Bill Self was pleased that it was defense and hustle that triggered the defining run in the eleventh-ranked Jayhawks' 78-68 victory over No. 23 Baylor on Monday night.
Perry Ellis finished with 18 points to lead the Jayhawks (14-4, 5-0 Big 12), while Andrew Wiggins scored 17 — most of them at the free throw line, where he was 10 of 12.
Kansas finished 26 of 29 from the free throw line, pushing it to its fifth straight win. The last four have come against Top 25 teams — Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma State and Baylor — making the Jayhawks the first to accomplish that feat since North Carolina in 1997.
Brady Heslip hit six 3-pointers and scored 19 points for the Bears (13-5, 1-4), who have lost three straight and four of five.