Kansas beats Oklahoma State 80-78
The Jayhawks have won 13 of the 17 games played
Kansas beats Oklahoma State 80-78 with a monster game of freshman big man Joel Embiid, who had 13 points (5 of 6 FG, 3 of 7 FT), 11 rebounds and 8 blocks. Junior pointguard Naadir Tharpe added 21 points (7 of 8 FG, 4 of 4 FT), 6 assists and 3 steals, while freshman Andrew Wiggins had just 3 points with 1 of 5 from the field.
For the Cowboys sophomore pointguard Marcus Smart closed with 16 points (3 of 14 FG, 10 of 10 FT), 10 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals, while senior shooting guard Markel Brown had 15 points with 5 of 9 from long range.