Going into Selection Sunday, Auburn had already been identified by Kansas fans as a potential 5 seed this team wanted no part of. The Tigers make it rain from downtown and force a ton of turnovers, making them a combination of traits the Jayhawks struggled with all year. Unfortunately, this game played out exactly as fans feared.
Auburn came out firing, and hit six of ten from behind the line in just the first ten minutes of the game. In that same span, Kansas turned it over four times without forcing any of their own. The result was KU getting buried, down 34-15 with nine minutes still remaining in the first half.