Kansas treated the Buffaloes much more rudely. The Buffs battled and refused to go away quietly, but ultimately No. 17 Kansas gradually pulled away while continuing the Big 12 Conference misery for CU, handing the Buffs a 71-59 defeat on Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Elijah Malone was a beast for the bulk of nonconference play. That opening salvo by Malone, a graduate transfer from the NAIA level, included a pair of big games against Michigan State and UConn in his first taste of high-major competition. Yet Big 12 Conference play has been another story for Malone, at least until Tuesday night.