Jayhawks Beat Iona, Finish Invitational Play

Eager to wash the taste of Friday’s loss to Dayton out of their mouths, the Jayhawks came out firing against Iona in their final game of the ESPN Events Invitational on Sunday. The Jayhawks never trailed, though Iona was able to get it tied at seven early on. From there, Kansas went on a 10-0 run and for the most part, the only question for much of the first half was how many points the team would win by. Kansas led by as many as 22 in the first half, but the Gaels were able to trim it back before halftime thanks to a some defensive miscues.

Christian Braun, who has been on a very solid run of play recently, continued that trend with 13 first half points, leading the Jayhawks to a 46-31…