Game blog: No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 10 Michigan State

3rd & 7 37yd

Dotson, Grimes, Vick, Dedric Lawson and Azubuike is your starting five for KU tonight.

by SJacksonLJW 11/6/2018 11:27:36 PM

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by Shane Jackson via twitter 11/6/2018 11:30:11 PM
Big fan of this venue. It's huge but definitely has a "fieldhouse feel" as the name suggests... #KUbball vs. Michigan State coming up.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/6/2018 11:57:40 PM
Coin flip game if you ask me. Good cases can be made for this one going either way... #KUbball has to have bigs do work to win. MSU guards are really good.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/6/2018 11:58:05 PM
Not sure which way it'll go, but I would not be shocked if Dedric Lawson went for 40 and led #KUbball to victory... KU might have to lean on him a ton tonight.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:00:44 AM
Sparse crowd and a lot of empty seats but the early noise edge goes to #KUbball based off of starting lineup intros...

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:05:50 AM
#KUbball wins the tip, goes right down to Azubuike who makes a "post move" and airballs a short shot.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:06:15 AM
First effort by PA guy at Dok's name sounds like this: "Oodoka Azabooku" #KUbball

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:07:57 AM
#KUbball settling for a few early threes... No need. They're not that team any more. Nonetheless... 9-8, Kansas.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:11:13 AM
Grimes with a look and maybe some words for the MSU bench after that 3-pointer... He's got a pair of triples and #KUbball leads 14-11 at the first TV timeout. Azubuike has 2 blocks and 4 points.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:13:37 AM
Nice move by Udoka, who already has 4 points #kubball t.co

by Shane Jackson via twitter 11/7/2018 12:14:09 AM
Charlie Moore with a couple of miscues right away – rushed a shot and picked up a foul - but hustled after that loose ball to get the tie-up. #KUbball

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:20:25 AM
Lightfoot with 2 pretty quick fouls brings McCormack into his first action... #KUbball leads 18-15, 12:12 1H

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:20:53 AM
KU has 6 fouls, while Michigan State has none.

by SJacksonLJW 11/7/2018 12:21:59 AM

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Hasn't always been smooth or pretty, but that was the FIRST turnover of the night for #KUbball — Big reason KU leads 18-16, 11:37 first half. Spartans have coughed it up four times.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:23:15 AM
McCormack and Udoka in lineup together there. I wonder how often that will happen this season. Kansas 18, Michigan State 16, 11:37. #KUbball

by Tom Keegan via twitter 11/7/2018 12:23:47 AM
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by Scott_Stanford via twitter retweeted by TomKeeganLJW 11/7/2018 12:24:45 AM
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by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:25:41 AM
Third block for Azubuike. And a rebound and an assist. Big fella's playing hard. #KUbball leads 23-16.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:26:26 AM
Quentin Grimes on fire. Has 11 of Kansas' first 23 points after quiet exhibition games. #KUbball

by Tom Keegan via twitter 11/7/2018 12:26:55 AM
Dedric Lawson already has seven rebounds. Kansas 27, Michigan State 17. #Kubball

by Tom Keegan via twitter 11/7/2018 12:29:38 AM
Udoka records his third block of the night #kubball t.co

by Shane Jackson via twitter 11/7/2018 12:29:40 AM
Ball-screen action between the two bigs leads to a dunk by Udoka on a pass from Dedric Lawson #kubball t.co

by Shane Jackson via twitter 11/7/2018 12:32:12 AM
#KUbball on a 12-1 run until that breakaway layin for MSU. Jayhawks lead 30-19... 8:36 left 1st half.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:32:26 AM
Ball-screen action between the two bigs leads to a dunk by Udoka on a pass from Dedric Lawson #kubball t.co

by Shane Jackson via twitter retweeted by TomKeeganLJW 11/7/2018 12:33:40 AM
Udoka records his third block of the night #kubball t.co

by Shane Jackson via twitter retweeted by TomKeeganLJW 11/7/2018 12:34:10 AM
Udoka Azubuike might have been the prospect I've been most wrong about in the last five years or so. Thought he'd b… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

by Jeff Borzello via twitter retweeted by TomKeeganLJW 11/7/2018 12:34:24 AM
Former #KUbball center Joel Embiid is sitting courtside for tonight's game. Near mid-court opposite the benches...

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:35:16 AM
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by Boston Herald Sports via twitter retweeted by TomKeeganLJW 11/7/2018 12:36:15 AM
Michigan State has 12 fastbreak points.

by SJacksonLJW 11/7/2018 12:38:56 AM

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Clearly, Lawson is well on his way to 40 points tonight... 1-of-6 overall, 0-of-1 from 3-point range... #KUbball #stupidhumanpredictions Does have 7 boards and 3 assists.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:39:24 AM
Small-ish lineup for #KUbball right now... Dedric the lone big with Dotson, Vick, Grimes and KJ Lawson... Spread the hell out of it on that first possession with this look & got the 3 from Dotson.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:42:04 AM
MSU not helping itself in this one... 7 turnovers and 6-of-15 from the FT line... #KUbball leads 38-23, 5:55 1H

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:43:28 AM
10 different players have scored for Kansas.

by SJacksonLJW 11/7/2018 12:48:42 AM

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I hear ya, but it's worth noting that he's never not going to shoot that shot and there is no world that exists — in real life, Hollywood or another planet — where it's a different story.

by Matt Tait via twitter 11/7/2018 12:50:21 AM
Nine different Jayhawks have scored. Is that good?

by Seth Davis via twitter retweeted by TomKeeganLJW 11/7/2018 12:53:45 AM
Well, look. If K.J. Lawson is walking up the court and dribbling into 3s, it's going to be a long day for whoever KU is playing. #kubball

by Scott Chasen via twitter retweeted by TomKeeganLJW 11/7/2018 12:54:47 AM

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