Nicolas Timberlake

ANALYSIS
Timberlake posted a season-high 19 on 5-for-8 shooting including going 3-for-6 from behind the arc to help the Jayhawks survive their opening round battle with Samford. The Bulldogs had cut the lead to one with Timberlake driving to the hoop, and while it appeared that a clean play had been made on the block attempt, a foul was and Timberlake was able to drain both free-throws to put the Jayhawks up three with 14 seconds remaining. Timberlake has seen the largest boost while teammate Kevin McCullar has been forced to miss game action and with McCullar, the team's leading scorer, now ruled out for the entirety of the tournament, Timberlake will continue to be heavily relied upon.