March 28, 2024

Kansas rebounds from three game losing streak

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ben McLemore celebrated his 20th birthday. Jeff Withey celebrated another record.

Kansas celebrated things getting back to normal.

After struggling through their longest losing streak in eight years, a maddening three-game skid, the 14th-ranked Jayhawks returned to the friendly confines of Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night and took out all their pent up frustration on in-state rival Kansas State.

McLemore, serenaded by the raucous crowd, scored 30 points. Withey had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks to break Greg Ostertag's school record for career rejections. And the high-flying Jayhawks got back to their winning ways with an 83-62 rout of the 10th-ranked Wildcats, forging a tie with them for first place in the Big 12.