The Kansas Jayhawks mascot Big JayIt was the perfect spot for a Kansas cave-in. Still reeling from a gut-wrenching 74-71 loss at Missouri four nights earlier, the Jayhawks found themselves 10 points behind the Baylor Bears midway through the first half as Baylor’s fans blew the lid off their home gym.
KU coach Bill Self even went so far as to say, “That was some ugly ball.”
But then a beautiful thing happened — unless you’re one of the poor souls on the other end of the Jayhawks’ transformation.
In a 10-minute stretch covering the final five minutes of the first half against the Bears and the first five minutes of the second half, KU outscored Baylor 33-7 to lead by 20.
The Jayhawks haven’t lost since then on their way to becoming the No. 4 team in the land in the latest Associated Press poll.