The occasion clearly was too big for the newest Kansas Jayhawk, Silvio De Sousa.
In his debut on Jan. 13 against Kansas State in Lawrence, De Sousa committed a foul and a turnover and KU was outscored by eight points while he was on the floor. He looked like the high school player he was only weeks earlier.
Spin ahead to Saturday. There was De Sousa flying toward the rim to flush an offensive rebound, going up strong on the defensive glass and — this may have been the best part to teammates — not taking any grief from West Virginia muscleman Sagaba Konate.