It's rare for Kansas coach Bill Self to be an underdog at home. It had only happened three times in 22 years before UConn closed as a 1.5-point favorite in Tuesday night's showdown with the Jayhawks inside Allen Fieldhouse.

Darryn Peterson's absence played a role in that number.

(Hopefully he's back soon.)

Either way, by the time it was over, the oddsmakers looked smart making the Huskies small favorites on the road, as they pulled out a 61-56 victory over Kansas to improve to 7-1 on the season and remain No. 4 in Wednesday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings.

Arizona , the only team to beat UConn, remains No. 1.

Short on things to cheer with the Jayhawks missing their best player and shooting just 35% from the field, including 28% from 3-

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