Despite starting alongside four seniors who reached the national championship game last season, Ben McLemore is becoming Kansas’ biggest star. The redshirt freshman and the sixth-ranked Jayhawks return from a week off following their most impressive victory to host American University on Saturday night. With Kansas’ only trip outside its home state through 10 games being a loss to Michigan State in Atlanta, McLemore had never played a true road game going into last Saturday’s visit to then-No. 7 Ohio State. The unfriendly crowd in Columbus clearly didn’t faze the St. Louis native as he scored a game-high 22 points in a 74-66 victory. “I kept my intensity, I just played my game,” McLemore said. The Jayhawks (10-1) led 56-52 with less than seven minutes remaining when McLemore scored six straight points to put his team in control. ” Ben McLemore is as good as any player in the country,” said Buckeyes coach Thad Matta, who also referenced the four senior starters giving …
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