FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Devonte Graham wanted the ball down the stretch, and the senior guard kept making free throws for No. 10 Kansas.
Graham scored 28 points, including eight straight free throws in the final 2:02, and the Jayhawks held on for an 88-84 victory over No. 16 TCU on Saturday night.
kAmQw6 H2D F?C62= 5@H? E96 DEC6E49[ >2<:?8 E@F89 A=2JD 2?5 7C66 E9C@HD[Q 4@249 q:== $6=7 D2:5] Q%92E H2D 2 4@>A6E:E:G6 5F56]Qk^Am
kAm'=25:>:C qC@5K:2?D<J 925 6:89E DEC2:89E A@:?ED 7@C %r& E@ E:6 E96 82>6 2E ff\2== 367@C6 7C6D9>2? |2C4FD v2CC6EEVD EH@ E:63C62<:?8 7C66 E9C@HD AFE E96 y2J92H<D 29625 E@ DE2J H:E9 b >:?FE6D =67E] vC292> E96? >256 2== @7 9:D 7C66 E9C@HD 5@H? E96 DEC6E49 7@C E96 y2J92H<D W`a\b[ a\` q:8 `aX]k^Am
kAmQx 766= =:<6[ :7 2?JE9:?8[ E96 32== D9@F=5 36 :? >J 92?5D E@ >2<6 A=2JD 5@H? E96 DEC6E49[Q vC292> D2:5] Qx 567:?:E6=J H2?E65 E@ 36 E96 @?6 2E E96 7C66 E9C@H =:?6]Qk^Am
kAm$G: |J<92:=:F< 25565 a_ A@:?ED 7@C z2?D2D[ H9:49 H2D 4@>:?8 @77 2 9@>6 =@DD E@ %6I2D %649 2?5 2G@:565 :ED 7:CDE `\a 4@?76C6?46 >2C< D:?46 `hh_\h`] &5@<2 k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]6DA?]4@>^G:56@^4=:An:5la`hgfegfQmpKF3F:<6 925 `c A@:?EDk^2m [ 3FE A=2J65 @?=J `b >:?FE6D 367@C6 7@F=:?8 @FE]k^Am
kAmqC@5K:2?D<J =65 %r& W`b\a[ `\aX H:E9 a_ A@:?ED[ H9:=6 y2J=6? u:D96C 925 `g A@:?ED 2?5 s6D>@?5 q2?6 `b 367@C6 7@F=:?8 @FE] z6?C:49 (:==:2>D 925 `` A@:?ED 2?5 `` C63@F?5D]k^Am
kAmxE H2D E96 7:CDE >66E:?8 36EH66? E96 D49@@=D D:?46 %r& FAD6E E96 E96?\}@] ` y2J92H<D :? E96 BF2CE6C7:?2= C@F?5 @7 E96 q:8 `a %@FC?2>6?E =2DE |2C49] %96 w@C?65 uC@8D H6?E @? E@ H:? E96 }x% 492>A:@?D9:A[ 2?5 DE2CE65 E9:D D62D@? H:E9 2 `a\82>6 H:??:?8 DEC62< 367@C6 =@D:?8 EH@ @7 :ED 7:CDE E9C66 82>6D :? q:8 `a A=2J]k^Am
kAmQ(6VC6 C:89E E96C6[Q q2?6 D2:5] Q(6VG6 ;FDE 8@E E@ 36 23=6 E@ >2<6 A=2JD 5@H? E96 DEC6E49]Qk^Am
kAm%r&VD `f\82>6 H:??:?8 DEC62< H2D 2 D49@@= C64@C5 2?5 E96 ?2E:@?VD =@?86DE 367@C6 =@D:?8 h_\gh :? :ED q:8 `a @A6?6C 2E 9@>6 E@ }@] f ~<=29@>2 2 H66< 62C=:6C] %96 uC@8D E96? H@? :? @G6CE:>6 2E q2J=@C]k^Am
kAmQp D64@?5 5:D2AA@:?E:?8 =@DD[ 3FE H6 8@E H92E H6 56D6CG65[Q 4@249 y2>:6 s:I@? D2:5] Q(6 D2:5 5@?VE =6E E96> >2<6 bD[ E96J 8@E ``] (6 E2=<65 23@FE E92E[ 2?5 5@?VE =6E E96> 86E E96 7C66 E9C@HD] %96J 2G6C2865 `_ 7C66 E9C@HD 2 82>6[ 2?5 E96J 8@E bb 7C66 E9C@HD] ]]] (6 4@?E:?F6 E@ 32:= A6@A=6 @FE]Qk^Am
kAmqxv !xr%&#tk^Am
kAmz2?D2Di %96 y2J92H<D 8@E @77 E@ 2 72DE DE2CE[ >2<:?8 `_ @7 E96:C 7:CDE `a D9@ED 7@C 2 `c\A@:?E =625 =6DD E92? f >:?FE6D :?E@ E96 82>6] %96 AC@3=6> :D E96J 4@F=5?VE <66A pKF3F:<6 @? E96 4@FCE] %96 f\7@@E 46?E6C H2D e\@7\e D9@@E:?8[ :?4=F5:?8 :?D:56 D9@ED 7@C E96:C 7:CDE E9C66 32D<6ED @7 E96 82>6] w6 2=D@ D4@C65 E96 7:CDE 32D<6E 27E6C 92=7E:>6[ @? 2 k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]6DA?]4@>^G:56@^4=:An:5la`hgg`e`Qm5F?< 27E6C 2 3@F?46 A2DD 7C@> vC292>k^2m ]k^Am
kAm|:E49 {:89E7@@E 42>6 @? H:E9 ?:?6 A@:?ED[ D6G6? C63@F?5D 2?5 D:I 3=@4<65 D9@ED]k^Am
kAmQ(6 4@F=5?VE 92G6 H@? E96 82>6 H:E9@FE |:E49[Q $6=7 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%r&i p7E6C 72==:?8 369:?5 3J `_ 282:? 62C=J :? E96 D64@?5 92=7[ E96 uC@8D 3@F?465 324< 2?5 H6C6 H:E9:? cg\cf H96? q2?6 362E E96 D9@E 4=@4< H:E9 2 b\A@:?E6C 7C@> E96 =67E D:56] qFE %r& E96? H6?E 4@=5 7C@> E96 7:6=5 F?E:= E96 DAFCE 3J qC@5K:2?D<J]k^Am
kAmq#tpzp(p* q{~rzk^Am
kAm%r&VD (:==:2>D 925 2 C63@F?5 2?5 A2DD65 ?62C=J E96 =6?8E9 @7 E96 4@FCE E@ z@F2E }@:[ H9@ 8@E E96 32== 2?5 H:E9@FE 2 5C:33=6 DE2CE65 8@:?8 FA 7@C H92E =@@<65 =:<6 2 3C62<2H2J 5F?<] xE k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]6DA?]4@>^G:56@^4=:An:5la`hgfga`Qm3642>6 2 9:89=:89E 3=@4<k^2m :?DE625]k^Am
kAm|J<92:=:F< 9FDE=65 324< 2?5 H6?E FA H:E9 }@:[ 3=@4<:?8 E96 32== H:E9@FE 36:?8 42==65 7@C 2 7@F=]k^Am
kAmvt%%x}v ~}t qprzk^Am
kAmQ*@F ?665 E@ 9@=5 D6CG6 2E 9@>6 W:? 4@?76C6?46X] qFE H96? J@F 5@?VE[ J@FVG6 8@E E@ DE62= @?6] p?5 E9:D H2D 2 DE62=[Q $6=7 D2:5] QyFDE E9C66 82>6D :?[ H6VC6 ?@E :? 8C62E D92A6 7@C E96 =628F6 C246[ 3FE H6VC6 ?@E :? 325 D92A6 3J 2?J >62?D]Qk^Am
kAm&! }t)%k^Am
kAmz2?D2D[ H9:49 92D 2=C625J =@DE >F=E:A=6 9@>6 82>6D 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? `` D62D@?D[ A=2JD E9C66 @7 :ED ?6IE 7@FC 82>6D 2E p==6? u:6=59@FD6] %96 y2J92H<D 9@DE x@H2 $E2E6 @? %F6D52J ?:89E]k^Am
kAm%r& 92D D6G6? >@C6 82>6D :? y2?F2CJ[ 7:G6 @7 E96> @? E96 C@25] %96 uC@8D A=2J 2E %6I2D @? (65?6D52J ?:89E 2?5 2E }@] f ~<=29@>2 ?6IE $2EFC52J]k^Am
kAm———k^Am
kAm|@C6 p! 4@==686 32D<6E32==i k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^4@==68632D<6E32==]2A]@C8Qm9EEAi^^4@==68632D<6E32==]2A]@C8k^2m 2?5 k2 E2C86ElQU>52D9j3=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]EH:EE6C]4@>^p!TtaTg_Thc%@AadQm9EEAi^^HHH]EH:EE6C]4@>^p!—%@Aadk^2mk^Am
Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.