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Adams matches career high with 22 points, No. 1 Kansas cruises past Furman, 86-51

AP
Nov 30, 2024

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) KJ Adams matched a career-high 22 points and No. 1 Kansas used a 30-9 run at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second to beat Furman 86-51 on Saturday night.

Hunter Dickinson had 10 points and six rebounds for the Jayhawks (7-0), who handled the trap game nestled between last week's win over No. 11 Duke in Las Vegas and next week's trip to No. 21 Creighton for the Big 12-Big East Battle.

The Jayhawks and Paladins (7-1) began the day as two of 23 unbeatens left in men's Division I basketball.

Kansas led just 27-26 before Flory Bidunga's basket completed a 12-2 run to end the first half. The charge continued in the second, and Adams eventually converted a three-point play to give the Jayhawks a 57-35 lead with 13 1/2 minutes to go.

Eddrin Bronson scored 14 points and Garrett Hien had 12 points for the Paladins.

Furman: The Paladins are seventh nationally in 3s per game, and they knocked down four of their first seven to hang around. But the Paladins were just 2 of 16 the rest of the first half, and that resulted in a 39-28 deficit that they could never overcome.

Kansas: The Jayhawks pulled away early in the second half despite missing their first six 3-point attempts. The Jayhawks didn't hit one until Zeke Mayo's 3-pointer with 15:14 remaining gave them a 54-35 lead.

In the first half, Mayo kicked the ball, which ricocheted and nearly hit Ted Lasso actor and Jayhawks fan Jason Sudeikis.

Adams was 10 of 12 from the field and 2 of 2 at the foul line.

Furman visits Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, and Kansas visits the Bluejays the same night.

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2nd Half
FURM
Paladins
51
KAN
Jayhawks
86

Time		Play	Score
10:31		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
10:20	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	41-66
10:04	+2	Garrett Hien makes two point layup	43-66
10:04		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Garrett Hien draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Garrett Hien makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-66
9:50		AJ Storr misses two point layup
9:48		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
9:42		David Coit misses three point jump shot
9:40		Garrett Hien defensive rebound
9:12		Eddrin Bronson turnover (bad pass)
9:00		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
8:58		Cooper Bowser defensive rebound
8:47		Eddrin Bronson misses three point jump shot
8:45		David Coit defensive rebound
8:38		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
8:36		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
8:36		Cooper Bowser personal foul
8:32	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot	44-68
7:59		AJ Storr shooting foul (Garrett Hien draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59	+1	Garrett Hien makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-68
7:59		Garrett Hien misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:59		Cooper Bowser offensive rebound
7:38		Garrett Hien misses two point jump shot
7:36		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
7:29	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	45-70
7:11		Nick Anderson misses three point jump shot
7:09		Rakease Passmore defensive rebound
6:49		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:47		Garrett Hien defensive rebound
6:38		Mason Smith misses three point jump shot
6:36		David Coit defensive rebound
6:17		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:15		Mason Smith defensive rebound
5:59		Garrett Hien turnover (lost ball) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals)
5:53	+2	Rakease Passmore makes two point dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	45-72
5:28		Eddrin Bronson misses three point jump shot
5:26		David Coit defensive rebound
5:17		Garrett Hien personal foul
5:10		Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot
5:08		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
4:59		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Charles Johnston draws the foul)
4:59	+1	Charles Johnston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-72
4:59	+1	Charles Johnston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-72
4:48		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
4:46		Charles Johnston defensive rebound
4:34		Garrett Hien turnover (bad pass) (Zach Clemence steals)
4:31	+2	David Coit makes two point layup (Zach Clemence assists)	47-74
4:14		PJay Smith Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:12		Zach Clemence defensive rebound
4:06		David Coit misses two point jump shot
4:04		Zach Clemence offensive rebound
4:02	+3	Rakease Passmore makes three point jump shot (David Coit assists)	47-77
3:28		Garrett Hien misses three point jump shot
3:26		Jayhawks defensive rebound
3:25		TV timeout
3:15	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (David Coit assists)	47-79
2:59		Garrett Hien misses two point layup
2:57		Zach Clemence defensive rebound
2:45		Rakease Passmore misses three point jump shot
2:43		PJay Smith Jr. defensive rebound
2:17		Eddrin Bronson misses three point jump shot
2:15		David Coit defensive rebound
2:09	+2	Rylan Griffen makes two point layup (Zach Clemence assists)	47-81
1:54		Zach Clemence blocks Ben VanderWal's two point layup
1:52		Ben VanderWal offensive rebound
1:49		Ben VanderWal turnover (Rylan Griffen steals)
1:45	+2	Rylan Griffen makes two point dunk	47-83
1:45		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
1:25	+2	Cooper Bowser makes two point jump shot	49-83
1:16		Patrick Cassidy turnover (traveling)
1:02		Wilder Evers personal foul
0:42		Patrick Cassidy shooting foul (Eddrin Bronson draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Eddrin Bronson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-83
0:42	+1	Eddrin Bronson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-83
0:24	+3	Wilder Evers makes three point jump shot (Will Thengvall assists)	51-86
0:09		Justin Cross shooting foul (Cooper Bowser draws the foul)
0:09		Cooper Bowser misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09		Cooper Bowser misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:09		Will Thengvall defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Will Thengvall defensive rebound