National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 81, Kansas 69
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 1, 2014
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials: # Joe DeRosa, # Keith Kimble, # Ray Natalli
Attendance: 16540
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Texas 81, No. 7 Kansas 69: Isaiah Taylor scored 23 points as the Longhorns easily dispatched of the visiting Jayhawks in Big 12 play.

Jonathan Holmes added 22 points as Texas (17-4, 6-2 Big 12) stretched its winning streak to six games. Cameron Ridley added nine points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots and Demarcus Holland grabbed 11 rebounds for the Longhorns.

Wayne Selden Jr. scored 21 points as Kansas (16-5, 7-1) saw its seven-game winning streak halted. Perry Ellis added 11 points but Andrew Wiggins had only seven points on 2-of-12 shooting and the Jayhawks shot 38.5 percent as a team.

The Longhorns never let Kansas find its offensive rhythm and totaled 12 blocked shots, and controlled the flow on the offensive end as well. The Jayhawks trailed by double digits the entire second half and the closest they got was 11 with 1:40 to play.

Texas used runs of 9-2 and 9-0 in the first half to break open a close game and take a 38-23 halftime lead. The lead reached 47-27 early in the second half on Ridley’s three-point play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Reserve C Prince Ibeh (four) and Holmes (three) joined Ridley in rejecting three or more shots. … Jayhawks C Joel Embiid grabbed 10 rebounds but had just eight points on 3-of-9 shooting. … The Longhorns outrebounded Kansas 44-37 and collected 19 on the offensive boards.
Top Game Performances
 
Kansas   Texas
Wayne Selden Jr 21 Scoring Isaiah Taylor 23
Naadir Tharpe 3 Assists Demarcus Holland 3
Joel Embiid 10 Rebounds Demarcus Holland 11
Perry Ellis 3 Free Throws Made Jonathan Holmes 9
Tarik Black 1 Steals Jonathan Holmes 3
Joel Embiid 2 Blocks Prince Ibeh 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kansas 69 38.5 6-14 13-19 10 33 4 4 12
Texas 81 42.9 3-10 30-45 8 38 12 7 11