LAWRENCE, Kan. --Â
Tre White andÂ
Flory Bidunga each had 18 points and eight rebounds as No. 17 Kansas used balanced scoring to beat Davidson 90-61 on Monday night.
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Six players finished in double figures for the Jayhawks (10-3), including all five starters.Â
Bryson Tiller added 11 points andÂ
Jamari McDowell scored 10.Â
Melvin Council Jr. had 10 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
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Kohl Rosario provided 13 points off the bench as Kansas shot 58% from the field, including 11 for 21 (52%) on 3-pointers. The Jayhawks had 27 assists on 37 baskets and out-rebounded Davidson 42-31. White nabbed four of the team's 13 steals.
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Roberts Blums was the only player in double figures for the Wildcats (8-4) with 13 points off the bench. Davidson was limited to 36% shooting from the floor and went 2 for 6 at the free-throw line.
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Kansas played its second consecutive game withoutÂ
Darryn Peterson. The freshman star, who missed seven straight games earlier this season due to injury, is averaging 25 points in four games.
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But the Jayhawks barely missed him.
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Kansas led by 19 before Davidson went on a 10-2 run to trim it to 36-25. The Wildcats hit six straight shots during one stretch, though they never cut the deficit to single digits. When White hit his fourth 3 of the first half, the lead was back up to 46-26.
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Kansas went to the locker room with a 51-30 cushion. The Jayhawks were led by White's 16 points. Bidunga and Council each had 10.
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The second half didn't start much better for Davidson, as the Wildcats were outscored 7-2 in the first 2:51, leading coach Matt McKillup to exhaust his timeouts with 17:09 left.
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Kansas wasted no time distancing itself from the overmatched Wildcats. When Bidunga threw down an alley-oop dunk with 13:03 left in the opening half, the Jayhawks already had stretched the lead to 17-6. Davidson didn't reach double figures until 10:36 remained in the first half.
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Up next
Davidson hosts Duquesne on Dec. 30.
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Kansas is off until starting Big 12 play Jan. 3 at UCF.