Kansas, which clinched a tie for the 2016-17 Big 12 basketball title by beating TCU on Wednesday night at Allen Fieldhouse, won it outright on Saturday by topping Texas, 77-67, at Ferrell Center.
The No. 3-ranked Jayhawks (26-3, 14-2 Big 12), who were paced by the surprising, breakout performance of KU junior forward Dwight Coleby, who had 10 points the first half alone after entering the game with four points total in Big 12 play, made sure they wouldn’t have to share with any of their rivals by handing Texas (10-19, 4-12) its fifth straight loss.
The Jayhawks mathematically eliminated five-loss league teams West Virginia and Iowa State, plus Baylor, which dropped its sixth league contest (falling to ISU) on Saturday.