LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 20 points and No. 6 Kansas saw all five starters score in double figures in a 76-62 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night.
Kansas, which wore throwback jerseys from the 1921-22 season, the year the Jayhawks won their first Helms Foundation national championship, pulled away late in the first half and never was threatened in the second half.
Kansas had been struggling to put opponents away recently. With one exception (an 83-59 victory over defending champion Baylor), the Jayhawks had five single-digit wins and two losses in their last eight games.
Joining Agbaji in double figures for Kansas (21-4, 10-2 Big 12) was Christian Braun with 16 points, Dajuan Harris and David McCormack with 12 points each, and Jalen Wilson with 11. McCormack also had 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season.
Avery Anderson scored 15 points and Bryce Thompson added 11 for Oklahoma State (12-13, 5-8 Big 12). Moussa Cisse pulled down 11 rebounds for the Cowboys.
Carrying a 10-point halftime lead, Kansas scored the first four points of the second half and the lead never dipped to less than double digits the rest of the game. The lead reached 20 points when Braun hit two free throws with 13:36 left in the half. By the midway point of the second half, the lead was 26.
Both teams struggled at the start and Kansas led 15-13 before hitting three straight 3s to open up a 26-19 lead. The Jayhawks led 38-28 at the half.
THE TAKEAWAY
Oklahoma State: The Cowboys are playing out the string since they are not eligible for postseason play.
Kansas: The Jayhawks won their 10th league game for the 28th straight season, the longest active streak in the NCAA.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma State hosts Kansas State Saturday afternoon. Kansas travels to Morgantown, W.Va. Saturday evening to play West Virginia.
