INDIANAPOLIS -- In practices leading up to No. 6 Kansas' 69-64 win over No. 7 Duke at the Champions Classic on Tuesday, Bill Self told his team to play selfless basketball.
"I think the biggest thing [he said] was to make sure we play as a team," said Jalen Wilson, who led the Jayhawks with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
He added that Self also told his players that the Champions Classic matchup was not about the individual talent on the floor but about "Kansas vs. Duke."
That attitude helped the Jayhawks maintain their composure down the stretch without their head coach on the sideline as Duke took the lead late in Tuesday's game, which ended around midnight local time following Kentucky and Michigan State's double-overtime affair.