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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas 75, New Mexico St. 56
When: 12:15 PM ET, Friday, March 20, 2015
Where: CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Officials: # Gregory Nixon, # Tony Padilla, # Deron White
Attendance: N/A

Kansas 75, New Mexico State 56: Frank Mason scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds as the Jayhawks rolled past the Aggies in NCAA Tournament round of 64 play at Omaha, Neb.

Perry Ellis added nine points for second-seeded Kansas (27-8), which faces No. 7 Wichita State in Sunday’s round of 32. Landen Lucas grabbed nine rebounds and the Jayhawks went 9-of-13 from 3-point range.

DK Eldridge scored 11 points and Remi Barry and Tshilidzi Nephawe added 10 apiece for No. 15 seed New Mexico State (23-11), which had a 13-game winning streak halted. Daniel Mullings contributed seven points and five steals for the Aggies, who shot 35.7 percent from the field.

Kansas never trailed and opened up a 22-12 lead on a 3-pointer by Ellis just prior to the midway point of the first half. Devonte' Graham hit two 3-pointers during a 10-0 run to increase the margin to 18 points before the Aggies closed strong to cut the Jayhawks’ lead to 36-23 at the break.

A 3-pointer by Kelly Oubre gave Kansas a 49-32 lead with 13:57 remaining and Brannen Greene hit back-to-back 3-pointers as the lead increased to 63-43 with 7:06 remaining. A 3-pointer by Mason pushed the lead to 23 and the Jayhawks cruised to the finish.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Aggies G Ian Baker was 1-of-10 shooting and scored four points. … Kansas possessed a 36-29 rebounding edge. … The loss was New Mexico State’s ninth straight in NCAA tourney play.
Top Game Performances
 
New Mexico St.   Kansas
DK Eldridge 11 Scoring Frank Mason 17
Tshilidzi Nephawe 3 Assists Devonte Graham 4
Tshilidzi Nephawe 8 Rebounds Landen Lucas 9
Tshilidzi Nephawe 4 Free Throws Made Landen Lucas 3
Daniel Mullings 5 Steals Frank Mason 2
Pascal Siakam 2 Blocks Perry Ellis 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Mexico St. 56 35.7 5-15 11-16 8 24 3 10 11
Kansas 75 54.0 9-13 12-15 16 33 3 7 14