Arizona State fans rush court after upsetting Kansas basketball in win
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Things went from bad to worse for Kansas basketball on Tuesday, in a 70-60 loss on the road against Arizona State that ultimately saw Sun Devils fans rush the court postgame.
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The first half saw the Jayhawks lose head coach Bill Self to an ejection, after he appeared to be arguing a foul call made on KU freshman Darryn Peterson, and trail by 20 points at halftime. The second half saw Kansas battle back, only to fall away late and lose by 10 points. It makes two-straight losses for the No. 15 Jayhawks (21-9, 11-6 in Big 12) in Big 12 Conference play, after a loss recently on the road against now-No. 2 Arizona.
It looked like Kansas assistant coach Jacque Vaughn, a former NBA head coach, took over for Self following his ejection. However, Vaughn’s leadership wasn’t enough to help guide the Jayhawks back to a win in Tempe, Arizona. As much as it might look like a positive that three KU players finished with double doubles, in senior Tre White, sophomore Flory Bidunga and freshman Darryn Peterson, none of them were near efficient enough shooting the ball for that to matter and Peterson especially struggled.
Kansas now has to look ahead to a regular season finale Saturday at home against rival Kansas State. Although the Jayhawks beat Kansas State earlier this season on the road, whatever confidence that might have given KU won’t do that team any good now after the disappointments of recent days. Kansas needs to reflect on what’s happened of late, because very soon a lackluster effort like this will be one that ends a season in postseason play.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Arizona State fans rush court after upsetting Kansas basketball in win