JAYHAWKS GAIN REVENGE ON WILDCATS
Jalen Wilson remembers every slight. Every criticism. Every chip that’s landed on his shoulder.
You can bet the Kansas forward remembers watching Kansas State fans storm the court after beating the Jayhawks.
So with revenge on their mind, Wilson and his pals jumped on the seventh-ranked Wildcats in the rematch Tuesday night. He finished with 20 points, Kevin McCullar Jr. had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the No. 8 Jayhawks rolled to a 90-78 home victory that also tightened the Big 12 standings at the midway point of conference play.
“It was like a big rub in our face, them storming the court,” Wilson admitted. “I always remember stuff like that.”
Dajuan Harris Jr. added 18 points for the Jayhawks (18-4, 6-3), who built a 12point halftime lead before coasting to their 17th straight home win over KState.
No. 8 Kansas 90, No. 7 Kansas State 78
They also won their second straight after a three-game skid, and made sure to avoid taking back-toback losses inside Allen Fieldhouse for the first time since the 1988-89 season.
“Hey, their guys are hard to guard. They’ve got a good team,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “I actually thought we did a good job, for the most part, and our bench was terrific. That was the best our bench has played so far.”
Markquis Nowell scored 23 points and Keyontae Johnson had 22 points and 12 boards to lead the Wildcats (18-4, 6-3).
No. 4 Alabama 101, Vanderbilt 44: Brandon Miller scored 22 points to help host Alabama rout Vanderbilt for the Crimson Tide’s largest margin of victory over an SEC opponent ever.
Alabama (19-3, 9-0 SEC) shot 59 percent from the field and 46 percent from 3point range to pull off the fourth largest win in school history.
Nimari Burnett added 16 points, his first points after three scoreless games since returning from injury on Jan. 21.
Vanderbilt (10-12, 3-6) struggled mightily in the first half, shooting 15 percent (5-for-33).
No. 15 TCU 76, West Virginia 72: Damion Baugh had 16 points and 10 assists, big man Eddie Lampkin Jr. made an unexpected return from injury and TCU (17-5, 6-3 Big 12) overcame the absence of top scorer Mike Miles Jr. to beat West Virginia (13-9, 2-7).
Boston College 62, No. 20 Clemson 54: Makai AshtonLangford had two key driving baskets in the closing two minutes and finished with 15 points to help Boston College (11-12, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat visiting Clemson (18-5, 10-2).
Maryland 66, No. 21 Indiana 55: Jahmir Young scored 20 points, Donta Scott added 19 and host Maryland snapped Indiana’s fivegame winning streak.
The Terrapins (15-7, 6-5 Big Ten) gave their NCAA Tournament hopes another boost, adding a victory over the Hoosiers (15-7, 6-5) to a résumé that already included wins over Miami, Illinois and Ohio State.
No. 23 Miami 92, Virginia Tech 83: Nigel Pack scored 17 points in a 5-minute span late in the second half, and host Miami stayed unbeaten at home this season by topping Virginia Tech (13-9, 3-8 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Norchad Omier led Miami with 21 points, while Isaiah Wong had 18 and Jordan Miller finished with 14 for the Hurricanes (17-5, 8-4).
No. 24 UConn 90, DePaul 76: Jordan Hawkins scored 26 points, Adama Sanogo had 25 and visiting UConn beat DePaul (9-14, 3-9 Big East). Tristen Newton added 21 points for UConn (17-6, 6-6), which had dropped six of eight since its 14-0 start.
West
Boise State 59, Air Force 52: Max Rice scored 22 points and visiting Boise State beat Air Force (12-11, 3-7 Mountain West). Rice added seven rebounds for the Broncos (18-5, 8-2). Marcus Shaver Jr. scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds. Tyson Degenhart had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.
UNLV 83, Colorado State 71: EJ Harkless scored 17 points and Keshon Gilbert added 16 as the visiting Rebels (15-7, 4-6 MW) beat the Rams (10-13, 2-8)
Wyoming 85, Fresno State 62: Hunter Thompson scored 18 points and Jeremiah Oden added 15 as the host Cowboys (8-14, 3-7 MW) ran away and hid from the Bulldogs (7-14, 3-7).