A ferocious second-half rally that brought the Jayhawks back from 16 points down in the final 9:15 ended in fitting fashion, with an Oklahoma State dunk putting an exclamation point on a 75-70 Cowboys victory in Stillwater.
Trailing 65-49 with 9:15 to play, No. 6 Kansas ripped off a 21-2 run to take a three-point lead into the final 1:20 of the game.
But from there, Oklahoma State regrouped, and the Cowboys ...
Kansas freshman Bryce Thompson returned to action during Tuesday’s 75-70 loss at Oklahoma State after missing three games with a back injury.
During his pregame radio interview with Brian Hanni, KU coach Bill Self said that Thompson was available but that he did not know whether Kansas would use him.
The answer came midway through the first half, when Thompson checked into the game around the 8:30 mark after ...
Although he’s never really been one to stand out in his designer suits on the sideline, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self dutifully has worn hundreds of them throughout his 28-year coaching career.
But those days might now be gone forever, as Self and his KU assistants have followed the national trend in wearing a more casual look on game nights during the 2020-21 season.
“I actually like it,” Self ...
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self on Monday said that freshman guard Bryce Thompson is on track to return to the lineup as originally expected and was “day to day” heading into Tuesday’s road game at Oklahoma State.
Thompson, a 6-foot-5 combo guard from Tulsa, Okla., has not played for the Jayhawks since before Christmas, after injuring his back in a hard fall during practice.
Self said Thompson ...
The top six spots in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 stayed the same, with Kansas (10-2 overall, 4-1 Big 12) again landing at No. 6 behind Gonzaga, Baylor, Villanova, Texas and Iowa.
The Jayhawks’ spot in the AP Top 25 extends their NCAA record to 228 consecutive weeks in the poll and represents 27 consecutive weeks in the poll’s top-10.
As has been the case for most of the season, a trio of Big 12 ...
No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks (10-2 overall, 4-1 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-3 overall, 2-3 Big 12)
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Gallagher-Iba Arena, Stillwater, Okla.
TV: Big 12 Now/ESPN+ | Radio: IMG Jayhawk Radio Network
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