KJ Adams Jr. scored a career-high 22 points to lead No. 2 Kansas to a 79-75 come-from-behind victory over Oklahoma on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kansas.
Kansas (15-1, 4-0) has not lost to Oklahoma in Allen Fieldhouse since 1993. The Sooners looked primed to break the decades-long losing streak, jumping ahead by 10 with just over five minutes remaining. But the Jayhawks closed strong, finishing with an 18-4 run to keep the streak alive.
Jalen Wilson, Kansas’ leading scorer at 20.2 points per game entering the contest, had just two points in the first half. Wilson scored 15 after halftime, though, including 10 at the free-throw line.
The Jayhawks were 31 of 39 from the line, their most free-throw attempts since the 2016-17 season. After struggling over the last two games, scoring just 15 combined points on 5-of-24 shooting, senior Grant Sherfield broke out with a season-high-tying 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting for Oklahoma (10-6, 1-3 Big 12).
In other games, it was Tennessee 77, Vanderbilt 68; Kansas State 65, Oklahoma 57; Virginia 65, North Carolina 58; Iowa State 84, Texas Tech 50; Michigan State 69, Wisconsin 65; Auburn 82, Ole Miss 73; and San Diego State 74, Nevada 65.
Tennessee 77, Vanderbilt 68
Santiago Vescovi and Julian Phillips scored 15 points apiece as the Volunteers pulled away from the visiting Commodores for a Southeastern Conference win in Knoxville, Tenn.
Vescovi, who scored 12 second-half points, shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 3 of 6 from distance, to go along with six rebounds and three assists. Phillips made 6 of 9 shots from the field and also added six rebounds and three assists.
Uros Plavsic chipped in 11 points and six rebounds, while Jonas Aidoo and Tyreke Key each finished with eight points and two rebounds. Zakai Zeigler had seven points, a game-high nine assists and four rebounds.
Tennessee (14-2, 4-0 SEC) defeated Vanderbilt for the 11th straight meeting. The Commodores (8-8, 1-2), who have dropped two straight, was led by Liam Robbins’ 18 points and seven rebounds. — Field Level Media
