All season, Kansas had held onto its No. 1 -- at times, No. 2 -- ranking by winning close games. Six of the Jayhawks' 10 wins had come by single digits, including victories over Stanford and New Mexico State that probably should have been more comfortable.
At some point it was going to come back and bite them.
And that point was Saturday night, when Kansas lost its first game of the season at Arizona State. It's the second season in a row the Sun Devils have defeated the Jayhawks. Kansas didn't make a shot from the field for the final 4 minutes, 58 seconds and fumbled away a potential tying or go-ahead possession in the final minute when a pass went through Devon Dotson's hands and resulted in a backcourt violation.