No. 15 Baylor is led by Dennis and Nunn in win over No. 7 Kansas, which has first consecutive losses
WACO, Texas (AP) RayJ Dennis had 19 points and 10 assists, Jayden Nunn scored 18 points with consecutive fastbreak layups in a key run for No. 15 Baylor and the Bears beat seventh-ranked Kansas 82-74 on Saturday, handing the Jayhawks consecutive losses for the first time this season.
Yves Missi added 17 points and fellow freshman Ja'Kobe Walter had 11 for the Bears (21-8, 10-6 Big 12).
Nunn first drove the length of the court with 13:49 left after grabbing a defensive rebound. Then after 7-foot freshman Missi blocked a Kansas shot, Dennis passed ahead to a breaking Nunn for another layup. Those baskets 25 seconds apart ignited a 13-2 run that pushed Baylor's lead from one to 12 with 10 minutes left.
Big 12 scoring leader Kevin McCullar Jr., in his return to the lineup after missing four of the previous five games with a bone bruise in his knee, and Hunter Dickinson had 20 points each for Kansas (21-8, 9-7), which was coming off a 76-68 loss at home to Big 12 newcomer BYU. Dajuan Harris had 12 points and nine assists.
The Bears had their largest lead before halftime at 31-24 after Dennis made a 3-pointer with 3 1/2 minutes left, but they needed his jumper with 28 seconds left to lead 35-34 at the break.
Kansas went on a 10-2 spurt in between those baskets by Dennis. The Jayhawks' streak started with two nifty assists by Harris, including a give-and-go break with McCullar, who had a steal. Harris' floater put the Jayhawks up 34-33.
BIG PICTURE
Kansas: This is the first time the Jayhawks have had seven conference losses during coach Bill Self's 21 seasons. They have to win one of their next two games (vs. Kansas State and at No. 1 Houston) to extend their record streak of winning conference records to 35 seasons in a row.
Baylor: The Bears are a national-best 32-15 against AP Top 25 opponents the past five seasons, and have won 13 of their last 18 against top 10 teams.
BIG INSIDE
The Jayhawks scored 46 points in the paint, with 22 of those before halftime. The opening stretch included an emphatic two-handed dunk by Dickinson with just under six minutes left that gave him the last of his 10 points before the break. He scored Kansas’ first six points, including consecutive passes from Adams for a dunk and a layup.
Missi opened the scoring with a powerful dunk even with Adams’ hands in his face, and then did a spin move around Dickinson for a layup for their second basket.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Kansas' streak of 55 consecutive AP poll appearances in the top 10 will come to an end Monday, though the Jayhawks still will be ranked. That will leave top-ranked Houston with the longest active streak of top-10 appearances at 36 in a row.
UP NEXT
Kansas is back home at Allen Fieldhouse to play Sunflower State rival Kansas State on Tuesday night. That comes after a week after the Jayhawks’ only home loss, to BYU.
Baylor has two games in a three-day stretch, in its home finale Monday night against Texas.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Hunter Dickinson vs. Yves Missi (Jayden Nunn gains possession) | |||
19:36 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (RayJ Dennis assists) | 0-2 | |
19:21 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point layup | |||
19:19 | RayJ Dennis defensive rebound | |||
19:05 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point jump shot | |||
19:03 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
18:47 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 2-2 | |
18:25 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point layup | 2-4 | |
17:57 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
17:55 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
17:43 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Jalen Bridges's two point layup | |||
17:41 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
17:29 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point jump shot | |||
17:27 | Johnny Furphy defensive rebound | |||
17:11 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 4-4 | |
16:38 | Jalen Bridges misses two point jump shot | |||
16:36 | Jayhawks defensive rebound | |||
16:15 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 6-4 | |
15:54 | Jalen Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
15:52 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
15:45 | Jayden Nunn shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | |||
15:45 | TV timeout | |||
15:45 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-4 | |
15:45 | Johnny Furphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
15:45 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
15:24 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Yves Missi's two point jump shot | |||
15:22 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
15:20 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 7-7 | |
14:58 | +3 | Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 10-7 | |
14:26 | RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot | |||
14:24 | Jayhawks defensive rebound | |||
14:11 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 12-7 | |
13:49 | KJ Adams Jr. personal foul | |||
13:46 | Jalen Bridges misses two point layup | |||
13:44 | Parker Braun defensive rebound | |||
13:25 | Elmarko Jackson turnover (Jayden Nunn steals) | |||
13:14 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 12-10 | |
12:48 | Jump ball. KJ Adams Jr. vs. Ja'Kobe Walter (Jayhawks gains possession) | |||
12:36 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
12:34 | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | |||
12:25 | Miro Little personal foul | |||
12:19 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot | |||
12:17 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
12:10 | Johnny Furphy shooting foul (Josh Ojianwuna draws the foul) | |||
12:10 | +1 | Josh Ojianwuna makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-11 | |
12:10 | +1 | Josh Ojianwuna makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-12 | |
11:54 | Hunter Dickinson turnover (Jalen Bridges steals) | |||
11:54 | TV timeout | |||
11:40 | +2 | Josh Ojianwuna makes two point layup (RayJ Dennis assists) | 12-14 | |
11:23 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Kevin McCullar Jr. assists) | 14-14 | |
10:55 | Caleb Lohner offensive foul | |||
10:55 | Caleb Lohner turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:41 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup | 16-14 | |
10:13 | +2 | Caleb Lohner makes two point jump shot | 16-16 | |
9:58 | Kevin McCullar Jr. turnover (bad pass) | |||
9:50 | Parker Braun personal foul | |||
9:45 | RayJ Dennis turnover (traveling) | |||
9:21 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
9:19 | Jayden Nunn defensive rebound | |||
9:00 | Parker Braun blocks Yves Missi's two point jump shot | |||
8:58 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
8:56 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point layup | 16-18 | |
8:56 | Parker Braun shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
8:56 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-19 | |
8:40 | +2 | Parker Braun makes two point dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 18-19 | |
8:22 | +2 | Jayden Nunn makes two point layup | 18-21 | |
8:22 | Elmarko Jackson shooting foul (Jayden Nunn draws the foul) | |||
8:22 | Jayden Nunn misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
8:22 | Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound | |||
7:58 | Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot | |||
7:56 | Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound | |||
7:40 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 18-23 | |
7:37 | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | |||
7:37 | TV timeout | |||
7:24 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 20-23 | |
7:02 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
7:00 | Kevin McCullar Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:54 | Kevin McCullar Jr. misses two point layup | |||
6:52 | Jalen Bridges defensive rebound | |||
6:46 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
6:44 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
6:38 | Jayden Nunn misses two point jump shot | |||
6:36 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 22-23 | |
5:59 | Hunter Dickinson personal foul | |||
5:40 | Bears 30 second timeout | |||
5:39 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
5:37 | Bears offensive rebound | |||
5:37 | Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
5:27 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 24-23 | |
5:04 | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists) | 24-26 | |
4:40 | Kevin McCullar Jr. turnover (Jalen Bridges steals) | |||
4:14 | KJ Adams Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Bridges draws the foul) | |||
4:14 | +1 | Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-27 | |
4:14 | +1 | Jalen Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-28 | |
3:53 | TV timeout | |||
3:50 | Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot | |||
3:48 | Josh Ojianwuna defensive rebound | |||
3:32 | +3 | RayJ Dennis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Bridges assists) | 24-31 | |
3:16 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 26-31 | |
3:01 | Josh Ojianwuna turnover (Kevin McCullar Jr. steals) | |||
2:55 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 28-31 | |
2:37 | +2 | Jayden Nunn makes two point layup | 28-33 | |
2:15 | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul) | |||
2:15 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-33 | |
2:15 | +1 | Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-33 | |
1:59 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
1:57 | Jayhawks defensive rebound | |||
1:43 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup | 32-33 | |
1:19 | Jayden Nunn turnover (bad pass) | |||
1:02 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 34-33 | |
0:30 | +2 | RayJ Dennis makes two point jump shot | 34-35 | |
0:02 | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Bridges steals) | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:49 | Yves Missi misses two point layup | |||
19:47 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
19:46 | Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
19:46 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-36 | |
19:46 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-37 | |
19:26 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point jump shot | 36-37 | |
19:02 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
19:00 | Jalen Bridges offensive rebound | |||
18:57 | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | |||
18:55 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
18:52 | Jayden Nunn turnover (bad pass) (Kevin McCullar Jr. steals) | |||
18:49 | +2 | Kevin McCullar Jr. makes two point layup | 38-37 | |
18:35 | RayJ Dennis turnover (lost ball) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | |||
18:28 | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Nunn steals) | |||
18:07 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Yves Missi's two point jump shot | |||
18:05 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
17:45 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 40-37 | |
17:34 | Bears 30 second timeout | |||
17:34 | TV timeout | |||
17:15 | +3 | Jayden Nunn makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobe Walter assists) | 40-40 | |
16:57 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) |