Kansas pivot David McCormack came looking for redemption in the first half of Saturday’s rematch with Baylor, who accumulated 14 points out of 5 out of 5 shots to help keep No. 17 Jayhawks ahead by 33-30 against the undefeated n ° 2 Bears in the range within Allen Fieldhouse of the KU. McCormack struggled with just six points in the first clash, which Baylor won 77-69 on January 18, but he has been more consistent since then and had a slow attack in Saturday’s first half.
Kansas still have a lot of work to do in the second half if they want to be the first team to take Baylor down. The Bears were left behind 13-6 at the start of the second game, after a 21-day break between games. Baylor’s Flo Thamba scored nine points from 4 of 4 shots in the first half to counter McCormack’s effectiveness in painting and help get Baylor off his feet.
Kansas entered the meeting designed as the No. 5 seed in Jerry Palm’s latest Bracketology, but the Jayhawks were never less than a No. 4 coach under the age of 18, Bill Self and could give his resume a big boost by taking the piss off . Baylor is designed as the number 1 seed.