The Jayhawks’ defense was lacking in the first half, allowing Arizona State to shoot 46.7% from the field. The Sun Devils’ 42 points in the first half was the most a team has scored against KU this season. Jayhawks coach Bill Self must have delivered one heck of a halftime speech, because KU’s defense was phenomenal in the second half.

Kansas basketball has a chance for its next victory during Big 12 play on Wednesday. At home, inside Allen Fieldhouse, KU is facing Arizona State.

Let Flory Bidunga Dominate Inside: Kansas’ big man has been a force athletically, and against an Arizona State team that’s undersized in the paint, Bidunga could have a field day. Feed the post, clear out, and let him go to work.