No. 4 Kansas wins 18th straight at home, 64-61 over No. 13 Baylor
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Hunter Dickinson scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack as No. 4 Kansas extended its home winning streak to 18 games with a 64-61 win over No. 13 Baylor on Saturday night.
Baylor got the ball with 14.2 seconds left and a chance to tie it, but Jayden Nunn's 3-point try from the corner was short. After Nicolas Timberlake missed the front end of a one-and-one, Ja'Kobe Walter's 3-point attempt caromed off the rim.
“I was hoping the game was slow, which it was,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “I was hoping the game was ugly and muddy, which it was, in large part because they turned it over and in large part because we couldn’t make shots.”
Baylor coach Scott Drew was troubled by his team’s 21 turnovers.
“We've got to do a better job,” he said. ”You'll never beat anybody of quality, let alone Kansas, with 21 turnovers. That was the area that will we’ll focus on the most trying to get better at. I’m happy with holding them to 43 percent (from the field). We win games like that. We did a great job on the glass, 15-4 on second chance points.
“But if (Patrick) Mahomes throws six picks, (the Chiefs) are not going to win tomorrow (in the Super Bowl).”
Kansas, 13-0 at home this season, played without guard Kevin McCullar, who is out with a knee injury. Timberlake made his first start with the Jayhawks. Drew is now 1-15 in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas (19-5, 7-4 Big 12) got 14 points from Dajuan Harris, 13 from KJ Adams and 11 from Johnny Furphy.
Despite the win, Self was in a testy mood after the game.
“This is probably the least happy I’ve been after a win, because that’s not how you play basketball,” he said.
Baylor (17-6, 6-4) was led by Yves Missi with 21 points and Walter with 17.
“He’s a really good athlete, obviously,” Dickinson said of his counterpart on the Bears. “He just runs really good out of ball screens. That puts a lot of pressure on a defense when you've got really good guards out there that can stretch the floor.”
Kansas kept Baylor at arm's length for most of the second half. After Baylor trimmed the deficit to 37-36 early in the half, the Jayhawks responded with a 6-0 run. Baylor again trimmed it to a one-possession game at 44-41, but a 9-1 Kansas run opened a double-digit lead.
Baylor kept the game within reach, getting within 3 points but couldn't get over the hump.
The bench stepped up, with Timberlake scoring eight points.
“We were missing a lot with Kevin being out," Dickinson said. "He's one of the best players in college basketball. But we all felt pretty confident in one another to step up and make big plays. We’re at Kansas for a reason. It’s not a surprise that guys stepped up. That’s what we expected.”
Dickinson was the story in the first half. He scored 13, more than half his team's first 25 points. Kansas jumped out quickly, racing to an 18-6 lead by the second media timeout. In that opening stretch, the Jayhawks hit seven of their first 10 shots.
Dickinson picked up his second foul with 2:59 left in the first half and sat the rest of the half.
Kansas led by as many as 13 points in the first half before Baylor trimmed it to 34-28 at halftime.
THE TAKEAWAY
Houston: The Bears did not let the big, early deficit take them out of their game. They answered nearly every Kansas run.
Kansas: The Jayhawks need McCullar to get healthy moving forward. He leads the team with 19.5 points per game.
UP NEXT
Baylor: The Bears return home Tuesday night for a game against Oklahoma.
Kansas: The Jayhawks will travel to Texas Tech on Monday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Bears gains possession) | |||
19:42 | RayJ Dennis turnover (Hunter Dickinson steals) | |||
19:26 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
19:24 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
18:57 | RayJ Dennis misses two point layup | |||
18:55 | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | |||
18:52 | +2 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
18:36 | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | |||
18:36 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 2-1 | |
18:36 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 2-2 | |
18:36 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 2-3 | |
18:07 | Jalen Bridges misses two point jump shot | |||
18:05 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
17:47 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 2-5 | |
17:30 | Ja'Kobe Walter turnover | |||
17:18 | Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot | |||
17:16 | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | |||
17:15 | RayJ Dennis personal foul | |||
17:12 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 2-7 | |
16:54 | +2 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point layup | 4-7 | |
16:29 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot | |||
16:27 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
16:11 | Yves Missi misses two point jump shot | |||
16:09 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
16:00 | +3 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot | 4-10 | |
15:42 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
15:40 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:32 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 4-12 | |
15:32 | Bears 30 second timeout | |||
15:32 | TV timeout | |||
15:04 | Josh Ojianwuna turnover (KJ Adams Jr. steals) | |||
14:59 | Nicolas Timberlake turnover (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
14:54 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Jayden Nunn's two point layup | |||
14:54 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
14:35 | Jayden Nunn turnover (Elmarko Jackson steals) | |||
14:15 | Hunter Dickinson turnover (traveling) | |||
14:01 | Josh Ojianwuna turnover (KJ Adams Jr. steals) | |||
13:53 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup | 4-14 | |
13:53 | Caleb Lohner shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | |||
13:53 | Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
13:53 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
13:28 | RayJ Dennis turnover (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | |||
13:07 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 4-16 | |
12:46 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point layup (RayJ Dennis assists) | 6-16 | |
12:14 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot | 6-18 | |
11:54 | Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
11:52 | Jayhawks defensive rebound | |||
11:52 | TV timeout | |||
11:34 | Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot | |||
11:32 | Miro Little defensive rebound | |||
11:23 | Nicolas Timberlake personal foul | |||
11:06 | Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
11:04 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
11:00 | Parker Braun shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
11:00 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
11:00 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-18 | |
10:36 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot | 7-20 | |
10:22 | Yves Missi misses two point layup | |||
10:20 | Miro Little offensive rebound | |||
10:13 | +3 | Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 10-20 | |
9:57 | +3 | Hunter Dickinson makes three point jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists) | 10-23 | |
9:35 | Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
9:35 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-23 | |
9:35 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-23 | |
9:26 | Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot | |||
9:24 | Miro Little defensive rebound | |||
9:07 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua misses three point jump shot | |||
9:05 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
8:53 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup | |||
8:51 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
8:46 | +3 | Jalen Bridges makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 15-23 | |
8:17 | Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot | |||
8:15 | Miro Little defensive rebound | |||
8:02 | Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua misses three point jump shot | |||
8:00 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
7:34 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Johnny Furphy assists) | 15-25 | |
7:08 | Miro Little misses three point jump shot | |||
7:05 | Jayhawks defensive rebound | |||
7:06 | TV timeout | |||
6:56 | KJ Adams Jr. turnover (Ja'Kobe Walter steals) | |||
6:36 | RayJ Dennis turnover (Elmarko Jackson steals) | |||
6:15 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup | |||
6:13 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
6:00 | Elmarko Jackson shooting foul (Ja'Kobe Walter draws the foul) | |||
5:59 | Bill Self technical foul | |||
5:59 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 16-25 | |
5:59 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 17-25 | |
5:59 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 18-25 | |
5:59 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 19-25 | |
5:59 | +1 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 20-25 | |
5:37 | +2 | Johnny Furphy makes two point layup | 20-27 | |
5:37 | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | |||
5:37 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-28 | |
5:08 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
5:06 | Jayden Nunn offensive rebound | |||
4:54 | Josh Ojianwuna turnover (lost ball) | |||
4:36 | Yves Missi blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point layup | |||
4:34 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
4:26 | Parker Braun shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
4:26 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-28 | |
4:26 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:26 | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:12 | Yves Missi personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | |||
4:10 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
4:08 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
3:59 | Yves Missi misses two point layup | |||
3:57 | Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Miro Little personal foul | |||
3:46 | TV timeout | |||
3:33 | Johnny Furphy turnover (RayJ Dennis steals) | |||
3:24 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (RayJ Dennis assists) | 23-28 | |
3:02 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
3:00 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
3:00 | Hunter Dickinson personal foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
3:00 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
3:00 | Parker Braun defensive rebound | |||
2:46 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
2:44 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
2:35 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 26-28 | |
2:33 | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | |||
2:23 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup | 26-30 | |
2:08 | Jalen Bridges turnover (Johnny Furphy steals) | |||
1:48 | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
1:48 | Johnny Furphy offensive rebound | |||
1:48 | Miro Little personal foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | |||
1:48 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-31 | |
1:48 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-32 | |
1:25 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point layup | 28-32 | |
1:06 | Parker Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
1:04 | Caleb Lohner defensive rebound | |||
0:46 | Yves Missi offensive foul | |||
0:46 | Yves Missi turnover (offensive foul) | |||
0:40 | +2 | Parker Braun makes two point dunk (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 28-34 | |
0:05 | RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) | |||
0:01 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Caleb Lohner defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |