After trailing by as much as 17 in the second half, the Wildcats got back within three in the half, but lost to No. 2 Kansas 72-63 on Saturday night inside Bramlage Coliseum.
“Different guys pick it up for them and their bench hurt us,” head coach Bruce Weber said. “That made a big difference, but it’s disappointing we couldn’t creep out a win in the end.”
The first five minutes of the game was dominated by the whistle. There were nine fouls in that span between both the teams, including two against Wildcat freshman forward Dean Wade who sat the majority of the first half.