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FINAL
Dec 22, 2023

Game Recap

McCullar scores career-best 34 points, No. 2 Kansas pulls away late for 75-60 win over Yale. Kevin McCullar Jr. was going IN for a layup in practice this week when one of his Kansas teammates landed on his head.

Box Score

12T
YALE332760
KU324375
Yale Bulldogs logoYALEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Matt Knowling243-80-00-02100316
1Danny Wolf355-121-50-062142111
4John Poulakidas313-82-50-00100128
2Bez Mbeng364-101-54-645302013
3August Mahoney285-83-50-022001213
42Nick Townsend160-10-00-06101110
23Yussif Basa-Ama20-10-00-00010000
33Jack Molloy42-21-10-01010215
14Casey Simmons130-20-00-00010010
10Samson Aletan40-10-02-20001002
24Yassine Gharram71-10-00-02100112
TOTAL23-5442.6%8-2138.1%6-875.0%231376131060
Kansas Jayhawks logoKANSASMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24KJ Adams Jr.362-80-02-22421226
15Kevin McCullar Jr.3711-184-78-864211234
1Hunter Dickinson354-90-20-010102318
13Elmarko Jackson171-60-10-03201322
3Dajuan Harris Jr.353-52-32-216412310
23Parker Braun51-10-00-01000002
11Jamari McDowell50-00-00-01000000
25Nicolas Timberlake305-103-70-031200213
TOTAL27-5747.4%9-2045.0%12-12100.0%2718106111275

Play-by-Play

1st halfyaleku
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (19:34) Hunter Dickinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (19:32) Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (19:09) Danny Wolf made Layup.
    20
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (18:42) Dajuan Harris Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (18:39) Yale Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (18:30) John Poulakidas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (18:23) Danny Wolf Offensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (18:18) Matt Knowling missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (18:16) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (18:08) Hunter Dickinson made Jumper. Assisted by Kevin McCullar Jr..
    22
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (17:53) August Mahoney missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (17:50) Kevin McCullar Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (17:46) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Layup.
    24
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (17:46) Foul on John Poulakidas.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +1 (17:46) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
    25
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (17:15) John Poulakidas made Layup. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
    45
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (16:54) Hunter Dickinson missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (16:51) August Mahoney Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:33) Danny Wolf made Layup. Assisted by August Mahoney.
    65
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (16:08) Hunter Dickinson Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (16:08) Bez Mbeng Steal.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (15:52) Foul on Dajuan Harris Jr..
  • (15:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (15:37) John Poulakidas missed Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (15:34) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (15:17) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (15:14) Yale Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:54) John Poulakidas missed Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (14:52) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (14:41) Parker Braun made Dunk. Assisted by K.J. Adams Jr..
    67
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:29) August Mahoney missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (14:29) Kevin McCullar Jr. Block.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (14:25) Dajuan Harris Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (14:19) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (14:16) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (14:05) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (14:02) August Mahoney made Jumper.
    87
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (13:55) Nicolas Timberlake made Layup. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
    89
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (13:31) Samson Aletan missed
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (13:27) Parker Braun Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (13:12) Dajuan Harris Jr. Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (13:12) Bez Mbeng Steal.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:08) Bez Mbeng made Layup. Assisted by August Mahoney.
    109
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (12:46) Nicolas Timberlake made Layup.
    1011
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (12:23) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (12:23) Dajuan Harris Jr. Steal.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (12:15) K.J. Adams Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (12:15) Samson Aletan Block.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (12:11) Nick Townsend Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (12:01) Foul on Kevin McCullar Jr..
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +1 (12:01) Samson Aletan made Free Throw.
    1111
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +1 (12:01) Samson Aletan made Free Throw.
    1211
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:44) Elmarko Jackson missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (11:40) Danny Wolf Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +3 (11:35) August Mahoney made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yassine Gharram.
    1511
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:33) Kansas Timeout
  • (11:33) Official TV Timeout
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:15) Nicolas Timberlake missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:12) Nicolas Timberlake Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:11) Nicolas Timberlake missed Layup.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (11:11) Danny Wolf Block.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:11) Kansas Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (11:05) K.J. Adams Jr. Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (11:05) Casey Simmons Steal.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (10:53) Casey Simmons missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (10:53) K.J. Adams Jr. Block.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (10:49) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +3 (10:47) Nicolas Timberlake made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elmarko Jackson.
    1514
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:23) Matt Knowling made Jumper.
    1714
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (10:05) Elmarko Jackson missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (10:02) Yassine Gharram Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (9:40) Danny Wolf missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (9:38) Jamari McDowell Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (9:14) Elmarko Jackson missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (9:12) Danny Wolf Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (8:43) Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (8:42) Yale Offensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (8:42) Yale Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (8:34) Elmarko Jackson Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (8:13) Matt Knowling missed
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (8:11) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (8:02) Hunter Dickinson missed Dunk.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:59) Matt Knowling Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (7:56) Foul on Nicolas Timberlake.
  • (7:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:44) Danny Wolf missed Layup.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:41) Jack Molloy Offensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (7:39) Jack Molloy made Layup.
    1914
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (7:20) K.J. Adams Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (7:17) Bez Mbeng Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +3 (7:13) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
    2214
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (6:44) Hunter Dickinson Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (6:44) Jack Molloy Steal.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +3 (6:21) Danny Wolf made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Poulakidas.
    2514
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (6:19) Kansas Timeout
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (6:07) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (6:07) Kansas Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (5:57) Hunter Dickinson made Layup. Assisted by Kevin McCullar Jr..
    2516
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (5:38) Yussif Basa-Ama missed Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (5:35) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (5:27) Dajuan Harris Jr. Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (5:27) Yussif Basa-Ama Steal.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (5:14) Jack Molloy Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (5:14) Kevin McCullar Jr. Steal.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (5:09) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Layup.
    2518
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (5:09) Foul on Jack Molloy.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +1 (5:09) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
    2519
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +2 (4:45) Matt Knowling made Jumper.
    2719
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (4:35) K.J. Adams Jr. Turnover.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (4:23) Bez Mbeng Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (4:23) K.J. Adams Jr. Steal.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (4:19) K.J. Adams Jr. missed Layup.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (4:16) Kevin McCullar Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (4:16) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Layup.
    2721
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (4:08) Yale Timeout
  • (4:08) Official TV Timeout
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:47) Danny Wolf missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (3:43) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (3:34) Foul on Nick Townsend.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +1 (3:34) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
    2722
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +1 (3:34) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
    2723
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +3 (3:18) John Poulakidas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bez Mbeng.
    3023
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (3:00) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (2:57) Danny Wolf Defensive Rebound.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (2:42) Danny Wolf Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (2:27) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Layup.
    3025
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    +3 (2:03) August Mahoney made Three Point Jumper.
    3325
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +3 (1:46) Dajuan Harris Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kevin McCullar Jr..
    3328
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (1:27) Bez Mbeng missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (1:22) Hunter Dickinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (1:04) Kevin McCullar Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (1:01) Kansas Offensive Rebound.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +2 (0:50) K.J. Adams Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Dajuan Harris Jr..
    3330
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (0:28) Nick Townsend Turnover.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (0:28) K.J. Adams Jr. Steal.
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (0:26) Foul on Danny Wolf.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +1 (0:25) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
    3331
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    +1 (0:25) Kevin McCullar Jr. made Free Throw.
    3332
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (0:20) Foul on K.J. Adams Jr..
  • Yale Bulldogs logo
    (0:04) Danny Wolf missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kansas Jayhawks logo
    (0:01) Kevin McCullar Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

60Points75
23-54(42.6%)Field Goal(%)27-57(47.4%)
8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)9-20(45%)
6-8(75%)Free Throw(%)12-12(100%)
30(10)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)
13Assists18
7Steals10
6Blocks6
16Turnovers12
10(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)
11Largest Lead18

Game Details

Friday, December 22, 2023 · 7:00 PM
Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS
attendance: 16,300 (100.0%)
spread: KU -15.5
over/under: 142.5