No. 17 Kansas Rout Middle Tennessee 89–45 Behind Kaufman-Renn

No. 17 Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team defeated Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 89–45 on Friday night in Lawrence.

Kansas forward Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 17 points in 18 minutes. The fifth-year senior transfer from Purdue shot 7 of 8 from the field and collected four rebounds. He is 11 of 13 from the field through two games this season.

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The Jayhawks shot 63% overall and held Middle Tennessee to 25% shooting. Kansas outscored the Blue Raiders 48–16 in the paint and secured 32 defensive rebounds. The Jayhawks turned 16 Middle Tennessee turnovers into 28 points.

Kansas led 36–14 at halftime. Middle Tennessee shot 18.8% before intermission and committed 10 turnovers in the first half. With less than two minutes left in the first half, the Blue Raiders had 12 points and 12 fouls.

Fifth-year center Christian Reeves added 10 points. Kansas’ bench contributed 46 points. Eli Rice led Middle Tennessee with 11 points.

Kansas improved to 2–0. Middle Tennessee fell to 1–1. Kansas plays Kentucky on Tuesday in Chicago. Middle Tennessee hosts Evansville on Tuesday.

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