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No. 1 Kansas blows 20-point first-half lead, holds on to beat No. 9 North Carolina 92-89

AP
Nov 08, 2024

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Hunter Dickinson had 20 points for top-ranked Kansas, which blew a 20-point first-half lead against No. 9 North Carolina before holding on for a 92-89 victory when the Tar Heels’ Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired Friday night.

Zeke Mayo had 21 points and KJ Adams Jr had 14 for the Jayhawks (2-0), who led 49-29 in the first half but trailed 87-83 with 3:28 to go. Dickinson and Mayo responded with a series of baskets to tie the game at 89, and Dickinson’s basket with 1:15 to go and free throw with 12 seconds remaining made it a three-point game.

The Tar Heels (1-1) raced up the floor, but Cadeau’s 3 from the wing never had a chance.

Seth Trimble scored 19 points to lead North Carolina. RJ Davis had 16 points and Cadeau finished with 12.

It was just the 13th matchup of the Tar Heels and Jayhawks, and the first since Kansas rallied from a 16-point deficit to win the 2022 national championship. The only other time they have met on campus was in 1960, when Larry Brown - who would later coach the Jayhawks to the 1988 title - helped the Tar Heels win in Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas made a repeat seem unlikely when it built a 20-point first-half lead. But the Tar Heels trimmed the deficit in the second half, and Jae'Lyn Withers' 3-pointer gave them an 80-79 lead with 7:06 to go. The two bluebloods wrestled it away several other times before Kansas finally put the game away.

North Carolina stayed alive by getting to the basket and drawing fouls, ultimately going 28 of 31 from the line.

Kansas avoided what would have been the biggest blown-lead loss in school history while giving coach Bill Self his 590th win at the school, matching Phog Allen's record.

Dickinson's basket inside with 1:15 left gave Kansas the lead, and the All-American center's free throw forced North Carolina into needing a 3-pointer to tie the game.

20 - The lead that Kansas had in the first half. And that the Tar Heels overcame in the second.

North Carolina plays American next Friday night. The Jayhawks play Michigan State on Tuesday night in Atlanta.

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1st Half
UNC
Tar Heels
38
KAN
Jayhawks
53

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Tar Heels gains possession)
19:46		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
19:44		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
19:34	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (David Coit assists)	0-2
19:14	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Jalen Washington assists)	3-2
18:48		David Coit misses three point stepback jump shot
18:46		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
18:39		Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
18:39	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-2
18:39	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-2
18:23		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (bad pass)
18:08		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
18:06		Rylan Griffen defensive rebound
17:46		KJ Adams Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
17:44		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
17:33	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point alley-oop dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists)	7-2
17:20		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
17:18		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
17:09		Rylan Griffen blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point driving layup
17:07		David Coit defensive rebound
17:04	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point alley-oop layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	7-4
16:45		Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup
16:43		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
16:29	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (David Coit assists)	7-7
16:11		RJ Davis misses two point driving layup
16:09		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
16:02		Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot
16:00		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point driving layup	9-7
15:55		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:55	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-7
15:51		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul
15:40	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	10-9
15:40		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
15:40	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-10
15:29		RJ Davis turnover (bad pass) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals)
15:23	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point dunk (Hunter Dickinson assists)	10-12
15:06		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
15:04		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
14:57	+3	Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	10-15
14:35	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	12-15
14:11	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot	12-17
13:46		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
13:46	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-17
13:46		RJ Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:46		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
13:30		Zeke Mayo misses two point jump shot
13:28		KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound
13:16		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
13:14		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
13:10	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	16-17
13:08	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot	16-19
12:46	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Ian Jackson assists)	18-19
12:31	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point floating jump shot	18-21
12:20		David Coit personal foul
12:15		Hunter Dickinson blocks Seth Trimble's two point layup
12:13		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
12:09	+2	AJ Storr makes two point layup	18-23
11:43		Seth Trimble misses two point jump shot
11:41		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
11:38	+2	AJ Storr makes two point alley-oop dunk (David Coit assists)	18-25
11:23	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup	20-25
11:11	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (Hunter Dickinson assists)	20-27
11:02		TV timeout
10:58		Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot
10:56		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
10:52		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul
10:50		Zeke Mayo turnover (out of bounds)
10:44		Jalen Washington offensive foul
10:44		Jalen Washington turnover (offensive foul)
10:31		AJ Storr misses two point layup
10:29		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
10:28		Hunter Dickinson personal foul
10:15		AJ Storr shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
10:15	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-27
10:15	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-27
10:04	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	22-30
9:46		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
9:44		Seth Trimble offensive rebound
9:38		Seth Trimble misses three point jump shot
9:36		AJ Storr defensive rebound
9:28	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (AJ Storr assists)	22-33
9:09		Elliot Cadeau turnover (lost ball)
8:54		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
8:52		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
8:47		Drake Powell blocks Flory Bidunga's two point layup
8:45		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
8:44	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point layup	22-35
8:32		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
8:30		Ian Jackson offensive rebound
8:18	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point jump shot	24-35
7:51	+2	AJ Storr makes two point driving layup	24-37
7:40		Elliot Cadeau misses two point driving layup
7:38		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
7:31		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Flory Bidunga draws the foul)
7:31		Flory Bidunga misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:31		Flory Bidunga misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:31		RJ Davis defensive rebound
7:21		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
7:19		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
7:03		Ian Jackson blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point layup
7:01		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
6:53	+2	AJ Storr makes two point pullup jump shot	24-39
6:44	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point stepback jump shot	27-39
6:22		KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:20		Drake Powell defensive rebound
6:11		KJ Adams Jr. shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
6:11	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-39
6:11	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-39
5:55	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point jump shot (AJ Storr assists)	29-41
5:32		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
5:30		David Coit defensive rebound
5:30		Jalen Washington personal foul
5:15		Ty Claude personal foul
5:15		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:15		Drake Powell defensive rebound
5:00		RJ Davis misses two point floating jump shot
4:58		Ty Claude offensive rebound
4:45		Ian Jackson turnover (traveling)
4:28	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (AJ Storr assists)	29-43
4:28		Ty Claude shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
4:28		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:28		Ty Claude defensive rebound
4:04		Rylan Griffen blocks Ty Claude's two point layup
4:03		Tar Heels offensive rebound
4:03		Tar Heels turnover (5-second violation)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
3:43		RJ Davis blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point floating jump shot
3:41		Dajuan Harris Jr. offensive rebound
3:38	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	29-45
3:08		Tar Heels turnover (shot clock violation)
2:52		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
2:50		Ty Claude defensive rebound
2:26		Ty Claude offensive foul
2:26		Ty Claude turnover (offensive foul)
2:04	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists)	29-47
1:53		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
1:51		James Brown offensive rebound
1:49		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
1:47		Flory Bidunga defensive rebound
1:45		James Brown personal foul
1:45	+1	Flory Bidunga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-48
1:45	+1	Flory Bidunga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-49
1:30		AJ Storr shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
1:30	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-49
1:30	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-49
1:15		David Coit misses three point jump shot
1:13		Jayhawks offensive rebound
1:09	+2	KJ Adams Jr. makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	31-51
0:56	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup	33-51
0:56		Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-51
0:48		Elliot Cadeau personal foul
0:48	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-52
0:48	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-53
0:34		Rakease Passmore personal foul
0:34	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-53
0:34	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-53
0:09		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
0:07		Drake Powell defensive rebound
0:03		Drake Powell misses two point layup
0:01		James Brown offensive rebound
0:01	+2	James Brown makes two point layup	38-53
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNC
Tar Heels
51
KAN
Jayhawks
39

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists)	38-55
19:34	+2	RJ Davis makes two point jump shot	40-55
19:17		KJ Adams Jr. misses two point layup
19:15		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
19:04		Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup
19:02		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
19:00		Jalen Washington misses two point layup
18:58		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
18:49		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
18:47		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
18:36		Rylan Griffen misses two point jump shot
18:34		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
18:14	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	42-55
18:05		Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
17:54	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-55
17:54		Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup
17:50		Seth Trimble misses two point jump shot
17:50		David Coit defensive rebound
17:48		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul
17:40		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
17:38		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
17:36	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup	43-57
17:29	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	45-57
17:15		Elliot Cadeau personal foul
17:03		David Coit misses three point jump shot
17:01		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
16:51	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	47-57
16:51		Dajuan Harris Jr. shooting foul
16:51	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	48-57
16:29		KJ Adams Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:27		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
16:21		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
16:19		David Coit defensive rebound
16:14		David Coit turnover (bad pass) (Elliot Cadeau steals)
16:07		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
16:05		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
15:58		AJ Storr misses two point layup
15:58		Jayhawks offensive rebound
15:58		TV timeout
15:43		KJ Adams Jr. misses two point layup
15:41		Dajuan Harris Jr. offensive rebound
15:32	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	48-59
15:21	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	51-59
15:13		Jalen Washington blocks AJ Storr's two point layup
15:13		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
15:07		Elliot Cadeau misses two point layup
15:05		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
15:00	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point dunk	53-59
15:00		Jalen Washington personal foul
14:51	+3	Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot	53-62
14:40		Elliot Cadeau turnover (AJ Storr steals)
14:37	+2	AJ Storr makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists)	53-64
14:28	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point jump shot	55-64
14:28		Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-64
14:20		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
14:18		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
14:08		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
14:06		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
13:50		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
13:39	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-65
13:39	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-66
13:26		KJ Adams Jr. personal foul
13:17		Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
13:17	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-66
13:17	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-66
13:01	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot	58-68
12:50	+3	Seth Trimble makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	61-68
12:40		Ian Jackson personal foul
12:34		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks KJ Adams Jr.'s two point layup
12:32		Flory Bidunga offensive rebound
12:26	+2	Flory Bidunga makes two point dunk	61-70
12:20		Flory Bidunga blocks Seth Trimble's two point layup
12:18		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
12:10	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point dunk	63-70
12:03	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot	63-72
11:46		David Coit shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
11:46		TV timeout
11:46		RJ Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:46	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
11:29		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
11:27		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
11:06		Seth Trimble turnover (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals)
11:06	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point dunk	64-74
10:56		Dajuan Harris Jr. personal foul
10:56	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-74
10:56	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-74
10:45	+3	AJ Storr makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists)	66-77
10:20	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point jump shot	68-77
10:02		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
10:00		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
9:51		David Coit shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
9:51	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
9:51	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
9:37		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
9:35		Seth Trimble defensive rebound
9:32		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
9:32	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-77
9:32	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-77
9:15		Ven-Allen Lubin personal foul
8:56		David Coit misses two point jump shot
8:54		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
8:51	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	75-77
8:49		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
8:49		TV timeout
8:33		Jalen Washington personal foul
8:33	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-78
8:33	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-79
8:23		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
8:21		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
8:13		Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot
8:11		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
8:01	+3	Jae'Lyn Withers makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	78-79
7:32		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
7:30		Drake Powell defensive rebound
7:07	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point layup	80-79
6:43	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot	80-81
6:32		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
6:30		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
6:09		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
6:05		Jayhawks offensive rebound
6:05		TV timeout
6:00		Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (Jae'Lyn Withers steals)
5:53		Rylan Griffen shooting foul (Seth Trimble draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-81
5:53	+1	Seth Trimble makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-81
5:36		Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot
5:34		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
5:26		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
5:24		Zeke Mayo defensive rebound
5:03		Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot
5:01		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
4:54	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	84-81
4:49		Jayhawks 30 second timeout
4:38		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
4:36		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
4:20		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive foul
4:20		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover (offensive foul)
4:08	+2	Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point layup	84-83
3:55	+2	Seth Trimble makes two point layup	86-83
3:38		AJ Storr misses two point jump shot
3:36		KJ Adams Jr. offensive rebound
3:32		Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot
3:30		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
3:30		Hunter Dickinson personal foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
3:28		TV timeout
3:30		Jalen Washington misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:30	+1	Jalen Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-83
3:15	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (KJ Adams Jr. assists)	87-85
3:04		Jae'Lyn Withers turnover (bad pass)
2:53		AJ Storr misses three point jump shot
2:51		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
2:42		RJ Davis misses two point layup
2:40		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
2:16		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Zeke Mayo draws the foul)
2:16	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	87-86
2:16	+1	Zeke Mayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	87-87
2:04	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point jump shot (Elliot Cadeau assists)	89-87
1:45	+2	Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot	89-89
1:30		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
1:30		Jayhawks defensive rebound
1:18	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists)	89-91
1:06		Tar Heels 60 second timeout
0:37		Jalen Washington misses three point jump shot
0:35		AJ Storr defensive rebound
0:12		Seth Trimble personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-92
0:12		Hunter Dickinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
0:00		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
0:00		Jayhawks defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jayhawks defensive rebound