Kansas City, Mo. — The Midwest’s No. 1 seed, Kansas, already has won 30 games and advanced to the Sweet 16, but senior point guard Frank Mason III says there are areas where the Jayhawks still can improve, as they prepare to face Purdue in a regional semifinal Thursday at Sprint Center.

“I think we can rebound better, we can shoot free throws better,” Mason began, “we can pay attention a little bit better to scouting report and personnel, and I think we can be a lot better on the defensive end, too.”

One area where KU has thrived most of the season is 3-point shooting. Kansas enters the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend having made 40.6 percent from beyond the arc, led by Mason’s 47.6-percent accuracy.

“It’s meant a lot, because we’ve been playing with four guards all year,” Mason said. “It just shows you that we can drive the ball downhill and create for each other, and we’ve been consistently knocking down threes, and I think it’s just good for our team.”