Kansas combo guard Malik Newman entered Tuesday’s game against Iowa State having scored in single digits in three of the Jayhawks’ last four contests.
He put an end to any talk of a slump, exploding for a career-high 27 points — 19 in the second half — in the 12th-ranked Jayhawks’ 83-78 victory over unrated Iowa State at Allen Fieldhouse.
The 6-foot-3 Newman hit 10 of 21 shots, including 5 of 13 threes on a night the Jayhawks (13-3, 3-1) put up a school record tying 36 threes, hitting 14. He also had eight rebounds in 34 minutes.