Hunter Dickinson stats tonight - How did Kansas star fare vs Duke? (Nov 26)

Kansas fifth-year stalwart Hunter Dickinson was ejected in the second half of a nip-and-tuck affair against the No. 11 Duke Blue Devils on Tuesday. After a long review by the officials, Dickinson was given a flagrant 2 foul for kicking Duke forward Maliq Brown during a scramble.

Still, the No. 1 Jayhawks pulled away triumphant, 75-72, without the 7-foot-2 center for the team's seventh consecutive win of the season.

Before he was kicked out of the game, Dickinson logged in 24 minutes of action and finished his night with 11 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. It wasn't a particularly efficient game from the field for the big man as well, as he struggled to make shots against Duke's frontcourt of Brown and Khaman Maluach. He went 4-for-11 with a subpar 36.4% field goal percentage.

Dickinson actually opened the scoring for his team with a jumper of his own offensive board. He then connected on a 3-pointer off a pass from AJ Storr to add to Kansas' blazing-hot start that ballooned to as much as 16-3.

As the first half ensued, Dickinson's defense and rebounding aided his team to stay afloat with the lead from a gutsy Duke team. He didn't provide much offense up until the 5:18 mark when a Dajuan Harris Jr. feed got him a layup to make it 32-20. His stats for the first period were closed out with two makes from the charity stripe as Kansas led with a tight two points, 41-39, going into the second half.

When the second period tipped off, Dickinson continued to provide stability on his team play and defense while Duke slowly chipped away at the Kansas momentum. At the 10:26 mark, he attempted a hook shot from the post against Brown where it hit back iron. As he went for the offensive rebound, Brown was boxing Dickinson out before the two got tangled up.

During the sequence, Dickinson kicked the Duke swingman on the head, resulting in his ejection from the game. Fortunately for him, Kansas managed to hold on for the 75-72 triumph that keeps it in front of the Big 12 for the 2024-2025 season for the moment.

Player	MP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3-PT	FT	TO	PF
Hunter Dickinson	24	11	6	3	2	0	4-11	1-2	2-2	3	3

Kansas coach Bill Self says Flagrant 2 call was too much

Per ESPN, Kansas coach Bill Self agreed that the foul call was justified and was good enough for a flagrant 1. But he was surprised to find out the referees' decision on it that prematurely ended his star's playing time for the game.

"I thought it was a good call. I thought the flagrant 2 may have been a little severe. I thought it was definitely a flagrant 1. ... I didn't think at the moment that it warranted a level 2, but I do think it needed to be called," Self said.

Moving on from this game, Dickinson will have the chance to recover for Saturday at 6 p.m. ET, when the Kansas Jayhawks do battle with the fellow 7-0 Furman Paladins in their homecourt, Allen Fieldhouse.