No. 1 seed Kansas, for the third straight season, has advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
The Jayhawks, who survived a slow start to upend No. 16 seed Penn 76-60 in the first round on Thursday, downed No. 8 seed Seton Hall 83-79 on Saturday night at Intrust Bank Arena.
Malik Newman scored 28 points, Svi Mykhailiuk had 16 and Lagerald Vick added 13, while Udoka Azubuike came up big with 10 points and seven rebounds as the Jayhawks (29-7) assured themselves a spot in round three on Friday in Omaha, Neb.
Kansas, which played Saturday in an arena that included almost all KU fans, will play the winner of Saturday’s game between No.