National Basketball Association
Kansas 64, Baylor 61
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 10, 2024
Where: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # Bret Smith, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
16300
By Field Level Media
Hunter Dickinson scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Dajuan Harris Jr. added 14 points as No. 4 Kansas remained unbeaten at home with a 64-61 victory Saturday over No. 13 Baylor at Lawrence, Kan.
KJ Adams Jr. supplied 13 points and Johnny Furphy added 11 points and six steals as the Jayhawks (19-5, 7-4 Big 12) improved to 13-0 in their building while rebounding from a loss Monday at Kansas State.
Kansas, which was playing without its leading scorer Kevin McCullar Jr. (knee), won despite shooting 5 of 21 (23.8 percent) from 3-point range. The Jayhawks also were without Jamari McDowell (flu).
Yves Missi scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Ja'Kobe Walter added 17 and eight rebounds as Baylor (17-6, 6-4) saw its three-game winning streak come to an end. The Bears were playing without its third-leading scorer Langston Love (ankle).
Walter missed a transition 3-point attempt at the final buzzer for Baylor, which outrebounded Kansas 42-25 but committed 21 turnovers to eight for Kansas.
The Jayhawks moved ahead of the Bears in the Big 12 Conference standings, sitting in third place, a half-game behind second-place Iowa State and a full game behind first-place Houston.
Kansas was just 2 of 11 from 3-point range when Harris made one to put the Jayhawks up 47-41 with 13:09 remaining. Nicolas Timberlake added another as Kansas took a 50-41 lead with 12:34 to play.
A Timberlake steal and fastbreak dunk gave Kansas a 52-42 lead with 10:27 remaining, and he hit another 3-pointer with 7:44 remaining for a 58-46 lead.
A 9-2 run for Baylor, on two 3-pointers from Walter and one from Jayden Nunn, brought the Bears within 60-55 with 5:15 remaining. Baylor cut the deficit to 62-59 with 2:06 remaining after two free throws from Missi.
The Bears scored the first basket of the game on a layup from Walter before the Jayhawks took charge by grabbing a 23-10 lead midway through the opening half. Baylor cut the deficit to 34-28 at halftime, while being held to 38.1 percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes.
Kansas improved to 20-1 at home against Baylor.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Baylor |
|
Kansas |
Yves Missi 21 |
Scoring |
Hunter Dickinson 15 |
RayJ Dennis 8 |
Assists |
Dajuan Harris Jr. 5 |
Yves Missi 8 |
Rebounds |
Hunter Dickinson 7 |
Yves Missi 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Johnny Furphy 7 |
Ja'Kobe Walter 2 |
Steals |
Johnny Furphy 6 |
Yves Missi 2 |
Blocks |
Hunter Dickinson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Baylor
|
61 |
41.3 |
8-26 |
15-21 |
12 |
39 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
Kansas
|
64 |
42.9 |
5-21 |
11-15 |
11 |
20 |
2 |
17 |
8 |