Dickinson has 24 points, 14 rebounds as No. 3 Kansas beats No. 9 Oklahoma 78-66
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kevin McCullar scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half as No. 3 Kansas surged past No. 9 Oklahoma 78-66 Saturday, extending its winning streak over the Sooners to six games.
Hunter Dickinson led Kansas (14-2, 2-1 Big 12) with 24 points and 14 rebounds. KJ Adams had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Dajuan Harris had eight assists and no turnovers.
The Jayhawks committed two turnovers in the entire game, something the players said was an emphasis after combining for 35 in their last two games. Kansas coach Bill Self thought otherwise.
“I don’t know that we emphasize that nearly as much as what you guys (the media) think we do,” he said. “But we didn’t have to because the players all know.
"I thought we did a better job of taking care of the basketball. That’s probably about as well as we can take care of the ball. Two is a low number. We’re not good enough offensively to give away possessions. So our number needs to be under 10, or 10 or so.”
Kansas is looking for another offensive threat besides McCullar, Dickinson, Adams and Harris. On Saturday, those four were enough.
“Their ‘big four’ showed up and showed up big,” Oklahoma coach Porter Moser said. “We didn’t guard well enough the second half. We put a lot of pressure on our offense when (we) didn’t guard.”
Javian McCollum scored 17 points to lead Oklahoma (13-3, 1-2), which lost its second straight game. Milos Usan added 15 and Otego Oteh had 12.
Kansas finally grabbed a double-digit lead with 10:31 left on a pair of free throws by McCullar en route to opening a 16-point lead.
“I thought we played really well,” Self said. "Probably the best game we played, maybe since Connecticut (Dec. 1). That was probably the best game we played."
For Dickinson, this type of effort is what he expects.
“We all knew that we dropped one (against UCF Wednesday),” he said. “You don’t get many chances like that, especially how competitive this league is. And so we knew we dropped one, and this game was gonna be big, not only because we just lost but we were playing a Top 10 team in the country.”
Oklahoma took its first lead when Jalon Moore followed a missed shot and slammed it home for a 27-26 advantage with 6:28 left in the first half. The teams traded leads the rest of the half, and Kansas led 38-37 lead at the break.
Adams led all scorers with 15 first-half points. Dickinson had 10 points. McCollum led the Sooners with 12 points.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma: The Sooners, who are leaving the Big 12 after this season, did not back down. After trailing by as many as 11 points, Oklahoma kept the game close until Kansas' late spurt put the game away.
Kansas: Allen Fieldhouse is still tough on visiting teams. Kansas seems to find a way to feed off the crowd to win home games.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma: The Sooners return home Wednesday to face West Virginia before traveling to Cincinnati for their first matchup as conference foes next Saturday.
Kansas: The Jayhawks will be on the road twice next week, facing Oklahoma State on Tuesday. They also play at West Virginia.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Sam Godwin vs. Hunter Dickinson (Dajuan Harris Jr. gains possession) | |||
19:44 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 0-2 | |
19:44 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 0-2 | |
20:00 | Sam Godwin vs. Hunter Dickinson (Dajuan Harris Jr. gains possession) | |||
19:44 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 0-2 | |
19:31 | Milos Uzan turnover (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | |||
19:25 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 0-4 | |
19:07 | KJ Adams Jr. blocks Jalon Moore's two point jump shot | |||
19:05 | Sam Godwin offensive rebound | |||
19:04 | Johnny Furphy shooting foul (Sam Godwin draws the foul) | |||
19:04 | +1 | Sam Godwin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-4 | |
19:04 | +1 | Sam Godwin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 | |
18:51 | Jalon Moore shooting foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | |||
18:51 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 | |
18:51 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 | |
18:33 | Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot | |||
18:31 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
18:15 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 2-8 | |
17:52 | Otega Oweh misses two point jump shot | |||
17:50 | Sam Godwin offensive rebound | |||
17:46 | +2 | Sam Godwin makes two point layup | 4-8 | |
17:28 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
17:26 | Johnny Furphy offensive rebound | |||
17:09 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
17:07 | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | |||
16:57 | Jalon Moore misses two point jump shot | |||
16:55 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
16:40 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
16:38 | Johnny Furphy offensive rebound | |||
16:31 | Javian McCollum personal foul | |||
16:24 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 4-10 | |
16:06 | Javian McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | |||
16:02 | +2 | Johnny Furphy makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 4-12 | |
15:36 | John Hugley IV turnover | |||
15:36 | TV timeout | |||
15:22 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
15:20 | Javian McCollum defensive rebound | |||
15:08 | Hunter Dickinson personal foul (John Hugley IV draws the foul) | |||
15:08 | +1 | John Hugley IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-12 | |
15:08 | John Hugley IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
15:08 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
14:44 | Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot | |||
14:42 | Milos Uzan defensive rebound | |||
14:30 | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
14:28 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
14:20 | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
14:18 | Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound | |||
14:09 | +3 | Javian McCollum makes three point jump shot | 8-12 | |
13:51 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot | 8-14 | |
13:18 | John Hugley IV misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
13:16 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
13:08 | John Hugley IV personal foul | |||
12:54 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
12:52 | Dajuan Harris Jr. offensive rebound | |||
12:49 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 8-16 | |
12:49 | John Hugley IV shooting foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | |||
12:49 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 8-17 | |
12:34 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point floating jump shot | 10-17 | |
12:34 | +2 | Parker Braun makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 10-19 | |
11:47 | +2 | Sam Godwin makes two point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 12-19 | |
11:43 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
11:41 | Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound | |||
11:32 | Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot | |||
11:31 | Sam Godwin offensive rebound | |||
11:31 | Parker Braun personal foul | |||
11:31 | TV timeout | |||
11:27 | Javian McCollum misses three point jump shot | |||
11:25 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:00 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | |||
10:58 | Otega Oweh defensive rebound | |||
10:39 | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point layup | 14-19 | |
10:18 | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
10:16 | Javian McCollum defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Kevin McCullar Jr. shooting foul (Javian McCollum draws the foul) | |||
9:48 | +1 | Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 15-19 | |
9:48 | +1 | Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 16-19 | |
9:48 | +1 | Javian McCollum makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 17-19 | |
9:24 | Johnny Furphy misses two point jump shot | |||
9:22 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
9:18 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup | 17-21 | |
9:04 | Otega Oweh misses three point jump shot | |||
9:02 | Elmarko Jackson defensive rebound | |||
8:58 | Milos Uzan personal foul (Elmarko Jackson draws the foul) | |||
8:57 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 17-23 | |
8:27 | +3 | Milos Uzan makes three point jump shot | 20-23 | |
8:13 | Hunter Dickinson turnover | |||
7:57 | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point layup | 22-23 | |
7:42 | +3 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 22-26 | |
7:21 | +3 | Otega Oweh makes three point jump shot (Milos Uzan assists) | 25-26 | |
6:57 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
6:55 | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | |||
6:34 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Otega Oweh's two point layup | |||
6:32 | Jalon Moore offensive rebound | |||
6:28 | +2 | Jalon Moore makes two point dunk | 27-26 | |
5:57 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
5:55 | Jalon Moore defensive rebound | |||
5:43 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Sam Godwin's two point jump shot | |||
5:42 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
5:29 | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
5:27 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
5:27 | Jalon Moore personal foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | |||
5:27 | TV timeout | |||
5:27 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-27 | |
5:27 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-28 | |
5:06 | +2 | Otega Oweh makes two point layup | 29-28 | |
5:06 | Johnny Furphy personal foul (Otega Oweh draws the foul) | |||
5:06 | Otega Oweh misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
5:06 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:39 | Otega Oweh blocks KJ Adams Jr.'s two point layup | |||
4:37 | Javian McCollum defensive rebound | |||
4:33 | +2 | Milos Uzan makes two point layup (Otega Oweh assists) | 31-28 | |
4:17 | Jamari McDowell misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | Sooners defensive rebound | |||
3:56 | Milos Uzan misses three point jump shot | |||
3:54 | Otega Oweh offensive rebound | |||
3:49 | Otega Oweh misses two point layup | |||
3:47 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
3:29 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot | 31-30 | |
3:07 | Milos Uzan misses two point layup | |||
3:05 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
2:54 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point cutting layup | |||
2:52 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
2:43 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup | 31-32 | |
2:41 | Sooners 30 second timeout | |||
2:41 | TV timeout | |||
2:29 | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point stepback jump shot | 33-32 | |
2:08 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup | 33-34 | |
1:49 | +2 | Javian McCollum makes two point jump shot | 35-34 | |
1:39 | Le'Tre Darthard personal foul (Kevin McCullar Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:39 | +1 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-35 | |
1:39 | +1 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-36 | |
1:24 | Luke Northweather misses three point jump shot | |||
1:22 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:09 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 35-38 | |
0:44 | +2 | Rivaldo Soares makes two point layup | 37-38 | |
0:33 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
0:31 | Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound | |||
0:25 | Javian McCollum turnover (bad pass) (KJ Adams Jr. steals) | |||
0:17 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
0:15 | Rivaldo Soares defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | Javian McCollum turnover (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | |||
0:00 | End of period |