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LAWRENCE, Kan. — — Zeke Mayo tallied 23 points and the No. 11 Kansas Jayhawks limited Arizona State to just 13 in the second half, resulting in a 74-55 triumph on Wednesday evening.
Hunter Dickinson contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Jayhawks (11-3, 2-1 Big 12), who commenced the second half with a dominant 20-3 run, transforming a six-point trail into an 11-point advantage by the second media timeout.
Kansas outscored the Sun Devils 38-13 after the break.
Arizona State (10-4, 1-2) did not reach its 10th point of the half until there were just 3:09 left on the clock. Alston Mason led ASU with 19 points, while BJ Freeman scored 10, and Jayden Quaintance contributed nine points along with 11 rebounds.
Arizona State: The Sun Devils noticeably felt the absence of co-leading scorer Joson Sanon, who averages 13.5 points per game. With a key player missing and Freeman incurring his fourth foul with 12:32 still to play, they struggled against Kansas’ pressing defense for much of the second half.
Kansas: After falling in their previous home matchup against West Virginia, the Jayhawks have not lost consecutive home games since enduring four straight losses during the 1988-89 season, amidst a seven-game losing streak in Roy Williams’ inaugural year as coach.
Kansas was behind 42-36 at halftime, yet Dickinson received a pass from Dajuan Harris and executed a powerful dunk over Quaintance early in the second half to level the score. Quaintance was called for a foul, and Dickinson’s subsequent free throw gave Kansas its first lead since the 8:24 mark of the first half, initiating an 11-0 run to open the period.
Arizona State shot 46.7% in the first half, including 5 of 13 from 3-point range, but their second half performance dropped to just 21.7%, making only 1 of 11 from beyond the arc.
Arizona State heads home on Saturday to challenge Baylor, whereas Kansas will travel to Cincinnati.
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