Kansas Coach Self Gets Win No. 500
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Win No. 500 was one Kansas coach Bill Self will never forget.
Self reached the career milestone in dramatic fashion Monday night at a hostile Hilton Coliseum, where the sixth-ranked Jayhawks rallied to defeat Iowa State 108-96 in overtime.
Self got an assist from senior point guard Elijah Johnson, who scored the Jayhawks’ final eight points of regulation and their first four of overtime before finishing with 39. That represented a career high for Johnson, who just a few weeks ago was mired in a miserable slump.
“He’s had such an up-and-down senior year in part due to health and never complains or makes excuses and takes the criticism from our fans that do dish out the criticism, and he just keeps moving, Self said. He deserved to have a night like tonight.”
Johnson forced overtime by hitting two free throws with 4.9 seconds remaining.
With time ticking down and the Jayhawks trailing by two, Johnson drove to the basket and slammed into Iowa State’s Georges Niang. Officials didn’t call a block or a charge but whistled Niang for a foul as he scrambled for the rebound, allowing Johnson to tie the game at the foul line.
“I guess I can’t get too far into that call, Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said. It is what it is. It happened. You’ve got move past it. I thought Georges made a heck of a play by stepping in there and drawing contact, but hey, it happens in this game. It didn’t go our way.”
The Jayhawks dominated the overtime session thanks in large part to Johnson, who scored 30 of his points after halftime. The dagger was a deep 3-pointer that came at the end of the shot clock after the Cyclones pulled within four with a minute remaining in OT.
Kansas Coach Self Gets Win No. 500
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Win No. 500 was one Kansas coach Bill Self will never forget.
Self reached the career milestone in dramatic fashion Monday night at a hostile Hilton Coliseum, where the sixth-ranked Jayhawks rallied to defeat Iowa State 108-96 in overtime.
Self got an assist from senior point guard Elijah Johnson, who scored the Jayhawks’ final eight points of regulation and their first four of overtime before finishing with 39. That represented a career high for Johnson, who just a few weeks ago was mired in a miserable slump.
“He’s had such an up-and-down senior year in part due to health and never complains or makes excuses and takes the criticism from our fans that do dish out the criticism, and he just keeps moving, Self said. He deserved to have a night like tonight.”
Johnson forced overtime by hitting two free throws with 4.9 seconds remaining.
With time ticking down and the Jayhawks trailing by two, Johnson drove to the basket and slammed into Iowa State’s Georges Niang. Officials didn’t call a block or a charge but whistled Niang for a foul as he scrambled for the rebound, allowing Johnson to tie the game at the foul line.
“I guess I can’t get too far into that call, Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said. It is what it is. It happened. You’ve got move past it. I thought Georges made a heck of a play by stepping in there and drawing contact, but hey, it happens in this game. It didn’t go our way.”
The Jayhawks dominated the overtime session thanks in large part to Johnson, who scored 30 of his points after halftime. The dagger was a deep 3-pointer that came at the end of the shot clock after the Cyclones pulled within four with a minute remaining in OT.
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