COLLEGE BASKETBALL
No. 6 Kansas 82,
Texas A&M Corpus Christi 41
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS (1-4)
Watt 3-9 1-2 7, Reynolds 3-7 0-0 7, Bond 3-5 0-0 6, Judkins 1-4 0-0 2, Jones 1-6 1-2 4, Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Nelson 1-5 0-2 2, Bables 0-1 0-0 0, Mast 2-6 0-0 4, Wang 1-2 0-0 2, Topps 0-1 0-0 0, Warren 0-1 0-0 0, Echols 3-9 0-0 7. Totals 18-58 2-6 41.
KANSAS (4-0)
Mark. Morris 3-7 3-4 9, Marc. Morris 5-10 2-3 12, Taylor 3-5 1-2 7, Morningstar 3-4 0-0 6, Reed 2-4 0-0 6, Robinson 7-8 1-2 15, Withey 0-0 0-2 0, Woolridge 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 2-5 0-0 5, Roberts 0-0 0-0 0, Little 5-7 0-0 11, Releford 5-6 0-0 11, Juenemann 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-58 7-13 82.
Halftime—Kansas 42, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 17. Three-point goals —Texas A&M 3-17 (Reynolds 1-2, Echols 1-3, Jones 1-4, Warren 0-1, Topps 0-1, Bond 0-1, Judkins 0-1, Mast 0-2, Nelson 0-2), Kansas 5-16 (Reed 2-4, Little 1-2, Releford 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Woolridge 0-1, Juenemann 0-1, Mark. Morris 0-1, Marc. Morris 0-2). Rebound—Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 29 (Bond 8), Kansas 38 (Mark. Morris 10). Assists—Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6 (Watt 2), Kansas 26 (Taylor 9). Total Fouls—Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 12, Kansas 10. A—16,300.
LAWRENCE (AP) — For the record-breaking 63rd consecutive victory in their beloved Allen Fieldhouse, the Kansas Jayhawks put on quite a show.
Steals, 3-pointers and even a behind-the-back dunk proved more than outmanned Texas A&M-Corpus Christi could deal with. High, arching alley-oop passes and perhaps the finest defense they’ve played this season also highlighted a 21-6 first-half run that sent the No. 6 Jayhawks racing past the Islanders, doubling the score in an 82-41 victory that set a school record with 63 straight wins at home.
“I think everyone who’s ever won a game as a Jayhawk at Allen Fieldhouse knows how cool it is to be here and play here and have a streak like this and keep it going,” said 24-year-old senior guard Brady Morningstar, the only current player who has ever experienced a home loss.
Thomas Robinson had 15 points off the bench, Marcus Morris added 12 points and Markieff Morris had nine points and 10 rebounds as the Jayhawks broke the record of 62 straight wins set in the 1990s under coach Roy Williams.
“Of all the teams we’ve had here, these guys like to play more than any team we’ve had,” KU coach Bill Self said. “More pick up (games) together, shoot on their own, all that stuff. That is contagious. This is a team that really does like to play.”
The six-time defending Big 12 champions (4-0) have not lost in Allen Fieldhouse since February 2007.
Mario Little and Travis Releford each had 11 points for the Jayhawks, who are 117-6 in their 55-year-old fieldhouse in Self’s seven-plus seasons as head coach.
The nation’s second-longest current home streak belongs to Xavier, with 26 straight.
But the NCAA record still remains far in the distance. Starting in 1943, Kentucky won 129 straight home games until Jan. 8, 1955, when Georgia Tech escaped Lexington with a 59-58 victory.
Kansas’ 62-game streak, fashioned by such standouts as Paul Pierce, Billy Thomas, Ryan Robertson, Jacque Vaughn and Raef LaFrentz, ran from 1994-98 and was halted by a loss to Iowa.
The new streak began with a victory over Kansas State on Feb. 7. 2007.
