DES MOINES, Iowa — The tone was set right from the start.
On Connecticut’s first possession of the game, guard Sterling Gibbs drove into the lane but had his shot blocked by Kansas forward Landen Lucas. For the remainder of the half, the Huskies found little room to work inside.
Lucas and Jamari Traylor swatted away shots, and KU rebounded the many UConn misses to carry the No. 1 Jayhawks to a 20-point halftime lead and a 73-61 victory Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
Lucas and Traylor blocked three shots apiece and Wayne Selden had one.