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In the other huddle, Self was giving his team hell.
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"We had 18 turnovers," Self said. "Villanova is a very good team defensively, but some of those were unforced -- really silly turnovers. The second half, we really had some bad turnovers."
Not bad enough to let Villanova completely back into the game. Kansas was too talented, experienced and deep to let that happen. Kansas players were fighting for offensive rebounds because nobody from Villanova had the size or explosion to get involved. Kansas players were racing to the rim to finish alley-oops.
The few times Villanova center Dante Cunningham was in position to challenge at the rim, he paid for it. Don't know what I mean? It'll be apparent some day, because Dante Cunningham is coming soon to a Kansas poster near you. He'll be the one being dunked on by Arthur and Sasha Kaun.
It was silly, and soon Kansas began playing that way. Rush threw passes right at the Wildcats. Chalmers and Robinson combined for seven turnovers. Collins was too fast. Self was furious.
"Yeah, he was upset," said forward Darnell Jackson. "It was guys making mistakes. But that's how it goes when you have so much running through your mind."
Stuff like a potential dream date with North Carolina in the Final Four? Stuff like playing two days later on a Monday night with the sporting world watching? Those are the thoughts Kansas should be having, because that's the kind of talent Kansas has.
But with its game against Davidson tipping off Sunday at 5:05 p.m. ET, Kansas might want to wait until late Sunday night to have any more of those thoughts.
