National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas 77, Florida Atlantic 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials: # James Breeding, # Randy Heimerman, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance: 16300

Led by Thomas Robinson’s 19 points, No. 14 Kansas throttled Florida Atlantic 77-54 Wednesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Jayhawks (4-2), who spent the past week in Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, played their first home game since Nov. 11. They got off to a fast start, taking a 22-16 lead midway through the first half before extending the advantage to 42-26 by halftime.

Kansas increased its lead to 59-39 with 10:37 left on a Robinson free throw. Robinson, who went 11-of-13 from the free-throw line, had 10 of his points in the second half for Kansas, which improved to 2-0 all-time against the Owls.

FAU (3-5) has had a knack for playing close games — six of its first seven were decided by seven points or less — but couldn’t cut the deficit to single digits. Pablo Bertone, a sophomore guard, finished with a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Dennis Mavin came off the bench to score 17 for the Owls, who won the 2010-11 Sun Belt title and are the favorites to repeat as champs this season.

Tyshawn Taylor had 18 points and Travis Releford added 11 for Kansas, which held FAU to just 32.3 percent from the field.

Top Game Performances
 
Florida Atlantic   Kansas
Pablo Bertone 17 Scoring Thomas Robinson 19
Alex Tucker 4 Assists Travis Releford 4
Pablo Bertone 12 Rebounds Thomas Robinson 17
Dennis Mavin 5 Free Throws Made Thomas Robinson 11
Dennis Mavin 3 Steals Elijah Johnson 1
Pablo Bertone 3 Blocks Thomas Robinson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Florida Atlantic 54 32.3 4-17 8-19 8 30 4 10 10
Kansas 77 43.6 4-13 25-33 11 49 13 6 17