Kansas head coach Bill Self has taken to calling Markieff and Marcus Morris “the twins.”

A lot separated the two last season, as Marcus started 33 of the Jayhawks’ 36 games and finished third in scoring at 12.8 points per game. Markieff was sixth at 6.8 but had to wait until this season to start regularly.

The twins powered Kansas to an 82-41 win over Texas A&M – Corpus Christi on Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan.

Thomas Robinson came off the bench to lead the Jayhawks with 15 points, but Marcus and Markieff led all starters with 12 and nine points, respectively.

This was an expected win, but it came against an Islanders (1-4) team that played close against Oklahoma State earlier this season. The Cowboys gave Kansas its only Big 12 Conference loss last season.

Marcus and Markieff spurred the Jayhawks on Wednesday. Marcus nailed a jump shot that gave Kansas a 23-11 lead at the 7:43 mark in the first half. His brother provided a slam dunk to extend that lead, and the rout was on.

From there, the Jayhawks posted a 17-6 run to give them a commanding 42-17 halftime lead.

The second half wasn’t much better for the Islanders, who were led in scoring by Justin Reynolds, Demond Watt and Jaamon Echols at seven points apiece.