BYU upsets No. 7 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse

Hot 3-point shooting and a gritty finish earned BYU its first win over Kansas since 1960, at Allen Fieldhouse, no less.

BYU used its sharp shooting from behind the arc to erase a 12-point second half deficit and post a 76-68 win over Kansas. It was the first loss at home for the Jayhawks all year long.

Kansas opened up an early 41-29 lead just a minute and a half into the second stanza, but BYU would slowly whittle it down before eventually taking the lead for good in the final two minutes of regulation.

Sophomore guard Dallin Hall led the charge from the perimeter, along with junior guard Jaxson Robinson. Hall would foul out in the waning moments of the game, but not before he had scored 18 points in the contest. Robinson also matched him with 18 points.

The duo combined to make seven of BYU’s 13 3-pointers on the evening, perhaps the most glaring difference in the game.

Kansas managed only three 3-point makes in the game, unable to operate efficiently from the perimeter with guard Kevin McCullar missing the contest. McCullar has played in only one game since Feb. 5, seeing time against Oklahoma on Feb. 17. He has been in and out of the lineup at various points this season.

Without him, Kansas seemed lost for who to turn to down the stretch. Big man Hunter Dickinson hit one 3-pointer, a relative rarity for him, during a stretch in which the game hung in the balance late in the second half.

But while BYU kept finding answers offensively, Kansas more often than not came up empty.

Guard Nicolas Timberlake seemed to be the player the Jayhawks turned to most down the stretch, but he couldn’t quite get things rolling. He finished with nine points and was just 1-of-9 shooting from the floor in the contest, including 1-of-6 from 3-point range.

BYU also built a significant advantage in bench scoring, winning that battle 29-9 in the game. The Cougars turned it over only seven times, as well, doing a nice job protecting the basketball.

Hall and Robinson were the only double-figure scorers for the Cougars, while Dickinson led the charge for Kansas with 17. Dajuan Harris added 12 points, KJ Adams contributed 11 and Johnny Furphy notched 10.