Charlotte Hornets rookie Devonté Graham contacted former University of Kansas teammate Dedric Lawson last weekend after the Jayhawks’ uninspiring 63-60 victory over New Mexico State.
“He was like, ‘Don’t worry about that, just win Saturday for me.’ I was like, ‘I got you,’’’ Lawson said Thursday.
Saturday is the long-awaited rematch of last year’s Final Four semifinal game between No. 1 seeds KU and Villanova — a game won by the Wildcats 95-79 in San Antonio, Texas.
Tipoff is 11 a.m. at Allen Fieldhouse with a live telecast on ESPN.