Devonté Graham entered the interview room with a hobble, favoring his left leg after landing on it awkwardly in the second half. A few minutes later, Udoka Azubuike talked about playing through his back injury, saying, “I’ve just got to do what I’ve got to do to help my team.”
Perhaps this is the best place to start following KU’s 85-73 home loss to Texas Tech on Tuesday — the largest-deficit defeat at Allen Fieldhouse in the 15-year Bill Self era.
Even in postgame, the Jayhawks looked worn down … and this was the second conference game, with 16 left.