Bill Self defined Monday evening’s face-off with Texas as something near a must-win video game as it concerns Kansas’ objective of winning at the very least a share of the Big 12 title for the 17th time in 20 periods under its Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame instructor. Right from the dive, the Jayhawks played like it with an apparent feeling of necessity.
The result was a triumph
Final rating: KU 88, UT 80.
The Jayhawks led by as numerous as 14 factors in the very first fifty percent prior to hanging on for the eight-point triumph inside a sold-outAllen Fieldhouse Somewhat remarkably, they won the video game regardless of obtaining simply 2 factors from their leading marker (Jalen Wilson) and just 6 factors from the 3-point line.
(*12 *) claimed Kansas fresher Gradey Dick, that had the Jayhawks’ just 2 3-pointers and completed with a team-high 21 factors. “The big thing, just in preparation for the week, was coming out with energy. When we do that, we’re a scary team.”
Had Kansas shed, the Jayhawks would certainly’ve gone down to 6-5 in the Big 12 while the Longhorns boosted to 9-2 and protected a three-game lead in the organization standings over KU with simply 7 seminar video games entrusted to play. That’s why Self classified this something near a must-win video game, due to the fact that as opposed to being 3 video games rear of first-place Texas with 7 to play, the Jayhawks are currently simply one video game rear of first-place Texas with 7 to play.
“You go down three games with seven left, you’d have to win out and get a lot of help from others [to still win at least a share of the Big 12],” Self claimed. “Now … if we play well, we have a shot.”
Like most Big 12 video games, this was a Quadrant-1 chance for Kansas, indicating the Jayhawks currently have a national-best 10 Q1 success. That’s amongst the factors Kansas is up toNo 4 in Tuesday early morning’s upgraded CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 everyday college basketball positions, where Purdue staysNo 1 for the 16th successive day.
