Jayhawks avoid another trap, pull away
Yale holds its own vs. Kansas
Kevin McCullar Jr. scored a career-high 34 points, taking over during a second-half run that gave Kansas the lead, and the No. 2 Jayhawks eventually pulled away from visiting Yale for a 75-60 victory Friday night.
Nicolas Timberlake came off the bench to hit three 3pointers and score 13 for the Jayhawks (11-1), who trailed by as many as 11 in the first half and by a point at the break before making the final appear much more comfortable than it was all night.
Yale (7-6) shut down Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson, kept the Jayhawks from getting into transition and held its own on the glass. It also got 13 points apiece from guards August Mahoney and Bez Mbeng, who kept the Bulldogs in the game.
Kansas has had trouble with trap-type games this season, stumbling past Eastern Illinois between the Maui Invitational, and struggling to overcome a slow start against Kansas City before facing rival Missouri.
The Jayhawks settled down a bit, scoring the final seven points of the half, but they still trailed 33- 32 at the break. The Jayhawks unspooled a 13-1 run to take a 51-43 lead with 7 1/2 minutes to go. McCullar added a pair of 3s during a 10-0 run a couple of minutes later that put the game away.
Top 25 men’s games Marquette 81, Georgetown 51:
David Joplin scored 20 points and host No. 6 Marquette (10-3, 1-1 Big East) beat cold-shooting Georgetown, bouncing back from a loss in its Big East opener to Providence. Jayden Epps scored 14 and Dontrez Styles had 12 for Georgetown (7-6, 0-2).
Baylor107, Mississippi Valley State 48:
Ja’Kobe Walter scored 26 points and made five of Baylor’s 19 3-pointers as the 10th-ranked Bears (102) beat visiting Mississippi Valley State in their final game in the Ferrell Center. Reginald Reynolds scored 14 points for Mississippi Valley State (0-12).
Clemson 109, Queens (N.C.) 79: PJ Hall had 27 points and Joe Girard III scored 19 as host No. 18 Clemson (10-1) bounced back from its first loss of the season with a victory against Queens (6-8).
Texas 71, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 55:
Dillon Mitchell had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and host No. 19 Texas (9-2) beat Texas A&MCorpus Christi. Dian WrightForde led the Islanders (6-6) with 10 points.
James Madison 89, Morgan
State 75: James Madison’s Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 29 points to surpass 1,000 for his career and the 20th-ranked Dukes (12-0) will enter conference play undefeated after a victory against host Morgan State. Will Thomas scored 20 points for Morgan State (4-10).
Wisconsin 80, Chicago State 53: AJ Storr scored a career-high 29 points and host No. 24 Wisconsin (8-3) beat Chicago State. Wesley Cardet Jr. scored 10 points on 4-of-22 shooting for Chicago State (7-10), which had its four-game winning streak snapped. That run included a win versus then-No. 25 Northwestern.
District game Cornell 90, Robert Morris 85:
Chris Manon’s 20 points helped Cornell defeat host Robert Morris.
Manon also had six rebounds and five steals for the Big Red (9-2). Isaiah Gray scored 17 points, going 7 of 10 from the field. Nazir Williams shot 7 of 7 from the free throw line and finished with 12 points. Josh Corbin finished with 22 points for the Colonials (4-9). Robert Morris also got 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals from Stephaun Walker. In addition, Justice Williams had 15
points, six rebounds and five assists.
Top 25 women’s games Ohio State 84, Belmont 55:
Jacy Sheldon scored 31 points, and host No. 13 Ohio State (10-2) beat Belmont. Tessa Miller led Belmont (7-4) with 15 points.
Indiana 84, Bowling Green 35:
Sara Scalia made eight 3pointers and scored a season-high 32 points as host No. 16 Indiana (10-1) cruised to a victory against Bowling Green for the Hoosiers’ ninth straight win.
Amy Velasco scored 14 points for Bowling Green (64).
Gonzaga 67, New Mexico 56:
Yvonne Ejim scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Brynna Maxwell added 14 points and host No. 20 Gonzaga (13-2) beat New Mexico. Viane Cumber scored 17 points for New Mexico (9-4).
TCU 84, Mount St. Mary’s 37:
Sedona Prince had 22 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and three blocks, Madison Conner added 21 points and host No. 25 TCU rolled past Mount St. Mary’s. TCU (13-0) went undefeated in nonconference play for the first time in program history. Jessica Tomasetti led Mount St. Mary’s ( 3- 8) with 12 points.