National Basketball Association
Kansas 79, Valparaiso 44
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 15, 2010
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials:
# Tom Eades, # Randy Heimerman, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance:
16300
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Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris posted double-doubles, and No. 6 Kansas cruised past Valparaiso for a 79-44 home victory Monday.
The 35-point rout extends the nation's longest home win streak to 61 games.
The Morris twins were dominant inside against the overmatched Crusaders. Marcus Morris was 10-of-12 from the field for 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Markieff Morris added 12 points and 13 boards.
Tyrel Reed hit three 3-pointers en route to 11 points for Kansas (2-0), which shot 53.4 percent from the field. Thomas Robinson had eight points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Jayhawks.
Kansas built a 44-27 halftime lead and cruised from there.
Cory Johnson and Kevin Van Wijk scored 10 apiece to lead Valparaiso (1-1).
The Crusaders were 2-of-19 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Valparaiso |
|
Kansas |
|
Cory Johnson 10 |
Scoring |
Marcus Morris 22 |
|
Brandon Wood 4 |
Assists |
Tyshawn Taylor 5 |
|
Cory Johnson 7 |
Rebounds |
Markieff Morris 13 |
|
Kevin Van Wijk 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Markieff Morris 3 |
|
Erik Buggs 1 |
Steals |
Brady Morningstar 1 |
|
Ryan Broekhoff 1 |
Blocks |
Thomas Robinson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Valparaiso
|
44 |
27.4 |
2-19 |
8-16 |
9 |
32 |
2 |
4 |
|
| Kansas
|
79 |
53.4 |
7-21 |
10-14 |
20 |
47 |
9 |
5 |
|