By ADAM ZAGORIA
No. 11 Kansas suffered the largest blown lead in school history when it blew a 21-point lead at Baylor on Saturday.
The Jayhawks led by 21 in the first half and by 19 at the half, but the Bears outscored the Jayhawks 60-30 after intermission to win 81-70. Baylor rattled off a 17-0 run during the second half.
“I never felt like we had momentum in the second half,” said Kansas head coach Bill Self.
Despite losing projected lottery pick VJ Edgecombe (14 points) to an ankle injury, Baylor got a career-high 24 points from freshman guard Robert Wright III, who played at Montverde (FL) Academy with projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg of Duke. Wright scored 20 in the second half.
Norchad Omier added 18 points and 16 rebounds.
“I haven’t seen Kansas collapse like this in 22 years,” ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla said on air. “This looked like a loss but it’s going to turn out to be one of the great comebacks in Baylor basketball history.”
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Kansas, the preseason No. 1, has lost two of its last three.
Hunter Dickinson fouled out with 20 points and 5 boards, and Dajuan Harris scored 12.
(The AP contributed reporting)
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