Kansas basketball vs. UConn recap: Jayhawks battled Huskies in top 25 matchup
LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball’s 2023-24 regular season continued Friday with a non-conference matchup at home against UConn.
The No. 6 Jayhawks came in off of a win at home against Eastern Illinois. The No. 4 Huskies came in off of a win in Connecticut against New Hampshire. It was one of the most highly anticipated games so far this season.
Did Kansas protect home court? Did the defending national champion leave with a victory? In addition to this being a highly-anticipated contest between these two programs, there were some intriguing individual matchups that happened.
Here is what happened inside Allen Fieldhouse:
Kansas game time, TV channel, betting odds for today’s game against UConn
Tip-off: 8 p.m. (CT)
TV: ESPN2
Betting odds: Kansas by three points.
Kansas basketball vs. UConn recap
FINAL: Kansas 69, UConn 65
Final stats:#kubball pic.twitter.com/WVr1aRcIfq
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Kansas leads 61-54 with 3:58 left in 2nd half
#kubball is back in control, and the crowd here is feeling it pic.twitter.com/GDgkeZoABH
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Kansas leads 55-54 with 5:47 left in 2nd half
Did Ted Lasso spark that run?#kubball pic.twitter.com/WkpcK5QvA8
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
UConn leads 54-50 with 7:33 left in 2nd half
UConn's fans making themselves heard. Momentum on the Huskies' side. But a Furphy 3 was big for #kubball pic.twitter.com/MqNuvvRtH5
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
UConn leads 50-47 with 9:57 left in 2nd half
Man, UConn's 3s today.
Huskies are leading now.#kubball pic.twitter.com/tAZ2Uig83w— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Kansas leads 46-44 with 11:50 left in 2nd half
Dan Hurley was so close to getting a technical a few moments ago, it looked like.
It's a battle.#kubball still leads. pic.twitter.com/dZeTOqsmiN— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Kansas leads 40-36 with 15:55 left in 2nd half
Big clock says 15:55 left, but either way, #kubball finding its footing again after UCConn made a run at the lead.
Kevin McCullar Jr. has three fouls, too. pic.twitter.com/CrFLIJgC7Q— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
HALFTIME: Kansas 38, UConn 31
#kubball is up at the half pic.twitter.com/XlmE49yrgf
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Kansas leads 36-24 with 3:25 left in 1st half
#kubball leading as halftime draws close pic.twitter.com/AwIkvTrB1h
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Kansas leads 28-19 with 7:40 left in 1st half
#kubball still leading in the first half pic.twitter.com/NrCvJyHfud
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Kansas leads 23-15 with 10:30 left in 1st half
#kubball still leading in the first half pic.twitter.com/NrCvJyHfud
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Kansas leads 11-5 with 15:59 left in 1st half
#kubball leads early pic.twitter.com/xpBAM9p4X1
— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
Pregame
Elsewhere in Lawrence ...
... here are the starters for tonight's #kubball game against UConn. pic.twitter.com/vRrMOuOYOo— Jordan Guskey (@JordanGuskey) December 2, 2023
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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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