LAWRENCE, Kan. – An elite performance on both ends of the floor worthy of the nation’s top-ranked team saw the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks run past the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 83-58, Monday night inside Allen Fieldhouse. Senior center Udoka Azubuike was one of five Jayhawks to score in double figures and posted his 12th double-double of the season via his 19 points, 16 rebound performance to help his team to its 13th-straight victory.
The win pushed Kansas to 14-1 in Big 12 play and to 25-3 on the year, marking an NCAA-record 15th-straight season the Jayhawks have posted 25 or more victories. Oklahoma State fell to 14-14 in its 2019-20 campaign and to 4-11 in the league.
MOMENT OF THE GAME
Sophomore forward David McCormack swatted away an Isaac Likekele lay-up and kickstarted a KU breakaway that ended in a Devon Dotson to Ochai Agbaji alley-oop slam with just under six minutes to play in the opening half. The Agbaji dunk capped a 10-3 KU run that helped the Jayhawks extend its lead to 10 points 27-17. KU’s lead never shrunk to less than six points from the remainder of the game.
STAT OF THE GAME
8 – Udoka Azubuike pulled down a career-high eight offensive rebounds to go along with his 16 total rebounds for the game. The eight offensive boards, which were the most by a Jayhawk since Jeff Withey pulled down nine against Baylor on Jan. 16, 2012, helped contribute to KU’s 14 second-chance points on the night.
NOTES (Full Notes)
- The win made Kansas 25-3 overall, giving it 25 wins for the 15th-straight season beginning in 2005-06 and extending its NCAA D1 record.
- The victory also made KU 14-1 in Big 12 play, clinching a top-two seed in the Big 12 Championship and giving the Jayhawks 14 Big 12 wins for the 14th time since the league began in 1996-97 and the 10th time in the Bill Self era (since 2003-04).
- Kansas’ 25 point victory was its largest over OSU since KU topped the Cowboys 94-67 on Feb. 15, 2016.
- Kansas held its opponent under 70 points for the 24th time this season with a record of 21-3 in those contests.
- KU’s 12 game Big 12 winning streak is the most by a Jayhawk team since Kansas won 13 straight in the 2009-10 season.
- Kansas shot 85 percent from the line on the night, going 17-of-20, the best percentage from the Jayhawks this season.
- Making two free throws at the 8:35 mark of the first half, Udoka Azubuike scored his 999th and 1,000th-career points. Azubuike is the 62nd Jayhawk and 17th player in the Bill Self era to reach 1000 points.
- With his 16 rebounds, Azubuike totaled 35 rebounds in his two most recent outings, the most boards in consecutive games by a Jayhawk since Thomas Robinson pulled down 35 against North Dakota (21, 12/31/2011) and Kansas State (14, 1/4/2012).
Since 1996-97, Azubuike’s 42 points and 35 rebounds in his last two outings marked the seventh time a Jayhawk has scored 40+ points and pulled down 30+ rebounds in consecutive games. Azubuike joined Dedric Lawson, Thomas Robinson (2x), Wayne Simien and Drew Gooden (2x) as Jayhawks to achieve the feat.
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