GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Kansas 78, Oklahoma 55
(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
NORMAN, Okla. - Jalen Wilson scored 18 points, and No. 9 Kansas rolled past Oklahoma 78-55.
Wilson, who entered the day leading the Big 12 with nearly 21 points per game, bounced back from a two-point outing against Texas on Monday.
Dajuan Harris scored 16 points and Kevin McCullar added 13 for the Jayhawks (20-5, 8-4 Big 12).
Jalen Hill scored 14 points and Otega Oweh added 11 for the Oklahoma (12-13, 2-10). Grant Sherfield, who leads the Sooners with nearly 17 points per game, was held to 10 on 4-for-14 shooting.
Oklahoma was in a solid position a month ago but has since lost seven of eight - including four straight since beating No. 2 Alabama 93-69 on Jan. 28.
Oklahoma led for much of the first half, then Kansas took over on a layup by McCullar with just under seven minutes remaining before halftime.
Wilson didn't score until he made a jumper with about four minutes left in the first half, then knocked down two 3-pointers in the final minute to give Kansas a 35-22 lead. The Jayhawks controlled the action from there.
BIG PICTURE
Kansas: The Jayhawks needed the win to stay within range of Texas in the Big 12 race. They did it with defense, holding the Sooners to 36% shooting. Kansas was coming off an 88-80 win over league-leading Texas on Monday.
Oklahoma: The Sooners are falling apart. It was Oklahoma's fourth consecutive double-digit loss. The schedule gets no easier, with five ranked opponents in the final six regular-season games.
February 11, 2023
| Kansas | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Wilson | F | 31 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| K. Adams Jr. | F | 21 | 5-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| K. McCullar Jr. | G | 35 | 4-8 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| G. Dick | G | 34 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| D. Harris Jr. | G | 34 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| E. Udeh Jr. | 17 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| M. Rice | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| J. Yesufu | 9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Z. Ejiofor | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Wilhite | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Jankovich | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 200 | 33-60 (.550) |
7-14 (.500) |
5-10 (.500) |
7-32 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 78 | |
| Oklahoma | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Hill | F | 28 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| T. Groves | F | 26 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| M. Uzan | G | 30 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| G. Sherfield | G | 28 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| O. Oweh | G | 23 | 3-10 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| J. Bamisile | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| J. Groves | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| B. Cortes | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| S. Godwin | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| C. Noland | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 20-56 (.357) |
11-14 (.786) |
4-17 (.235) |
12-37 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 55 | |
