""It's a concern," Self told reporters after the game. "I thought we were past it, but obviously we're not. It's certainly a concern. "You get into the NCAA tournament, you're playing a team just as good as you and you need to have all your best players available, so to speak. All it takes is for one day like that to derail not only a game, but a season. It's concerning, but I do think we're making progress with it.""
""One thing about it is [cramping] has happened enough that our guys have learned to play without him, even though that's not the way we want to play," Self told reporters. "But that's certainly something we're not unaccustomed to right now.""
Darryn Peterson scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half, making 7 of 12 field goals and 6 of 10 three-pointers. He exited with cramping after three minutes of the second half and did not return for the final 17:22. The cramping is a recurring issue amid a stop-start season that included hamstring, ankle and illness absences. The situation raises concern about availability for critical NCAA tournament games. Kansas secured an 81-69 win over Oklahoma State. Tre White scored 16, Elmarko Jackson 14, and Bryson Tiller had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
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