TCU hands Kansas its worst home loss in two years
Shahada Wells scored 17 points as No. 14 TCU beat No. 2 Kansas 83-60 on Saturday in one of the worst losses in Bill Self’s 20-year coaching career with the Jayhawks.
It was Kansas’ secondlargest loss at home under Self. The Jayhawks fell 84-59 to Texas on Jan. 2, 2021.
“Obviously it was a great win for our program,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. “What I’m most proud of [was] how we responded. We didn’t play very well the other day [in a 74-65 loss at West Virginia]. But we responded.
“I’m really proud of our bench. I don’t think I’ve done a great job of getting them ready. I knew they were good, and we had to get them in their groove.”
The loss snapped a 16game winning streak at home for Kansas. The Jayhawks (15-3, 5-2 Big 12), who lost 83-82 in overtime at Kansas State on Tuesday, had not lost consecutive games in the state since 1989, when it had home losses on Jan. 28 to K-State and on Feb. 1 to Missouri.
“Everything they did was perfect today,” Self said of TCU’s effort. “They played great. They’re so fast and so athletic off the bench. We actually got a ton of good looks in the first half. We missed a lot of layups. We have to be able to defend somebody, and we never defended them today.”
Kansas trailed by 10 at halftime and never closed the gap within single digits. TCU extended the lead to as many as 24 points. The
Jayhawks shot only 32.1% in the second half.
TCU (15-4, 4-3 Big 12), which shot 54.4% (31 of 57) from the field, got 15 points from Mike Miles Jr. and 11 from Damion Baugh.
Jalen Wilson led Kansas with 30 points. He was coming off a career-high 38 on Tuesday against K-State. Kevin McCullar with 10 points was the only other Jayhawk in double figures.
No. 11 Arizona 58, No. 5 UCLA 52: Oumar Ballo scored 16 points, Azuolas Tubelis had a double-double and the host Wildcats withstood a late rally to end the Bruins’ 14-game winning streak.
No. 8 Xavier 95, Georgetown 82: Zach Freemantle tied a careerhigh with 30 points and Colby Jones had 20 as the host Musketeers handed the Hoyas their 29th straight Big East loss.
No. 9 Tennessee 77, LSU 56: Josiah-Jordan James scored a season-high 22 points to lead the Volunteers past the host Tigers.
No. 10 Virginia 76, Wake Forest 67: Armaan Franklin scored 18 of his 25 points during the first half and the Cavaliers survived blowing nearly all of a 19-point lead to beat the host Demon Deacons.
Oklahoma State 61, No. 12 Iowa State 59: Avery Anderson scored 18 points, including the goahead free throws, and the host Cowboys defeated the Cyclones for their first win over a ranked team this season.
No. 13 Kansas State
68, Texas Tech 58: Markquis Nowell had 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the host Wildcats’ win over Texas Tech.
No. 16 Auburn 81,
AAAAAAASouth Carolina 66: Johni Broome had a season-high 27 points and 11 rebounds as the visiting Tigers took control late in the opening half to run past the struggling Gamecocks.
No. 18 Charleston 87, Northeastern 61: Ben Burnham scored 15 points, Pat Robinson III added 14 and Ryan Larson had 12 to lead the Cougars over the host Huskies for their 20th win in a row.
No. 20 Marquette 74, Seton Hall 53: Kam Jones scored 22 points, Oso Ighodaro had 18 on 7-for-7 shooting and the Golden Eagles beat the host Pirates.
No. 21 Baylor 62, Oklahoma 60: Jalen Bridges scored 11 points and hit a trio of game-turning threepointers in the final five minutes as the Bears rallied to hold off the host Sooners.
No. 22 Providence 75, DePaul 64: Noah Locke had a career-high 29 points, including seven three-pointers, to help the host Friars fend off the
Blue Demons.
No. 25 Arkansas 69, Mississippi 57: Anthony Black scored 17 points, reserve Joseph Pinion had 13 and the host Razorbacks snapped a four-game losing streak by topping the Rebels.
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FIU 77, UTSA 72: Denver Jones’ 27 points helped the Golden Panthers edge the host Roadrunners at San Antonio. Jones had five rebounds for the Panthers (9-11, 3-6 Conference
USA). Petar Krivokapic added 14 points while going 5 of 9 (4 for 7 from distance), and he also had five rebounds. Dashon Gittens recorded 12 points and shot 5 for 9, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc.
Florida State 71, Pitt 64: Darin Green Jr. scored 24 points and the visiting Seminoles (7-13, 5-4 ACC) won consecutive contests for the second time this season and ended the Panthers (13-7, 6-3) two-game win streak.
South Florida 85, UCF 72: Tyler Harris scored 33 points to lead the host Bulls past the Knights.
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No. 5 UConn 79, Butler 39: Aaliyah Edwards scored 20 points and the host Huskies routed the Bulldogs.
No. 16 Gonzaga 82, Saint Mary’s 57: Yvonne Ejim scored 24 points to lead all five starters in double figures and the Bulldogs beat the Gaels for their 12th straight win.
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