Chicago — The Kansas Jayhawks are headed back to the Final Four next week in New Orleans, and it was an unrelenting series of huge second-half plays in a ...
Eight minutes after his first triple of the night — in almost the exact same spot — Agbaji ripped the net again with another 3-pointer to give him a game-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting for the day. “But that was an impressive start to the second half.” And although the cult hero walk-on did not score in this one, no one cared. With Kansas racing up the court yet again, Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player, Remy Martin, zipped a perfect pass to Agbaji in stride that opened an easy path to the basket. “I think it was a big momentum changer,” said McCormack, who finished with 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting in 18 minutes. Moments before that, Self, who lost his father in January, shared a big embrace with his mother, Margaret, after his fourth trip to the Final Four with the Jayhawks became official. Until the Rock Chalk chant filled the United Center and the Jayhawks were decked out in brand-new regional championship hats and T-shirts while celebrating with friends and family members on the same court they had just dominated. Hit by two guys, McCormack came down before the ball did. The first came moments after Braun’s 3-pointer. KU senior Remy Martin heard his name chanted with a fevered pitch throughout the United Center after he scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds in 24 minutes. Can’t wait to get to New Orleans.” “I’m so proud of them and for our program.
The Jayhawks are back in the Final Four. With a win against the Hurricanes, coach Bill Self and his team have made it.
This was the Agbaji that Kansas needed, in a time when it needed him to be at that level the most. Agbaji’s final line will read that he had 18 points, and shot 8-for-12 from the field. By game’s end, Kansas had shot 50% from the field, 35.7% from behind the arc and 50% from the free-throw line. But with this win, Self improves to 4-8 in the Elite Eight as a head coach and sends the Jayhawks to their first since 2018. If not for a quality defensive stop at the end of the half, in large part because of freshman forward KJ Adams Jr., they could have been down eight or nine points. The Elite Eight hasn’t always been kind to Self, and he knows it.
The University of Kansas men's basketball team's quest for a national title will continue after the team rallied in the second half to beat Miami on Sunday.
Late in the game, Miami went on a scoring drought for 3:16, allowing KU to pull away. The team also struggled on the free throw line making only three on nine attempts. He finished with 18 points on the day.
Bill Self has tied Roy Williams by sending his fifth Kansas Jayhawks team to the Final Four. Here is what he said after beating Miami in the Elite Eight.
While much of the college basketball world will be paying close attention to what is going on on the other side of the bracket (Duke vs. Kansas is the only No. 1 seed that will be playing in the Final Four in New Orleans next weekend. This will be the fifth time the Jayhawks have made it to the national semifinals under Self’s watch, which ties him with Roy Williams for the most Final Four appearances in Jayhawks program history.
The Hurricanes were terrific for three and a half games this NCAA Tournament, defeating No. 7 seed USC by two, than scoring double-digit wins over No. 2 Auburn ...
#MFinalFour #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/GrDhEr5oCp March 27, 2022 🗣— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) The bad news is that at least two of the architects of Miami's run, McGusty and Charlie Moore, have exhausted their eligibility. But things went wrong in the second half. But with Martin scoring nine points in 24 minutes on Sunday, the Jayhawks were able to tap back into Agbaji for some big points. That's what made his showing against Miami important if Kansas wants to cement itself as a legitimate national championship contender. In three NCAA Tournament games, he'd been even worse, averaging 10.3 points per game and shooting 33.3% from the floor and 15.4% from 3. But thanks to that killer instinct, and Kansas making better than 59% of its second half shots, it won the second half 47-15. The Jayhawks showed a virtuoso defensive effort in the first half of the Sweet 16, holding Providence to 17 points, the Friars' fewest ever in a tournament game. McGusty finished with 18 points to lead the Hurricanes. The opponent in 2022 is the same as it was then, with Kansas taking on Villanova at 6:09 p.m. ET Saturday in New Orleans. Kansas has struggled in the Elite Eight under Self, going 3-5 before Sunday's win.
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“There’s only two more games, so it’s a lot closer than it was yesterday,” said Martin's dad, speaking to his confidence in Kansas potentially winning a national title. To win a share of the Big 12 Conference’s regular season title without Martin for a stretch, though, and then accomplish what they have now with Martin playing like himself, is giving the team more swagger in Self’s estimation. As he took his turn to cut down part of the net, it is no wonder fans were chanting his name. Before he returns to the celebration, he’s thanking Kansas fans and explaining that they didn’t do all this just to get to the Final Four. These are the kinds of plays he expects his son to make. It was the right call.”
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Back in 2008, KU defeated Nova in the Sweet 16 en route to its own national title. Former KU guard Moore scored four points with one assist the first half. Agbaji was 3-of-5 shooting the first half and Martin 3-of-7. The lead remained 13 points (59-46) when Braun hit two of three free throw tosses with 8:11 to play. Agbaji followed with a breakaway layup and McCormack a bucket and free throw as the pro-KU crowd roared its approval. Junior guard Christian Braun contributed 12 points and six boards (with four assists) and soph forward Jalen Wilson 11 rebounds and five points.
After trailing at halftime, the Jayhawks dominated the second half in Chicago to set up a matchup against Villanova.
In a tournament that had been unfriendly to top-seeded teams, Kansas kept winning, though not dominating, at least not until late in the Miami game. But I know now after the way we played the second half, he’ll be full of confidence moving forward.” Many in Lawrence, Kan., where revelers poured onto Massachusetts Street to celebrate on Sunday, believed a championship that year had been possible. The Jayhawks have played in 15 previous Final Fours, including three during Self’s tenure, and own the longest active streak of N.C.A.A. tournament appearances, with 32 straight. “We weren’t very good the first half and played tight a little bit and couldn’t guard McGusty,” Kansas Coach Bill Self said. Before tipoff, perhaps in homage to Miami’s reputation as a football school, the Hurricanes lined up for a simulated field goal. Late in the first half, Remy Martin, an Arizona State transfer who emerged as a leading scorer for Kansas in the tournament, hit a long jump shot that narrowed Miami’s lead to 2 points. This should be a heck of a lot of fun.” “We’ve done a lot,” he added. After Braun stuffed a Miami shot, Agbaji missed a layup on the other end. “When I hit that 3, it was a big confidence booster for me and I’m sure for the rest of the team. The Jayhawks missed every 3-point shot they attempted before halftime and converted only one-third of their first-half free throws.