2019-20 KANSAS MEN’S BASKETBALL POSTGAME NOTES #5/3 KANSAS VS MONMOUTH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2019 112 LAWRENCE, KAN. // ALLEN FIELDHOUSE 57

KU STARTERS (SEASON/CAREER) INDIVIDUAL NOTES Devon Dotson (3/39) Senior Udoka Azubuike Marcus Garrett (3/23) • Finished a perfect 5-for-5 on the night including a 2-of-4 mark from the (3/19) line as the senior scored 12 points while grabbing eight rebounds Silvio De Sousa (1/1) along with three blocks. Udoka Azubuike (3/52)

SERIES INFO: KU leads, 1-0 Senior Isaiah Moss • Moss’ 5-for-6 clip from beyond-the-arc marked the most threes made by a Jayhawk since Quentin Grimes made five against West Virginia on Mar. ATTENDANCE: 16,300 (293rd-consecutive shutouts) 15, 2019. • Finished with a team-high 21 points. KANSAS’ WIN... • Made Kansas 2-1 for the seventh time in the era (2006-07, Junior Silvio De Sousa 2011-12, 2013-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17). • In his first-career start as a Jayhawk, De Sousa finished with 11 points while • Made the KU-Monmouth series 1-0 in favor of Kansas. grabbing six rebounds and adding one . • Made the Jayhawks 16-1 against current membership of the MAAC. • Made his first career three in his first career attempt. • Gave KU its 23rd-straight home win, including 22 in Allen Fieldhouse. • Made KU 790-113 all-time in Allen Fieldhouse, including 252-13 under Self. Sophomore Devon Dotson • Tallied 17 points going 4-for-9 from the field while making 7-of-9 from the • Improved Self to 475-107 while at Kansas and 682-212 for his career. free throw line. • Made Kansas 2,276-860 all-time. • Dotson added four assists, while committing just two turnovers. TEAM NOTES • Kansas took a 26-4 lead with 11:00 remaining in the first half. The Sophomore David McCormack • Posted his first career double-double as the sophomore scored 17 points Jayhawks forced Monmouth to go 0-for-11 from the field while while grabbing 11 rebounds. committing six turnovers in the opening nine minutes. • Dished a career-high four assists. • Kansas took a 59-21 lead into the half, marking the largest lead by the Jayhawks at the intermission since Kansas led Alcorn State 53-12 (41 pts) on Dec. 2, 2009. Redshirt-Freshman Elijah Elliott • It also marked the most points by the Jayhawks in a half since Kansas • Scored his first points as a Jayhawk, finished 1-for-2 on the night while scored 59 in the first half against Toledo on Nov. 28, 2017. adding his first-career . • The Jayhawks’ 112 points were their most since KU tallied 114 against Texas Southern on Nov. 21, 2017. The Jayhawks are now 26-0 when Freshman Christian Braun scoring 100+ in the Self era. • Went a perfect 4-of-4 from the field, 3-for-3 from deep as Braun scored 11 • Kansas’ 14 makes from deep marked the most by the Jayhawks since KU points on the night. made 15 against West Virginia on Mar. 10, 2018. • Braun’s two rebounds, two steals and one assist were his first of each as a • KU committed just seven turnovers on the night, the fewest by a Kansas Jayhawk. team since they committed four against Texas on Jan. 14, 2019. Kansas has committed 17 turnovers in its last two games after committing 18 in Freshman Michael Jankovich the opening half against Duke on Nov. 8. • Tallied his first career points as a Jayhawk as he finished the night with • Kansas’ bench tallied 66 points, nine more than Monmouth’s team five points. scored on the night. • The Jayhawks improved to 169-1 when holding its opponent to under 60 points in the Self era. • KU finished the night with a 56.1 percent from the field, its best shooting night since hitting 56.4 percent against West Virginia on March 10, 2018. • Kansas’ 55-point victory was its largest since KU defeated Chaminade 123-72 on Nov. 23, 2015. • KU never trailed on the night, leading for a total of 39:09. • KU held Monmouth to 23.1 percent shooting (18-60) from the field, the lowest by a Kansas opponent since Texas posted 21.8 percent shooting in Lawrence on Feb 16, 2013.

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