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Andrew Wiggins and Kansas use their inside might to counter Eastern Kentucky's outside prowess.
Photo: Travis Heying, MBR

ST. LOUIS - Andrew Wiggins scored 19 points, Jamari Traylor and Perry Ellis had double-doubles and No. 2 seed Kansas pulled away at the end to beat pesky Eastern Kentucky 80-69 on Friday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Traylor finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Ellis had 14 points and 13 boards for the Jayhawks, who trailed 56-53 with 9 minutes to go.

Glenn Cosey hit five 3-pointers and had 17 points for the 15th-seeded Colonels (24-10), the Ohio Valley Conference champ.

The Colonels led for all but 1:49 of the first half, and turned back the Jayhawks' first big charge of the second half, before finally wilting down the stretch.

Eastern Kentucky simply couldn't contend with the size of Kansas (25-9), which had a 43-19 rebounding edge that translated into a 54-20 edge on points in the paint.

The Colonels, buoyed by their trademark 3-point shooting, outscored Kansas 36-0 from beyond the arc.


Chasson Randle scored 23 points and the No. 10 seed Cardinal led almost start to finish in beating the seventh-seeded Lobos in St. Louis.

Stanford (22-12) built an early 16-point lead and then held on after New Mexico rallied to tie it midway through the second half.

Cameron Bairstow had 24 points for the Lobos (27-7).


Jordan Adams scored 21 points and Norman Powell added 15 in his hometown to lead the No. 4-seeded Bruins past the Golden Hurricane in San Diego, spoiling the Tournament coaching debut of Danny Manning.

