Hunter Dickinson scores 21 as No. 3 Kansas cruises past Oklahoma State 90-66
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Hunter Dickinson believes Kansas' offense is starting to reach its potential.
The 7-foot-2 center had 21 points and seven rebounds, and the third-ranked Jayhawks rolled past Oklahoma State 90-66 on Tuesday night.
In front of a crowd that was maybe half full and included a significant number of Kansas fans, the Jayhawks shot 62% and never trailed.
“We were kind of due for one of these wins where we build an early lead and maintain it throughout the game," Dickinson said. "We’re very talented, and I think it was just a matter of time before we put the offense together and everybody just had a really good game at once. I think we just did a really good job of not getting complacent.”
Kevin McCullar Jr. scored 18 points and KJ Adams Jr. scored 16 for the Jayhawks (15-2, 3-1 Big 12).
Johnny Furphy matched a season high by scoring all 15 of his points in the first half for Kansas. The 6-9 freshman guard from Australia also had seven rebounds in just his third start.
“I think Johnny’s done a really good job these past couple of games when he’s been in the starting lineup just being confident and being himself," Dickinson said. "I think the four vets are just looking for him to go out there and play his game.”
Bryce Thompson led Oklahoma State with 20 points. The former Kansas guard surpassed 1,000 career points after entering the night with 986.
Javon Small, Oklahoma State's season leader with nearly 15 points per game, finished with two on 1-for-10 shooting as the Cowboys (8-9, 0-4) dropped their fourth straight.
Oklahoma State was winless in the conference, but they had taken then-No. 18 Baylor to overtime in their last home game on Jan. 6. And the Cowboys had registered home wins against the Jayhawks in 2018 and 2021 under coach Mike Boynton.
Kansas took control of this one early, shooting a blistering 67.7% from the field in the first half to take a 48-33 lead at the break.
Late in the first half, Nicolas Timberlake dunked on Thompson to give Kansas a 46-27 edge.
“That was a great play,” Furphy said. “I passed that ahead. I didn’t fully expect him to get up that high, but I heard Kev (McCullar) scream out, ‘Dunk that!'”
Thompson hit a 3-pointer as time expired in the first half to cut Kansas' lead to 15 at the break.
The Jayhawks kept the pressure on, and their largest lead was 28 points in the second half.
"We lost to a really good team that played well tonight,” Boynton said. “That’s really the bottom line, and for us we’ve got to figure out what we want to have as the identity and the legacy of this particular team. And we need to have those answers before Saturday when we play again.”
BIG PICTURE
Kansas: The Jayhawks followed their school-record low two-turnover performance against Oklahoma by producing 21 assists to 11 turnovers against the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys scored just 42 points on 32% shooting in a loss at Iowa State on Saturday, then shot 40% against Kansas.
UP NEXT
Kansas: Visits West Virginia on Saturday.
Oklahoma State: Visits Kansas State on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Hunter Dickinson vs. Brandon Garrison (Jayhawks gains possession) | |||
19:41 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point turnaround hook shot | 2-0 | |
19:33 | Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
19:31 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
19:26 | +2 | Johnny Furphy makes two point dunk (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 4-0 | |
19:03 | Bryce Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | |||
18:54 | +2 | Johnny Furphy makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 6-0 | |
18:52 | Cowboys 30 second timeout | |||
18:26 | +2 | Javon Small makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 6-2 | |
17:59 | Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot | |||
17:57 | Javon Small defensive rebound | |||
17:38 | Brandon Garrison misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
17:36 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
17:32 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 8-2 | |
17:11 | Javon Small turnover (bad pass) | |||
17:00 | Kevin McCullar Jr. turnover (bad pass) | |||
16:44 | Javon Small misses two point jump shot | |||
16:42 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
16:28 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point layup | |||
16:26 | Quion Williams defensive rebound | |||
16:08 | +2 | Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 8-4 | |
15:40 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 10-4 | |
15:15 | +2 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot | 10-6 | |
14:57 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point driving hook shot | 12-6 | |
14:46 | Javon Small turnover (lost ball) | |||
14:46 | TV timeout | |||
14:34 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
14:32 | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | |||
14:24 | +3 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 15-6 | |
14:12 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
14:10 | Brandon Garrison offensive rebound | |||
14:09 | Quion Williams turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
13:58 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot | |||
13:56 | Brandon Garrison defensive rebound | |||
13:44 | +2 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 15-8 | |
13:33 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
13:31 | Quion Williams defensive rebound | |||
13:15 | Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot | |||
13:13 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
13:02 | Brandon Garrison personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | |||
12:52 | KJ Adams Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Quion Williams steals) | |||
12:45 | Johnny Furphy blocks Bryce Thompson's two point layup | |||
12:43 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
12:32 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 17-8 | |
12:13 | +2 | Mike Marsh makes two point layup (Javon Small assists) | 17-10 | |
12:05 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-10 | |
11:46 | Javon Small turnover (bad pass) | |||
11:46 | TV timeout | |||
11:35 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point turnaround hook shot | 21-10 | |
11:14 | John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
11:12 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
11:07 | Hunter Dickinson turnover (bad pass) (Jarius Hicklen steals) | |||
10:56 | John-Michael Wright misses two point jump shot | |||
10:54 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:42 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 23-10 | |
10:32 | Dajuan Harris Jr. personal foul | |||
10:20 | Mike Marsh misses two point jump shot | |||
10:18 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
10:02 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 25-10 | |
9:55 | +2 | Bryce Thompson makes two point layup | 25-12 | |
9:31 | +3 | Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists) | 28-12 | |
9:05 | +2 | Bryce Thompson makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 28-14 | |
8:40 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
8:38 | Johnny Furphy offensive rebound | |||
8:34 | +3 | Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 31-14 | |
8:34 | Cowboys 30 second timeout | |||
8:17 | Parker Braun personal foul | |||
8:00 | Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
7:58 | Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:34 | Elmarko Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Jarius Hicklen steals) | |||
7:27 | Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
7:25 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:23 | Javon Small shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | |||
7:23 | TV timeout | |||
7:23 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-14 | |
7:23 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-14 | |
7:03 | +3 | Jarius Hicklen makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 33-17 | |
6:30 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point layup | |||
6:28 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
6:23 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point tip layup | 35-17 | |
6:01 | Brandon Garrison offensive foul | |||
6:01 | Brandon Garrison turnover (offensive foul) | |||
5:49 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 37-17 | |
5:32 | Elmarko Jackson shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul) | |||
5:32 | +1 | Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-18 | |
5:32 | +1 | Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-19 | |
5:12 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup | 39-19 | |
4:58 | +3 | Quion Williams makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists) | 39-22 | |
4:44 | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point dunk | |||
4:42 | Brandon Garrison defensive rebound | |||
4:42 | Jump ball. (Cowboys gains possession) | |||
4:26 | Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (Connor Dow draws the foul) | |||
4:26 | +1 | Connor Dow makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 39-23 | |
4:26 | +1 | Connor Dow makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 39-24 | |
4:26 | +1 | Connor Dow makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 39-25 | |
3:56 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 41-25 | |
3:40 | +2 | Connor Dow makes two point pullup jump shot | 41-27 | |
3:23 | +3 | Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 44-27 | |
3:02 | Quion Williams turnover (bad pass) | |||
3:02 | TV timeout | |||
2:50 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup | |||
2:48 | Connor Dow defensive rebound | |||
2:42 | Johnny Furphy blocks Javon Small's two point layup | |||
2:40 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
2:33 | +2 | Nicolas Timberlake makes two point dunk (Johnny Furphy assists) | 46-27 | |
2:11 | Bryce Thompson misses two point jump shot | |||
2:09 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
2:05 | Hunter Dickinson turnover (lost ball) (Connor Dow steals) | |||
1:44 | Nicolas Timberlake shooting foul (Bryce Thompson draws the foul) | |||
1:44 | +1 | Bryce Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-28 | |
1:44 | +1 | Bryce Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-29 | |
1:22 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 48-29 | |
1:08 | Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul) | |||
1:08 | Eric Dailey Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:08 | +1 | Eric Dailey Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-30 | |
0:54 | Bryce Thompson shooting foul | |||
0:46 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
0:44 | Javon Small defensive rebound | |||
0:36 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
0:34 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
0:26 | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | |||
0:03 | Jayhawks turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:01 | +3 | Bryce Thompson makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 48-33 | |
0:00 | End of period |