The Rams, behind the play of guards Cuttino Mobley and Tyson Wheeler, beat the top-seeded Jayhawks 80-75 Sunday to stop Kansas' string of five straight trips to the regional semifinals.

Moblry had 27 points on 10-of-19 shooting, while Wheeler scored 20 and had eight assists to cap a weekend of upsets in this subregional. The Rams (24-8) will play 13th-seeded Valparaiso in the next round. Valparaiso beat Florida State, 83-77.

First round: OKLAHOMA CITY -- No. 2 Kansas may have made Prairie View A&M wish it hadn't gotten into the NCAA tournament.

The Jayhawks looked every bit like a top seed Friday night, rolling over the 16th-seeded Panthers 110-52 in the first round of the Midwest Regional.

All-America Paul Pierce scored 19 points in the first half and finished with 25 as Kansas (35-3) advanced to Sunday's second-round game against Rhode Island.

Did you know: This was the 100th year of Kansas basketball. To celebrate, a statue of former coach Phog Allen was raised outside Allen Fieldhouse. KU also retired Wilt Chamberlain's jersey and invited 250 former letterman back for a gala celebration weekend. How many programs can fill every TV timeout of a game with introductions of its former Final Four teams?