Top-seeded Kansas was on the ropes, turning the ball over about as often as it was putting up shots, and had allowed North Carolina to build a comfortable lead by halftime. Bill Self followed his team into the locker room and, undoubtedly, delivered quite a message, even though his answer dripped with sarcasm when he was asked later to describe it. "I told them, 'Hey, just keep doing what we're doing, we'll be fine,' " Self said with a grin. The Jayhawks were fine indeed, but only because they flipped the script. They played better on defense, protected the ball on offense -- making shots didn't hurt either -- and behind the impassioned play of Travis Releford and Jeff Withey, pulled away from the eighth-seeded Tar Heels for a 70-58 victory Sunday in the third round of the NCAA tournament. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=330832305
