Kansas basketball vs. Oklahoma recap: Jayhawks defeat Sooners in Big 12 Conference game
LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball’s 2023-24 regular season continued Saturday with a Big 12 Conference game at home against Oklahoma.
The No. 3 Jayhawks came in off a loss at UCF. The No. 9 Sooners also lost their previous outing, at TCU. It was an opportunity for both sides to get back in the win column in conference play.
Here is what happened during the game:
Kansas game time, TV channel, bettings odds for today’s game against Oklahoma
Start Time: 1 p.m. CT, Saturday, Jan. 13
TV: Big 12 NOW on ESPN+
Betting odds: Kansas by 7.5 points
Kansas basketball vs. Oklahoma recap
FINAL: Kansas 78, Oklahoma 66
Final stats:#kubball pic.twitter.com/8Vux7czOGi
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Kansas leads 74-58 with 3:55 left in 2nd half
Oklahoma is going to the free-throw line after this break, but a four-minute scoring drought going into it is an issue for the Sooners' comeback attempt.#kubball pic.twitter.com/dl3oPvyRwF
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Kansas leads 67-58 with 7:40 left in 2nd half
Still only 4 bench points from #kubball, but if KJ/Hunter/Kevin are going to all come close to going for 20 each ... pic.twitter.com/4jETxzLF9S
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Kansas leads 57-48 with 11:20 left in 2nd half
#kubball has the momentum. Now a question if it can close the way it couldn't at UCF. pic.twitter.com/o1M3mlLlns
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Kansas leads 48-46 with 15:20 left in 2nd half
Neither side has done much from beyond the arc this afternoon.#kubball is 1-for-9.
Oklahoma is 3-for-10. pic.twitter.com/HR15Fr30Lf— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Kansas leads 46-42 with 17:45 left in 2nd half
Dunks and more dunks.#kubball pic.twitter.com/RZmjS22M1Z
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
HALFTIME: Kansas 38, Oklahoma 37
Halftime#kubball pic.twitter.com/JGJDyR01Sv
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Kansas leads 32-31 with 2:43 left in 1st half
KJ had 22 points the last time #kubball played Oklahoma here. Already has 15 in the first half. pic.twitter.com/T4XvW7xlVk
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Oklahoma leads 27-26 with 5:27 left in 1st half
Took nearly 12 minutes for #kubball to turn the ball over for the first time. A welcome change from the past couple games for Kansas.
Hasn't meant a significant advantage for the Jayhawks so far, though. pic.twitter.com/vv2bi09w8T— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Kansas leads 19-12 with 11:32 left in 1st half
Elmarko Jackson entered the game with 13:09 left in the first half. It's his first game coming off the bench this season.#kubball pic.twitter.com/LuEkenmAAM
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Kansas leads 12-4 with 15:34 left in 1st half
Johnny Furphy had an early foul in this start but has responded with a couple offensive rebounds, a layup in transition and another effort play to get #kubball possession just now. pic.twitter.com/KyLnY4BJs8
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
Pregame
Here are the starters
The starters:#kubball pic.twitter.com/rQu8TymeC7
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) January 13, 2024
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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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