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The Kansas men’s basketball team has been crowned the Big 12 champion for the 12th time in school history after beating Texas Tech 74-65 on Saturday at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center.
David McCormack’s 18-point, 11-rebound evening paced the No. 6 Jayhawks, who went on a 12-2 second-half run to take a 63-56 lead.
Texas Tech later cut the lead down to 64-60 after a Bryson Williams layup, but Kansas responded with two layups buffered by a Texas Tech turnover for an eight-point advantage.
Remy Martin provided huge minutes off the KU bench with 12 points, four assists, four rebounds and three steals. Ochai Agbaji (16 points), Christian Braun (14) and Jalen Wilson (12) each scored in double figures.
Bryson Williams’ 17 points led Texas Tech, and Terrence Shannon Jr. added 14 for the Red Raiders, which split the regular-season series with the Jayhawks.
Kansas, which entered the tournament as its No. 1 seed, moved to 28-6 on the year. The third-seeded Red Raiders fell to 25-9.
Notable Performances
Kansas F David McCormack: 18 points, 11 rebounds
Kansas G Ochai Agbaji: 16 points, 7 rebounds
Kansas G Remy Martin: 12 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals
Texas Tech F Bryson Williams: 17 points, 4 rebounds
Texas Tech G Terrence Shannon Jr.: 14 points
Texas Tech F Kevin Obanor: 11 points, 6 rebounds
What’s Next?
Kansas and Texas Tech will now wait to see their bracket placements when CBS airs the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday.
The Jayhawks and Red Raiders will start their tournaments either Thursday or Friday.
The latest projections from Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report have Kansas as a No. 1 seed and Texas Tech as a No. 3 seed.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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