THOUGH.
UNDERNEATH.
VERY LIMITED SPACE TO FEED THAT
ONE THROUGH.
>> Mitch: THERE'S ALL KINDS OF
REASONS THAT THEY COULD HAVE HAD
A ROCKY START, NO TYSHAWN TAYLOR
STARTING.
THEY'VE COME OUT VERY AWARE AND
ON FIRE TONIGHT.
A LITTLE HESITATION.
14 FIRST HALF POINTS, HAND WE'RE
AT THE 10:27 MARK.
>> Sean: THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
IT FORCES EVERYBODY ELSE TO STEP
OUT ON TO YOU AND CREATE A
LITTLE OPPORTUNITY.
>> Mitch: THE TRANSFER ABLE TO
GET A BLOCKED SHOT.
>> Sean: HE'S JUST GETTING SILLY
WITH IT.
>> Mitch: THE LONG BEACH STATE
GUYS LOOK AT MONSON AND SAY
"WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE'S THAT SCOUTING REPORT?"
>> Sean: THOMAS ROBINSON HAS NOT
DONE IT IN HIS USUAL FASHION.
HE'S DONE IT FROM THE OUTSIDE.
AND WHEN YOU HIT A COUPLE SHOTS,
I KNOW COMING OFF OF SATURDAY'S
GAME, COACH CALLS IT THE CRUD
HAS BEEN GOING AROUND THIS TEAM.
THERE'S BEEN NO EFFECT TONIGHT.
>> Mitch: HIS CAREER HIGH IS 20.
WE'RE AT 16.
TEAHEN.
ANOTHER TIME-OUT.
DAN MONSON LOOKING FOR ANSWERS.
>> Sean: WHETHER IT WAS THE MAUI
HANGOVER, MAYBE A LITTLE SHIFT
IN THE STARTING LINEUP TONIGHT
WITH TYSHAWN TAYLOR GETTING
BANGED UP, THIS IS A VERY
DIFFERENT KANSAS JAYHAWK TEAM
COMING OUT EXTREMELY FOCUSED,
AND CONNER TEAHEN STRIDE FOR
STRIDE WITH THOMAS ROBINSON IN
THE FIRST HALF.
FOUR THREE-POINTERS FOR HIM AND
JUST DOING A GREAT JOB.
A GREAT SHOOTER.
GETS THEIR HANDS READY, AND THEY
ELEVATE FOR THEIR SHOT RIGHT
AWAY, AND THAT'S WHAT CONNER
TEAHEN HAS DONE HERE IN HIS
FIRST CAREER START, 4 FOR 4 FROM
THE FIELD.
I GUESS THOSE NERVES I TALKED
ABOUT, THEY TURNED OUT TO BE
PRETTY GOOD FOR HIM.
>> Mitch: IN 10:30, LOOK AT HIM
LAUGHING.
HE'S GOT HIS CAREER HIGH.
12 POINTS.
HE HAD 11 ON TWO OTHER
OCCASIONS.
HE FIT FOUR THREES.
YOU CAN HIT A BUNCH IN A HURRY.
PHELPS THROWS IT AWAY.
A WALK.
>> Sean: COACH MONSON COMPLETELY
DISPLEASED WITH HOW HIS TEAM HAS
PERFORMED.
THOMAS ROBINSON CHECKS BACK IN.
FOR A SENIOR-LADEN GROUP LIKE
LONG BEACH STATE AND A BATTLE
TESTED GROUP, TO COME IN WITH
THIS PERFORMANCE SO FAR IS A
DISAPPOINTMENT.
>> Mitch: 13-1 RUN FOR KANSAS TO
LEAD BY 19.
THIS LONG BEACH STATE TEAM WAS
14-2 IN THE BIG WEST.
TAYLOR MISSES HIS FIRST SHOT.
ENNIS CALLED FOR A DOUBLE
DRIBBLE.
SIX TURNOVERS, AND DAN MONSON IS
LOOKING FOR --
>> Sean: AND YOU MENTION IT.
AGAINST PITTSBURGH TEN
TURNOVERS, THE ENTIRE GAME.
THAT'S WHY THEY WON AT PITT.
SIX TURNOVERS WITH NINE MINUTES
LEFT TO GO HERE IN THE FIRST
HALF.
THAT'S A RECIPE FOR DISASTER,
ESPECIALLY AT ALLEN FIELDHOUSE
WHERE THEY HAVE A 45-GAME
NON-CONFERENCE WIN STREAK.
>> Mitch: LONG BEACH PICKS UP
THE HEAT.
AND HERE COMES T.J. ROBINSON.
NICE FOLLOW.
GOOD HUSTLE BY CAFFEY.
JUST FOLLOWING THE ATTEMPT BY
T.J. ROBINSON.
GREAT SKIP.
RELEFORD SHORT.
>> Sean: WEAR ITCHING TO GET HIS
FIRST POINT.
BILL SELF WITH A QUICK TIME-OUT.
AND I LIKE THE MOVE BY COACH
MONSON TO HAVE CAFFEY OUT ON THE
FLOOR AT THE SAME TIME AS WARE.
>> Mitch: THURSDAY NIGHT DON'T
MISS THIS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST
NIGHTS OF THE YEAR ON ESPNU.
A FULL NIGHT OF SPECIALS
SURROUNDING THE HOME DEPOT
COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS.
AT 5:00 P.M. THE ROUND TABLE
SPECIAL.
PALMER AND *** OFFER THEIR
TAKE, AND AT 11 EASTERN CATCH
ALL OF THE LATEST AS PLAYERS AND
COACHES LEAD THE EVENT AT THE
ATLANTIC DANCE HOUSE AT THE WALT
DISNEY WORLD RESORT.
THERE WE GO.
SOME OF THE MAXWELL AWARD
CANDIDATES.
ANDREW LUCK HEADED FOR A BIG PAY
DAY.
KELLEN MOORE HAS HAD A FABULOUS
YEAR.
AND TRENT RICHARDSON HAS PLAYED
GREAT THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
LONG BEACH STATE BACK TO THE
ZONE.
>> Sean: THEY BETTER FIND CONNER
TEAHEN OUT THERE.
>> Mitch: HE'S LURKING IN THE
CORNER.
ROBINSON.
COMING BACK FOR LONG BEACH
STATE.
>> ANISH SHROFF, TEXAS TAKING ON
ARLINGTON.
LEWIS HAS NINE SO FAR IN THIS
CONTEST.
TEXAS, THOUGH, ONLY UP BY SEVEN
IN THE SECOND HALF.
ELSEWHERE, MISSOURI STAYS
UNBEATEN.
THEY KNOCK OFF VILLANOVA AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN THE
JIMMY V CLASSIC.
TCU NOT QUITE A MEMBER OF THE
BIG 12.
THEY WILL BE NEXT YEAR.
THEY LEAD TEXAS TECH.
>> Mitch: KANSAS AFTER TO A
FABULOUS START.
MISSOURI BLEW OUT CAL AND
KANSAS CITY, AND PEOPLE THINK
CAL MIGHT WIN THE PAC-12.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE REST
OF THE LEAGUE?
>> Sean: MISSOURI HAS DONE SUCH
A GREAT JOB.
BAYLOR HAS AS MUCH TALENT AS ANY
TEAM IN THE COUNTRY IF THEY CAN
FIGURE OUT THEIR POINT GUARD
POSITION.
IF PIERRE JACKMAN CAN ELEVATE
HIS PLAY, BAYLOR COULD WIN THEIR
CONFERENCE THIS SEASON.
>> Mitch: IF I WAS A PROMOTER I
WOULD PUT TOGETHER A THOMAS
ROBINSON DUNK CONTEST.
I'D SELL THE PLACE OUT.
LONG BEACH STATE TRYING TO GET
BACK INTO THIS GAME.
BLAIR.
ANDERSON IN THE BOOK.
>> Sean: ANDERSON PLAYING THE
PASSING LANE.
TURNOVERS CAN CAUSE ISSUES FOR
KANSAS, AND YOU WANT TO GIVE A
OPEN FLOOR.
>> Mitch: TEAHEN.
ROBINSON.
BLOCKED BY WITHEY.
>> Sean: ROBINSON THAT TIME
INSTEAD OF TURNING HE SHOULD
HAVE INITIATED BETTER CONTACT
AND DRAWN THE FOUL.
>> Mitch: ELIJAH JOHNSON.
THERE'S THE THREE.
>> Sean: THE 3 FOR HIS LAST 16.
>> Mitch: OUT OF BOUNDS.
TO KANSAS AS THE PROPHET ELIJAH
JOHNSON FINALLY IN THE BOOK.
>> Sean: HE HAS BEEN SHOOTING
THE BALL MUCH BETTER IN
PRACTICE.
HE NEEDS TO FIND HIMSELF IN A
RHYTHM, AND NICE ROTATION, NICE
ARC, EVERYTHING.
>> Mitch: HE HAD 23 AGAINST UCLA
INCLUDING FOUR THREES AGAINST
THE BRUINS.
>> Sean: THEY'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO RUN CONNER TEAHEN ON
THE BASELINE.
>> Mitch: FLASHES THE BALL WITH
10 TO SHOOT.
THAT'S ON TAYLOR.
WITHEY THERE TO DUNK IT.
>> Sean: I DON'T THINK THAT'S
HOW COACH SELF DREW IT UP, BUT
IT WORKED.
WITHEY VERY GOOD ON THE
OFFENSIVE GLASS.
ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED
ASPECTS OF HIS GAME.
>> Mitch: ENNIS.
ROBINSON WITH THAT LEFT-HANDED
SOFT JUMPER.
HE'S GOT 14.
>> Sean: YOU TRY TO WHITTLE THE
THING DOWN.
IF YOU CAN GET IT DOWN TO 10
BEFORE THE BREAK, THEY COULD SAY
THEY'VE WEATHERED THE STORM.
KEEP FIGHTING.
KEEP SCRATCHING.
>> Mitch: I'M GLAD TO SEE MONSON
GET ANOTHER SHOT.
SEVEN YEARS AT MINNESOTA, IT
DIDN'T END SO WELL.
HIGHLY REGARDED AT GONZAGA.
>> Sean: GREAT COACH.
GREAT TEACHER OF THE GAME OF
BASKETBALL.
REALLY ENJOYING THE LONG BEACH
STATE COMMUNITY.
LOVES THIS JOB.
NOT JUST FOR HIMSELF, BUT ALSO
FOR HIS FAMILY.
>> Mitch: WITHEY.
HE TRIPPED.
AND A FOUL ON LONG BEACH STATE.
>> Sean: YOU MENTIONED MONSON
AND ALL HE'S DONE.
HIS CAREER RECORD AT GONZAGA IN
1998/1999 WAS A GREAT ONE FOR
THE ZAGS AS THEY ADVANCED ALL
THE WAY INTO THE ELITE EIGHT.
>> Mitch: LONG TIME ASSISTANT TO
DAN FITZGERALD, ONE OF THE GREAT
CHARACTERS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL
WHEN HE WAS AT GONZAGA.
THE MAN PASSED AWAY NOT THAT
LONG AGO.
DAN HELPED BUILD THAT GONZAGA
PROGRAM.
>> Sean: HE IS HITTING
EVERYTHING.
WE TALKED ABOUT HIS FIELD GOAL
PERCENTAGE.
YOU CAN SAY THIS IS AN
ABERRATION, BUT HE CAME IN
SHOOTING CLOSE TO 60% FROM THE
FLOOR.
>> Mitch: HE WASN'T READY FOR
IT.
COULD HAVE BEEN A LOB DUNK.
TYSHAWN TAYLOR POKES IT AWAY.
>> Sean: T.J. ROBINSON, 59%.
A VERY DIFFERENT PLAYER THAN
THOMAS ROBINSON WHO USES HIS
BRUTE STRENGTH.
COURT AWARENESS AND HAVING AN
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE HE IS ON
THE FLOOR IS SO IMPORTANT FOR
T.J. ROBINSON'S GAME.
HE LOVES TO WORK THAT MID-RANGE
JUMP SHOT AREA.
>> Mitch: DOUBLE DOUBLE AGAINST
BOISE.
25-10 IN A LOSS AT MONTANA.
A HARD PLACE TO WIN.
LONG BEACH STATE KEEPS TRYING TO
THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GET BACK
INTO THE GAME.
NICE SLASH.
HE'S GETTING FREE THROWS.
>> Sean: AND THAT'S THE CASPER
WARE THAT NEEDS TO ELEVATE AND
SHOW HIMSELF IN THIS GAME.
THE GAME AT PITTSBURGH WAS ONE
OF HIS FINEST IF NOT HIS FINEST
GAME OVERALL IN HIS CAREER WITH
28 POINTS, BUT THIS IS THE TYPE
OF GUARD HE IS.
TOUGH, PHYSICAL, AND STRONG.
AND I SAW THIS YOUNG MAN WHEN HE
WAS A FRESHMAN FOR LONG BEACH
STATE.
HE HAD THE LINES DOWN THE SIDE
OF HIS HAIR.
REALLY OUT THERE PLAYING HIS
TAIL OFF.
AND I ASKED HIM THE DIFFERENCE
ABOUT BEING A FRESHMAN FROM NOW,
AND HE SAID WHEN I WAS A
FRESHMAN I CARED WHO MY ROLE
WAS.
NOW, I DON'T CARE IF I HAVE TWO
POINTS AS LONG AS WE GET OUT OF
HERE WITH A WIN.
>> Mitch: IT'S INTERESTING,
SEAN, HE'S GOT A CHANCE TO BE
THE FIRST LONG BEACH STATE
PLAYER TO HAVE FOUR YEARS WITH
100 ASSISTS.
>> Sean: HE'S PROBABLY ONE OF
THE BEST POINT GAURDS IN THE
COUNTRY THAT MOST OF THE NATION
DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT AS A
HOUSEHOLD NAME, BUT THE PEOPLE
ON THE WEST COAST ARE WELL-AWARE
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>> ANISH SHROFF HERE IN THE
"SPORTSCENTER U" STUDIO.
ANDY KATZ TELLS US THE REAL
REASON BEHIND BIG EAST
EXPANSION.
SYRACUSE BARELY HOLDS OFF
MARSHALL.
ALL THAT COMING UP AT THE HALF.
>> Mitch: BACK HERE AT KANSAS,
LED AT ONE POINT BY 19.
AND THAT'S BEEN SLICED TO 11.
IT'S STILL A VERY IMPRESSIVE
HALF FOR THE 13th RANKED
JAYHAWKS.
>> Sean: AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT
MATCHUP BETWEEN THE TWO PLAYERS,
OUR ONE-ON-ONE MATCHUP WAS
MR. ROBINSON'S NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHO WOULD CONTROL IT AND WHO WHO
DOMINATE IT, AND T.J. ROBINSON
HAS HELD UP HIS END OF THE
BARGAIN SO FAR.
16 POINTS, THREE REBOUNDS.
DOING IT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.
T.J. ROBINSON, I THINK MAYBE
EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE
IMPRESSIVE.
NOT ONLY HAS HE NOT MISSED, BUT
THE SHOTS HE'S TAKING NOT THE
TYPICAL SHOTS, AND THE NUMBERS
SIMILAR ACROSS THE BOARD, AND
THESE TWO PLAYERS HAVE DONE
THEIR BEST.
THE DIFFERENCE MAKER, THREE
TURNOVERS FOR T.J. ROBINSON, AND
THE TURNOVERS CONTINUE TO
PLAGUE.
>> Mitch: LONG BEACH STATE'S
PRESS IS TRYING TO BOTHER
KANSAS.
>> Sean: THEY HAVE LIMITED THE
OPPORTUNITIES.
ONLY TWICE SO FAR IN THE FIRST
HALF.
LONG BEACH STATE HAS GOTTEN IN
THEIR PRESS.
>> Mitch: A LOT OF ATTENTION ON
THOMAS ROBINSON.
NEARLY WALKED.
STAYS WITH IT.
YOUNG TRYING TO GET SOMETHING
DONE, AND HE DOES.
KEVIN YOUNG, THE TRANSFER FROM
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT.
>> Sean: HE STRUGGLED.
HE'S YET TO FIND HIS RHYTHM YET.
HE'S COMFORTABLE AGAINST ALL
THESE GUYS.
HE PLAYED AGAINST THEM AT LOYOLA
MARYMOUNT.
>> Mitch: WEST COAST CONFERENCE
DOESN'T LIKE THE BIG WEST MUCH.
THEY KIND OF STARE EACH OTHER
DOWN.
>> Sean: T.J. ROBINSON VERY
ASTUTE ON THE OFFENSIVE END OF
THE FLOOR ONCE AGAIN.
CATCH THE BALL.
DRAW THE CONTACT.
GET YOURSELF TO THE FREE-THROW
LINE.
>> Mitch: HE'S GOING TO TRY TO
GET THE TRANSIT OUT AND TRY AND
GET A LITTLE CLOSER THIS TIME.
LONG BEACH STATE TWO YEARS IN A
ROW.
ARGUABLY THE BEST TEAM IN THE
BIG WEST, BUT GOT TO THE FINALS
OF THE BIG WEST TOURNAMENT AND
LOST TO THE GAUCHOS OF CAL
SANTA BARBARA, AND THE BIG WEST
HAS BEEN A ONE-BID LEAGUE.
>> Sean: THIS YEAR THEY HAVE A
CHANCE TO BE TWO BID.
SANTA BARBARA RIGHT THERE AGAIN
INSIDE THE BIG WEST.
>> Mitch: KANSAS HANDLES THE
POINT PRESS THIS TIME.
15 TO SHOOT.
RELEFORD OUT OF OPTIONS.
A BUCKET.
FOR THE BIG GUY.
>> Sean: HE'S GOING TO SET THE
TABLE UP.
>> Mitch: DERVISEVIC.
FIRST FIELD GOAL.
AND LONG BEACH IS WITHIN TEN.
WHICH IS THE DEMARCATION LINE
BEFORE THE HALF.
6.0 TO RICHTER SCALE.
THOMAS ROBINSON.
AND LONG BEACH STATE GETS
BACK-TO-BACK BUCKETS FROM
DERVISEVIC.
THE RIM'S OPEN AT THE OTHER END.
YOUNG.
WITH AN AND ONE OPPORTUNITY.
>> Sean: THE DEFENSE WORKING
WELL ON THE BACK LINE.
THE DEFENSE COLLAPSES ON HIM,
AND AN EASY FINISH FOR THOMAS
ROBINSON.
>> Mitch: KEVIN YOUNG, 7 OF 11
AT THE LINE THIS YEAR.
HE HAD HIS MOMENTS AT LMU.
>> Sean: HE HAS SOME HUGE
UPSIDE, BUT A YEAR OF RUST AND
AWAY FROM THE GAME AS HE
STRAIGHTENED OUT SOME THINGS AND
LEFT LMU BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO
KANSAS HAS LEFT HIM REGAINING
CONFIDENCE.