Dickinson, Adams help No. 1 Kansas power past Manhattan 99-61 in tuneup for Kentucky
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Top-ranked Kansas has cruised to a pair of easy wins in a season that hasn't even begun.
At least, not as far as Bill Self is concerned.
After romping past North Carolina Central earlier in the week, the Jayhawks cruise to a 99-61 victory over Manhattan on Friday night. In both of the games, Kansas took a big early lead, shot the ball well and made life miserable for its opponents on defense.
“Now the season starts,” Self said. “We played fairly well getting through them but now we have to really hunker down.”
That's because the Jayhawks (2-0) have No. 16 Kentucky next in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Then they head to the Maui Invitational, where a stacked field includes No. 3 Purdue, No. 5 Marquette, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 11 Gonzaga, Syracuse and Tennessee. And soon after returning home, sixth-ranked and defending national champ UConn visits Allen Fieldhouse.
“It'll be a totally different animal than what we've experienced so far,” Self said, “but we'll be very excited about it.”
The Jayhawks got contributions from just about everyone on Friday night. Hunter Dickinson had 18 points and eight rebounds, Kevin McCullar Jr. and Johnny Furphy added 15 points apiece, and KJ Adams Jr. finished with 14 points. Elmarko Jackson added 10 assists and nine points.
“We're super athletic. You look at our roster, you have a lot of guys that can make a lot of different plays," McCullar said. We've got guys that can make high-impact plays and that gives us energy and life when we're playing at home."
Seydou Traore had 16 points to lead Manhattan (1-1), which trailed 17-4 in the opening minutes and 44-19 by halftime.
Unlike their opener, when the Jayhawks were lights-out from beyond the arc against North Carolina Central, they relied on their bruising interior players to beat up the Jaspers on Friday night.
The 6-foot-7 Adams, who played an undersized post most of last season, took advantage of the 7-2 Dickinson eating up space in the paint all night. The attention drawn by the Michigan transfer allowed Adams to get loose for six dunks, including one for the Jayhawks' first points and another on an ally-oop slam late in the first half.
“That's a pretty exciting way to play,” Furphy admitted. “It brings a lot of energy, definitely.”
The Jayhawks' massive size advantage paid off on defense, too. They had nine blocks by the time they hit the locker room, and that contributed to 9-for-33 first-half shooting by the Jaspers that allowed the game to get out of hand.
“It felt good," said Furphy, who scored his 15 points in just 20 minutes of floor time. “I think it's really exciting when we generate our offense from the defensive end. I think that's kind of the best way to play.”
BIG PICTURE
Manhattan has a new coach in John Gallagher and almost an entirely new team, including seven freshmen and eight transfers. The growing pains were evident against the best team the Jaspers will likely face all season.
Kansas dominated across the board, out-rebounding the Jaspers 45-32, outscoring them in the paint 50-20 and shooting 57% percent from the field. If not for 14 turnovers, and some second-half defensive lapses, Self would have had little to critique.
UP NEXT
Manhattan: Hosts Division II member Felician on Thursday night.
Kansas: Vs. Wisconsin on Tuesday night in Chicago.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Daniel Rouzan vs. Hunter Dickinson (Seydou Traore gains possession) | |||
19:46 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Brett Rumpel's two point jump shot | |||
19:46 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
19:45 | Jump ball. (Jayhawks gains possession) | |||
19:27 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 0-2 | |
19:10 | Jaden Winston turnover (KJ Adams Jr. steals) | |||
19:04 | Brett Rumpel shooting foul (Kevin McCullar Jr. draws the foul) | |||
19:04 | +1 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 | |
19:04 | +1 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 | |
18:46 | Daniel Rouzan misses two point jump shot | |||
18:44 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
18:33 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot | |||
18:31 | Seydou Traore defensive rebound | |||
18:19 | Jaden Winston misses three point jump shot | |||
18:17 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
18:04 | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
18:02 | Seydou Traore defensive rebound | |||
17:45 | Elmarko Jackson blocks Seydou Traore's two point jump shot | |||
17:43 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:33 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup | 0-6 | |
17:11 | +2 | Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot | 2-6 | |
16:43 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 2-8 | |
16:25 | +2 | Brett Rumpel makes two point layup | 4-8 | |
16:16 | +3 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes three point jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists) | 4-11 | |
16:00 | Perry Cowan misses two point jump shot | |||
15:58 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:53 | +2 | Elmarko Jackson makes two point layup (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 4-13 | |
15:32 | Daniel Rouzan misses two point jump shot | |||
15:30 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
15:20 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
15:18 | Seydou Traore defensive rebound | |||
15:03 | Brett Rumpel turnover (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | |||
15:03 | Brett Rumpel personal foul | |||
15:01 | TV timeout | |||
14:44 | +3 | Hunter Dickinson makes three point jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists) | 4-16 | |
14:26 | Shaquil Bender misses two point layup | |||
14:24 | Elmarko Jackson defensive rebound | |||
14:11 | Shaquil Bender shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | |||
14:11 | +1 | Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-17 | |
14:11 | Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
14:10 | Seydou Traore defensive rebound | |||
13:40 | Jaden Winston misses two point jump shot | |||
13:38 | Seydou Traore offensive rebound | |||
13:33 | KJ Adams Jr. blocks Jaden Winston's two point layup | |||
13:31 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
13:20 | Nicolas Timberlake turnover (Seydou Traore steals) | |||
13:11 | Jaden Winston misses three point jump shot | |||
13:09 | Xinyi Li offensive rebound | |||
13:01 | +2 | Xinyi Li makes two point layup | 6-17 | |
12:56 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
12:54 | Seydou Traore defensive rebound | |||
12:51 | +2 | Rokas Jocys makes two point layup | 8-17 | |
12:41 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 8-19 | |
12:30 | Xinyi Li turnover (Kevin McCullar Jr. steals) | |||
12:25 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point dunk | 8-21 | |
12:06 | Xinyi Li misses two point jump shot | |||
12:04 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
11:58 | Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot | |||
11:56 | Jaden Winston defensive rebound | |||
11:42 | KJ Adams Jr. personal foul | |||
11:42 | TV timeout | |||
11:37 | +3 | Rokas Jocys makes three point jump shot (Xinyi Li assists) | 11-21 | |
11:22 | Jaden Winston personal foul | |||
11:08 | +3 | Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (Parker Braun assists) | 11-24 | |
10:52 | Shaquil Bender misses two point layup | |||
10:50 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
10:47 | Nicolas Timberlake turnover (bad pass) | |||
10:31 | +2 | Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot | 13-24 | |
10:07 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point hook shot | 13-26 | |
9:38 | Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot | |||
9:36 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:28 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
9:26 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
9:24 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:22 | Parker Braun offensive rebound | |||
9:12 | +2 | Johnny Furphy makes two point jump shot | 13-28 | |
8:52 | Rokas Jocys turnover (bad pass) | |||
8:40 | Shaquil Bender shooting foul (Parker Braun draws the foul) | |||
8:40 | Parker Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:40 | +1 | Parker Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-29 | |
8:21 | +2 | Brett Rumpel makes two point layup | 15-29 | |
8:21 | Nicolas Timberlake shooting foul (Brett Rumpel draws the foul) | |||
8:21 | Brett Rumpel misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:21 | Parker Braun defensive rebound | |||
8:06 | Jamari McDowell turnover (traveling) | |||
7:54 | Briggs McClain turnover (bad pass) | |||
7:54 | TV timeout | |||
7:44 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 15-31 | |
7:23 | Briggs McClain misses two point jump shot | |||
7:21 | Jamari McDowell defensive rebound | |||
7:19 | +2 | Johnny Furphy makes two point layup (Jamari McDowell assists) | 15-33 | |
7:19 | Jaspers 30 second timeout | |||
6:54 | Jaden Winston misses three point jump shot | |||
6:52 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:45 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup | |||
6:43 | Jamari McDowell offensive rebound | |||
6:36 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
6:34 | Jaden Winston defensive rebound | |||
6:10 | KJ Adams Jr. blocks Brett Rumpel's two point jump shot | |||
6:08 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
5:45 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 15-35 | |
5:27 | Dajuan Harris Jr. blocks Shaquil Bender's two point layup | |||
5:25 | Jaspers offensive rebound | |||
5:24 | +2 | Brett Rumpel makes two point jump shot | 17-35 | |
5:09 | Kevin McCullar Jr. offensive foul | |||
5:09 | Kevin McCullar Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:59 | Xinyi Li misses three point jump shot | |||
4:57 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:47 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
4:45 | Brett Rumpel defensive rebound | |||
4:41 | Kevin McCullar Jr. blocks Brett Rumpel's two point layup | |||
4:41 | Jaspers offensive rebound | |||
4:39 | Brett Rumpel turnover (bad pass) | |||
4:15 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 17-37 | |
3:41 | Jaspers turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
3:41 | TV timeout | |||
3:32 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup | |||
3:30 | Brett Rumpel defensive rebound | |||
3:16 | Rokas Jocys misses three point jump shot | |||
3:14 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Parker Braun assists) | 17-39 | |
2:45 | Nicolas Timberlake personal foul | |||
2:29 | +2 | Daniel Rouzan makes two point layup (Seydou Traore assists) | 19-39 | |
2:29 | Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (Daniel Rouzan draws the foul) | |||
2:29 | Daniel Rouzan misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
2:29 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
2:08 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 19-41 | |
1:56 | Brett Rumpel turnover (out of bounds) | |||
1:45 | Jaden Winston personal foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:41 | Parker Braun offensive foul | |||
1:41 | Parker Braun turnover (offensive foul) | |||
1:22 | Parker Braun blocks Daniel Rouzan's two point jump shot | |||
1:20 | Daniel Rouzan offensive rebound | |||
1:19 | Daniel Rouzan turnover (traveling) | |||
1:10 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
1:08 | Brett Rumpel defensive rebound | |||
0:59 | Parker Braun blocks Daniel Rouzan's two point dunk | |||
0:57 | Daniel Rouzan offensive rebound | |||
0:44 | Brett Rumpel misses three point jump shot | |||
0:42 | Jayhawks defensive rebound | |||
0:39 | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | |||
0:31 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 19-43 | |
0:31 | Daniel Rouzan shooting foul (Kevin McCullar Jr. draws the foul) | |||
0:30 | +1 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-44 | |
0:04 | Parker Braun blocks Xinyi Li's two point layup | |||
0:02 | Jaspers offensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Daniel Rouzan turnover (Jamari McDowell steals) | |||
0:00 | End of period |