UConn Huskies vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Dec 1, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CONN	31	34	65
KU	38	31	69

Game Recap

McCullar scores 21 as No. 5 Kansas beats No. 4 UConn 69-65 in showdown of past 2 NCAA champions. Students began camping at Allen Fieldhouse more than two days early, and by Friday night the line for the rest of the fans to get into the historic building for this UConn-Kansas showdown snaked its way for what seemed like a mile.

Player Stats

UCONN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Alex Karaban	35	4-11	2-7	0-0	6	0	1	1	0	5	10
32Donovan Clingan	32	3-8	0-1	2-4	7	2	0	3	1	2	8
1Solo Ball	29	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
2Tristen Newton	38	10-18	6-9	5-8	6	2	1	0	2	3	31
12Cam Spencer	36	2-12	1-7	1-3	4	2	0	0	1	1	6
35Samson Johnson	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	2
10Hassan Diarra	18	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	3	4	5


TOTAL	-	23-5641.1%	11-2839.3%	8-1553.3%	29	9	3	4	7	18	65

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24KJ Adams Jr.	38	6-10	0-0	6-9	5	2	1	2	0	1	18
1Hunter Dickinson	38	6-12	3-4	0-1	9	1	0	4	0	4	15
13Elmarko Jackson	32	2-4	0-2	2-2	4	2	1	0	4	1	6
3Dajuan Harris	38	1-7	1-1	0-2	2	6	1	1	2	1	3
15Kevin McCullar Jr.	36	6-10	3-4	6-6	5	1	1	0	1	4	21
23Parker Braun	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Johnny Furphy	14	2-3	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	6
11Jamari McDowell	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Nicolas Timberlake	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	23-4650.0%	9-1464.3%	14-2070.0%	26	13	4	7	8	14	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCONNKU

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Kansas.
(19:49) Dajuan Harris Jr. missed Layup.
(19:49) Cam Spencer Defensive Rebound.
(19:42) Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:42) K.J. Adams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(19:33) K.J. Adams Jr. missed Layup.
(19:33) Donovan Clingan Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
(18:55) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:55) Dajuan Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:26) Foul on Tristen Newton.
+1 (18:26) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
01
+1 (18:26) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
02
(18:12) Tristen Newton missed Layup.
(18:12) K.J. Adams Jr. Block.
(18:12) Kevin McCullar Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:05) Foul on Solomon Ball.
+1 (18:05) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
03
+1 (18:05) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
04
+2 (17:37) Tristen Newton made Layup.
24
+2 (17:18) K.J. Adams Jr. made Jumper.
26
+3 (16:52) Tristen Newton made Three Point Jumper.
56
+3 (16:34) Dajuan Harris Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
59
(16:08) Donovan Clingan Turnover.
(16:08) Dajuan Harris Jr. Steal.
+2 (16:03) Hunter Dickinson made Layup. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
511
(15:33) Tristen Newton missed Jumper.
(15:33) Kevin McCullar Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:26) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Layup.
513
(15:07) Donovan Clingan missed Jumper.
(15:07) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:50) Hunter Dickinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elmarko Jackson.
516
+3 (14:19) Tristen Newton made Three Point Jumper.
816
+3 (13:53) Hunter Dickinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
819
+3 (13:24) Solomon Ball made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
1119
(13:08) Elmarko Jackson Turnover.
(13:08) Alex Karaban Steal.
(12:46) Tristen Newton missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:46) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
(12:34) K.J. Adams Jr. missed Jumper.
(12:34) Donovan Clingan Block.
(12:34) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Foul on Hunter Dickinson.
(12:23) Donovan Clingan missed Free Throw.
(12:23) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:23) Donovan Clingan made Free Throw.
1219
+2 (12:00) K.J. Adams Jr. made Dunk.
1221
(11:27) Tristen Newton Turnover.
(11:27) Kevin McCullar Jr. Steal.
+2 (11:22) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Jumper.
1223
+3 (10:49) Hassan Diarra made Three Point Jumper.
1523
(10:29) Foul on Kevin McCullar Jr..
(10:29) Kevin McCullar Jr. Turnover.
+3 (10:13) Alex Karaban made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hassan Diarra.
1823
(9:55) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
(9:46) Foul on Samson Johnson.
+3 (9:34) Johnny Furphy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicolas Timberlake.
1826
(9:12) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:12) Johnny Furphy Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:02) K.J. Adams Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
1828
(8:43) Solomon Ball missed Jumper.
(8:43) Cam Spencer Offensive Rebound.
(8:29) Foul on Dajuan Harris Jr..
(8:29) Cam Spencer missed Free Throw.
(8:29) UConn Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:29) Cam Spencer made Free Throw.
1928
(8:29) Cam Spencer missed Free Throw.
(8:29) Kevin McCullar Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Johnny Furphy Turnover.
(8:02) Cam Spencer missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:02) Dajuan Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:49) Hunter Dickinson missed Jumper.
(7:49) Hassan Diarra Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) Foul on Hassan Diarra.
(7:41) Hassan Diarra Turnover.
+2 (7:25) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Hunter Dickinson.
1930
(7:12) Foul on Johnny Furphy.
(6:58) Cam Spencer missed Layup.
(6:58) Dajuan Harris Jr. Block.
(6:58) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) UConn Turnover.
(6:34) Dajuan Harris Jr. missed Layup.
(6:34) Solomon Ball Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:23) Tristen Newton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Clingan.
2230
+2 (6:00) K.J. Adams Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
2232
(5:40) Cam Spencer missed Layup.
(5:40) Hunter Dickinson Block.
(5:35) Donovan Clingan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:33) Donovan Clingan made Layup.
2432
(5:10) K.J. Adams Jr. missed Layup.
(5:10) Alex Karaban Block.
(5:10) Hunter Dickinson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:58) Hunter Dickinson made Layup.
2434
(4:44) Donovan Clingan missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:44) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
(4:32) Foul on Donovan Clingan.
+1 (4:32) Elmarko Jackson made Free Throw.
2435
+1 (4:32) Elmarko Jackson made Free Throw.
2436
(4:08) Cam Spencer missed Jumper.
(4:08) K.J. Adams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:00) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:00) Elmarko Jackson Offensive Rebound.
(3:51) Elmarko Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:51) Samson Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(3:42) Tristen Newton Turnover.
(3:42) K.J. Adams Jr. Steal.
(3:25) Elmarko Jackson Turnover.
+2 (3:12) Donovan Clingan made Dunk. Assisted by Tristen Newton.
2636
(2:45) Dajuan Harris Jr. missed Layup.
(2:45) Donovan Clingan Defensive Rebound.
(2:38) Cam Spencer Turnover.
+2 (2:19) Elmarko Jackson made Jumper.
2638
+3 (1:57) Tristen Newton made Three Point Jumper.
2938
(1:24) Dajuan Harris Jr. missed Layup.
(1:24) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(1:09) Alex Karaban missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:09) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
(0:48) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Jumper.
(0:48) Alex Karaban Defensive Rebound.
(0:43) Tristen Newton missed Jumper.
(0:43) Donovan Clingan Offensive Rebound.
(0:39) Donovan Clingan missed Layup.
(0:39) K.J. Adams Jr. Block.
(0:39) UConn Offensive Rebound.
(0:23) Foul on Kevin McCullar Jr..
+1 (0:23) Tristen Newton made Free Throw.
3038
+1 (0:23) Tristen Newton made Free Throw.
3138
(0:23) Tristen Newton missed Free Throw.
(0:23) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Dajuan Harris Jr. missed Jumper.
(0:02) Hunter Dickinson Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CONN

65Points69

23-56(41.1%)Field Goal(%)23-46(50.0%)

11-28(39.3%)3-Point(%)9-14(64.3%)

8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)31(5)

9Assists13

3Steals4

4Blocks7

8Turnovers8

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

5Largest Lead12

Game Details

Friday, December 1, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS

attendance: 16,300 (100%)

tv: ESPN2