National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 74, Kansas 63
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 22, 2011
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials: # John Hampton, # Gerry Pollard, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 16300

J’Covan Brown led the way with 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting as No. 11 Texas picked up its first victory ever at Phog Allen Fieldhouse, 74-63, over No. 2 Kansas on Saturday.

Jordan Hamilton added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Longhorns (16-3, 4-0 Big 12), who outscored the Jayhawks 51-28 in the second half.

The loss snapped Kansas’ 69-game winning streak at Phog Allen Fieldhouse. Tyrel Reed scored 17 points and Marcus Morris 16 for Kansas in a physical game that had several flareups between players.

Texas missed its first four shots and committed three turnovers in the first four minutes as Kansas shot out to a 10-0 lead. The Longhorns would make only one field goal in the first eight minutes, allowing the Jayhawks (18-1, 3-1) to push the edge to 18-3. They would recover a bit but still went into the break down, 35-23.

The second half was a completely different story, as Kansas made two field goals in the first 11 minutes and Texas climbed back into it. Brown’s second 3-pointer in a row at the 11:36 mark gave Texas its first lead, 45-44.

The lead would grow to as much as 61-49 with 4:24 left before the Jayhawks made one last push, closing to within five points with 1:39 left. But the Longhorns were too strong down the stretch, handing Kansas its first loss of the season and jumping into the driver’s seat in the Big 12.
Top Game Performances
 
Texas   Kansas
J'Covan Brown 23 Scoring Tyrel Reed 17
Dogus Balbay 3 Assists Tyshawn Taylor 6
Jordan Hamilton 9 Rebounds Marcus Morris 7
J'Covan Brown 8 Free Throws Made Markieff Morris 5
Dogus Balbay 2 Steals Tyrel Reed 2
Tristan Thompson 5 Blocks Brady Morningstar 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas 74 45.8 5-11 25-31 6 40 9 7
Kansas 63 35.9 6-19 11-18 13 33 2 5