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01/21 00:36 CST Council's late scoring helps No. 19 Kansas beat Colorado 75-69
win with Bill Self missing from bench
Council's late scoring helps No. 19 Kansas beat Colorado 75-69 win with Bill
Self missing from bench
By PAT GRAHAM
AP Sports Writer
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) --- Melvin Council Jr. scored 10 of his 18 points over the
final 5:07 and No. 19 Kansas held off Colorado 75-69 on Tuesday night with
assistant coach Jacque Vaughn leading the Jayhawks as Bill Self recovers from a
precautionary trip to the hospital.
The Jayhawks (14-5, 4-2 Big 12) led 60-59 with 5:50 to play, but clamped down
on defense. They kept Colorado scoreless for a three-minute stretch to pull
away. Council was the offensive catalyst, putting an exclamation point on the
game with an emphatic dunk.
Self did not make the trip after going to the hospital on Monday because he was
not feeling well. He was released after receiving IV fluids. Self has missed
several games in recent seasons due to heart issues.
Vaughn, who was brought on board last May, paced the sideline as the acting
coach. He earned the win for Self, who's now 22-1 in his career against
Colorado (12-7, 2-4).
Council had back-to-back layups that gave Kansas some separation after Colorado
had a chance to take the lead. On one of his layups, Council knocked the ball
away from the inbounder while still out of bounds. It wasn't called, which drew
the ire of the crowd after a replay.
Tre White had 17 points 15 rebounds for Kansas for his fifth double-double this
season. Darryn Peterson finished with 16 points. He hobbled to the bench in the
second half after appearing to turn his left ankle, but returned.
The Jayhawks were coming off a big week, beating then-No. 2 Iowa State and
Baylor to move back into the rankings.
Isaiah Johnson led Colorado with 19, while Barrington Hargress added 17.
Colorado has dropped three in a row.
Up next
Kansas: At Kansas State on Saturday.
Colorado: Hosts UCF on Saturday.
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