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No. 1 Kansas Survives No. 9 Creighton's Upset Bid to Advance to Men's Sweet 16

The Kansas Jayhawks are in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2018 after their 79-72 victory over the Creighton Bluejays in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball tournament on Saturday.

Kansas has now won seven consecutive games since its March 3 loss at TCU. Head coach Bill Self's team cruised to an 83-56 win over Texas Southern in the round of 64 on Thursday.

The Jayhawks had lost in the second round in each of their previous two tournament appearances dating back to 2019.

Creighton advanced to the round of 32 with a come-from-behind overtime victory against San Diego State on Thursday.