National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas 89, Howard 34
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 29, 2011
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials: # Larry Spaulding, # Rod Dixon, # Rick Hartzell
Attendance: 16300
Tyshawn Taylor and Conner Teahan each scored 13 points as No. 18 Kansas walloped Howard 89-34 Thursday at Allen Fieldhouse.

Thomas Robinson added nine points and seven rebounds for the Jayhawks (9-3), who won for the sixth time in seven games and increased their home non-conference win streak to 54.

Kansas put this one out of reach early, taking a 30-7 lead with 7:53 left in the first half on Teahan’s 3-pointer. The Jayhawks, who forced 23 turnovers, took a 42-13 advantage into halftime while shooting 55.6 percent from the field.

Howard (4-10, 1-1 MEAC), which had lost four of five coming in, misfired on 20 of its first 25 attempts and committed 11 of its turnovers in a forgettable first half. The 34 points is a new season-low, worse than the 43 it scored in an early-season loss to Old Dominion.

Prince Okoroh finished with a team-high seven points for Howard. Three Bison added five points, including Anton Dickerson, who managed to make one of the team’s three 3-pointers. As a team, Howard finished 3-of-18 from 3-point range and shot a season-low 22 percent from the field.

Kansas will play one final non-conference game at home against North Dakota on Saturday before Big 12 play begins Jan. 4 against No. 25 Kansas State.

Jeff Withey had 10 points and Elijah Johnson added nine for the Jayhawks, who finished with 11 steals and seven blocks.
Top Game Performances
 
Howard   Kansas
Prince Okoroh 7 Scoring Tyshawn Taylor 13
Simuel Frazier 3 Assists Tyshawn Taylor 5
Theodore Boyomo 9 Rebounds Thomas Robinson 7
Prince Okoroh 3 Free Throws Made Travis Releford 3
Prince Okoroh 2 Steals Kevin Young 3
Prince Okoroh 1 Blocks Jeff Withey 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Howard 34 22.2 3-18 7-10 6 33 2 5 22
Kansas 89 57.9 9-17 14-22 23 37 7 11 13