LAWRENCE – Flowers, portraits, wisecracks and videos were prevalent Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas observed Senior Day after all, with tributes to all such participants, including one who actually qualifies for AARP discounts, Bob Davis.
In between pregame and postgame recognition, however, a basketball game broke out. A close one. Something so fretful that inside the final TV time out, Kansas actually trailed Iowa State.
Gulp.
A Senior Day defeat, something Davis never described in his 32 years as the voice of the Jayhawks, was a distinct possibility. Then, the Jayhawks went on a decisive 11-0 tear and, presto, an 85-78 victory was sealed as Kansas won its home finale for the 33rd consecutive year.