No. 1 Kansas beats Oakland 78-57 as Storr scores 16 off the bench
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) AJ Storr had a season-high 16 points off the bench and three starters also reached double figures as No. 1 Kansas easily handled Oakland 78-57 on Saturday.
KJ Adams scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half, Rylan Griffen added 11 and Hunter Dickinson finished with 10. Dickinson led the Jayhawks with nine rebounds.
Kansas (4-0) pulled away methodically in the first half, leading by 22 at halftime. The Grizzlies never got closer than 18 in the second half. Kansas played the final 4:32 with only reserves in the game.
Allen Mukeba led Oakland (1-3) with 19 points, and Tuburu Naivalurua added 12.
Oakland struggled from 3-point range, shooting 6 of 23 (27%), and was woeful at the free-throw line (3 for 12).
Oakland: The Grizzlies were no match for Kansas inside during the first half, when the game was decided. They were outrebounded 20-12 and outscored 26-14 in the paint.
Kansas: The Jayhawks have too much depth for a mid-major program like Oakland to overcome. The Jayhawks got points from 11 players. They had 36 bench points, compared to 17 for Oakland.
Dickinson hit a floater in the lane at the 4:37 mark of the first half to give Kansas a 34-17 cushion. Griffen made a baseline 3 just before the buzzer, and the Jayhawks took a 46-24 lead into the locker room.
DaJuan Harris scored only two points in 23 minutes, but he had six assists and just one turnover. He was tenacious on defense, with four steals - including three in the first few minutes of the second half when Kansas eliminated any thoughts of an Oakland comeback.
Oakland returns home to face Eastern Michigan on Thursday. Kansas hosts UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Allen Mukeba vs. Hunter Dickinson (Jayhawks gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | Â | KJ Adams Jr. misses two point dunk | Â | |
19:43 | Â | Allen Mukeba defensive rebound | Â | |
19:15 | Â | Hunter Dickinson blocks Allen Mukeba's two point jump shot | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â | |
19:02 | Â | KJ Adams Jr. turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
18:39 | +2 | Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
18:32 | Â | Cooper Craggs personal foul | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:20 | Â | DQ Cole defensive rebound | Â | |
18:01 | Â | Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:59 | Â | Allen Mukeba offensive rebound | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Hunter Dickinson blocks Allen Mukeba's two point layup | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Jayhawks defensive rebound | Â | |
17:29 | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
16:53 | Â | Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:51 | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
16:45 | Â | Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | Â | |
16:25 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 2-4 | |
16:06 | Â | Allen Mukeba misses two point dunk | Â | |
16:04 | Â | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | Â | |
15:58 | Â | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:56 | Â | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
15:51 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Rylan Griffen assists) | 2-6 | |
15:28 | +3 | DQ Cole makes three point jump shot | 5-6 | |
15:12 | Â | Allen Mukeba shooting foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
15:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:12 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 | |
15:12 | Â | KJ Adams Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Allen Mukeba defensive rebound | Â | |
14:50 | Â | Jaylen Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:48 | Â | Jayhawks defensive rebound | Â | |
14:29 | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists) | 5-10 | |
14:19 | Â | Rylan Griffen personal foul | Â | |
14:08 | Â | Hunter Dickinson blocks Allen Mukeba's two point layup | Â | |
14:06 | Â | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | Â | |
13:59 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:57 | Â | KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
13:52 | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 5-13 | |
13:30 | Â | DQ Cole misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â | |
13:12 | Â | DQ Cole shooting foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
13:12 | Â | KJ Adams Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:12 | +1 | KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-14 | |
12:54 | Â | KJ Adams Jr. shooting foul (Malcolm Christie draws the foul) | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Malcolm Christie misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | Â | |
12:54 | Â | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | Â | |
12:41 | Â | David Coit misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:39 | Â | DQ Cole defensive rebound | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul) | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Allen Mukeba misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:25 | +1 | Allen Mukeba makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-14 | |
12:14 | Â | Flory Bidunga turnover (lost ball) (Allen Mukeba steals) | Â | |
11:48 | +2 | Allen Mukeba makes two point layup | 8-14 | |
11:35 | +3 | David Coit makes three point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists) | 8-17 | |
11:09 | Â | Jaylen Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
11:07 | Â | Cooper Craggs offensive rebound | Â | |
11:05 | +2 | Allen Mukeba makes two point layup (Cooper Craggs assists) | 10-17 | |
11:05 | Â | Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Allen Mukeba draws the foul) | Â | |
11:05 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Allen Mukeba misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â | |
10:50 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (David Coit assists) | 10-19 | |
10:29 | Â | Allen Mukeba turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Dickinson steals) | Â | |
10:23 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 10-21 | |
9:56 | Â | David Coit personal foul | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:54 | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â | |
9:35 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point layup (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 10-23 | |
9:35 | Â | Cooper Craggs shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul) | Â | |
9:35 | Â | AJ Storr misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
9:35 | Â | Cooper Craggs defensive rebound | Â | |
9:18 | +2 | Jaylen Jones makes two point layup | 12-23 | |
9:01 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point hook shot | 12-25 | |
8:37 | +3 | DQ Cole makes three point jump shot (Jayson Woodrich assists) | 15-25 | |
8:21 | Â | David Coit misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:19 | Â | Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound | Â | |
7:55 | Â | Jaylen Jones turnover (lost ball) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | Â | |
7:46 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (AJ Storr assists) | 15-27 | |
7:18 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:11 | Â | DQ Cole misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:09 | Â | AJ Storr defensive rebound | Â | |
7:02 | Â | Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) (DQ Cole steals) | Â | |
6:35 | Â | Allen Mukeba misses two point layup | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound | Â | |
5:59 | Â | DQ Cole misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:57 | Â | KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
5:57 | Â | Buru Naivalurua personal foul | Â | |
5:45 | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 15-29 | |
5:20 | +2 | Buru Naivalurua makes two point jump shot | 17-29 | |
5:13 | +3 | Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 17-32 | |
4:52 | Â | Allen Mukeba turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:35 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists) | 17-34 | |
4:16 | +3 | Malcolm Christie makes three point jump shot (Cooper Craggs assists) | 20-34 | |
4:04 | +2 | KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Rakease Passmore assists) | 20-36 | |
4:04 | Â | Golden Grizzlies 30 second timeout | Â | |
4:04 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:44 | Â | Flory Bidunga blocks Buru Naivalurua's two point jump shot | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Rakease Passmore defensive rebound | Â | |
3:30 | +2 | Flory Bidunga makes two point dunk (Rylan Griffen assists) | 20-38 | |
3:06 | Â | Buru Naivalurua misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
3:04 | Â | DQ Cole personal foul | Â | |
2:53 | Â | Zeke Mayo misses two point layup | Â | |
2:52 | Â | Buru Naivalurua defensive rebound | Â | |
2:21 | Â | Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:19 | Â | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Allen Mukeba shooting foul (Rakease Passmore draws the foul) | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Rakease Passmore misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
2:10 | +1 | Rakease Passmore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-39 | |
1:39 | Â | Jayson Woodrich misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
1:27 | +2 | Flory Bidunga makes two point dunk (Rylan Griffen assists) | 20-41 | |
1:01 | +2 | Buru Naivalurua makes two point jump shot | 22-41 | |
0:43 | +2 | Shakeel Moore makes two point layup | 22-43 | |
0:13 | Â | DQ Cole misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:11 | Â | Buru Naivalurua offensive rebound | Â | |
0:11 | +2 | Buru Naivalurua makes two point layup | 24-43 | |
0:11 | Â | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:01 | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists) | 24-46 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |