K-State coach Jerome Tang called a 30-second timeout after a Bidunga hook shot gave KU a 7-0 lead and another timeout when KU went up 14-0 following a Zeke Mayo 3. Mayo went 4-of-7 from 3 and scored 24 points. He was 6-of-8 from the line.
Hunter Dickinson is putting on a clinic in the second half against Kansas State, single-handedly leading a 10-0 run to help Kansas basketball seize control in this heated rivalry matchup. After a steady first half with eight points on 4-for-8 shooting and six rebounds, Dickinson turned it up a notch after the break.
The No. 9 Jayhawks, who smothered Cincinnati in a 54-40 KU road victory on Saturday, meanwhile, have averaged 72.0 points per contest, a number inflated a bit thanks to a 99-point explosion on Jan. 5 at UCF.
The Jayhawks led by as many as 16 on Saturday, never trailing in an 84-74 win over the Wildcats. From the time it was 20-4 until the final buzzer, the No. 9 Jayhawks played cool, calm and collected, answering each K-State run with timely buckets.
Hunter Dickinson had 25 points and Zeke Mayo scored 24 to lead No. 9 Kansas over Kansas State 84-74 on Saturday. Kansas (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) built a big lead to start the game and then kept K-State at arm's length.
Check out everything Kansas basketball center Hunter Dickinson had to say Monday ahead of the Jayhawks' next game Wednesday against Iowa State.
CINCINNATI (AP) Hunter Dickinson scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds ... in a dunk by Moore off a lob from Mayo to put Kansas ahead 46-37 with 3:48 left. Kansas: The Jayhawks' defense helped them rally again from a halftime deficit to win.
Hunter Dickinson dominated host UCF with 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as No. 7 Kansas trounced the Knights 99-48 on Sunday in Orlando, Fla., for the Jayhawks' first
The Kansas Jayhawks are coming off a loss to arguably their biggest rival in the Big 12, only to face their in-state rival in the Kansas State Wildcats. But with the friendly confines of Allen Fieldhouse waiting, it's safe to say that they should be massive favorites in this one.
Kansas basketball’s stingy man-to-man defense ... Self would prefer actually in wins,” KU center Hunter Dickinson said of the 14-point victory over Cincy, as well as wins in which KU held ...
Hunter Dickinson dominated host UCF with 27 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as No. 7 Kansas trounced the Knights 99-48 on Sunday in Orlando, Fla., for the Jayhawks' first win in the series.
After playing 10 minutes or less in three of Kansas’ first five games of the 2024-25 Big 12 Conference season, AJ Storr logged 17 minutes in the Jayhawks’ 84-74 victory over Kansas State on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.