No. 4 Houston entered Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday armed with the nation's best defense.
No. 8 Kansas carved it to pieces. The Jayhawks jumped out to a 23-11 lead and didn't let up en route to a 43-28 edge at halftime. When it was over, Kansas had secured a 78-65 win to reset the landscape in the Big 12 and at the top of college basketball.
While Kansas ran roughshod on offense, Houston struggled to find the bottom of the net against a relentless Jayhawks defense in front of a hostile crowd that showed up ready for the top-10 clash.