Darrion Williams excellent, Invoice Self tossed in TTU’s rout of Kansas

LUBBOCK, Texas — Darrion Williams had an ideal night time for Texas Tech, and the Purple Raiders by no means trailed in a lopsided 79-50 victory over sixth-ranked Kansas that noticed Invoice Self ejected for the primary time in his 21 seasons because the Jayhawks’ head coach.

The 29-point loss Monday matched Kansas’ largest towards an unranked opponent within the AP ballot period (since 1948-49), the opposite being towards Kentucky in 1950.

It was the thirty third time this season that an AP top-10 crew misplaced on the street to an unranked opponent, already probably the most by the month of February in a single season in AP ballot historical past.

Williams, a sophomore switch from Nevada, scored a career-high 30 factors on 12-of-12 capturing, together with 4 3-pointers. He additionally made each of his free throws and had 11 rebounds.

“Give him credit score as a result of [of] his work habits and his perception on this crew. … I do consider the sport rewards these folks that play it to win,” Purple Raiders coach Grant McCasland stated. “What an superior mixture he was tonight of scoring and facilitating and rebounding and simply profitable.”

Williams’ 12 subject targets with no miss have been probably the most towards a ranked opponent in AP ballot historical past. He was additionally the primary participant prior to now 25 seasons with 30 factors, 10 rebounds and an ideal capturing proportion towards a ranked opponent.

Williams hit a 3 on the primary shot of the sport for the Purple Raiders (18-6, 7-4 Massive 12). They made 8-of-12 from lengthy vary over the primary 13 minutes to leap forward 27-14.

It was a irritating night time for Kansas (19-6, 7-5), which performed its second sport in a row with out Massive 12 main scorer Kevin McCullar Jr., and with guard Dajuan Harris Jr. not at full power after rolling his left ankle late in a 64-61 residence win over Twelfth-ranked Baylor two days earlier.

“We’re beat up and drained proper now,” Self stated.

Self was ejected with 5:49 remaining after getting two technical fouls in fast succession following an offensive foul name towards Hunter Dickinson below the basket, although that wasn’t all that bothered the coach.

“I did not curse him, I did not yell. However I did say a magic phrase, I suppose, a number of occasions that acquired me a few technicals,” Self stated. “I actually wasn’t making an attempt to get thrown out. However, you already know, the way in which issues [were] with the sport, I actually really feel the sport’s not being known as the way in which it must be known as.

“No matter it is our favor or their favor, it makes no distinction to me.”

It was the 722nd sport at Kansas for Self, whose solely different ejection in 31 seasons general as a university head coach got here in 1999 whereas with Tulsa at Wyoming.

“That was frustration, however I felt that every one yr,” Self stated. “So, good officers … good officers, I simply do not see it the identical approach that it is being known as.”

Self stated there was loads of physicality, “extra this yr than there was in years previous.”

Self turned the third Massive 12 coach this month with a first-time ejection at his faculty. Houston coach Kelvin Sampson acquired two technical fouls and was ejected with 15:08 remaining in a house win Feb. 6, his first ejection in 10 years of teaching the Cougars. Sampson stormed to the opposite finish of the court docket and began yelling on the officers for not calling fouls towards Oklahoma State; he needed to be restrained by his gamers and assistant coaches and ushered off the ground.

Baylor’s Scott Drew, who additionally in his twenty first season is tied with Self because the Massive 12’s longest-tenured coaches, acquired his first profession ejection Feb. 2 after two technical fouls in a house win over Iowa State. Each fouls, one halfway by the primary half and the opposite with 11½ minutes left, apparently have been as a result of he was exterior the teaching field.

The Massive 12 fined Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades $25,000 and issued a public reprimand due to his criticism of officers after Drew’s ejection. Rhoades known as the officiating in that sport “a humiliation” for the league.

After Self left the court docket Monday, Pop Isaacs made all 4 free throws for a 63-43 lead. Warren Washington had 11 factors for Tech in solely 20 minutes. He was limping when he got here out of the sport with simply over 16 minutes left, however he returned about eight minutes later and had a dunk earlier than departing for good.

Nicolas Timberlake and Johnny Furphy every had 13 factors for Kansas. Harris completed with seven factors on 2-of-8 capturing, whereas Dickinson was restricted to 5 factors whereas lacking 10 of his 12 photographs.

McCullar, who averages 19.5 factors, 6.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists, is in his second season with the Jayhawks. He was a part of two NCAA event groups whereas taking part in 79 video games in three seasons at Texas Tech from 2019 to 2022.

With out McCullar and with Harris not fully wholesome, the Jayhawks shot a season-low 32.7% (17-of-52) from the sector. Their 50 factors have been additionally their fewest this season and fewest in a street sport below Self. Their massive guys, Dickinson and KJ Adams, have been a mixed 3-of-23 from the sector.

The 29-point margin matched Texas Tech’s largest over the Jayhawks. The opposite was 91-62 5 years in the past, additionally at residence. None of the present Purple Raiders gamers was on the roster then.

Unranked Massive 12 groups are 9-3 at residence towards top-10 groups this season.

ESPN Stats & Info and The Related Press contributed to this report.