The Big 12 Tournament

Go ahead, get down

Kansas avenges earlier loss, claims Big 12 tournament crown

Bill Self stood on the American Airlines Center court amid a sea of confetti, watching his Kansas University basketball players climb the ladder and clip cords of the net after the Jayhawks’ resounding 80-68 Big 12 Conference tournament championship victory over Texas on Sunday.

Jackson doubles up

New shot helps forward score 13

Darnell Jackson has added a nifty inside shot to his repertoire. “A baby hook,” as he called it, is what the Kansas University sophomore power forward used in part to score to a career-high-tying 13 points - to go with 10 rebounds - in the Jayhawks’ 79-65 Big 12 Conference tournament semifinal victory over Nebraska on Saturday in American Airlines Center.

A knockout blow

KU withstands barrage, ousts OSU

A solitary speck of Russell Robinson’s blood remained on the hardwood as the final horn sounded in Kansas University’s 63-62 first-round Big 12 Conference tournament victory over Oklahoma State on Friday night in American Airlines Center. The droplet, better than anything else, summarized KU’s hard-fought victory, which was dominated by rugged defense.