National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Davidson 80, Kansas 74
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, December 19, 2011
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials: # Antonio Petty, # Bert Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 18757
Where: Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials: # Antonio Petty, # Bert Smith, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 18757
Nik Cochran missed only two shots and scored 21 points as Davidson upset No. 11 Kansas 80-74 on Monday in Kansas City, Mo.
Cochran made 5-of-6 from the field, four of them 3-pointers, and sank 7-of-8 free throws as the Wildcats (7-3) broke a two-game losing streak.
J.P. Kuhlman scored 15, De’Mon Brooks added 13 and Jake Cohen scored 12 for Davidson, which made 11 3-pointers. The Wildcats bench outscored the Jayhawks reserves 15-6.
Kansas (7-3) had its four-game winning streak broken. The Jayhawks were led by Thomas Robinson with 21 points and 17 rebounds, his second straight double-double. Elijah Johnson and Tyshawn Taylor each scored 15, but Taylor wasn’t at full strength while recovering from surgery for a torn meniscus.
It was Davidson’s first victory over Kansas. The Wildcats nearly upset the Jayhawks in the 2008 Elite Eight before Kansas went on to win the national championship.
Top Game Performances
| Davidson | Kansas | |
| Nik Cochran 21 | Scoring | Thomas Robinson 21 |
| JP Kuhlman 4 | Assists | Tyshawn Taylor 7 |
| Tom Droney 6 | Rebounds | Thomas Robinson 18 |
| Nik Cochran 7 | Free Throws Made | Thomas Robinson 7 |
| Jake Cohen 2 | Steals | Travis Releford 4 |
| Jake Cohen 1 | Blocks | Jeff Withey 2 |
Team Stats Summary