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Frank Mason, dropping dagger after dagger, all through the night.
USA! USA!
"Well, I hit a couple of shots late," the Kansas Jayhawks' point guard said after draining 28 points -- seven more than his previous collegiate high -- on Team Canada as KU/Team USA rallied for a 91-83 exhibition victory Tuesday night at Sprint Center. "Just felt pretty confident." Ya think? The Virginia native was six for six from the floor with 16 points in the fourth and final period -- FIBA rules split games up into four 10-minute quarters -- and eight points in the third frame, helping the hosts outscore their neighbors to the north 50-40 after halftime. Tuesday's tussle was the first of two exhibitions with Canada in the Power & Light District this week as prep for KU's entry into the 2015 World University Games next month in South Korea.
"(That's) probably as good as Frank's played since he's been at Kansas," KU coach Bill Self noted. "He's going to make Kansas fans pretty happy this upcoming season," Canada coach Barnaby Craddock offered.
