March 22, 2008
Top-seeded Kansas stifles UNLV
OMAHA, Nebraska (Ticker) -- In a battle of tight defenses, Kansas won out.
Mario Chalmers scored 17 points to lead a balanced attack as the top-seeded Jayhawks rolled to a 75-56 victory over Nevada-Las Vegas in Saturday's second-round matchup of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Regional.
Russell Robinson and Brandon Rush added 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Kansas (33-3), which advanced to the "Sweet 16" next Friday to play the winner of Villanova and Siena.
Kansas held the Runnin' Rebels to just three field goals in the first 17 minutes of the second half and limited them to 27 percent shooting (12-of-45) overall for the game.
Wink Adams scored 25 points, including 15 from the free-throw line for UNLV (27-8), which had limited Kent State to 10 first-half points in its first-round win.
Point guards Robinson and Sherron Collins combined for all the points in a 14-3 run, slicing down the lane at will, as the Jayhawks opened their biggest lead at 60-44 lead with 7:40 to play.
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