How Wisconsin transfer A.J. Storr performed in Kansas’ 2OT loss to Houston

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Wisconsin transfer guard A.J. Storr was a big story from No. 12 Kansas’ double-overtime loss to No. 7 Houston on Saturday, and not in a good way.

Storr was scoreless during 18 minutes of action, going 0-of-six from the field, 0-of-three from three-point range and 0-of-four from the free-throw line. His only additions to the stat sheet were a rebound and an assist.

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The performance halted Storr’s recent stretch of strong play dating back to a Jan. 18 win over Kansas State. It also played an integral role in the outcome of the tightly-contested game.

The Wisconsin transfer was on the court during the closing moments of double overtime. He went to the free-throw line with Kansas trailing 88-84 with 45 seconds remaining. Two makes were critical to the Jayhawks’ chance at a signature victory.

Storr, a career 77% free-throw shooter, missed both. Houston then added several makes at the line to ice the game.

Kansas as a team went just 17-of-30 from the free-throw line on the evening, including Storr’s four misses. That mark is accentuated by a six-of-14 conversion rate during the two overtime periods. Jayhawks head coach Bill Self was asked postgame whether fatigue played a role in the team’s heightened late-game struggles in the area.

“I don’t know, I don’t know,” Self said. “But certainly, you have go to the line and make two, or at least make one. We were six-of-14 in overtime from the line. So that obviously played a role. We still had our chances to put it away if we just executed better, if I had done a better job.”

As indicated, Storr wasn’t alone in his struggles in that area. Forward Flory Bidunga missed a pair of key free throws early in the first overtime period, while guard Dajuan Harris Jr.’s two late misses led to a game-deciding sequence: Kansas led 79-73 with 18 seconds remaining in the first overtime. Harris Jr. missed two free throws, Houston hit a three-pointer…

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Author : Badgers Wire

Publish date : 2025-01-26 14:31:00

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