March Madness 2022: Top seed Kansas opens 50th NCAA with 83-56 win over TSU

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Top-seeded Kansas opened its 50th NCAA Tournament the way it has so many times in the past, with a lopsided victory.

Remy Martin had 15 points and Christian Braun 14 to pace five Jayhawks scoring in double figures in an 83-56 victory over Texas Southern on Thursday night.

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"It was a good team win, certainly one that I'm glad we got, especially in this crazy tournament and this crazy day," said Kansas coach Bill Self after one of the last of games to finish on a wild opening tourney day when a No. 11 seed, two No. 12s and a No. 15 won games.

Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Texas Southern (19-13), the No. 16 seed which won a First Four game two nights earlier, had its only lead against the Big 12 champs after Bryson Etienne made its first shot of the game.

Kansas guard Remy Martin (11) hangs from the rim while celebrating his dunk over Texas Southern forward John Walker III (24) as Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji (30) looks on in the first half of a first-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, March 17, 2022.  (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Once the Jayhawks finally got on the board on a tying layup by Dajuan Harris after missing their first three shots, they got on a roll. They made their next six shots, and soon after that had a stretch of seven makes in a row. There were several highlight dunks throughout the game, and Kansas made 11 3-pointers.

"The first four minutes, everybody was a little nervous, little tight. We loosened up a little bit and started playing well," Braun said.

"We did a lot of really good things in the first half," Self said.