The shorthanded Kansas basketball team used outstanding defense to beat Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks scored 20 points off Cowboy turnovers in the quarterfinal. Bill Self’s guys also scored 18 fast break points in the 82-68 victory. The Big 12 regular season champs will miss Udoka Azubuike in the paint Friday but have many other advantages over the purple guys.
TCU held the Cats to just 29 second half points in their overtime contest Thursday. The ‘Cats only scored 30 in the first half. The ‘Cats made just 3 shots from beyond the arc against TCU.