The Jayhawks led by as many as 16 on Saturday, never trailing in an 84-74 win over the Wildcats. From the time it was 20-4 until the final buzzer, the No. 9 Jayhawks played cool, calm and collected, answering each K-State run with timely buckets.

The most frustrating thing about this defeat for K-State is that the Wildcats played well enough to win for much of the afternoon. But they fell behind 14-0 in the opening moments and were unable to cut the deficit closer than six the rest of the way.

The No. 9 Kansas Jayhawks defeat K-State in the first battle of the Sunflower Showdown 84-74. The Jayhawks got off to a hot start in this game jumping out to a 14-0 lead and taking a 39-29 lead into halftime.