National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas 82, Texas A&M CC 41
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials: # Paul Janssen, # Randy McCall, # Joe DeRosa
Attendance: 16300

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.

Top Game Performances
 
Texas A&M CC   Kansas
Jaamon Echols 7 Scoring Thomas Robinson 15
Demond Watt 2 Assists Tyshawn Taylor 9
Horace Bond 8 Rebounds Markieff Morris 10
Terence Jones 1 Free Throws Made Markieff Morris 3
Horace Bond 1 Steals Brady Morningstar 4
Garland Judkins 2 Blocks Mario Little 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas A&M CC 41 31.0 3-17 2-6 6 27 2 2
Kansas 82 60.3 5-16 7-13 26 36 10 10