LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — KJ Adams scored a career-high 22 factors and No. 2 Kansas closed the sport on an 18-4 run to beat Oklahoma 79-75 on Tuesday night time.

Kansas (14-1, 3-0 Massive 12) received 17 factors from Jalen Wilson, 11 from Dajuan Harris and 10 from Zach Clemence. The Jayhawks have received 22 straight video games in opposition to Oklahoma in Allen Fieldhouse, together with 16 straight below coach Invoice Self.

Oklahoma (10-5, 1-2 Massive 12) was led by Grant Sherfield’s season-high 25 factors. Sam Godwin added 12 factors, Milos Uzan had 11 and Tanner Groves had 10.

Kansas led by as many as seven factors early within the second half, however Oklahoma used a 6-0 run to take a 50-48 lead with 14:12 left. The Sooners had been nonetheless up, 56-53, with 11:20 left within the sport when Groves picked up his fourth foul.

Oklahoma hung robust, and led 61-56 with about 9 minutes left as Adams was known as for his fourth foul. The Sooners’ largest lead of the sport — 65-58 — got here with 7:06 left.

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Kansas went greater than 12 minutes with no subject aim within the second half, however Adams ended that streak with a thunderous dunk on the 5:06 mark. A 3-pointer by Wilson minimize the deficit to 71-66 and Harris’ layup trimmed it to simply 3 factors.

After the groups traded buckets, Wilson discovered Adams beneath for a dunk to chop Oklahoma’s result in one. Following an OU miss, McCullar was fouled on a profitable drive to the ring and his free throw gave Kansas a 75-73 lead.

The Sooners had been in a position to decelerate the Kansas offense, holding the Jayhawks to simply 39.4% within the first half. The Sooners additionally outrebounded Kansas, 21-16.

Oklahoma: Hosts West Virginia on Saturday.

Kansas: Hosts No. 14 Iowa State on Saturday.

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