The Jayhawks’ uneven start to the ESPN Events Invitational continued Friday, 24 hours after we saw them keep North Texas at arm’s length for 40 minutes en route to a 12 point victory. Kansas’ next opponent was Dayton, who already featured 3 losses to teams ranked 200 or lower by Ken Pomeroy.
Kansas was favored by 16, and early on it seemed like that number might be pretty low. The Jayhawks started with an 11-1 run before Dayton woke up. The Flyers pulled back to within five before Kansas got the lead back to double digits just before the under-8 timeout.