Kansas basketball coach Bill Self has noticed fans exiting Allen Fieldhouse with a significant amount of time left on the clock in two of the last three home games, losses to Arizona State and now, Texas Tech.
He knows why 1,000 or so in the throng of 16,300 would check out early rather than stick around for a possible comeback victory … or two.
“People have been filing out because we weren’t competitive,” a disappointed Self said after Tuesday’s 85-73 loss to No. 18 Tech (13-1, 2-0), a squad that raced to a 23-7 lead, led by 11 at halftime and never saw its lead dip below six points against a 10th-ranked KU team (11-3, 1-1) that opened Big 12 play Friday with a win at Texas.