FORT WORTH, Texas — After Buddy Hield’s 46, Jaysean Paige faces statistically imperceptible odds of repeating as Big 12 Player of the Week. But neither is Paige repeating his mistakes of the past. Or at least he’s not compounding them.
The suddenly surging sixth man entered Monday night’s game at the 17:21 mark and exited at 16:06, after his second foul. Paige popped in later, picked up foul No. 3 and returned to his seat, to be seen no more during a two-point first half that encapsulated everything puzzling and frustrating about how the guard used to short himself.