LAWRENCE, Kan. — AJ Storr scored a season-high 16 points off the bench and three starters also reached double figures as No. 1 Kansas easily handled Oakland 78-57 on Saturday.
KJ Adams scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half, Rylan Griffin added 11 points and Hunter Dickinson finished with 10 points. Dickinson led the Jayhawks with nine rebounds.
Kansas (4-0) pulled away methodically in the first half, leading by 22 at halftime. The Grizzlies never got closer than 18 in the second half. Kansas played the final 4:32 with its only reserves in the game.
Allen Mukiba led Auckland (1-3) with 19 points, and Toboro Naivalorua added 12 points.
Oakland struggled from 3-point range, shooting 6 of 23 (27%), and was dismal at the free throw line (3 of 12).
Ready meals
Oakland: The Grizzlies were no match for Kansas inside during the first half, when the game was decided. They were outscored 20-12 and outscored 26-14 in the paint.
Kansas: The Jayhawks have too much depth for a mid-major program like Oakland to overcome. The Jayhawks got points from 11 players. They had 36 points off the bench to Oakland’s 17.
Key moments
Dickinson hit a floater in the lane at the 4:37 mark of the first half to give Kansas a 34-17 cushion. Griffen made a baseline 3 just before the buzzer, and the Jayhawks took a 46-24 lead into the locker room.
Key statistics
Dajuan Harris scored just two points in 23 minutes, but had six assists and just one turnover. He was tenacious on defense, racking up four steals — including three in the first few minutes of the second half when Kansas quashed any thoughts of an Oakland comeback.
the next
Oakland returns home to face Eastern Michigan on Thursday. Kansas hosts UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday.
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