AUSTIN, Texas — This was outright domination.
In its first game as the nation’s new top-ranked squad, the Kansas basketball team lived up to the billing … and then some. The No. 1 Jayhawks raced out to a 15-point lead in Monday night’s game at No. 23 Texas, held the Longhorns to 27-percent shooting in the first half, and finished the period with 47 points en route to a 86-56 victory at Frank Erwin Center.
With the win, KU (26-4, 13-3) secured the Big 12 regular-season championship outright.
Perry Ellis scored 15 points in the first half on 7-for-8 shooting, leading a Jayhawk attack that shot 63.