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Feb 13, 2024, 01:30 AM ET
LUBBOCK, Texas– Darrion Williams had an ideal night for Texas Tech, and the Red Raiders never ever tracked in a lopsided 79-50 triumph over sixth-ranked Kansas that saw Expense Self ejected for the very first time in his 21 seasons as the Jayhawks’ head coach.The 29-point loss Monday matched Kansas’largest against an unranked challenger in the AP survey era( because 1948-49 ), the other protesting Kentucky in 1950. It was the 33rd time this season that an AP top-10 team lost on the road to an unranked challenger, currently the most through the month of February in a single season in AP survey history.Williams, a sophomore transfer from Nevada, scored a career-high 30 points on 12-of-12 shooting, consisting of 4 3-pointers. He likewise made both of his totally free tosses and had 11 rebounds. “Give him credit because [of]
his work practices and his belief in this team. … I do believe the game rewards those people that play it to win,”Red Raiders coach Grant McCasland stated.”What an amazing mix he was tonight of scoring and helping with and rebounding and just winning.” Date Opponent Margin Mon.at Texas Tech -29 Feb. 2019 at Texas Tech -29 Jan. 2021 vs. Texas -25 Feb. 2006 at Texas -25 Jan. 2023 vs. TCU -23 March 2013 at Baylor -23– ESPN
. They made 8-of-12 from long variety over the first 13 minutes to leap ahead 27-14. It was a discouraging night for Kansas (19-6, 7-5 ), which played its 2nd game in a row without Big 12 leading scorer Kevin McCullar Jr., and with guard Dajuan
Harris Jr. not at full strength after rolling his left ankle late in a 64-61 home win over 12th-ranked Baylor 2 days previously.”We’re beat up and exhausted today,”Self said.Self was ejected with 5:49 remaining after getting 2 technical fouls in fast succession following an offensive foul call versus Hunter Dickinson under the basket, though that wasn’t all that bothered the coach. “I didn’t curse him, I didn’t yell. However I did say a magic word, I think, several times that got me a couple of technicals,” Self said
.”I actually wasn’t trying to get tossed out.
However, you understand, the way things [were] with the game, I honestly feel the game’s not being called the way it needs to be called.”Despite it’s our favor or their favor, it makes no distinction to me.” It was the 722nd game at Kansas for Self, whose only other ejection in 31 seasons in general as a college head coach came in 1999 while with Tulsa at Wyoming.” That was disappointment, however I felt that all year, “Self said. “So, good officials … great officials, I simply don’t see it the same method that it’s being called.”Self stated there has been a great deal of physicality,”more this year than there has been in years past.” Self became the third Huge 12 coach this month with a newbie ejection at his school. Houston coach Kelvin Sampson got 2 technical fouls and was ejected with 15:08 remaining in a home win Feb. 6, his very first ejection in 10 years of training the Cougars. Sampson stormed to the other end of the court and started yelling at the authorities for not calling fouls against Oklahoma State; he needed to be restrained by
his players and assistant coaches and ushered off the floor.Editor’s Picks 2 Related Baylor’s Scott Drew, who likewise in his 21st season
is connected with Self as the Huge 12’s longest-tenured coaches, got his first profession ejection Feb. 2 after two technical fouls in a home win over Iowa State. Both fouls, one midway through the very first half and the other with 11 1/2 minutes left, obviously were since he was outside the training box.The Big 12 fined Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades$ 25,000 and issued a public reprimand since of his criticism of authorities after Drew’s ejection. Rhoades called the officiating because game”a humiliation “for the league.After Self left the court Monday, Pop Isaacs made all 4 free throws for a 63-43 lead. Warren Washington had 11 points for Tech in just 20 minutes. He was limping when he came out of the game with simply over 16 minutes left, however he returned about eight minutes later and had a dunk before departing for good.Nicolas Timberlake and Johnny Furphy each had 13 points for Kansas. Harris completed with 7 points on 2-of-8 shooting, while Dickinson was limited to five points while missing 10 of his 12 shots.McCullar, who averages 19.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists, remains in his second season with the Jayhawks. He was part of two NCAA competition teams while playing 79 games in 3 seasons
at Texas Tech from 2019 to 2022. Without McCullar and with Harris not completely healthy, the Jayhawks shot a season-low 32.7% (17-of-52) from the field. Their 50 points were also their least this season and fewest in a road game under Self. Their huge guys, Dickinson and KJ Adams, were a combined 3-of-23
from the field.The 29-point margin matched Texas Tech’s biggest over the Jayhawks. The other was 91-62 five years ago, also in your home. None of the current Red Raiders players was on the roster then.Unranked Big 12 groups are 9-3 at home against top-10 teams
this season.ESPN Stats & Info and The Associated Press contributed to this report.