After Kansas misplaced to West Virginia on Saturday to fall to 1-12 in Large 12 play, Jayhawks coach coach Invoice Self ripped his staff, saying “we suck proper now.” Self’s evaluation did not age effectively Tuesday when the unranked Jayhawks placed on their greatest displaying of the season and upset No. 2 Iowa State 84-63 in emphatic trend at Allen Fieldhouse handy the Cyclones (16-1, 3-1 Large 12) their first lack of the season.
Kansas (12-5, 2-2) went wire-to-wire with the win and dominated on each ends with a season-high 12 made 3-pointers on the offensive finish whereas forcing 12 turnovers on the opposite finish from an ISU staff usually cautious with the ball. Each main piece clicked for KU together with star freshman guard Darryn Peterson, who had 16 factors and 5 boards. Fellow backcourt mate Tre White added 19 factors — a game-high — of his personal. Fifteen of White’s 19 factors got here from the 3-point line.
The dominant win for Kansas is extra of the identical vs. an Iowa State program it has dominated traditionally and lately. The win prolonged KU’s profitable streak vs. the Cyclones in video games performed in Lawrence to eight video games, and improved its report within the final 11 conferences to 8-3. KU now holds a 100-16 report vs. ISU in video games performed in Lawrence.
Self’s proclamation over the weekend that his staff sucks proper now was not tongue-in-cheek — nevertheless it was made with a heavy emphasis on the latter a part of that assertion.
“Nevertheless it’s proper now,” Self mentioned. “Everyone goes via ebbs and flows within the season. … We have to flip it.”
It is only one recreation — a formidable one, to be clear, however nonetheless only one recreation — so we will not declare KU flipped. Not but. However KU dominated among the finest groups in faculty basketball in a manner that can not be ignored. For a KU staff that has been using a curler coaster a lot of the season, this might function an inflection level to get its season again on monitor.
For Iowa State, it loses the prospect to be the final remaining unbeaten staff (solely 4 stay) and it takes a tally within the loss column — however there isn’t a cause to panic. The Cyclones did not have their greatest stuff Tuesday. Kansas did. It occurs.
It was ugly, to make sure, and out of character. ISU’s mighty protection gave up 50.8% taking pictures from the sphere to Kansas, 12-of-24 taking pictures from 3-point vary and compelled solely 9 turnovers. No staff has made ISU look extra fallible this season than Kansas.
Regardless of the loss, ISU continues to be monitoring towards a possible No. 1 seed within the NCAA Event and stays an actual contender in a wide-open Large 12.
