Shahada Wells scored 17 points as No. 14 TCU beat No. 2 Kansas 83-60 on Saturday in one of the worst losses of Bill Self’s 20-year coaching career with the Jayhawks.
It was Kansas’ second-biggest loss at home under Self. The Jayhawks fell 84-59 to Texas on January 2, 2021.
The loss snapped a 16-game home winning streak for Kansas. The Jayhawks (15-3, 5-2 Big 12), who lost 83-82 in overtime Tuesday at Kansas State, hadn’t lost back-to-back in-state games since 1989, when they fell at home on Jan. 28 vs. K-State and Feb. 1 at Missouri.
Kansas trailed by 10 at the half and never closed the gap to single digits. TCU extended the lead to 24 points. The Jayhawks shot just 32.1 percent in the second half.
TCU (15-4, 4-3 Big 12), which shot 54.4 percent (31-of-57) from the field, got 15 points from Mike Miles Jr. and 11 by Damion Baugh.
Jalen Wilson led Kansas with 30 points. He came off a career-high 38 on Tuesday against K-State. Kevin McCullar with 10 points was the only other Jayhawk in double figures.
TCU’s Eddie Lampkin suffered a left ankle injury suffered late in the first half. An erroneous tweet at halftime said he had a torn Achilles, but a school spokesman later said it was a sprained ankle. He came back and finished with eight points and four rebounds.
TCU used a 19-0 run early in the first half to open a 33-13 lead, forcing Self to use three of its four timeouts in the first 9:10 of the half. The Horned Frogs hit 13 of their first 15 shots. They finished the half with 58.6% (17 of 29).
Kansas trailed by as many as 22 points (37-15) before going on an 11-0 run. The Frogs led 48-38 at halftime, the closest Kansas had been since the start of TCU’s great run.
Kansas stayed in the game thanks to Wilson’s 21 points in the first half. He picked up his second foul with 2:13 left in the half. He came back for the final possession and hit a baseline jumper with five seconds left.
Report from The Associated Press.
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