Following a rough ESPN Events Invitational, Kansas went to New York last Friday and took down St. John’s, pulling away in the second half to win by 20. The hope going into Tuesday’s matchup with UTEP in Kansas City was that they could keep things rolling, and thoroughly beat some inferior competition.
If that was the team’s goal, they appeared to take it seriously out of the gate. Though it took nearly five and a half minutes, Kansas built up a 10-0 to start. By the second media timeout, it was 18-5, with eight points accounted for by Christian Braun, six by Ochai Agabji, and four by David McCormack, while Dajuan Harris had already picked up three steals and a pair of assists in that short time.