Chandler Prater and Taiyanna Jackson dominate as Kansas Jayhawks roll against Arizona

Properly that wasn’t the sport we have been anticipating. After a frantic first couple of minutes, the primary half floor to a halt earlier than the Kansas Jayhawks exploded offensively. Mix that with limiting a prolific Arizona Wildcats offense to all through the sport, and all of it added as much as a 77-50 victory for the Jayhawks, their largest towards a ranked opponent since 1996.

Our preview famous that each of those groups had been scoring a lot of factors and successful large, which I had anticipated to result in a fast-paced, high-scoring recreation. As an alternative, the Jayhawks performed suffocating protection all through, and Kansas began making pictures and pushing their inside benefit within the second half to drag away.

The primary six minutes of the sport met expectations, with each groups getting up and down the courtroom rapidly and the factors coming in droves. Simply 4 minutes into the sport, the crew have been on tempo to mix for 190 factors. However when motion resumed after the media timeout, the defenses confirmed up in an enormous approach. Each groups struggled on pictures, and apart from a fast flurry of factors from Mia Vuksic, the scoring was sparse, resulting in a six-point margin for Kansas at half.

The second half noticed Kansas seize management of the sport because of a monumental effort from Chandler Prater. She scored 12 of the 26 factors for the Jayhawks within the quarter, together with making all 10 of her free throw makes an attempt. She was aggressive on the offensive finish, and the whole crew continued to clamp down on protection. The large distinction right here was that defensive strain led to pictures with rebounds that allowed for fast transitions. Kansas ended the third with a commanding 21 level lead.

After which the fourth quarter got here. Simply as Prater dominated the third quarter, the ultimate interval belonged to Taiyanna Jackson. She was good from the sector within the quarter, together with her exercise across the rim not solely making it simpler for her teammates to get her the ball, nevertheless it additionally opened up her offensive alternatives as properly. And the defensive strain began to result in turnovers, which helped to stretch the margin even additional.

The Jayhawks had the highest three scorers within the recreation, as each Prater and Jackson had 19 and Zakiyah Franklin scored 14, tying Arizona’s Cate Reese. Holly Kersgieter scored 11 factors to provide the Jayhawks 4 gamers in double figures on the night time.

Each Jackson and Franklin had double digit rebounds, giving them a double-double within the recreation. Jackson added three extra blocks to her tally on the season, and Franklin had 5 assists. Prater had 3 rebounds and three steals.

The Jayhawks are in motion subsequent on Sunday, December eleventh, as they return dwelling to host the Wichita State Shockers. Tipoff is schedule for 2pm.

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