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BOX SCORE
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) _ Kirk Hinrich hit his first seven shots,
including five 3-pointers, and No. 3 Kansas routed Division II
contender Washburn 99-56 Saturday night for victory No. 500 in
storied Allen Fieldhouse.
Since opening Allen in 1955 during Wilt Chamberlain's freshman
year, the Jayhawks are 500-98 at home.
Rarely in Allen's 45 years has any opponent been more outmanned
than the Ichabods of Topeka, Kan., who are ranked No. 7 in Division
II.
The Jayhawks (5-0) stretched their November winning streak to 34
while shooting over 50 percent for the fifth straight game and
outrebounding Washburn (2-1) 53-38.
Hinrich, a sophomore point guard, finished with a career-high 22
points. He was 7-of-8 from the floor and 5-of-6 from 3-point range
and also had six assists and five rebounds. Kenny Gregory had 18
points on 8-of-10 shooting and Eric Chenowith had 19 points and 17
rebounds.
While winning their first five games for the second year in a
row, the Jayhawks have scored fewer than 92 points only once. In
beating North Dakota, Boise State and Washburn during the present
five-game home stand, they have averaged almost 100 points.
Gregory, a 6-foot-5 senior, staged an impressive offensive show,
hitting long jumpers and short jumpers, gliding in for finger rolls
and forceful dunks and once, during a 10-0 run in the first half,
befuddling two defenders with a turnaround left-handed jumper
beneath the basket. He was 4-for-5 in the first half.
The Jayhawks out of rhythm on the free throw line. They were
8-for-20 while taking a 48-25 halftime lead and finished 18-of-35.
Texas transfer Luke Axtell, who missed the first four games with
an injured ankle, came off the bench early in the first half and
hit his first shot, a 3-pointer that made it 15-6 and drew a huge
roar from the sellout crowd.
Ryan Murphy had 18 points for the Ichabods. Ewan Auguste, the
Ichabods' No. 8 all-time scorer who had been averaging almost 18
points, fouled out with 12:06 to play after scoring just six.
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Kansas' Kenny Gregory follows up the miss with the one-handed putback.
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Washburn's Ewan Auguste follows his own miss with the fadeaway jumper.
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