OMAHA, March 17 (UPI) -- Thomas Robinson helped Kansas shake off a poor start Friday and the Jayhawks rolled in the second half to defeat Detroit in the NCAA Tournament 65-50.
Prior to second-seeded Kansas taking the court, two No. 2 seeds had lost in the tournament Friday -- the first time in the history of the event there have been two such upsets on the same day.
Detroit gave Kansas a tough time with its press early in the game, was tied midway through the first half and appeared ready to join Lehigh (over Duke) and Norfolk State (over Missouri) as huge upset winners.
Kansas, however, went on a 34-7 run spanning halftime to build as much as a 25-point lead.
Robinson had 16 points and 13 rebounds, sending Kansas (28-6) into a third-round meeting with Purdue. Elijah Johnson added 15 points for the Jayhawks, regular-season champions of the Big 12 Conference.
Doug Anderson paced Detroit (22-14) with 15 points.
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- COL BKB: Purdue 72, St. Mary's (Calif.) 69
- COL BKB: Lehigh 75, Duke 70
- COL BKB: South Florida 58, Temple 44
- COL BKB: Ohio 65, Michigan 60
- COL BKB: Michigan State 89, Long Island 67
- COL BKB: St. Louis 61, Memphis 54
- COL BKB: Norfolk State 86, Missouri 84
- COL BKB: Florida 71, Virginia 45
- COL BKB: Creighton 58, Alabama 57
- COL BKB: North Carolina 77, Vermont 58
- COL BKB: Cincinnati 65, Texas 59
- COL BKB: Georgetown 74, Belmont 59
- COL BKB: N.C. St. 79, S. Diego St. 65
- COL BKB: Florida St 66, St. Bonaventure 63
