Yale Bulldogs vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Dec 22, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
YALE	33	27	60
KU	32	43	75

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.

Player Stats

YALE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Matt Knowling	24	3-8	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	1	6
1Danny Wolf	35	5-12	1-5	0-0	6	2	1	4	2	1	11
4John Poulakidas	31	3-8	2-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	8
2Bez Mbeng	36	4-10	1-5	4-6	4	5	3	0	2	0	13
3August Mahoney	28	5-8	3-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2	13
42Nick Townsend	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	1	1	1	0
23Yussif Basa-Ama	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
33Jack Molloy	4	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	1	5
10Samson Aletan	4	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
14Casey Simmons	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
24Yassine Gharram	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	23-5442.6%	8-2138.1%	6-875.0%	23	13	7	6	13	10	60

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24KJ Adams Jr.	36	2-8	0-0	2-2	2	4	2	1	2	2	6
1Hunter Dickinson	35	4-9	0-2	0-0	10	1	0	2	3	1	8
13Elmarko Jackson	17	1-6	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	1	3	2	2
3Dajuan Harris	35	3-5	2-3	2-2	1	6	4	1	2	3	10
15Kevin McCullar Jr.	37	11-18	4-7	8-8	6	4	2	1	1	2	34
23Parker Braun	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
11Jamari McDowell	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Nicolas Timberlake	30	5-10	3-7	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	2	13



TOTAL	-	27-5747.4%	9-2045.0%	12-12100%	27	18	10	6	11	12	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfYALEKU

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

2nd half

Team Stats

YALE

60Points75

23-54(42.6%)Field Goal(%)27-57(47.4%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)9-20(45.0%)

6-8(75.0%)Free Throw(%)12-12(100.0%)

30(10)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)

13Assists18

7Steals10

6Blocks6

16Turnovers12

10(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

11Largest Lead18

Game Details

Friday, December 22, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS

attendance: 16,300 (100%)

tv: BIG12|ESPN+