Kansas beats Miami to reach Final Four: NCAA basketball media reacts
Kansas has taken down Miami in the Elite Eight and Twitter is going wild after the Jayhawks put on a clinic in the second half.
The Final Four is nearly set, as Duke and Villanova locked in their spots on Saturday and now Kansas has joined in on the fun. On Sunday, the No. 1-seed Jayhawks took down No. 10 Miami 76-50 in an Elite Eight showdown.
At halftime, countless Kansas fans were sweating bullets with Miami holding a 35-29 lead. In the second half, however, the Jayhawks put on a show offensively. Kansas outscored Miami 47-15 after half to record the convincing win.
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Next week, Bill Self and Jay Wright will face off in the Final Four and people can’t wait for this matchup. Self and Wright are two of the most respected coaches out there. For Kansas, the team’s powerful performance in the final 20 minutes of action against Miami was quite impressive. People are going to be talking about it for a while.
Damndest second half here by Kansas. Came out to smash. Smashed 'em.
— Brian Hamilton (@_Brian_Hamilton) March 27, 2022
Relentless SelfBall: dominating the inside at both ends. Miami has no answers.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) March 27, 2022
Kansas came out of halftime and remembered they're Kansas.
— Patrick Schmidt (@PatrickASchmidt) March 27, 2022
this game, as they say, was a tale of two halves.
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) March 27, 2022
JAYHAWKS PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO NOLA! 👏
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 27, 2022
(1) Kansas surges past (10) Miami, 76-50, and is heading to its 16th Final Four! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/WsxskUjBk0
Bill Self
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 27, 2022
Final Four for fourth time with @KUHoops pic.twitter.com/OMOOAdPLId
JAYHAWKS HEADING TO THE FINAL FOUR
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 27, 2022
No. 1 Kansas dominates the second half to take down No. 10 Miami, 76-50 pic.twitter.com/2XAQI6MFnl
ROCK CHALK
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 27, 2022
Kansas is on to the Final Four 😤 pic.twitter.com/2lOHl6acp0
Bill Self and Kansas will get another shot at Villanova in the Final Four.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 27, 2022
Last time was in 2018 - when the Wildcats absolutely throttled KU in San Antonio en route to a national championship.
This time it’ll be the Jayhawks who are favored.
That was one of the best halves of basketball that Kansas has EVER played under Bill Self. Jayhawks outscored Miami 47-15 after halftime.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 27, 2022
Kansas back to the Final Four to face Villanova next Saturday in New Orleans.
Per @ESPNStatsInfo, #Miam's fewest points in a second half this season had been 31. The Hurricanes finished with 15.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) March 27, 2022
Final: Kansas 76, Miami 50.
Miami had a chance to pull off another huge upset and send the last No. 1 seed of the tournament home. Instead, Self must have delivered an unreal speech at halftime to get his guys focused on the task at hand.
You’ve got to give plenty of credit to the Kansas defense for its performance. After allowing 35 points in the first half, the Jayhawks were all over Miami in the second half, holding them to only 15 points. Now, the Jayhawks will look to keep things rocking against Villanova in the Final Four. That could be a showdown to remember.
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