AJ Storr scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and KJ Adams Jr. contributed 12 points to lead top-ranked Kansas over Oakland, 78-57, on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.
Hunter Dickinson chipped in 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds, proving to be an anchor on both ends of the floor, as he also tallied four blocks. Rylan Griffen added 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting, while Flory Bidunga added nine points off the bench.
Allen David Mukeba scored 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting to lead Oakland (1-3), while Tuburu Naivalurua added 12 points and nine rebounds. DQ Cole struggled, going 2-for-8 from the field on his way to six points.
Kansas (4-0) went on an early 8-0 run to take a 14-5 lead with 13:12 remaining in the first half, holding Oakland scoreless for over three minutes. The Jayhawks extended their lead to double digits for the first time with 10:24 left in the half on an emphatic dunk by Storr and led by at least 10 points for the rest of the contest.
Kansas made eight of its last nine field-goal attempts in the first half, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Griffen to push its lead to 22 at halftime. Oakland started the game shooting 2 of 14 from the field and finished the first half 10 of 29. It was a much different story for the Jayhawks, who shot 19 of 28 from the field and made five threes on nine attempts.
Kansas finished the game 32-for-56 (57.1 percent) from the field and made eight threes on 20 attempts (40 percent). The Jayhawks outscored Oakland 36-17 in bench points and outrebounded the Grizzlies 32-30 as a team.
Dajuan Harris Jr. had four steals for Kansas.
Oakland made its first four field-goal attempts of the second half, improving upon its first-half shooting performance following intermission to finish the game 24-for-55 (43.6 percent) from the field and 6-for-22 (27.3 percent) from 3-point range.
The Jayhawks’ lead topped out at 30 points.
–Field Level Media
