Late in the first half of Monday’s game between No. 11 Kansas and No. 13 Texas Tech, the hostile crowd inside United Supermarkets Arena chanted an original — and unforgettable — message toward KU freshman Darryn Peterson. As the struggling Peterson stood at the free-throw line, fans clapped and yelled in unison: “He’s a (coward).”

No. 11 Kansas ended Texas Tech's perfect home record Monday night in a three-point thriller at United Supermarkets Arena.

Would Texas Tech basketball have beaten Kansas with Christian Anderson? Maybe, but that's not the point for Grant McCasland.