GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Kansas 87, Oklahoma State 76
By CLIFF BRUNT
AP Sports Writer
STILLWATER, Okla. - Gradey Dick scored 17 of his season-high 26 points in the second half and No. 5 Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 87-76.
The freshman guard made 10 of 17 field goal attempts, shooting 4 of 9 on 3-pointers.
Kansas shot 66% from the field in the second half to pull away from the Cowboys. Oklahoma State leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense.
Kansas (21-5, 9-4 Big 12) has won three straight. The Jayhawks are tied with Texas and Baylor atop the conference standings.
Kalib Boone scored a career-high 27 points, John-Michael Wright had 18 and Bryce Thompson added 17 for Oklahoma State (16-10, 7-6).
Oklahoma State had won five straight, including victories over ranked opponents TCU and Iowa State. The Cowboys were coming off a 64-56 win at then-No. 11 Iowa State.
Thompson lit up the Jayhawks early. The guard, who played at Kansas for a year before transferring to Oklahoma State, scored 14 points in the first 11 minutes to help the Cowboys take a 23-18 lead.
Kansas hung tough, and Dick's 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Jayhawks a 39-37 lead at halftime.
Dick scored eight points in the first two minutes of the second half to help Kansas take a 52-44 lead, and the Jayhawks led by at least five the rest of the way.
BIG PICTURE
Kansas: The Jayhawks completed back-to-back road wins in Oklahoma against teams that have some big victories on their home courts. The Jayhawks beat Oklahoma on Saturday.
Oklahoma State: While this loss won't hurt perception of the Cowboys, they have three more regular-season games against ranked opponents, so every opportunity is critical.
February 14, 2023
| Kansas | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Wilson | F | 27 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| K. Adams Jr. | F | 20 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| G. Dick | G | 37 | 10-17 | 2-3 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| K. McCullar Jr. | G | 36 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| D. Harris Jr. | G | 35 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| J. Yesufu | 16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| E. Udeh Jr. | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Z. Ejiofor | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| B. Pettiford Jr. | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Rice | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 35-65 (.538) |
9-13 (.692) |
8-22 (.364) |
10-29 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 87 | |
| Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| K. Boone | F | 31 | 10-15 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| W. Newton | F | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Wright | G | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| B. Thompson | G | 35 | 5-13 | 6-8 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| C. Asberry | G | 34 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| M. Cisse | 25 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| C. Harris Jr. | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Smith | 5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Q. Williams | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 27-54 (.500) |
14-22 (.636) |
8-17 (.471) |
12-33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 76 | |
