KU vs. Princeton – Live

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Flory Bidunga scored a career-high 25 points, hitting 10 of his 11 field goal attempts, as No. 25 Kansas beat Princeton 76-57 on Saturday.

Kansas (3-1) used a 17-3 run midway through the second half to blow open a close game. Tre White added 18 points for the Jayhawks.

Princeton (2-2) was led by Dalen Davis with 21 points. Jack Stanton had 15 and Jackson Hicke added 12.

After Kansas opened up a 10-point lead at the start of the second half, Princeton’s Jack Stanton hit a pair of 3-pointers, one on a 4-point play, to trim the deficit to just 39-36. The Jayhawks had trouble pulling away, and when Davis hit a 3-pointer with 14:23 left, the lead was just 44-43.

But when Jayden Dawson made a 3-pointer less than two minutes later, Kansas again led by double digits. The Jayhawks’ largest lead was 73-51.

Princeton played at its pace in the first half, holding an 18-13 lead at the 10:44 mark. A 9-0 run that took more than five minutes gave Kansas the lead, but the Tigers stayed close. Kansas finished the half on a 7-2 run and led 37-29 at halftime.

Bidunga stepped up late in the half and led all scorers with 15 points. Davis led Princeton with 13 points.

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No. 25 Kansas will play No. 4 Duke in the 2026 State Farm Champions Classic, Tuesday, Nov. 18. Tip from Madison Square Garden in New York City will be at 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN.

Duke leads the overall series with Kansas, 8-7, but the Jayahwks have won the last two and five of the last six matchups. KU is 3-1 against Duke in the Champions Classic.

Kansas is 9-5 in the Champions Classic and the Jayhawks have won eight of their last nine appearances in the event after last year’s 77-69 win against Michigan State in Atlanta. Duke is also 9-5 in the Champions Classic, while Kentucky is 5-9 and Michigan State is 5-9.