No. 12 Kansas overcomes early 14-point deficit and beats TCU 74-61
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Hunter Dickinson had 16 points to lead five Kansas players scoring in double figures as the 12th-ranked Jayhawks won 74-61 at TCU on Wednesday night after trailing by 14 points in the first half.
AJ Storr scored 10 of his 12 points after halftime for the Jayhawks (14-4, 5-2 Big 12). His stepback jumper with 11:30 left put them ahead to stay, right after the junior guard had turnovers on consecutive possessions, and ignited a 14-2 run he ended with a jumper.
Zeke Mayo added 13 points and Shakeel Moore 11. Flory Bidunga had 10 points and 10 rebounds, giving the 6-foot-9 freshman his first career double-double, along with four blocked shots.
Noah Reynolds had 14 points to lead TCU (10-8, 3-4), which has alternated wins and losses the past eight games. Vasean Allette had 13 points and Brendan Wenzel had 11.
After Kansas was down 14 midway through the first half, Mayo's jumper tied the game at 33 just before halftime. The preseason No. 1 team now has its lowest ranking this season.
TCU missed a chance for its second win in a row over a Top 25 team after a win Sunday at then-No. 25 Baylor.
Dickinson had the ball cradled into his body with both arms on an offensive rebound when TCU forward Trazarien White also grabbed at it. They remained tangled and both got technical fouls after officials reviewed the play. TCU had possession and White had an alley-oop dunk from Reynolds to make it 48-47 with 12:44 left, its last lead.
TCU missed its last six shots and only made two free throws over the final 3:37.
Kansas hosts Big 12-leading No. 7 Houston on Saturday. TCU plays at UCF that same day.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Hunter Dickinson vs. Ernest Udeh Jr. (Horned Frogs gains possession) | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
19:37 | Â | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | Â | |
19:21 | Â | Noah Reynolds shooting foul (Flory Bidunga draws the foul) | Â | |
19:21 | +1 | Flory Bidunga makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
19:21 | +1 | Flory Bidunga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 | |
19:07 | Â | David Punch turnover (lost ball) (Flory Bidunga steals) | Â | |
18:55 | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Vasean Allette steals) | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Zeke Mayo shooting foul (Vasean Allette draws the foul) | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Vasean Allette misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:51 | +1 | Vasean Allette makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-1 | |
18:36 | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Trazarien White defensive rebound | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Trazarien White misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:24 | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
18:08 | Â | Shakeel Moore turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
17:51 | Â | Trazarien White misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Shakeel Moore misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Vasean Allette defensive rebound | Â | |
17:27 | +2 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Vasean Allette assists) | 2-3 | |
17:02 | Â | Noah Reynolds personal foul (Flory Bidunga draws the foul) | Â | |
16:58 | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 4-3 | |
16:41 | +2 | Vasean Allette makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-5 | |
16:28 | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Trazarien White defensive rebound | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Flory Bidunga personal foul (David Punch draws the foul) | Â | |
16:06 | +3 | David Punch makes three point jump shot (Ernest Udeh Jr. assists) | 4-8 | |
15:29 | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:29 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:16 | Â | Brendan Wenzel misses two point driving layup | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
15:13 | +2 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes two point putback layup | 4-10 | |
15:13 | Â | Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (Ernest Udeh Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
15:13 | +1 | Ernest Udeh Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-11 | |
15:00 | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point driving reverse layup (David Coit assists) | 6-11 | |
14:49 | Â | Dajuan Harris Jr. personal foul (Micah Robinson draws the foul) | Â | |
14:46 | +3 | Brendan Wenzel makes three point jump shot (Vasean Allette assists) | 6-14 | |
14:31 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:29 | Â | Vasean Allette defensive rebound | Â | |
14:19 | +2 | Vasean Allette makes two point driving reverse layup | 6-16 | |
14:14 | Â | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | Â | |
14:02 | Â | Jace Posey personal foul (AJ Storr draws the foul) | Â | |
13:55 | Â | AJ Storr misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:53 | Â | Jace Posey defensive rebound | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:41 | Â | Jace Posey offensive rebound | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Brendan Wenzel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Micah Robinson offensive rebound | Â | |
13:25 | +2 | Micah Robinson makes two point tip layup | 6-18 | |
13:10 | Â | AJ Storr misses two point layup | Â | |
13:08 | Â | Horned Frogs defensive rebound | Â | |
12:56 | Â | Brendan Wenzel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:54 | Â | AJ Storr defensive rebound | Â | |
12:45 | Â | Jace Posey shooting foul (David Coit draws the foul) | Â | |
12:08 | +2 | Flory Bidunga makes two point layup (Rylan Griffen assists) | 8-18 | |
12:45 | +1 | David Coit makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-18 | |
12:45 | +1 | David Coit makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-18 | |
12:28 | Â | Trazarien White misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:26 | Â | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | +2 | Flory Bidunga makes two point layup (Rylan Griffen assists) | 10-18 | |
11:39 | Â | Vasean Allette misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Malick Diallo offensive rebound | Â | |
11:37 | Â | David Coit personal foul (Malick Diallo draws the foul) | Â | |
11:37 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:35 | Â | David Coit personal foul (Noah Reynolds draws the foul) | Â | |
11:22 | +2 | Brendan Wenzel makes two point running pullup jump shot (Trazarien White assists) | 10-20 | |
10:56 | Â | AJ Storr offensive foul (Trazarien White draws the foul) | Â | |
10:56 | Â | AJ Storr turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
10:33 | Â | Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:31 | Â | Malick Diallo offensive rebound | Â | |
10:27 | Â | Flory Bidunga blocks Noah Reynolds's two point layup | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | Â | |
10:17 | +2 | Trazarien White makes two point layup (Noah Reynolds assists) | 10-22 | |
9:59 | Â | AJ Storr misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Brendan Wenzel defensive rebound | Â | |
9:51 | +2 | Noah Reynolds makes two point layup | 10-24 | |
9:50 | Â | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:37 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point floating jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 12-24 | |
9:13 | +2 | Vasean Allette makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 12-26 | |
8:55 | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point layup | 14-26 | |
8:41 | Â | Isaiah Manning misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:39 | Â | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | Â | |
8:29 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Zeke Mayo assists) | 16-26 | |
8:29 | Â | Isaiah Manning shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | Â | |
8:29 | +1 | Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 17-26 | |
8:10 | Â | David Punch misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:55 | Â | Flory Bidunga offensive rebound | Â | |
7:48 | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 20-26 | |
7:46 | Â | Horned Frogs 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:29 | Â | David Punch misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Trazarien White offensive rebound | Â | |
7:24 | +2 | Trazarien White makes two point putback layup | 20-28 | |
7:09 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 22-28 | |
6:41 | Â | Noah Reynolds misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Jayhawks defensive rebound | Â | |
6:39 | Â | Trazarien White personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul) | Â | |
6:24 | Â | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:22 | Â | Flory Bidunga offensive rebound | Â | |
6:16 | Â | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Jayhawks offensive rebound | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Jace Posey personal foul (Rylan Griffen draws the foul) | Â | |
6:14 | +1 | Rylan Griffen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-28 | |
6:14 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
5:55 | +2 | Vasean Allette makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 23-30 | |
5:40 | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point jump shot (Flory Bidunga assists) | 25-30 | |
5:18 | Â | Trazarien White turnover (bad pass) (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | Â | |
5:10 | +2 | Flory Bidunga makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 27-30 | |
4:50 | Â | Jace Posey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Zeke Mayo defensive rebound | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Rylan Griffen turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
4:21 | +3 | Noah Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Brendan Wenzel assists) | 27-33 | |
4:05 | Â | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Rylan Griffen offensive rebound | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Malick Diallo blocks Flory Bidunga's two point layup | Â | |
3:55 | Â | Flory Bidunga offensive rebound | Â | |
3:46 | +2 | Flory Bidunga makes two point layup | 29-33 | |
3:39 | Â | Noah Reynolds misses two point driving layup | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Micah Robinson offensive rebound | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Brendan Wenzel draws the foul) | Â | |
3:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Brendan Wenzel misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Brendan Wenzel misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | Â | |
3:08 | +2 | Flory Bidunga makes two point dunk (Zeke Mayo assists) | 31-33 | |
2:38 | Â | Vasean Allette misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Horned Frogs offensive rebound | Â | |
2:35 | Â | Horned Frogs turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Flory Bidunga turnover (bad pass) (Micah Robinson steals) | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | Â | |
1:36 | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point driving floating jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists) | 33-33 | |
1:10 | Â | Micah Robinson turnover (double dribble) | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) (Brendan Wenzel steals) | Â | |
0:41 | +2 | Vasean Allette makes two point driving layup | 33-35 | |
0:11 | Â | Rylan Griffen misses two point layup | Â | |
0:09 | Â | Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Brendan Wenzel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | AJ Storr defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |