Thomas Robinson #0 of the Kansas Jayhawks vies for position with Keith Davis #4 and Khris Middleton #22 of the Texas A&M Aggies in the second half during the quarterfinals of the 2012 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament at Sprint Center on March 8, 2012 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) – Elijah Johnson scored a career-high 26 points, and No. 3 Kansas began pursuit of its third straight Big 12 tournament title with an 83-66 win over Texas A&M in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Thomas Robinson, the conference player of the year, finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and All-Big 12 guard Tyshawn Taylor added 16 points for the Jayhawks (27-5).

They’ll play No. 12 Baylor on Friday. The Bears beat Kansas State 82-74 in the quarterfinals.

Khris Middleton led Texas A&M (14-18) with 24 points, though he didn’t get a whole lot of help. Leading scorer Elston Turner was held to eight points on 3-of-11 shooting.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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