Darius Johnson - Struggles, still producesJohnson contributed 14 points (4-13 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 5-5 FT), two rebounds, three assists and two steals in 34 minutes before fouling out of Saturday's 66-59 loss to Texas Tech.ImpactJohnson struggled from the field again on Saturday, marking the fifth time in six games he's shot under 33%. However, the shooting struggles have not necessarily translated to scoring struggles as he's managed to manufacture points from the charity stripe, going 14-for-15 over the last two games from the line. Where Johnson has also excelled is on the defensive end, posting his seventh multi-theft performance of the conference slate. Johnson has had a rebound in his performance over the last three games after had scored just 12 points and averaged under three assists and rebounds per game in three games from Jan. 20-27. In this most recent three-game stretch, he's averaging 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 2.7 steals over 34.0 minutes per contest.
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