LAWRENCE, Kan. — KJ Adams matched a career-high 22 points and No. 1 Kansas used a 30-9 run at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second to beat Furman 86-51 on Saturday night.
Hunter Dickinson had 10 points and six rebounds for the Jayhawks (7-0), who handled the trap game nestled between last week’s win over No. 11 Duke in Las Vegas and next week’s trip to No. 21 Creighton for the Big 12-Big East Battle.
The Jayhawks and Paladins (7-1) began the day as two of 23 unbeatens left in men’s Division I basketball.
Kansas led just 27-26 before Flory Bidunga’s basket completed a 12-2 run to end the first half. The charge continued in the second, and Adams eventually converted a three-point play to give the Jayhawks a 57-35 lead with 13 1/2 minutes to go.
Eddrin Bronson scored 14 points and Garrett Hien had 12 points for the Paladins.
No. 21 Creighton 80, NOTRE DAME 76
LAS VEGAS — Jamiya Neal had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 21 Creighton past Notre Dame 80-76 on Saturday in the seventh-place game of the Players Era Festival.
Notre Dame cut the lead to three with 24 seconds left, but Creighton (5-3) closed the game 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to seize the win and snap a three-game losing skid.
Steven Ashworth had 15 points and six assists for Creighton. Fredrick King scored 14.
Braeden Shrewsberry and Tae Davis each had 17 points to lead Notre Dame (4-4). Matt Allocco scored 12.
Notre Dame erased a 17-point first-half deficit and took a one-point lead midway through the second half when Shrewsberry drilled a 3-pointer to give Notre Dame a 53-52 lead.
No. 10 MARQUETTE 94, W. CAROLINA 62
MILWAUKEE — Kam Jones had 20 points, 10 assists and six rebounds as No. 10 Marquette remained unbeaten by breezing to a victory over Western Carolina.
Marquette (8-0) continued its fastest start since 2011-12, when it won its first 10 games. That team ended up 27-8 with a Sweet 16 appearance.
Jones threatened to get his second triple-double of the season. He headed to the bench for good with 5:42 remaining, 37 seconds after recording his 10th assist.
The 6-foot-5 guard had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in a 76-58 victory over No. 13 Purdue on Nov. 19.
No. 15 WISCONSIN 74, CHICAGO ST. 53
MADISON, Wis. — John Tonje had 22 points and Nolan Winter scored 12 to pace No. 15 Wisconsin to a win over Chicago State.
Wisconsin (8-0) gained control with a 17-3 run early in the second half, going in front 49-30 on a dunk by Winter with 11:21 remaining. The Cougars (0-9) made just 1 of 13 shots during that stretch.
Jalen Forrest was the only Cougars player to score in double figures. He had 10 points.
Chicago State, which missed its first 10 shots from beyond the arc, pulled within 30-25 on Greg Spate’s 3-pointer with 1:37 left in the first half. Tonje’s lay-in put the Badgers up 32-25 at the break.
No. 20 TEXAS A&M 81, RUTGERS 77
LAS VEGAS — Wade Taylor IV scored 24 points and No. 20 Texas A&M defeated Rutgers in the fifth-place game of the Players Era Festival.
Rutgers overcame a six-point halftime deficit and led by nine with 12:51 left, but the Aggies closed the game on a 27-14 run to seal the win.
Solomon Washington, Henry Coleman III and Manny Obaseki added 11 apiece for the Aggies (6-2).
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