LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas ahead Kevin McCullar Jr. claimed the Jayhawks have “so many weapons that anybody can rating 10-plus a recreation.”
Sadly for Seton Corridor, nearly everybody did Thursday night time.
McCullar returned from an damage to attain 17 factors and seize 10 rebounds, Jalen Wilson added 15 factors and 13 boards, and 6 gamers hit double-figures for the No. 9 Jayhawks of their 91-65 victory over the Pirates within the Large East-Large 12 Battle.
Gradey Dick additionally scored 15 factors, KJ Adams contributed 11, DaJuan Harris Jr. had 10 with seven assists and Ernest Udeh Jr. completed with a career-best 10 for the Jayhawks (8-1), who now have greater than every week to attend earlier than they go to bitter rival Missouri for the primary time in a decade subsequent Saturday.
Kadary Richmond had 17 factors, but additionally turned the ball over seven instances for the Pirates (4-4), who had been simply 4 of 19 from the 3-point arc in shedding their third straight recreation. Tyrese Samuel added with 16 factors.
“All the things is a lesson. You possibly can take a lesson out of this,” stated Shaheen Holloway, who’s in his first season teaching his alma mater. “You need to give these guys credit score. They got here out and performed laborious.”
The groups had been assembly for simply the third time and first since 2018, when the Jayhawks edged Seton Corridor within the second spherical of the NCAA Match. They went on to play for the nationwide championship this 12 months.
Now the defending champs, Kansas constructed a giant first-half lead towards the Pirates on Thursday night time. However reasonably than happening one in all their acquainted runs to take management of the sport, the Jayhawks methodically prolonged their benefit over the primary 20 minutes, profiting from their velocity on the perimeter to get straightforward baskets on the rim.
“It’s about us discovering one of the best shot,” stated McCullar, who’d been coping with a sore groin, “and enjoying collectively.”
Kansas led 40-29 on the break. Harris was 4-for-4 by that time with 5 assists, one of the best of them coming halfway by the half, when the diminutive guard discovered Adams for an ally-oop dunk that become a three-point play.
“It’s nice once we can all transfer the ball, share the ball and rating,” Udeh stated.
In the meantime, Seton Corridor couldn’t make a shot.
The Pirates missed their first eight from past the arc, went 19 of 32 from the foul line and barely obtained something to go that wasn’t on the basket. And that made digging out of their halftime gap seemingly unattainable.
By the point KC Ndefo curled of their first 3, the Jayhawks had prolonged their result in 50-31 with 14 1/2 minutes to go.
The poor capturing, coupled with turnover issues, proved an excessive amount of for Seton Corridor to beat.
“Free throws. If we are able to make free throws, we’re proper there,” Holloway stated. “We began to throw the ball away and weren't making our free throws. I assumed that was the distinction.”
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