Completed Event: Men's Basketball at North Carolina on November 7, 2025 , Loss , 74, to, 87
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Flory Bidunga's 18 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks lead Kansas past Notre Dame 71-61
11/24/2025 5:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Flory Bidunga had 18 points, nine rebounds, five assists and five blocks, Bryson Tiller added 17 points and nine boards, and Kansas beat Notre Dame 71-61 in the Players Era Tournament on Monday for its first power-conference victory of the season.
Tre White chipped in with 16 points and nine rebounds for Kansas (4-2), which was coming off a 78-66 loss to then-No. 5 Duke in the Champions Classic. Melvin Council Jr. scored 12 points with four assists in the KU win.
Markus Burton led Notre Dame (4-2) with 24 points and Jalen Haralson added 13.
Bidunga scored 14 points in the first half on 6-of-9 shooting to help Kansas take a 39-32 lead. Notre Dame got as close as four points in the second half.
Council made back-to-back 3-pointers early in the second half to give Kansas a 51-40 lead. A White 3-pointer made it 62-54 with 5:33 left and Jamari McDowell made his only 3 at the 2:41 mark for a 10-point lead.
UP NEXT
Kansas will play Syracuse Tuesday, Nov. 25, in its second game of the Players Era. The contest will be played at MGM Grand Garden Arena, with tipoff set for 2:30 p.m. (Central) on TNT. The Jayhawks will conclude the Players Era either Nov. 26 or 27 with a to-be determined opponent.
Tre White chipped in with 16 points and nine rebounds for Kansas (4-2), which was coming off a 78-66 loss to then-No. 5 Duke in the Champions Classic. Melvin Council Jr. scored 12 points with four assists in the KU win.
Markus Burton led Notre Dame (4-2) with 24 points and Jalen Haralson added 13.
Bidunga scored 14 points in the first half on 6-of-9 shooting to help Kansas take a 39-32 lead. Notre Dame got as close as four points in the second half.
Council made back-to-back 3-pointers early in the second half to give Kansas a 51-40 lead. A White 3-pointer made it 62-54 with 5:33 left and Jamari McDowell made his only 3 at the 2:41 mark for a 10-point lead.
UP NEXT
Kansas will play Syracuse Tuesday, Nov. 25, in its second game of the Players Era. The contest will be played at MGM Grand Garden Arena, with tipoff set for 2:30 p.m. (Central) on TNT. The Jayhawks will conclude the Players Era either Nov. 26 or 27 with a to-be determined opponent.
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