Photos: KU takes on Howard in first round of 2023 NCAA basketball tournament

Nick Wagner
Kansas center Ernest Udeh Jr. (23) dunks the ball against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas center Ernest Udeh Jr. (23) dunks the ball against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) dunks against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) dunks against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) grabs a rebound against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) grabs a rebound against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) dunks against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) dunks against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) fights for a rebound with Howard forwards Steve Settle III (2) and Shy Odom (22) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) fights for a rebound with Howard forwards Steve Settle III (2) and Shy Odom (22) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) dunks against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) dunks against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward K.J. Adams Jr. (24) goes up for a shot against Howard forward Shy Odom (22) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward K.J. Adams Jr. (24) goes up for a shot against Howard forward Shy Odom (22) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Dajuan Harris Jr. (3) crashes into Howard cheerleaders during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Dajuan Harris Jr. (3) crashes into Howard cheerleaders during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Bobby Pettiford Jr. (0) drives against Howard guard Thomas Weaver (13) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Bobby Pettiford Jr. (0) drives against Howard guard Thomas Weaver (13) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) smiles at teammate Jalen Wilson (10) after falling while trying to save the ball from going out of bounds during a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) smiles at teammate Jalen Wilson (10) after falling while trying to save the ball from going out of bounds during a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Gradey Dick (4) shoots a layup against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Gradey Dick (4) shoots a layup against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, watch a first-round college basketball game between Kansas and Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, watch a first-round college basketball game between Kansas and Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) and Howard guard Elijah Hawkins (3) battle for a rebound during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) and Howard guard Elijah Hawkins (3) battle for a rebound during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) fights for a rebound with Howard forwards Steve Settle III (2) and Shy Odom (22) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) fights for a rebound with Howard forwards Steve Settle III (2) and Shy Odom (22) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Joseph Yesufu (1) celebrates a 3-point shot against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Joseph Yesufu (1) celebrates a 3-point shot against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Bobby Pettiford Jr. (0) goes up against Howard forward Ayodele Taiwo (14) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Bobby Pettiford Jr. (0) goes up against Howard forward Ayodele Taiwo (14) during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Gradey Dick (4) goes up for a layup against Howard during a first-round game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Gradey Dick (4) goes up for a layup against Howard during a first-round game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) shoots a layup against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) shoots a layup against Howard during a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) and the bench watches a 3-point shot attempt during a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas forward Jalen Wilson (10) and the bench watches a 3-point shot attempt during a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Acting Kansas head coach Norm Roberts salutes the crowd as he walks off the court after defeating Howard 98-68 in a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Acting Kansas head coach Norm Roberts salutes the crowd as he walks off the court after defeating Howard 98-68 in a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) greets a fan after defeating Howard 98-68 in a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Kansas guard Kevin McCullar Jr. (15) greets a fan after defeating Howard 98-68 in a first-round college basketball game against Howard in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.