LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Flory Bidunga had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 17 Kansas beat Towson 73-49 on Tuesday night.
Trey White had 16 points and a career-high six assists for the Jayhawks (9-3). Melvin Council scored 15 points in Saturday’s overtime win over NC State, scoring a career-best 36 points.
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Under head coach Bill Self, Kansas is 273-9 at home against unranked opponents.
Sophomore guard Jamari McDowell started for preseason All-American Darrin Peterson, who missed his eighth game with an injury. Self said Peterson had quadriceps cramps.
Bidenga entered the night as the Big 12 Conference’s leading shot blocker, blocking two shots in the first seven minutes and finishing with three blocks. He also scored KU’s first six points and recorded his seventh career double-double.
Bidunga, a 6-foot-10 sophomore forward from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is averaging 7-for-8 from the field and 4-for-7 from the free throw line.
Dylan Williamson scored 19 points for Towson (6-5), which never led. The Tigers tied the score at 9 early in the second half before KU went on a 10-2 run. Kansas led by 25 points in the second half and held its opponent to less than 50 points for the second time this year.
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Bryson Tiller added 11 points for the Jayhawks.
The Tigers only dished out four assists but led 22-12 on the offensive glass.
Still, Towson shot just 27.5% from the field and 3-for-12 from three-point range against the stingy Jayhawks.
KU didn’t foul out until 9:11 left in the first half. The Jayhawks made 10 of their first 13 field goals.
Next
Towson hosts Notre Dame Maryland on Friday.
Kansas hosts Davidson on Monday.
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