LAWRENCE, Kan. —Kansas forward KJ Adams emphatically pumped his arm, snapped his wrist and let out a roar. It was a well-earned celebration. Adams had absorbed the body contact and converted a tough layup to put Kansas up seven with 5:52 left against Cincinnati. It was precisely the kind of play the Jayhawks needed on a night where everything was a battle. No. 7 Kansas beat Cincinnati 74-69 on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse. It was a tight game — closer than expected — throughout. In fact, the game was tied at 35-all at halftime, when KU honored former center Bill “Skinny” Johnson by hanging his…