Azubuike returns, No. 2 Kansas beats Eastern Michigan 87-63
Udoka Azubuike scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds in his return from an ankle injury, and No. 2 Kansas cruised to a 87-63 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Eastern Michigan Eagles
63
Kansas Jayhawks
87
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMU | 25 | 38 | 63 |
| KU | 46 | 41 | 87 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | @ Xavier Musketeers | L 53-76 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | W 71-70 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 63-87
Isaiah Green made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 62-87
Foul on Mitch Lightfoot.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:54 62-87
K.J. Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Moore.
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PersonalFoul 1:04 62-84
Foul on Tariq Silver.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:21 62-84
K.J. Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Lightfoot.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 62-81
Tariq Silver made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 61-81
Foul on Chris Teahan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:50 61-81
Charlie Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Teahan.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 61-78
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 60-78
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 59-78
Foul on Mitch Lightfoot.
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LayUpShot 2:22 59-78
Quentin Grimes made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Lightfoot.
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LayUpShot 2:33 59-76
Damari Parris made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:44 57-76
Damari Parris made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 55-76
Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 55-75
Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:50 55-74
Foul on Paul Jackson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 55-74
Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 55-73
Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:09 55-72
Foul on Jalen King.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:15 55-72
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:15 54-72
Foul on Charlie Moore.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:15 54-72
Paul Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
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DunkShot 3:36 51-72
David McCormack made Dunk. Assisted by Quentin Grimes.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:43 51-70
Jalen King made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:43 50-70
Foul on Charlie Moore.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:03 50-70
Dedric Lawson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:03 50-69
Dedric Lawson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:03 50-68
Foul on Ty Groce.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:15 50-68
Paul Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:22 47-68
Foul on Jalen King.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:57 47-68
Damari Parris made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:57 46-68
Foul on Dedric Lawson.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:26 46-68
Ty Groce made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:26 45-68
Foul on Dedric Lawson.
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PersonalFoul 5:37 45-68
Foul on Paul Jackson.
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JumpShot 6:38 45-68
Damari Parris made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:56 43-68
Quentin Grimes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dedric Lawson.
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LayUpShot 7:18 43-65
James Thompson IV made Layup.
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DunkShot 7:56 41-65
Udoka Azubuike made Dunk. Assisted by Lagerald Vick.
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PersonalFoul 8:09 41-63
Foul on Mitch Lightfoot.
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PersonalFoul 8:09 41-63
Foul on James Thompson IV.
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DunkShot 9:25 41-63
Mitch Lightfoot made Dunk. Assisted by Lagerald Vick.
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DunkShot 9:33 41-61
Elijah Minnie made Dunk. Assisted by Damari Parris.
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PersonalFoul 9:38 39-61
Foul on Quentin Grimes.
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JumpShot 10:16 39-61
Damari Parris made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:26 37-61
Mitch Lightfoot made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:56 37-59
Elijah Minnie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Thompson IV.
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LayUpShot 11:20 34-59
Udoka Azubuike made Layup.
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JumpShot 11:42 34-57
Paul Jackson made Jumper.
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DunkShot 12:06 32-57
Udoka Azubuike made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Garrett.
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JumpShot 12:39 32-55
Paul Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Damari Parris.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:06 30-55
Udoka Azubuike made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:06 30-54
Foul on James Thompson IV.
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LayUpShot 13:06 30-54
Udoka Azubuike made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 13:53 30-52
Foul on Jalen King.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:48 30-52
Devon Dotson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lagerald Vick.
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LayUpShot 15:33 30-49
Devon Dotson made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Garrett.
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PersonalFoul 16:02 30-47
Foul on Devon Dotson.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:11 30-47
Marcus Garrett made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 63-87
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:01 63-87
Mitch Lightfoot Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:01 63-87
Isaiah Green missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:01 63-87
Isaiah Green Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:01 63-87
K.J. Lawson Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 63-87
Isaiah Green made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:07 62-87
Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:07 62-87
Isaiah Green missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:07 62-87
Foul on Mitch Lightfoot.
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Offensive Rebound 0:07 62-87
Isaiah Green Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:07 62-87
Jorden Peterson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:19 62-87
Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:19 62-87
Charlie Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:33 62-87
Mitch Lightfoot Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:33 62-87
Jorden Peterson missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:41 62-87
Isaiah Green Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:41 62-87
Jorden Peterson missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:54 62-87
K.J. Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Moore.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:04 62-84
Tariq Silver Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:04 62-84
Foul on Tariq Silver.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:21 62-84
K.J. Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mitch Lightfoot.
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Defensive Rebound 1:35 62-81
Mitch Lightfoot Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 62-81
Tariq Silver missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:35 62-81
Eastern Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 62-81
Tariq Silver missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 62-81
Tariq Silver made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 61-81
Foul on Chris Teahan.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:50 61-81
Charlie Moore made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Teahan.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 61-78
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 60-78
Paul Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 59-78
Foul on Mitch Lightfoot.
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LayUpShot 2:22 59-78
Quentin Grimes made Layup. Assisted by Mitch Lightfoot.
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LayUpShot 2:33 59-76
Damari Parris made Layup.
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Steal 2:37 57-76
Damari Parris Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:37 57-76
Marcus Garrett Turnover.
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JumpShot 2:44 57-76
Damari Parris made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 55-76
Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:50 55-75
Quentin Grimes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:50 55-74
Foul on Paul Jackson.
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Defensive Rebound 2:56 55-74
Quentin Grimes Defensive Rebound.
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Team Stats
EMU
KU
21-70
FG
31-56
30
Field Goal %
55
6-32
3PT
7-21
19
Three Point %
33
15-23
FT
18-26
65
Free Throw %
69
42
Rebounds
42
19
Offensive Rebounds
9
23
Defensive Rebounds
33
7
Assists
25
9
Steals
7
1
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
17
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
17
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
23
Fouls
20
3
Largest Lead
25
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