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No. 8 Kansas easily defeats Oklahoma State 83-54 with balanced offense

AP
Jan 31, 2024

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Hunter Dickinson and K.J. Adams Jr. each scored 16 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and No. 8 Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 83-54 on Tuesday night.

All five Kansas starters scored in double figures.

“It was good not to have to stress as much,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We played well. Offensively, we were able to move the ball. We got the shots we wanted and we shared it. Our shot distribution was good. Marko (Elmarko Jackson) saw a couple go down, so there were a lot of good things offensively.”

The Jayhawks, who played without all-America candidate Kevin McCullar Jr., cruised throughout the second half. Their lead never dipped below the halftime margin of 18 points.

“Obviously it was a tough night for us, but Kansas had a lot to do with it,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said. “We obviously didn’t play well enough to give ourselves much of a chance.

"They can hurt you a lot of ways. Today, we tried to make them beat us from 3-point range, but they showed us they were capable of beating us from 3 early. That makes it harder to put more attention on Hunter.”

Kansas (17-4, 5-3 Big 12) got 12 points from Dajuan Harris Jr., 11 from Johnny Furphy and 10 from Jackson. Dickinson had a double-double with 11 rebounds, and Harris had seven assists. Dickinson went over 2,000 points in his career, counting his first three years at Michigan.

Self was pleased with the aggressiveness of Harris, who had his second-most points of the season.

“We wanted Juan to shoot the ball,” he said. “I think he was more aggressive. I told Juan he needs to quit listening to me and he needs to quit listening to everybody else what they think he should be doing to play well. It’s ridiculous, including me.

"All he’s done is won a state high school championship, won a national championship. He wins every pickup game. I tell him, ‘Just play and trust your instincts. Quit trying to do what other people say you need to do.’ He needs to make sure his team wins. And that’s what he does.”

Oklahoma State (9-12, 1-7) was led by John-Michael Wright with 16 points. Brandon Garrison added 11 points after scoring the first seven points of the game for the Cowboys.

Kansas gradually pulled away in the first half, grabbing its first double-digit lead with 11:12 left in the first half on a jumper by Jackson. When Dickinson hit a foul-line jumper to cap a 12-0 run, the Jayhawks led 33-15. They led by as many as 21 points in the first half before taking a 44-26 lead into the locker room.

“I looked at it as an opportunity,” Jackson said of playing without McCullar. “We've got a motto here of ‘Next man up.’ You just have to be ready for your opportunity.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys, the youngest team in the Big 12 Conference, don't have the depth to compete in the upper tier of the conference at this point.

Kansas: The Jayhawks didn't miss leading scorer McCullar, who was out with an undisclosed injury.

UP NEXT

Oklahoma State: Hosts Kansas State on Saturday.

Kansas: Hosts No. 4 Houston on Saturday.

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1st Half
OKST
Cowboys
26
KAN
Jayhawks
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Brandon Garrison vs. Hunter Dickinson (Jayhawks gains possession)
19:45	+3	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists)	0-3
19:09		Elmarko Jackson shooting foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
19:09	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-3
19:09	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
18:52	+2	Johnny Furphy makes two point layup	2-5
18:40		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
18:38		Johnny Furphy defensive rebound
18:21		Elmarko Jackson misses two point jump shot
18:19		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point layup (Bryce Thompson assists)	4-5
17:37	+3	Elmarko Jackson makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	4-8
17:21		Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot
17:19		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
16:59		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
16:57		Connor Dow defensive rebound
16:36	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point jump shot (Bryce Thompson assists)	6-8
16:17	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot	6-10
15:47		Bryce Thompson misses three point jump shot
15:45		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
15:37		Elmarko Jackson misses two point layup
15:35		Connor Dow defensive rebound
15:33		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Bryce Thompson draws the foul)
15:33		TV timeout
15:33		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:33	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
15:19		Eric Dailey Jr. personal foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul)
15:15	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	7-12
14:54	+3	John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	10-12
14:31	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists)	10-14
14:01		Brandon Garrison turnover
13:46		Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot
13:44		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
13:28		Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot
13:26		Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound
13:09		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:07		Jarius Hicklen defensive rebound
12:52		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:50		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
12:38	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists)	10-16
12:05		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
12:03		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
11:52	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	10-18
11:47		Cowboys 30 second timeout
11:47		TV timeout
11:27		Eric Dailey Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
11:13	+2	Elmarko Jackson makes two point jump shot	10-20
10:50		Jarius Hicklen turnover (Parker Braun steals)
10:42		Parker Braun turnover (Javon Small steals)
10:34		Brandon Garrison misses two point jump shot
10:32		Parker Braun defensive rebound
10:15		Parker Braun turnover (Brandon Garrison steals)
10:07	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot	13-20
9:45		Connor Dow shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul)
9:45	+1	Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-21
9:45		Johnny Furphy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:45		Mike Marsh defensive rebound
9:35		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
9:33		Quion Williams offensive rebound
9:21		Mike Marsh misses two point hook shot
9:19		Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound
9:19		Quion Williams personal foul
9:07		Elmarko Jackson turnover (Connor Dow steals)
9:00		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
8:58		Cowboys offensive rebound
8:44		Mike Marsh misses two point jump shot
8:42		Quion Williams offensive rebound
8:38	+2	Quion Williams makes two point layup	15-21
8:34		Mike Marsh personal foul
8:24	+3	Elmarko Jackson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists)	15-24
7:51		Jarius Hicklen misses three point jump shot
7:49		Elmarko Jackson defensive rebound
7:32	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-26
7:09		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
7:07		Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Nicolas Timberlake assists)	15-28
6:23		Jarius Hicklen misses two point layup
6:21		Johnny Furphy defensive rebound
6:14	+3	Nicolas Timberlake makes three point jump shot (Elmarko Jackson assists)	15-31
6:14		Cowboys 30 second timeout
6:14		TV timeout
5:57		Hunter Dickinson blocks Brandon Garrison's two point jump shot
5:55		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Jamari McDowell assists)	15-33
5:18	+3	John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot (Connor Dow assists)	18-33
5:01	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Johnny Furphy assists)	18-35
4:49		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
4:47		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound
4:43		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
4:41		Cowboys offensive rebound
4:35		Brandon Garrison turnover (back court violation)
4:30		Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot
4:28		Connor Dow defensive rebound
4:17	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Brandon Garrison assists)	21-35
3:44		Brandon Garrison personal foul (Elmarko Jackson draws the foul)
3:44		TV timeout
3:30	+3	Johnny Furphy makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	21-38
3:00		Johnny Furphy shooting foul (John-Michael Wright draws the foul)
3:00	+1	John-Michael Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-38
3:00	+1	John-Michael Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-38
2:49		Johnny Furphy misses three point jump shot
2:47		Parker Braun offensive rebound
2:40		John-Michael Wright personal foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul)
2:34		Eric Dailey Jr. shooting foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul)
2:34	+1	KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-39
2:34	+1	KJ Adams Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-40
2:29		John-Michael Wright misses two point layup
2:27		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
2:13		Hunter Dickinson turnover (bad pass)
1:50		John-Michael Wright turnover (KJ Adams Jr. steals)
1:45	+2	Johnny Furphy makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists)	23-42
1:31		Quion Williams misses two point dunk
1:29		Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound
1:14	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	23-44
0:51		Javon Small misses two point layup
0:49		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
0:43		Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot
0:41		Jarius Hicklen defensive rebound
0:31	+3	Jarius Hicklen makes three point jump shot	26-44
0:20		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
0:02		Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot
0:01		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
0:01		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
0:01		Quion Williams defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OKST
Cowboys
28
KAN
Jayhawks
39

Time		Play	Score
0:00		—
19:47		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:45		KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound
19:38		KJ Adams Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Eric Dailey Jr. steals)
19:29		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
19:27		Elmarko Jackson defensive rebound
19:19	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists)	26-46
18:43		Johnny Furphy personal foul
18:33	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Javon Small assists)	28-46
18:05	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	28-48
17:46	+2	Eric Dailey Jr. makes two point jump shot	30-48
17:23		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup
17:21		Jayhawks offensive rebound
17:10		Elmarko Jackson misses two point jump shot
17:08		Quion Williams defensive rebound
17:03		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals)
16:32	+3	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists)	30-51
16:21	+3	John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot (Eric Dailey Jr. assists)	33-51
16:04		Connor Dow personal foul
16:00		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:58		Connor Dow defensive rebound
15:49		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:47		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound
15:44		Elmarko Jackson personal foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
15:44		TV timeout
15:38		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
15:36		Johnny Furphy defensive rebound
15:25	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Johnny Furphy assists)	33-53
15:03		Eric Dailey Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:01		Johnny Furphy defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot	33-55
14:35		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
14:33		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
14:27	+2	Elmarko Jackson makes two point layup	33-57
14:00	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	35-57
13:32		Elmarko Jackson misses two point jump shot
13:30		Quion Williams defensive rebound
13:30		KJ Adams Jr. personal foul (Eric Dailey Jr. draws the foul)
13:30		Eric Dailey Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:30		Eric Dailey Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:30		Quion Williams offensive rebound
13:23		Quion Williams misses two point layup
13:21		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
13:09		Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot
13:07		Jamari McDowell offensive rebound
13:02		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
13:00		John-Michael Wright defensive rebound
12:55		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
12:53		Eric Dailey Jr. offensive rebound
12:50		Jamari McDowell blocks Eric Dailey Jr.'s two point layup
12:48		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
12:40	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	35-59
12:23		Cowboys 30 second timeout
12:23		TV timeout
12:17		Mike Marsh turnover (lost ball) (KJ Adams Jr. steals)
11:55		Nicolas Timberlake misses two point jump shot
11:53		John-Michael Wright defensive rebound
11:37	+3	John-Michael Wright makes three point jump shot	38-59
11:05		Nicolas Timberlake misses two point jump shot
11:03		Jarius Hicklen defensive rebound
10:59		Nicolas Timberlake shooting foul (John-Michael Wright draws the foul)
10:59		TV timeout
10:59	+1	John-Michael Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 3	39-59
10:59		John-Michael Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 3
10:59	+1	John-Michael Wright makes regular free throw 3 of 3	40-59
10:33		Jarius Hicklen shooting foul (Johnny Furphy draws the foul)
10:33		Johnny Furphy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:33	+1	Johnny Furphy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-60
10:16		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Quion Williams draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Quion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-60
10:16	+1	Quion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-60
9:59	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot	42-62
9:52		Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot
9:50		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
9:42	+2	Johnny Furphy makes two point layup (KJ Adams Jr. assists)	42-64
9:19		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
9:17		KJ Adams Jr. defensive rebound
9:11		Quion Williams personal foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul)
8:53		Elmarko Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Jamyron Keller steals)
8:52	+2	Jamyron Keller makes two point layup	44-64
8:52		Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (Jamyron Keller draws the foul)
8:52	+1	Jamyron Keller makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-64
8:37		Brandon Garrison personal foul
8:36		Connor Dow personal foul (KJ Adams Jr. draws the foul)
8:30	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	45-66
8:11		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
8:09		Johnny Furphy defensive rebound
8:04		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:46		TV timeout
7:36		Hunter Dickinson personal foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
7:36	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-66
7:36		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:36		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
7:17		Connor Dow blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point layup
7:15		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
7:08		Brandon Garrison turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Dickinson steals)
7:01		KJ Adams Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Garrison steals)
6:53		KJ Adams Jr. personal foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
6:53		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:53		Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound
6:39		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
6:37		Connor Dow defensive rebound
6:29		Jamyron Keller misses three point jump shot
6:27		Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound
6:17	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	46-68
6:03		KJ Adams Jr. blocks Brandon Garrison's two point layup
6:01		Brandon Garrison offensive rebound
5:52		Connor Dow misses three point jump shot
5:50		Nicolas Timberlake defensive rebound
5:43		Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot
5:41		Johnny Furphy offensive rebound
5:34		Johnny Furphy misses two point hook shot
5:32		Brandon Garrison defensive rebound
5:28		Javon Small turnover (lost ball) (Nicolas Timberlake steals)
5:26		Nicolas Timberlake turnover (traveling)
5:13		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
5:11		Jamari McDowell defensive rebound
5:01	+2	Jamari McDowell makes two point jump shot	46-70
5:01		Brandon Garrison shooting foul (Jamari McDowell draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Jamari McDowell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-71
4:45		Johnny Furphy blocks John-Michael Wright's two point layup
4:43		Parker Braun defensive rebound
4:37		Nicolas Timberlake misses three point jump shot
4:35		Justin McBride defensive rebound
4:22		Parker Braun personal foul (Brandon Garrison draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Brandon Garrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-71
4:22		Brandon Garrison misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:22		Parker Braun defensive rebound
4:03	+3	Michael Jankovich makes three point jump shot (Parker Braun assists)	47-74
3:38	+2	Brandon Garrison makes two point hook shot	49-74
3:20		Justin McBride personal foul (Michael Jankovich draws the foul)
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	Nicolas Timberlake makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-75
3:20	+1	Nicolas Timberlake makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-76
3:05		John-Michael Wright misses three point jump shot
3:03		Parker Braun defensive rebound
2:52		Parker Braun misses three point jump shot
2:50		Connor Dow defensive rebound
2:38		Jarius Hicklen misses three point jump shot
2:36		Parker Braun defensive rebound
2:12		Parker Braun turnover (bad pass)
2:02	+3	Justin McBride makes three point jump shot (John-Michael Wright assists)	52-76
1:47		Jamari McDowell misses three point jump shot
1:45		Connor Dow defensive rebound
1:42		Justin McBride turnover (bad pass) (Nicolas Timberlake steals)
1:27	+2	Nicolas Timberlake makes two point layup	52-78
1:16		Jarius Hicklen misses two point jump shot
1:14		Wilder Evers defensive rebound
1:02	+3	Jamari McDowell makes three point jump shot	52-81
0:52		Cowboys 30 second timeout
0:45		John-Michael Wright misses two point layup
0:43		Jamari McDowell defensive rebound
0:34	+2	Wilder Evers makes two point alley-oop layup (Nicolas Timberlake assists)	52-83
0:16	+2	Justin McBride makes two point layup	54-83
0:00		End of period

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Justin McBride makes two point layup