November 3, 2021-Emporia State led #3 Kansas with under 15 minutes left in the first half and were within five points midway through the first half before falling 86-60 in Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday night.
Mayuom Buom put the Hornets on the board first before the Jayhawks went on an 8-0 run to take an 8-2 lead with 16:39 left in the half. Emporia State answered with a 7-0 run of their own capped by
Kaden Evans steal and
Gage McGuire layup with 15:36 left.
Tray Buchanan gave the Hornets an 11-10 lead before teh Jayhawks went on a 9-2 run to go up 19-13 at the under 12 media timeout. Â
Buom scored inside with 10:47 remaining to pull Emporia State within 23-18 when KU went on a 23-4 run to take control of the game. A Remy Martin fast break gave the Jayhawks a 51-25 lead at the break.
The two teams played even to a 35-35 tie in the second half. The Jayhawks biggest lead was at 75-39 with 10:19 left but the Hornets answered with an 8-0 run in just over a minute. No one had more than a four point run over the rest of the game beofre the final score of 86-60.
Tray Buchanan led all scorers with 19 points including an 11 of 11 effort from the free throw line.Â
Mayuom Buom scored 14 points in six of ten shooting with six rebounds while
Jumah'Ri Turner had 13 points and five boards.Â
Mason Thiessen had three blocked shots.
Emporia State will open the regular season on November 13 against Southwestern Olahoma in Hays, Kan. Tip-off from Gross Memorial Coliseum is set for 7:30 p.m.
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