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

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
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Davidson 80 41.0 11-33 19-25 14 34 2 7 12
Kansas 74 40.3 6-23 18-31 15 41 3 9 14