The Jayhawks’ defense was lacking in the first half, allowing Arizona State to shoot 46.7% from the field. The Sun Devils’ 42 points in the first half was the most a team has scored against KU this season. Jayhawks coach Bill Self must have delivered one heck of a halftime speech, because KU’s defense was phenomenal in the second half.

Let Flory Bidunga Dominate Inside: Kansas’ big man has been a force athletically, and against an Arizona State team that’s undersized in the paint, Bidunga could have a field day. Feed the post, clear out, and let him go to work.

Kansas State ran its collection of big men at Oklahoma State’s Abou Ousmane, but usually just one at a time. For a guy who has seen his share of double-teams in recent games, Ousmane went to work in the one-on-one situations,