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No. 12 Kansas expects to make things rough for Winston Salem

Dec 19, 2006 - 5:00 PM Winston Salem (1-13) at No. 12 Kansas (8-2) 8:00 pm EST

LAWRENCE, Kansas (Ticker) -- A balanced offensive attack and an ability to block shots has Kansas on an upswing.

The 12th-ranked Jayhawks go for their ninth win in 11 games Tuesday when play their first game in 10 days against Winston Salem, which has dropped 10 straight contests.

Kansas has four players scoring in double figures, led by freshman Darrell Arthur (13.8) and sophomore Brandon Rush (13.0). Another sophomore, Julian Wright averages 11.6 points and ranked among the Big 12 Conference leaders with 7.9 rebounds.

The Jayhawks set a school record with 15 blocked shots in a 68-58 victory over Toledo on December 9. Rush scored 19 points grabbed seven rebounds and established a career high with four blocks.

Winston Salem is finding things difficult in the second campaign of a five-year transition to Division I from Division II. The Rams have lost all 11 road games this season and are winless since November 14 when they posted a 67-44 victory over Anderson.

Darius Floyd scored 11 points and was the only Winston Salem player in double figures in Saturday's 67-44 loss to Georgetown. The Rams shot only 20 percent (10-of-49) from the floor and were outrebounded, 45-19.

This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools.