Austin, Texas — Marcus Morris sat after the game tapping his dislocated finger on the table.

“I can’t really feel it; it’s cool,” he said about his right middle finger. “It’s not going to stop me from playing. I tore something.”

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Kansas Basketball vs. Texas

Photos from the Jayhawks' 80-68 victory Monday night in Austin. Kansas was led by Marcus Morris' 18 points and eight rebounds.

Despite the damaged digit, Morris continued his Big 12 surge, leading the Jayhawks with 18 points and eight rebounds in their 80-68 victory against Texas Monday.

But it wasn’t as competitive of a game as most expected. In the first five minutes, Texas looked like the better team, and Kansas could do nothing except turn the ball over.

All of a sudden, trailing 8-14, the Jayhawks came alive, going on a 22-0 run with solid defense and mistake-free offense.

Finally, after a series of games where the Jayhawks looked anything like No.1, they showed it against the Longhorns.

Xavier Henry had a strong showing with 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting, but didn’t notice his team was taking over the previously ranked No.1 Longhorns.

“I didn’t even know we went on a 22-0 run. I was just excited to be playing,” he said. “I knew we were scoring and playing good defense. I was just watching.”

They also showed on the glass, where the Jayhawks outrebounded the Longhorns 45-34 even though both were regarded as two of the biggest teams in the nation.

“We have a lot of fault on our team as far as rebounding and defending,” Morris said. “I think we came out real aggressive. I think we took the first punch and never let up.”

The length of the Longhorns did make life difficult for Cole Aldrich. Aldrich, who did have six blocked shots, went 2-of-10 from the floor and ended up fouling out with just under four minutes to go.

He blamed his unsuccessful night on Texas’ Dexter Pittman.

“There’s a few I should have kicked out, but there are some big guys down there,” he said.

Aldrich was hit with a technical for throwing an elbow after the play was blown dead. He said it was unintentional.

Free throws off the technical and an and-one play by Texas brought the Longhorns within eight with about 3:40 to go.

But the Jayhawks held on in a drawn-out finish to an otherwise uncompetitive game.

Coach Bill Self said he was glad to get through a game like this, as weird and unpredictable as it was.

“It didn’t have any rhythm either way, which probably helped us,” Self said. “But it feels good to win a muddy game.”

— Edited by Sarah Bluvas