KU Men’s Basketball

KU beginning to establish strong track record of ugly wins

Cincinnati — Kansas coach Bill Self received a text message during the week that proved prescient ahead of Saturday’s game at Cincinnati. It told him, “​​You win the fight, you usually win the game.” Or, put another way, as Self said in a paraphrase of George Bernard Shaw, “You ...

KU takes down Cincinnati after late run, 54-40

Cincinnati — After an ugly, low-scoring, slow-paced first 33 minutes, Kansas dealt a death blow to Cincinnati with one pivotal stretch of 14 straight points. Previously clinging to a one-point lead, the KU men’s basketball team pounced on the Bearcats with seven minutes to go. Led by guard ...

Preview: KU visits Cincinnati to face reeling Bearcats

Looking to sustain its renewed momentum from a pair of resounding victories over UCF and Arizona State, the Kansas men’s basketball team will make its first road trip to face Cincinnati in 60 years. The Jayhawks’ date with the Bearcats, set for 1 p.m. Central Time at Fifth Third Arena on ...

Moore’s back-to-back steals exemplified KU’s second-half defensive effort

How did Kansas get out of the second half on Wednesday night having conceded just 13 points — its lowest total for a single half in 12 years? To hear head coach Bill Self tell it, it had a lot to do with guard Shakeel Moore. “I think to me, if I was going to pick an MVP of the game, I’d ...

KU vexes ASU offense in second half to earn 74-55 win

The Kansas men’s basketball team simply refuses to lose consecutive games at Allen Fieldhouse. After facing a six-point halftime deficit and staring down the barrel of back-to-back home losses for the first time since 1989, the Jayhawks mustered a new level of defensive intensity after the ...