No. 2 Kansas stays unbeaten, 85-65 over Baylor
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Twin brothers Markieff and Marcus Morris powered second-ranked Kansas to a big early lead and the Jayhawks stayed unbeaten with a 85-65 victory Monday night that ended Baylor's 15-game home winning streak.
The Jayhawks (18-0, 3-0 Big 12) were coming off a three-game stretch that included an overtime victory at Michigan and winning their first two conference games by a combined eight points. Despite some sloppy play in the second half, they never really had to worry about a close call against Baylor (12-5, 2-2).
Marcus Morris finished with 25 points and Markieff had 19 to lead five Kansas players in double figures.
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By halftime, Markieff Morris already had 15 points, making all seven of his shots (he finished 9-of-10), and Marcus Morris was 6-of-7 shooting for 13 points as Kansas led 53-32.
The Jayhawks, No. 1 Ohio State (18-0) and No. 6 San Diego State (19-0) are the only undefeated teams left. Third-ranked Syracuse lost for the first time earlier Monday, 74-66 at fifth-ranked Pittsburgh.
Freshman sensation Perry Jones had 20 points to lead Baylor, which is 5-5 since mid-December after peaking at No. 9 in the AP poll, its highest-ever ranking. Anthony Jones had 17 and LaceDarius Dunn 13.
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Dunn, who came in leading the nation with 4.2 3-pointers a game, had only one. And that came in the closing seconds to stretch his school-record streak to 31 games in row hitting a long-range shot.
The Bears used a 13-3 run to cut the gap to 61-49 with 13 minutes left, and appeared to have a chance to get even closer after J'Mison Morgan forced a turnover by Marcus Morris.
With a record home crowd of 10,596 screaming in anticipation for more, Baylor went for the spectacular play — and A.J. Walton's ally-oop pass to Dunn was off the mark. That led to a breakaway layup for Josh Selby, and the Bears never got closer.
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Selby added 12 points for Kansas, which shot 62 percent (35 of 56). Tyrel Reed had 11 points and Mario Little 10.
Tyshawn Taylor's layup with 7½ minutes left in the first half put Kansas up 32-21, and the Jayhawks stayed ahead by double digits the rest of the game.
Thomas Robinson then had a one-handed putback slam of his own miss. Selby then had a steal and missed a 3-pointer, but Markieff Morris grabbed the rebound and slammed it back through. Selby didn't miss on a layup after that, even though he got hit in the face without a foul being called while driving to the hoop.
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Taylor scooped a pass to Marcus Morris for a dunk that made it 40-25, then Marcus added a short jumper when his brother tapped the ball to him. Selby's 3-pointer with 2:16 left made it 47-27.