Oklahoma Sooners vs Kansas Jayhawks Match Player Stats On Jan 13, 2024

Hunter Dickinson had 24 points and 14 rebounds and Kevin McCullar Jr. added 21 points as No. 3 Kansas beat No. 9 Oklahoma 78-66 on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.

McCullar had 15 points and Dickinson scored 14 in the second half as the Jayhawks pulled away late.

The double-double was Dickinson's 10th of the season.

McCullar scored 10 points during a 21-9 run early in the second half, then added five more during a 9-0 run that put Kansas (14-2, 2-1 Big 12) up by 16 with 5:01 left.

The Jayhawks dominated in the paint, outscoring Oklahoma 46-26 there and 15-6 on the fastbreak to take control.

The win was the Jayhawks' 23rd consecutive over Oklahoma at Allen Fieldhouse. The Sooners' last win at the venue came in 1993.

Saturday marked Oklahoma's final meeting in Lawrence before the Sooners move to the Southeastern Conference next season.

As time ticked down in the final two minutes with Kansas' victory assured, Jayhawks fans chanted "S-E-C."

Kansas looked like it was on track to create a comfortable margin early, going up by nine just over seven minutes into the game by attacking the rim.

But the Sooners stormed back, keyed by their backcourt.

Oklahoma went on a 23-11 run, spacing the floor out and attacking the rim as Kansas missed 9 of 12 shots at one point.

The Jayhawks recovered and ended up taking a 38-37 lead into halftime.

Javian McCollum led the Sooners (13-3, 1-2) with 17 points for the game, while Milos Uzan added 15 and Otega Oweh chipped in 12.

Oklahoma scored just 29 points in the second half.

KJ Adams Jr. scored all 15 of his points in the first half for Kansas. He added 10 rebounds for his second double-double in three games.

Johnny Furphy started for Kansas for just the second time this season, as Elmarko Jackson came off the bench for the first time this season.

Kansas was 17 of 18 from the free-throw line, including 10 of 11 in the second half.

--Field Level Media