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No. 17 Kansas struggles before beating Colorado 71-59 behind 19 points from Hunter Dickinson

AP
Feb 11, 2025

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Hunter Dickinson scored 19 points to help No. 17 Kansas beat Colorado 71-59 on Tuesday night, handing the Buffaloes their 13th straight loss.

Besides Dickinson, Kansas (16-7, 7-5 Big 12) had three other players in double figures. Zeke Mayo added 13 points and Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams each had 10 each.

Kansas has alternated between wins and losses in the last seven games. Despite the double-digit margin, this victory was anything but easy.

Colorado (9-14, 0-12) used an early second-half run to trim a 14-point halftime deficit to just 6. Kansas didn't lead by more than 11 points until Adams hit a short jumper just before the shot clock expired to make it 69-56 with 1:31 left.

Sebastian Rancik led Colorado with a season-high 19 points. Bangot Dak added 11 points for the Buffaloes, and Elijah Malone had 10.

Colorado: Even after Kansas pulled away late in the first half to take a 40-26 lead into the break, the Buffaloes opened the second half with a 10-2 run to trim the deficit to six points.

Kansas: The Jayhawks needed a big game from Dickinson and they got it. With backup center Flory Bidunga scoring just fuur points, Dickinson's 19 points were critical.

Kansas held Colorado without a field goal for almost seven minutes in the first half to help the Jayhawks open their largest lead of the game. The Buffaloes missed 10 straight shots during the stretch.

Colorado shot just 17.4% (4-of-23) from 3-point range. The Buffaloes were 1-of-11 in the first half.

Colorado returns home to face UCF on Saturday, while Kansas travels to Salt Lake City to face Utah.

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1st Half
COLO
Buffaloes
26
KAN
Jayhawks
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Bangot Dak vs. Hunter Dickinson (Javon Ruffin gains possession)
19:49	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:27	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Rylan Griffen assists)	2-2
19:09		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
19:07		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:36	+3	Sebastian Rancik makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	5-4
18:20		Javon Ruffin shooting foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul)
18:20	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 1 of 3	5-5
18:20	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 2 of 3	5-6
18:20	+1	Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 3 of 3	5-7
17:58		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
17:56		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
17:47		Bangot Dak personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
17:40		Bangot Dak blocks Rylan Griffen's two point layup
17:38		Buffaloes defensive rebound
17:25		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
17:23		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
17:11	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	5-10
16:54		KJ Adams personal foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
16:40	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point hook shot	7-10
16:25		Hunter Dickinson turnover (lost ball) (Sebastian Rancik steals)
16:19	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup	9-10
16:19		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
16:19	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-10
16:02		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
16:00		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
15:49		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
15:47		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
15:33		Jump ball. (Jayhawks gains possession)
15:33		TV timeout
15:16		Jump ball. Zeke Mayo vs. RJ Smith (RJ Smith gains possession)
15:16		Zeke Mayo turnover (lost ball) (RJ Smith steals)
14:54		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Griffen steals)
14:47		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup
14:45		Elijah Malone defensive rebound
14:34	+2	RJ Smith makes two point layup	12-10
14:21	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Shakeel Moore assists)	12-13
14:03		Javon Ruffin turnover (out of bounds)
13:51	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point alley-oop dunk (KJ Adams assists)	12-15
13:37		Trevor Baskin turnover (lost ball) (KJ Adams steals)
13:31		Flory Bidunga misses two point jump shot
13:29		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
13:24		RJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Zeke Mayo steals)
13:04	+2	KJ Adams makes two point jump shot (Zeke Mayo assists)	12-17
12:44		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
12:42		Elijah Malone offensive rebound
12:39	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	14-17
12:20	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point alley-oop dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	14-19
11:55	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point hook shot (RJ Smith assists)	16-19
11:34		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
11:32		Trevor Baskin defensive rebound
11:24		TV timeout
11:07		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
11:05		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
11:00		Assane Diop personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
10:49		Hunter Dickinson turnover (bad pass)
10:38		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Felix Kossaras draws the foul)
10:38		Felix Kossaras misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:38		Felix Kossaras misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:38		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
10:16		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
10:14		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
10:04		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
10:02		Assane Diop offensive rebound
9:58		Javon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
9:56		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
9:44	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	16-21
9:25		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
9:23		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
9:09		Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot
9:07		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
9:01		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
8:59		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
8:53	+3	AJ Storr makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	16-24
8:38	+2	Assane Diop makes two point dunk (Sebastian Rancik assists)	18-24
8:17		Sebastian Rancik shooting foul (AJ Storr draws the foul)
8:17	+1	AJ Storr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-25
8:17		AJ Storr misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:17		Assane Diop defensive rebound
7:55		AJ Storr shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-25
7:55		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:55		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
7:41	+2	KJ Adams makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	19-27
7:41		Assane Diop shooting foul (KJ Adams draws the foul)
7:41		KJ Adams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:41		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
7:17		Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
7:17		Sebastian Rancik misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:17	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
7:07	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point alley-oop dunk (KJ Adams assists)	20-29
6:48		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
6:46		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
6:33		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
6:31		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
6:20		KJ Adams blocks Assane Diop's two point layup
6:18		David Coit defensive rebound
6:12		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bangot Dak steals)
5:57		Jump ball. Bangot Dak vs. KJ Adams (KJ Adams gains possession)
5:57		Bangot Dak turnover (lost ball) (KJ Adams steals)
5:38		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
5:36		Dajuan Harris Jr. offensive rebound
5:29		Javon Ruffin blocks David Coit's two point jump shot
5:27		Buffaloes defensive rebound
5:07		Harrison Carrington turnover (bad pass) (Zeke Mayo steals)
4:59	+2	KJ Adams makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	20-31
4:55		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
4:31		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
4:29		KJ Adams defensive rebound
4:08	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot	20-33
3:38		Flory Bidunga blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup
3:36		Harrison Carrington offensive rebound
3:36		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Harrison Carrington draws the foul)
3:36		TV timeout
3:36	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-33
3:36	+1	Harrison Carrington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-33
3:14	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Shakeel Moore assists)	22-35
3:14		RJ Smith shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-36
2:49		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
2:47		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
2:39		Rylan Griffen turnover (out of bounds)
2:25		Sebastian Rancik misses two point layup
2:23		KJ Adams defensive rebound
2:18		Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot
2:14		Buffaloes defensive rebound
1:47	+2	Julian Hammond III makes two point layup	24-36
1:27	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	24-38
0:59		Bangot Dak misses two point jump shot
0:57		Julian Hammond III offensive rebound
0:49		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
0:47		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
0:43		Zeke Mayo turnover (lost ball) (Julian Hammond III steals)
0:37		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-38
0:37	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-38
0:08		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:06		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
0:05	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup	26-40
0:05		Bangot Dak shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
0:05		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:05		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COLO
Buffaloes
33
KAN
Jayhawks
31

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Bangot Dak assists)	29-40
19:25	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot	29-42
19:04	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	32-42
18:52		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:50		Bangot Dak defensive rebound
18:41	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	34-42
18:38		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
18:38		TV timeout
18:12		David Coit misses two point jump shot
18:10		Dajuan Harris Jr. offensive rebound
17:48		Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot
17:46		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
17:37	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point jump shot	36-42
17:16	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams assists)	36-45
16:56		Zeke Mayo personal foul (Javon Ruffin draws the foul)
16:46		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
16:44		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
16:37		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
16:35		Javon Ruffin defensive rebound
16:27	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Julian Hammond III assists)	39-45
16:05	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	39-47
15:51		Julian Hammond III turnover (bad pass) (KJ Adams steals)
15:46		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup
15:44		KJ Adams offensive rebound
15:40		KJ Adams misses two point layup
15:38		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
15:28		Bangot Dak misses three point jump shot
15:26		KJ Adams defensive rebound
15:19	+3	David Coit makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams assists)	39-50
14:56	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup	41-50
14:45		Bangot Dak personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
14:45		TV timeout
14:24		David Coit misses three point jump shot
14:22		RJ Smith defensive rebound
14:09		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
14:07		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
13:59	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point layup	43-50
13:35		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:33		RJ Smith defensive rebound
13:18	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point hook shot	45-50
13:16		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
13:02		Rakease Passmore misses three point jump shot
13:00		RJ Smith defensive rebound
12:54		RJ Smith misses three point jump shot
12:52		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
12:42	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	45-52
12:18		Elijah Malone offensive foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
12:18		Elijah Malone turnover (offensive foul)
12:01	+2	KJ Adams makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	45-54
11:35		Elijah Malone misses two point jump shot
11:33		Shakeel Moore defensive rebound
11:18		Sebastian Rancik blocks KJ Adams's two point layup
11:16		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
11:06		Javon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
11:04		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
10:59		RJ Smith blocks Zeke Mayo's two point layup
10:57		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
10:50	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup (Javon Ruffin assists)	47-54
10:50		Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (Sebastian Rancik draws the foul)
10:50		TV timeout
10:50	+1	Sebastian Rancik makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-54
10:22		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
10:20		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
10:01	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	48-56
9:39		Assane Diop misses three point jump shot
9:37		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
9:26	+2	David Coit makes two point jump shot	48-58
8:56		Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (Trevor Baskin draws the foul)
8:56	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-58
8:56	+1	Trevor Baskin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-58
8:39		Assane Diop shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
8:39		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:39	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
8:15		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
8:13		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
7:51		Trevor Baskin shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
7:51		TV timeout
7:51		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:51	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-60
7:23		Julian Hammond III misses two point jump shot
7:21		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
6:57		Hunter Dickinson turnover (lost ball) (Trevor Baskin steals)
6:45	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup	52-60
6:27		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
6:25		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
6:18		Flory Bidunga blocks Trevor Baskin's two point layup
6:16		Buffaloes offensive rebound
6:02		Sebastian Rancik misses two point jump shot
6:00		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
5:57		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
5:44		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
5:42		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
5:28		Sebastian Rancik shooting foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul)
5:28	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-61
5:28	+1	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-62
5:10		Sebastian Rancik misses three point jump shot
5:08		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
5:00		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
4:58		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
4:45	+2	Elijah Malone makes two point hook shot	54-62
4:22		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
4:20		Sebastian Rancik defensive rebound
3:58		TV timeout
3:50		Elijah Malone misses two point jump shot
3:48		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	54-64
3:22		Buffaloes 30 second timeout
3:09		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
3:07		Sebastian Rancik offensive rebound
3:03	+2	Sebastian Rancik makes two point layup	56-64
2:43		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
2:41		KJ Adams offensive rebound
2:37	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams assists)	56-67
2:10		Hunter Dickinson blocks Julian Hammond III's two point layup
2:08		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
1:41		Bangot Dak blocks Zeke Mayo's two point layup
1:39		Jayhawks offensive rebound
1:38	+2	KJ Adams makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	56-69
1:31		Buffaloes 60 second timeout
1:22		Rylan Griffen personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
1:19		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
1:17		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
1:12		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
1:12	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-70
1:12	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-71
0:59		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Bangot Dak draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Bangot Dak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-71
0:59		Bangot Dak misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:59		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
0:31		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
0:29		Dajuan Harris Jr. offensive rebound
0:28		Jayhawks turnover (shot clock violation)
0:21		Julian Hammond III misses three point jump shot
0:19		Sebastian Rancik offensive rebound
0:15	+2	Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Sebastian Rancik assists)	59-71
0:00		End of period

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Bangot Dak makes two point layup (Sebastian Rancik assists)