Hunter Dickinson’s late shot gives No. 2 Kansas 83-81 win over TCU
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Hunter Dickinson scored with 3.4 seconds left to lift No. 2 Kansas past TCU 83-81 on Saturday.
Dickinson, who led Kansas with 30 points, hit a pair of free throws after a flagrant foul on TCU’s Ernest Udeh Jr. with less than a minute remaining to tie the game. Dickinson then followed Dajuan Harris Jr.'s miss in the final seconds.
“Hopefully I won’t have to take an elbow (to the face) to get a chance to win the game,” Dickinson said. “But I’ll do whatever it takes to win the game.
“It’s really fun to go out there with guys that know how to win, get it done at the end of the day.”
Kansas (13-1, 1-0 Big 12) also got 18 points from KJ Adams Jr. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 16 points and Harris scored 10.
TCU (11-3, 0-1) was led by Trevian Tennyson with 24 points. He was joined in double figures by Emanuel Miller with 20 points and Micah Peavy and Jameer Nelson Jr. with 10 points each.
“Tennyson was great,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “Jamie has said publicly that he was their best shooter since Desmond (Bane). We did a terrible job guarding him, but I thought he was terrific.”
Kansas did not have a field goal from anyone outside of Dickinson, McCullar or Adams until Harris hit a layup with 16:04 left in the second half.
“I’ve said this all along - we’re all for that,” Self said when asked if the Jayhawks need a fourth contributor. “Juan (Harris) had a terrible first half. But then he makes the hardest shot in the game and he made the past to win it.
“We’re all for somebody else stepping up. But you know, we’re not going to win all our games with four guys doing all the scoring, but that’s the way it was today.”
The Jayhawks couldn’t shake the Horned Frogs in the first half. Their largest lead was just six points (30-24). Each time Kansas tried to pull away, TCU responded. The Horned Frogs took two late leads before Kansas got a jumper from McCullar to take a 41-40 lead into halftime.
“I’m proud of our players, no question about it,” TCU head coach Jamie Dixon said. “I love their execution, love their intensity, love the ball pressure that we displayed for the entire game. I’m proud of how the guys handled the last minute. I’m proud of everything they did. But we didn’t get the win. Disappointed by that.”
Dickinson led a trio of Jayhawks in double figures in the first half with 18 points.
Both teams shot better than 50% in the first half. TCU was 17 of 33 (51.5%), while Kansas had as many makes with one less attempt for 53.1% from the field.
THE TAKEAWAY
TCU: The Horned Frogs are not intimidated by playing in Allen Fieldhouse. After handing Kansas the second-worst loss at Allen Fieldhouse in Self’s coaching career last season, the Frogs took Kansas to the wire again Saturday.
Kansas: The Jayhawks are fast starters in league competition. Kansas has won 33 straight conference openers, dating back to 1991 when the Jayhawks lost to Oklahoma.
UP NEXT
TCU: Hosts No. 11 Oklahoma on Wednesday.
Kansas: Visits Central Florida on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Ernest Udeh Jr. vs. Hunter Dickinson (KJ Adams Jr. gains possession) | |||
19:46 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 0-2 | |
19:16 | Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot | |||
19:14 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
19:05 | +3 | Hunter Dickinson makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 0-5 | |
18:44 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
18:42 | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | |||
18:42 | KJ Adams Jr. personal foul | |||
18:42 | Avery Anderson III turnover (bad pass) (KJ Adams Jr. steals) | |||
18:34 | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ernest Udeh Jr. steals) | |||
18:26 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Trevian Tennyson assists) | 2-5 | |
18:09 | KJ Adams Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Avery Anderson III steals) | |||
18:04 | Emanuel Miller misses two point layup | |||
18:02 | Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:54 | Ernest Udeh Jr. blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point jump shot | |||
17:52 | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | |||
17:46 | +2 | Avery Anderson III makes two point layup (Micah Peavy assists) | 4-5 | |
17:46 | Hunter Dickinson turnover (lost ball) (Avery Anderson III steals) | |||
17:46 | Elmarko Jackson shooting foul (Avery Anderson III draws the foul) | |||
17:46 | +1 | Avery Anderson III makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-5 | |
17:26 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
17:24 | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | |||
17:22 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup | |||
17:20 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
17:18 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup | 5-7 | |
17:01 | +3 | Trevian Tennyson makes three point jump shot (Avery Anderson III assists) | 8-7 | |
16:49 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point layup | |||
16:47 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
16:44 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup | 8-9 | |
16:31 | +3 | Micah Peavy makes three point jump shot (Trevian Tennyson assists) | 11-9 | |
16:22 | Elmarko Jackson misses two point layup | |||
16:20 | Emanuel Miller defensive rebound | |||
16:16 | Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot | |||
16:14 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
16:09 | Hunter Dickinson turnover (traveling) | |||
15:52 | Emanuel Miller turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Dickinson steals) | |||
15:46 | Avery Anderson III personal foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | |||
15:46 | TV timeout | |||
15:44 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 11-11 | |
15:23 | Micah Peavy misses two point jump shot | |||
15:21 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:06 | Jameer Nelson Jr. personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | |||
14:56 | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | |||
14:53 | Micah Peavy turnover (bad pass) | |||
14:40 | Elmarko Jackson misses three point jump shot | |||
14:38 | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | |||
14:33 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup | 11-13 | |
14:18 | +3 | Emanuel Miller makes three point jump shot (Micah Peavy assists) | 14-13 | |
14:04 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup | 14-15 | |
13:52 | Xavier Cork misses two point jump shot | |||
13:50 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
13:30 | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Emanuel Miller steals) | |||
13:22 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Chuck O'Bannon Jr. assists) | 16-15 | |
13:16 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup | 16-17 | |
13:16 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. shooting foul (Kevin McCullar Jr. draws the foul) | |||
13:16 | +1 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-18 | |
13:03 | Micah Peavy turnover (lost ball) | |||
12:36 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
12:34 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound | |||
12:27 | Jameer Nelson Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
12:25 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
12:13 | Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | |||
12:12 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-19 | |
12:12 | Johnny Furphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
12:12 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:54 | Johnny Furphy blocks Chuck O'Bannon Jr.'s two point layup | |||
11:52 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
11:48 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 16-21 | |
11:48 | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | |||
11:48 | TV timeout | |||
11:18 | Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot | |||
11:16 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:00 | Parker Braun turnover (lost ball) (Jameer Nelson Jr. steals) | |||
10:53 | Johnny Furphy personal foul | |||
10:52 | Johnny Furphy shooting foul (Emanuel Miller draws the foul) | |||
10:52 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-21 | |
10:52 | +1 | Emanuel Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-21 | |
10:29 | +3 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes three point jump shot | 18-24 | |
10:09 | +2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point jump shot | 20-24 | |
9:51 | Hunter Dickinson turnover (bad pass) (Avery Anderson III steals) | |||
9:42 | Avery Anderson III misses three point jump shot | |||
9:40 | Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:16 | Elmarko Jackson misses two point jump shot | |||
9:14 | Avery Anderson III defensive rebound | |||
9:05 | Avery Anderson III misses two point jump shot | |||
9:03 | Emanuel Miller offensive rebound | |||
8:58 | Trevian Tennyson misses three point jump shot | |||
8:56 | Elmarko Jackson defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | Kevin McCullar Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Trevian Tennyson steals) | |||
8:40 | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists) | 22-24 | |
8:21 | Ernest Udeh Jr. personal foul | |||
8:17 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists) | 22-26 | |
7:54 | Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot | |||
7:52 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
7:40 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 22-28 | |
7:16 | Emanuel Miller misses two point jump shot | |||
7:14 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:07 | TV timeout | |||
6:56 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
6:54 | Jayhawks offensive rebound | |||
6:50 | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Trevian Tennyson steals) | |||
6:42 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point layup (Trevian Tennyson assists) | 24-28 | |
6:39 | Trevian Tennyson personal foul | |||
6:26 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 24-30 | |
6:03 | +2 | Trevian Tennyson makes two point jump shot | 26-30 | |
5:41 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
5:39 | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | |||
5:32 | +2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point layup | 28-30 | |
5:08 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
5:06 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
5:01 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk | 28-32 | |
4:42 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Emanuel Miller assists) | 30-32 | |
4:18 | +3 | Hunter Dickinson makes three point jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists) | 30-35 | |
3:55 | +2 | Jameer Nelson Jr. makes two point jump shot | 32-35 | |
3:26 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
3:24 | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | |||
3:19 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk | 32-37 | |
3:15 | Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot | |||
3:13 | Emanuel Miller offensive rebound | |||
3:10 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot | 34-37 | |
2:53 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
2:51 | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | |||
2:42 | Kevin McCullar Jr. personal foul | |||
2:42 | TV timeout | |||
2:25 | +2 | Xavier Cork makes two point layup (Avery Anderson III assists) | 36-37 | |
2:08 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. blocks Kevin McCullar Jr.'s two point layup | |||
2:06 | Chuck O'Bannon Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:58 | +2 | Xavier Cork makes two point dunk (Emanuel Miller assists) | 38-37 | |
1:54 | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | |||
1:39 | Avery Anderson III personal foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:39 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-38 | |
1:39 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-39 | |
1:13 | Xavier Cork misses two point jump shot | |||
1:11 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:02 | Xavier Cork personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | |||
1:02 | Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
1:02 | Xavier Cork defensive rebound | |||
0:43 | +2 | Emanuel Miller makes two point jump shot (Jameer Nelson Jr. assists) | 40-39 | |
0:22 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 40-41 | |
0:08 | Jameer Nelson Jr. offensive foul | |||
0:08 | Jameer Nelson Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:01 | Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Trevian Tennyson defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |