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Kansas' 89-84 victory over Kentucky was marked by Hunter Dickinson's dominant performance, with 27 points and 21 rebounds. His performance in the paint during Kansas' 20-4 run in the second half was instrumental in overturning a 14-point deficit. Dickinson's performance is expected to put pressure on Zach Edey for the Wooden Award. Kentucky's poor shot selection and 3-of-9 performance from the floor contributed to their defeat in the Champions Classic.
FINAL: No. 1 Kansas 89, No. 17 Kentucky 84. The top-ranked Jayhawks come back from a 14-point second-half deficit to get the win. Hunter Dickinson: 27 points, 21 rebounds. He's going to put pressure on Zach Edey for the Wooden Award.
That flipped quick. Kansas goes on a 15-2 run over the last 3:42 and is now up 64-62 on Kentucky. Hunter Dickinson has been dominant in the paint in this stretch, and Kentucky has helped the Jayhawks with some poor shot selection from the perimeter.
Kansas 15-2 run. Taking right at the rim, and Kentucky can't stop it. Cats offense was so crisp early with passes on made buckets. Now it's chuck it, and watch.
Kansas on a 20-4 run right now. Kentucky had a 58-44 lead five minutes ago.
Kansas has grabbed back the lead. Jayhawks lead Kentucky 64-62 with 10:53 left. Since being down by 14 points, Kansas has outscored the Cats 20-4. #BBN #ukbasketball
Kansas on a 7-0 run, has cut Kentucky's lead to 60-56 with 13:51 left. Cats are 3-of-9 from the floor this half. #BBN #ukbasketball #ChampionsClassic