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A No. 1 seed has never lost to a No. 16 seed in NCAA tournament history, and the Kansas Jayhawks weren't about to be the first Friday.
Kansas has been to 14 Final Fours in program history and took the first step toward its 15th with a 100-62 victory over the No. 16 UC Davis Aggies in the Midwest Region. ESPN Stats & Info pointed out it was business as usual for the Jayhawks:
It was a balanced effort for Kansas, but the usual suspects of Frank Mason III, Josh Jackson and Landen Lucas, among others, set the tone:
| Kansas' Top Friday Performers | |||||||
| Player | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Field Goals | Three-Pointers |
| Frank Mason III | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8-of-14 | 3-of-7 |
| Josh Jackson | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-of-12 | 1-of-1 |
| Landen Lucas | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-of-10 | 0-of-0 |
| Devonte' Graham | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-of-7 | 4-of-7 |
| Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-of-10 | 2-of-7 |
Kansas also enjoyed a substantial advantage down low and outrebounded the Aggies 45-27.