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NCAA Tournament Recap: #3 Kansas vs #11 Dayton

 

West Regional Matchup


No. 3 Kansas (27-7) 60, No. 11 Dayton (27-8) 43

Key Moment: Dayton's shooting throughout the day -- 22 percent
High Point Scorer: Kansas -- Sherron Collins 25  Dayton -- Chris Wright 10
Analysis: While Dayton absolutely deserved to be in the tournament, the Flyers absolutely had no idea how to handle KU center Cole Aldrich who registered the third triple-double in tournament history. He had 13 points, 20 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. The Jayhawks have found motivation from the early exit in the Big 12 tournament. And credit Collins who has played like a senior. He has scored 57 points in the first two tournament games.
What's Next: The Jayhawks advance to the Sweet 16 in Indianapolis where they will meet No. 2 seed Michigan State which held off No. 10 USC, 74-69. This is a rematch of the Jan. 10 meeting East Lansing that Michigan State won, 75-62. But the Jayhawks are a much different team now than they were then. Expect a great matchup at the guard position between Michigan State's Kalin Lucas and KU's Sherron Collins. The game will decided on the backboards.

 

 

 


 

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By: Kevin Lonnquist
DFN Sports Staff Writer

 

Kansas Jayhawks 2009 NCAA Tournament Team Capsule

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