PROVIDENCE, R.I. — John Calipari exorcised his early exit demons with a 79-72 upset of Kansas in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64 at Amica Mutual Pavilion Thursday.

The Kansas men’s basketball ... Along those lines, Saturday’s win comes at the perfect time, with the Big 12 Tournament up next. Mayo certainly believes the Jayhawks can make a deep run ...

and prevailed in overtime with a 98-94 win. The No. 6-seed Jayhawks had somewhat of an advantage of a home-crowd atmosphere, given the proximity of Lawrence, Kansas to Kansas City, Missouri.