26 points @ Kansas
There’s no tougher venue for visiting teams than Allen Fieldhouse and this year Kansas was likely going to be the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament before the season was canceled. Thus, when Jahmi’us Ramsey put up 26 points on the Jayhawks in Lawrence in a 78-75 Red Raider loss, it opened eyes around the nation.
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Though he was only 8-21 from the field, Ramsey was able to make hay from deep as he nailed 5 of his 8 shots from beyond the arc. Additionally, he was 5-6 at the free-throw line.
That day, he and Holyfield (19 points) were the only Red Raiders in double-digits. That’s not a great way to upset the Jayhawks.
Kyler Edwards was just 4-11 from the floor and Davide Moretti was a mere 3-7. They combined to make just 1-8 from deep.
Also important was the fact that Ramsey was solid on both sides of halftime with 14 points in the first half and 12 in the second. It’s important for a team’s best player to keep his team in the game in Lawrence by playing well throughout the 40 minutes to help prevent one of those famous KU onslaughts that typically bury the visiting team.
With Ramsey and Holyfield going 8-13 from 3-point land between them, Tech was able to match KU blow for blow most of the game. Eventually, the Jayhawks made a few more plays and when Ramsey missed a pair of contested layups in the final 10 seconds with Tech down three points, many fans howled at the fact that he didn’t attempt a 3-pointer to tie the game. But had it not been for his work that day, Tech would have never been in a position to scare the water out of KU in the first place.