Great Win

I will admit I was very nervous for this game. I could not relax and enjoy the game as I should. I think there are 2 reasons for that. One is it was a must win game for us and the other is I really do not like the WVU style of play. I give their guys credit for playing hard and making plays but I do not understand why the refs let them get away with as much stuff as they do. I would guess a WVU fan would complain that the got called for a lot of fouls but when you watch them play they are always grabbing and pushing. When they drive they quite often just lower their shoulder and go right into the defender. Yet the refs bail them out quite a bit. I would be unhappy if they won the league so I really wanted this game. I was very happy to see our guys play hard and match their intensity.

I, too, was nervous about this game, but as you said, it was great to see our guys play hard and match WVU's intensity.

Except for a few minutes when we got careless with the ball, we were poised and , I thought, determined.

Bless Perry's heart for learning to score despite being sometimes triple-teamed and through contact. And that 3--wow--when we really needed it! He's leading by example.

Thank heavens for Landen Lucas, who almost got a double-double. Tonight I think we knew why he is a starter.

Good for Brannen and his more laid-back attitude, as well as his threes and better defensive playing.

Wayne didn't have a record night scoring, but he was able to contribute with timely plays and at least one out of two when he got to the line.

Frank, the player we remembered him to be! 'Nough said.

DeVonte didn't lose his confidence despite some careless turnovers. He stayed in the game and showed us his skills and his promising future.

The bench didn't contribute much, but tonight we didn't need them.

Many reasons to be proud of our Jayhawks!