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No. 12 Kentucky Upsets No. 5 Kansas in 80-62 Rout Behind Keion Brooks Jr.'s 27 Points

Kentucky earned its biggest win of the season, upsetting Kansas 80-62 at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday in Lawrence, Kansas.

This is the 12th-ranked Wildcats' second victory over a Top 25 opponent as they improve to 17-4. The No. 5 Jayhawks are losers for only the third time as they slip to 17-3 amid their toughest stretch of the year.

The rout was on by halftime. Kentucky was up 20 points, 51-31, at the end of the first half. Kansas hadn't allowed 50-plus first-half points in a home game since 2007.

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This is the largest home halftime deficit for Kansas over the last 25 seasons.