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(#7) KANSAS
(#7) Kansas 78, Texas A&M 57
Jan 17, 2000 | Men's Basketball
January 17, 2000
Kenny Gregory scored 15 points and led a second-half run as Kansas used superior height and balance to beat Texas A&M 78-57 Monday night.
Kansas overcame Texas A&M's early defensive stand for a 38-29 halftime lead and the Aggies hung with the favored Jayhawks until the Kansas offense broke it open.
Leading 45-39 with 16:51 to play, Kansas went on a 27-9 run and took a 72-48 lead with 3:21 left to play. The taller Jayhawks outrebounded the Aggies 55-32, led by Drew Gooden, who had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The balanced Kansas offense didn't score at its usual 86-point per game pace, but the defense shut down the Aggies. Tomas Ress finished with 10 points, Texas A&M's only scorer in double figures.
Kansas guard Jeff Boschee went 0-for-5 from 3-point range, ending a string of 38 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer. Kansas was 2-for-11 on 3-pointers.
The Aggies tried to jump on the Jayhawks from the start and their aggressiveness netted them four steals in the first 8:28. They even managed an early 14-10 lead before an excited Reed Arena crowd of 12,175, a record for the two-year old arena.
Kansas' 11-man rotation paid off and the Jayhawks took the lead for good on a basket by Gooden with 7:56 to go in the half.
