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Kansas advances to second round of NCAA Tournament

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WICHITA — No. 1 seeded Kansas rallied back from a 10-point first half deficit to beat No. 16 Pennsylvania in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Kansas point guard Devonte’ Graham led all scorers with 29 (14 first half). Graham shot 38 percent from the field on 24 attempts, and scored eight points from the free throw line.

“Assistant coaches told me to get it down in the paint and be aggressive,” Graham said. “I told Malik (Newman), I just wasn’t finishing, I just stayed aggressive and I knew it would fall.