Perhaps Kansas’ basketball players lost interest in playing a third exhibition game — one more than usual — this unusually long preseason.
Or maybe the Jayhawks simply had some flaws exposed in a closer than expected 86-57 victory over NCAA Div. II Fort Hays State on Tuesday night at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Jayhawks, who defeated Missouri, 93-87, on Oct. 22 at the Sprint Center and Pittsburg State, 100-54, on Oct. 31 at Allen, actually trailed the Tigers by one point (29-28) with 3 1/2 minutes left in the first half before managing to edge ahead, 38-33, by intermission.