LUBBOCK, Texas — A few steps outside his team’s locker room, Wayne Selden was quick to praise teammate Frank Mason following the guard’s 17-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist performance in Kansas’ 69-59 victory over Texas Tech on Saturday night.
“He played like the best point guard in the country,” Selden said.
For a second straight game, Mason was at his best late.
In Monday’s triple-overtime victory over Oklahoma, Mason made three consecutive defensive plays against guard Buddy Hield to help secure the victory. On Saturday, Mason made two 3-pointers and assisted two others during a key seven-minute stretch in the second half, helping KU hold off a Texas Tech team that tied it at 44 with 10:23 remaining.