Jeff Withey (5) blocks George Fant in the Jayhawks second-round game against Western Kentucky Friday, ...

Perry Ellis (24) drives to the basket for two points in the Jayhawks second-round game ...

Ben McLemore (23) jumps for a slam dunk in the Jayhawks second-round game against Western ...

Kevin Young and Elijah Johnson pressure Hilltopper Brandon Harris in the Jayhawks second-round game against ...

Jeff Withey tosses a behind his back pass during warm-ups with the Jayhawks before their ...

Kansas center Jeff Withey delivers a dunk against Western Kentucky during the first half on ...

Kansas center Jeff Withey blocks a shot by Western Kentucky forward Kene Anyigbo during the ...

Kansas players Jamari Traylor, left, and Travis Releford work for position on a rebound with ...

Kansas center Jeff Withey heads back to the Kansas bench after a Western Kentucky bucket ...

Kansas guard Elijah Johnson is defended by Western Kentucky players T.J. Price, left, and Jamal ...

Kansas forward Perry Ellis misses a rebound as it goes to Western Kentucky forward Aleksejs ...

Kansas guard Elijah Johnson watches as Western Kentucky guard Jamal Crook penetrates to the bucket ...

Kansas guard Travis Releford slaps hands with his teammates after drawing a foul on a ...

Kansas guard Elijah Johnson is defended on the shot by Western Kentucky guard T.J. Price ...

Kansas forward Jamari Traylor loses a pass between Western Kentucky defenders George Fant (44) and ...

Kansas guard Naadir Tharpe loses the ball between his legs to Western Kentucky guard Brandon ...

Kansas guard Elijah Johnson tries to pump up the crowd after a defensive stop by ...

Kansas center Jeff Withey is fouled by Western Kentucky forward George Fant as he puts ...

Kansas forward Kevin Young slaps hands with guard Ben McLemore after McLemore was fouled on ...

Western Kentucky forward George Fant comes away with a rebound from Kansas center Jeff Withey ...

Kansas forward Perry Ellis puts up a shot after a foul from Western Kentucky forward ...

Kansas defenders Perry Ellis, left, and Elijah Johnson look to stop a drive from Western ...

Kansas guard Naadir Tharpe defends as Western Kentucky forward Aleksejs Kostov puts up a three ...

Kansas forward Kevin Young dunks before Western Kentucky forward Aleksejs Rostov during the second half ...

Kansas forward Perry Ellis has a shot knocked away by Western Kentucky forward O'Karo Akamune ...

Kansas guard Travis Releford fouls Western Kentucky guard T.J. Price on a shot during the ...

Western Kentucky forward George Fant reacts to being called for his fifth foul during the ...

Kansas head coach Bill Self encourages toughness from his players down the stretch against Western ...

Kansas center Jeff Withey lunges to defend against a three from Western Kentucky guard Caden ...

Kansas guard Travis Releford dives but can't save an out-of-bounds ball for the Jayhawks against ...

Kansas fans celebrate a late bucket to widen the Jayhawks' lead against Western Kentucky during ...

Kansas center Jeff Withey goes up for a bucket against the Western Kentucky defense during ...

Kansas guard Naadir Tharpe gets trapped at half court with little time remaining by Western ...

Kansas fans behind the bench quietly watch the final minute of play against Western Kentucky ...

Kansas players Jeff Withey, back left, Travis Releford (24) Elijah Johnson (15) and Naadir Tharpe ...

Jeff Withey (5) drives to the basket in the second-half of the Jayhawks 64-57 second-round ...

Travis Releford, left, pumps up his teammates late in KU's 64-57 second-round win against Western ...

KU fans hope for a long run in this years tournament as KU pulls away ...

Western Kentucky coach Ray Harper pulls up Travis Releford after Releford went after a loose ...

Western Kentuckys Brandon Harris (12) grabs a pass for a steal in front of Ben ...

Kevin Young (40) saves a loose ball but was called for falling out of bounds ...

Elijah Johnson (15) and Caden Dickerson (10) get tangled up in the second-half of the ...