LAWRENCE, Kan. _ Kansas' winning streak in Allen Fieldhouse has reached 50 games.
Devonte Graham, Frank Mason and Josh Jackson combined for 50 points and an alert KU defense plucked a season-high 14 steals Saturday as the Jayhawks claimed a 79-67 victory over Texas.
The Jayhawks (18-1, 7-0) overcame a Texas (7-12, 1-6) team that was led by the 22-point, 19-rebound outing of freshman Jarrett Allen.
Graham scored 18, Mason 17, Jackson 15 and Svi Mykhailiuk 12 for KU. Landen Lucas had 14 rebounds.
Allen's effort _ he missed a couple minutes of the second half after injuring his ankle with 10:11 left before returning with 7:45 on the clock _ flirted with, but fell short of, the all-time KU opponent record of 22 rebounds in a conference game by Iowa State's Chuck Duncan in 1995.
KU made 11 of its 23 3-point attempts and 12 of 17 free throws. Texas was 6 of 16 from three and hit 42.4 percent overall.
KU led 71-64 with two minutes left before rolling in the final two minutes to win by 12.
Graham scored 15 points off 5-of-9 shooting (3 of 7 from 3) to pace KU to a 41-33 halftime lead. Texas, which trailed 14-2 early, kept it close thanks to inside players Allen and Shaquille Cleare, who had 10 and nine points respectively. Allen had 10 rebounds the first half, good for a double-double.
The Jayhawks hit just 41.2 percent of their first-half shots, but did connect on seven 3s in 14 tries to Texas' two 3s in five tries. KU had 10 steals the first half and forced 12 turnovers.
KU stretched the lead to 19-5 with 13:37 left with Graham (nine) and Mason (five) combining for 14 of the 19.
A 9-0 Texas run cut KU's 24-12 lead to 24-21 at 6:31. Cleare had four points in the run.
KU reserve forward Mitch Lightfoot had a tip in of a Mason miss and KU led, 26-21, at 5:45.
Graham hit two 3s and Svi Mykhailiuk one in a 9-2 surge that stretched a 26-23 lead to 35-25 at 3:31. Mykhailiuk hit two free throws after an intentional foul by Davis and KU led by 12, 39-27, at the two-minute mark. However, Texas closed strong. Allen beat the buzzer with a bucket, and KU led 41-33 at halftime.
KU will next meet West Virginia on Tuesday in Morgantown, W. Va.
