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12/22 21:20 CST No. 17 Kansas uses balanced scoring to defeat Davidson 90-61
No. 17 Kansas uses balanced scoring to defeat Davidson 90-61
By DAVID SMALE
Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) --- Tre White and Flory Bidunga each had 18 points and
eight rebounds as No. 17 Kansas used balanced scoring to beat Davidson 90-61 on
Monday night.
Six players finished in double figures for the Jayhawks (10-3), including all
five starters. Bryson Tiller added 11 points and Jamari McDowell scored 10.
Melvin Council Jr. had 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Kohl Rosario provided 13 points off the bench as Kansas shot 58% from the
field, including 11 for 21 (52%) on 3-pointers. The Jayhawks had 27 assists on
37 baskets and outrebounded Davidson 42-31. White nabbed four of the team's 13
steals.
Roberts Blums was the only player in double figures for the Wildcats (8-4) with
13 points off the bench. Davidson was limited to 36% shooting from the floor
and went 2 for 6 at the free-throw line.
Kansas played its second consecutive game without Darryn Peterson. The freshman
star, who missed seven straight games earlier this season due to injury, is
averaging 25 points in four games.
But the Jayhawks barely missed him.
Kansas led by 19 before Davidson went on a 10-2 run to trim it to 36-25. The
Wildcats hit six straight shots during one stretch, though they never cut the
deficit to single digits. When White hit his fourth 3 of the first half, the
lead was back up to 46-26.
Kansas went to the locker room with a 51-30 cushion. The Jayhawks were led by
White's 16 points. Bidunga and Council each had 10.
The second half didn't start much better for Davidson, as the Wildcats were
outscored 7-2 in the first 2:51, leading coach Matt McKillup to exhaust his
timeouts with 17:09 left.
Kansas wasted no time distancing itself from the overmatched Wildcats. When
Bidunga threw down an alley-oop dunk with 13:03 left in the opening half, the
Jayhawks already had stretched the lead to 17-6. Davidson didn't reach double
figures until 10:36 remained in the first half.
Up next
Davidson hosts Duquesne on Dec. 30.
Kansas is off until starting Big 12 play Jan. 3 at UCF.
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