No. 1 Kansas blows 20-point first-half lead, holds on to beat No. 9 North Carolina 92-89
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Hunter Dickinson had 20 points for top-ranked Kansas, which blew a 20-point first-half lead against No. 9 North Carolina before holding on for a 92-89 victory when the Tar Heels’ Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired Friday night.
Zeke Mayo had 21 points and KJ Adams Jr had 14 for the Jayhawks (2-0), who led 49-29 in the first half but trailed 87-83 with 3:28 to go. Dickinson and Mayo responded with a series of baskets to tie the game at 89, and Dickinson’s basket with 1:15 to go and free throw with 12 seconds remaining made it a three-point game.
The Tar Heels (1-1) raced up the floor, but Cadeau’s 3 from the wing never had a chance.
Seth Trimble scored 19 points to lead North Carolina. RJ Davis had 16 points and Cadeau finished with 12.
It was just the 13th matchup of the Tar Heels and Jayhawks, and the first since Kansas rallied from a 16-point deficit to win the 2022 national championship. The only other time they have met on campus was in 1960, when Larry Brown - who would later coach the Jayhawks to the 1988 title - helped the Tar Heels win in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas made a repeat seem unlikely when it built a 20-point first-half lead. But the Tar Heels trimmed the deficit in the second half, and Jae'Lyn Withers' 3-pointer gave them an 80-79 lead with 7:06 to go. The two bluebloods wrestled it away several other times before Kansas finally put the game away.
North Carolina stayed alive by getting to the basket and drawing fouls, ultimately going 28 of 31 from the line.
Kansas avoided what would have been the biggest blown-lead loss in school history while giving coach Bill Self his 590th win at the school, matching Phog Allen's record.
Dickinson's basket inside with 1:15 left gave Kansas the lead, and the All-American center's free throw forced North Carolina into needing a 3-pointer to tie the game.
20 - The lead that Kansas had in the first half. And that the Tar Heels overcame in the second.
North Carolina plays American next Friday night. The Jayhawks play Michigan State on Tuesday night in Atlanta.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Tar Heels gains possession) | |||
19:46 | Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot | |||
19:44 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
19:34 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (David Coit assists) | 0-2 | |
19:14 | +3 | RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists) | 3-2 | |
18:48 | David Coit misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
18:46 | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | |||
18:39 | Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | |||
18:39 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-2 | |
18:39 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-2 | |
18:23 | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) | |||
18:08 | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
18:06 | Rylan Griffen defensive rebound | |||
17:46 | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
17:44 | Jalen Washington defensive rebound | |||
17:33 | +2 | Jalen Washington makes two point alley-oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists) | 7-2 | |
17:20 | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | |||
17:18 | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | |||
17:09 | Rylan Griffen blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point driving layup | |||
17:07 | David Coit defensive rebound | |||
17:04 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 7-4 | |
16:45 | Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup | |||
16:43 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
16:29 | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (David Coit assists) | 7-7 | |
16:11 | RJ Davis misses two point driving layup | |||
16:09 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
16:02 | Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot | |||
16:00 | Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound | |||
15:55 | +2 | Seth Trimble makes two point driving layup | 9-7 | |
15:55 | Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul) | |||
15:55 | TV timeout | |||
15:55 | +1 | Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-7 | |
15:51 | Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul | |||
15:40 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists) | 10-9 | |
15:40 | Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | |||
15:40 | +1 | Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-10 | |
15:29 | RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | |||
15:23 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 10-12 | |
15:06 | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
15:04 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
14:57 | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 10-15 | |
14:35 | +2 | Drake Powell makes two point layup | 12-15 | |
14:11 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot | 12-17 | |
13:46 | Rylan Griffen shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | |||
13:46 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-17 | |
13:46 | RJ Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:46 | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | |||
13:30 | Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot | |||
13:28 | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | |||
13:16 | AJ Storr misses three point jump shot | |||
13:14 | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | |||
13:10 | +3 | Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists) | 16-17 | |
13:08 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot | 16-19 | |
12:46 | +2 | Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Ian Jackson assists) | 18-19 | |
12:31 | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point floating jump shot | 18-21 | |
12:20 | David Coit personal foul | |||
12:15 | Hunter Dickinson blocks Seth Trimble's two point layup | |||
12:13 | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | |||
12:09 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point layup | 18-23 | |
11:43 | Seth Trimble misses two point jump shot | |||
11:41 | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | |||
11:38 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point alley-oop dunk (David Coit assists) | 18-25 | |
11:23 | +2 | Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup | 20-25 | |
11:11 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 20-27 | |
11:02 | TV timeout | |||
10:58 | Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot | |||
10:56 | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | |||
10:52 | Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul | |||
10:50 | Zeke Mayo turnover (out of bounds) | |||
10:44 | Jalen Washington offensive foul | |||
10:44 | Jalen Washington turnover (offensive foul) | |||
10:31 | AJ Storr misses two point layup | |||
10:29 | Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound | |||
10:28 | Hunter Dickinson personal foul | |||
10:15 | AJ Storr shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul) | |||
10:15 | +1 | Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-27 | |
10:15 | +1 | Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-27 | |
10:04 | +3 | Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot | 22-30 | |
9:46 | RJ Davis misses two point jump shot | |||
9:44 | Seth Trimble offensive rebound | |||
9:38 | Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot | |||
9:36 | AJ Storr defensive rebound | |||
9:28 | +3 | Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (AJ Storr assists) | 22-33 | |
9:09 | Elliot Cadeau turnover (lost ball) | |||
8:54 | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | |||
8:52 | Flory Bidunga offensive rebound | |||
8:47 | Drake Powell blocks Flory Bidunga's two point layup | |||
8:45 | Flory Bidunga offensive rebound | |||
8:44 | +2 | Flory Bidunga makes two point layup | 22-35 | |
8:32 | Ian Jackson misses two point layup | |||
8:30 | Ian Jackson offensive rebound | |||
8:18 | +2 | Ian Jackson makes two point jump shot | 24-35 | |
7:51 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point driving layup | 24-37 | |
7:40 | Elliot Cadeau misses two point driving layup | |||
7:38 | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | |||
7:31 | Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Flory Bidunga draws the foul) | |||
7:31 | Flory Bidunga misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:31 | Flory Bidunga misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
7:31 | RJ Davis defensive rebound | |||
7:21 | RJ Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
7:19 | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | |||
7:03 | Ian Jackson blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point layup | |||
7:01 | Flory Bidunga offensive rebound | |||
6:53 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point pullup jump shot | 24-39 | |
6:44 | +3 | Ian Jackson makes three point stepback jump shot | 27-39 | |
6:22 | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
6:20 | Drake Powell defensive rebound | |||
6:11 | KJ Adams Jr. shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul) | |||
6:11 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-39 | |
6:11 | +1 | RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-39 | |
5:55 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (AJ Storr assists) | 29-41 |