No. 8 Kansas easily defeats Oklahoma State 83-54 with balanced offense
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Hunter Dickinson and K.J. Adams Jr. each scored 16 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and No. 8 Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 83-54 on Tuesday night.
All five Kansas starters scored in double figures.
“It was good not to have to stress as much,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We played well. Offensively, we were able to move the ball. We got the shots we wanted and we shared it. Our shot distribution was good. Marko (Elmarko Jackson) saw a couple go down, so there were a lot of good things offensively.”
The Jayhawks, who played without all-America candidate Kevin McCullar Jr., cruised throughout the second half. Their lead never dipped below the halftime margin of 18 points.
“Obviously it was a tough night for us, but Kansas had a lot to do with it,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said. “We obviously didn’t play well enough to give ourselves much of a chance.
"They can hurt you a lot of ways. Today, we tried to make them beat us from 3-point range, but they showed us they were capable of beating us from 3 early. That makes it harder to put more attention on Hunter.”
Kansas (17-4, 5-3 Big 12) got 12 points from Dajuan Harris Jr., 11 from Johnny Furphy and 10 from Jackson. Dickinson had a double-double with 11 rebounds, and Harris had seven assists. Dickinson went over 2,000 points in his career, counting his first three years at Michigan.
Self was pleased with the aggressiveness of Harris, who had his second-most points of the season.
“We wanted Juan to shoot the ball,” he said. “I think he was more aggressive. I told Juan he needs to quit listening to me and he needs to quit listening to everybody else what they think he should be doing to play well. It’s ridiculous, including me.
"All he’s done is won a state high school championship, won a national championship. He wins every pickup game. I tell him, ‘Just play and trust your instincts. Quit trying to do what other people say you need to do.’ He needs to make sure his team wins. And that’s what he does.”
Oklahoma State (9-12, 1-7) was led by John-Michael Wright with 16 points. Brandon Garrison added 11 points after scoring the first seven points of the game for the Cowboys.
Kansas gradually pulled away in the first half, grabbing its first double-digit lead with 11:12 left in the first half on a jumper by Jackson. When Dickinson hit a foul-line jumper to cap a 12-0 run, the Jayhawks led 33-15. They led by as many as 21 points in the first half before taking a 44-26 lead into the locker room.
“I looked at it as an opportunity,” Jackson said of playing without McCullar. “We've got a motto here of ‘Next man up.’ You just have to be ready for your opportunity.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys, the youngest team in the Big 12 Conference, don't have the depth to compete in the upper tier of the conference at this point.
Kansas: The Jayhawks didn't miss leading scorer McCullar, who was out with an undisclosed injury.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State: Hosts Kansas State on Saturday.
Kansas: Hosts No. 4 Houston on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Brandon Garrison vs. Hunter Dickinson (Jayhawks gains possession) | |||
19:45 | +3 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 0-3 | |
19:09 | Elmarko Jackson shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul) | |||
19:09 | +1 | Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 | |
19:09 | +1 | Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
18:52 | +2 | Johnny Furphy makes two point layup | 2-5 | |
18:40 | John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
18:38 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
18:21 | Elmarko Jackson misses two point jump shot | |||
18:19 | Brandon Garrison defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | +2 | Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Bryce Thompson assists) | 4-5 | |
17:37 | +3 | Elmarko Jackson makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 4-8 | |
17:21 | Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot | |||
17:19 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
16:59 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
16:57 | Connor Dow defensive rebound | |||
16:36 | +2 | Brandon Garrison makes two point jump shot (Bryce Thompson assists) | 6-8 | |
16:17 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 6-10 | |
15:47 | Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot | |||
15:45 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
15:37 | Elmarko Jackson misses two point layup | |||
15:35 | Connor Dow defensive rebound | |||
15:33 | Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Bryce Thompson draws the foul) | |||
15:33 | TV timeout | |||
15:33 | Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
15:33 | +1 | Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-10 | |
15:19 | Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | |||
15:15 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 7-12 | |
14:54 | +3 | John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 10-12 | |
14:31 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 10-14 | |
14:01 | Brandon Garrison turnover | |||
13:46 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot | |||
13:44 | Brandon Garrison defensive rebound | |||
13:28 | Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot | |||
13:26 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
13:09 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
13:07 | Jarius Hicklen defensive rebound | |||
12:52 | Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
12:50 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
12:38 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 10-16 | |
12:05 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
12:03 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
11:52 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup | 10-18 | |
11:47 | Cowboys 30 second timeout | |||
11:47 | TV timeout | |||
11:27 | Eric Dailey Jr. turnover (out of bounds) | |||
11:13 | +2 | Elmarko Jackson makes two point jump shot | 10-20 | |
10:50 | Jarius Hicklen turnover (Parker Braun steals) | |||
10:42 | Parker Braun turnover (Javon Small steals) | |||
10:34 | Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot | |||
10:32 | Parker Braun defensive rebound | |||
10:15 | Parker Braun turnover (Brandon Garrison steals) | |||
10:07 | +3 | Javon Small makes three point jump shot | 13-20 | |
9:45 | Connor Dow shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | |||
9:45 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-21 | |
9:45 | Johnny Furphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
9:45 | Mike Marsh defensive rebound | |||
9:35 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
9:33 | Quion Williams offensive rebound | |||
9:21 | Mike Marsh misses two point hook shot | |||
9:19 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
9:19 | Quion Williams personal foul | |||
9:07 | Elmarko Jackson turnover (Connor Dow steals) | |||
9:00 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
8:58 | Cowboys offensive rebound | |||
8:44 | Mike Marsh misses two point jump shot | |||
8:42 | Quion Williams offensive rebound | |||
8:38 | +2 | Quion Williams makes two point layup | 15-21 | |
8:34 | Mike Marsh personal foul | |||
8:24 | +3 | Elmarko Jackson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 15-24 | |
7:51 | Jarius Hicklen misses three point jump shot | |||
7:49 | Elmarko Jackson defensive rebound | |||
7:32 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot | 15-26 | |
7:09 | Connor Dow misses three point jump shot | |||
7:07 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
6:58 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Nicolas Timberlake assists) | 15-28 | |
6:23 | Jarius Hicklen misses two point layup | |||
6:21 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | +3 | Nicolas Timberlake makes three point jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists) | 15-31 | |
6:14 | Cowboys 30 second timeout | |||
6:14 | TV timeout | |||
5:57 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Brandon Garrison's two point jump shot | |||
5:55 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
5:45 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Jamari McDowell assists) | 15-33 | |
5:18 | +3 | John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot (Connor Dow assists) | 18-33 | |
5:01 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Johnny Furphy assists) | 18-35 | |
4:49 | John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
4:47 | Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound | |||
4:43 | John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
4:41 | Cowboys offensive rebound | |||
4:35 | Brandon Garrison turnover (back court violation) | |||
4:30 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
4:28 | Connor Dow defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | +3 | Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists) | 21-35 | |
3:44 | Brandon Garrison personal foul (Elmarko Jackson draws the foul) | |||
3:44 | TV timeout | |||
3:30 | +3 | Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 21-38 | |
3:00 | Johnny Furphy shooting foul (John-Michael Wright draws the foul) | |||
3:00 | +1 | John-Michael Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-38 | |
3:00 | +1 | John-Michael Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-38 | |
2:49 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
2:47 | Parker Braun offensive rebound | |||
2:40 | John-Michael Wright personal foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul) | |||
2:34 | Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | |||
2:34 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-39 | |
2:34 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-40 | |
2:29 | John-Michael Wright misses two point layup | |||
2:27 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
2:13 | Hunter Dickinson turnover (bad pass) | |||
1:50 | John-Michael Wright turnover (KJ Adams Jr. steals) | |||
1:45 | +2 | Johnny Furphy makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 23-42 | |
1:31 | Quion Williams misses two point dunk | |||
1:29 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
1:14 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 23-44 | |
0:51 | Javon Small misses two point layup | |||
0:49 | Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:43 | Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot | |||
0:41 | Jarius Hicklen defensive rebound | |||
0:31 | +3 | Jarius Hicklen makes three point jump shot | 26-44 | |
0:20 | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | |||
0:02 | Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot | |||
0:01 | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | |||
0:01 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup | |||
0:01 | Quion Williams defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |