At halftime, the 10th seeded Miami Hurricanes were up 35-29.

And then the skies cleared and the Jayhawks came out to play. The Big 12 champions showed why they were the last remaining 1 seed in the tournament. And they showed they had no intentions of leaving just yet.

Miami only scored 15 points in the second half, while the top ranked Jayhawks put up 47 points. Kansas looked like they couldn’t miss – they would have these beautiful passes that led to dunk after dunk. Then, Miami as they fell further behind would force up three pointers that would not fall.

It might have been one of the most complete performances that I have seen in the tournament. If the Jayhawks can figure out how to play like that for 4 more halves, they might very well be cutting down the nets in New Orleans as well as Chicago. Of course, I am sure that Villanova, Duke and the winner of the UNC/St. Peter’s will also have something to say about that.

For now, Kansas can be happy with their 76-50 victory over the Hurricanes. Congratulations to the Jayhawks!