AMES — Whenever Felicia Land merges from Minnesota’s U.S. 169 to Interstate 694, she remembers the moment her son, Curtis Jones, said maybe he just wasn’t good at basketball anymore.

And wow, Curtis Jones stepped up and then some. Jones made 8 of his first 11 shots and had 22 points at the 3:47 mark of the first half against BYU on Thursday at the Big 12 Tournament.

Liverpool star Curtis Jones on Tuesday night put himself into an unfortunate chapter of UEFA Champions League history, next to Chelsea legend John Terry. Jones’ penalty in the Champions League ...