Adams matches career high with 22 points, No. 1 Kansas cruises past Furman, 86-51
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) KJ Adams matched a career-high 22 points and No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks used a 30-9 run at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second to beat Furman Paladins 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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| Time | Team | 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 |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Will Thengvall defensive rebound | 0:09 |
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Cooper Bowser misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:09 |
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Cooper Bowser misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:09 |
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Justin Cross shooting foul (Cooper Bowser draws the foul) | 0:09 |
| |
+ 3 | Wilder Evers makes three point jump shot (Will Thengvall assists) | 0:24 |
| |
+ 1 | Eddrin Bronson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:42 |
| |
+ 1 | Eddrin Bronson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:42 |
|
Patrick Cassidy shooting foul (Eddrin Bronson draws the foul) | 0:42 |
|
Wilder Evers personal foul | 1:02 |
|
Patrick Cassidy turnover (traveling) | 1:16 |
| |
+ 2 | Cooper Bowser makes two point jump shot | 1:25 |
| Team Stats | |
|
|---|---|---|
| Points | 51 | 86 |
| Field Goals | 17-57 (29.8%) | 39-64 (60.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 9-38 (23.7%) | 4-17 (23.5%) |
| Free Throws | 8-13 (61.5%) | 4-6 (66.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 26 | 42 |
| Offensive | 8 | 8 |
| Defensive | 18 | 31 |
| Team | 0 | 3 |
| Assists | 11 | 25 |
| Steals | 3 | 7 |
| Blocks | 1 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 7 |
| Fouls | 10 | 12 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Bronson G | 14 PTS | 1 REB | 1 AST | ||
| K. Adams F | 22 PTS | 6 REB | 3 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Hien | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4/12 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| C. Bowser | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Smith Jr. | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. VanderWal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| G. Hien | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4/12 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| C. Bowser | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Smith Jr. | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2/10 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. VanderWal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| E. Bronson | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4/10 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Molnar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| T. House | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Johnston | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Humphries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T. Hughey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Tillman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Mauldin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Morgan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 51 | 26 | 11 | 17/57 | 9/38 | 8/13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Adams Jr. | 22 | 6 | 3 | 10/12 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| H. Dickinson | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| D. Harris Jr. | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Z. Mayo | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Storr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Adams Jr. | 22 | 6 | 3 | 10/12 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| H. Dickinson | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| D. Harris Jr. | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Z. Mayo | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Storr | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Griffen | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5/8 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D. Coit | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| F. Bidunga | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| R. Passmore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| W. Evers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wilhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Clemence | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Cassidy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Thengvall | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| S. Moore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 86 | 39 | 25 | 39/64 | 4/17 | 4/6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
