LAWRENCE, Kan. -- An ailing foot and an adjustment to a four-guard attack in which he is the lone big man has been difficult for Kansas forward Landen Lucas.

The 6-foot-10 senior looked more comfortable with his form, however, on Saturday, contributing 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench as the No. 3 Jayhawks trounced Nebraska 89-72 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Lucas played 19 minutes and his role was amplified with another big man, 6-10 sophomore forward Carlton Bragg, suspended following his arrest Friday on a misdemeanor battery charge.

"Physically I felt good. Today was the first game I came to the game without a boot on," Lucas said. "It was good to get out there and get in the flow of things. It was just another step."

Throughout the season, Kansas (9-1) has lacked consistent production from its bigs, but Lucas, starting freshman Udoka Azubuike and backup freshman Mitch Lightfoot combined for 22 points and 13 points against the smaller Cornhuskers.

"If you told me they would go 9 of 10 (on field goals), I'd say we're definitely going to play well, and that was the case," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "Those two guys combined for 32 minutes and they got 13 rebounds, so that was really positive, really good."

The situation involving Bragg, who averages 7.8 and 5.3 rebounds, is fluid. Self said he would wait to learn for the legal process to play out before making any determination on the forward's status. Bragg sat on the bench during Saturday's game and will participate in practice, but is suspended indefinitely.

"Whatever the issues are," said Self, "and there's obviously something because of what transpired or what's been reported, I'm not going to comment on anything other than the fact I don't know. I really don't. I'll stand by that until somebody in charge educates me on the situation, and who knows how long that will take."

Kansas rolled to a 54-34 halftime lead, then allowed Nebraska (5-5) to hang around to some extent, though the Huskers never got closer than 14 in the second half.

"That's a fast team, a skilled team, a power team," Nebraska coach Tim Miles said. "They can get you a lot of ways. I was proud of our guys in the second half. We showed some toughness and clawed back in to at least make it uneasy for them."

Senior guard Frank Mason paced the Jayhawks in scoring for the eighth time in 10 games, netting 18 points and adding seven assists. He even made 6 of 8 free throws, a good clip for the Jayhawks, whose problems at the foul line continued with 14-for-25 shooting.

"That just kills momentum," Self said of the missed free throws. "Then we just jacked around and we didn't guard anybody in the second half."

Freshman guard Josh Jackson added 17 points and six rebounds. His five blocks also topped the Jayhawks, who managed to reject 12 shots.

In addition to the production Lucas provided off the bench, backup junior guard Svi Mykhailiuk scored 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting. Kansas finished 34 of 57, shooting 59.6 percent. Junior guard Devonte' Graham also netted 14 points.

The win was the 49th in a row for Kansas at home, the nation's longest active streak. It was also the 750th win for the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse, which opened in 1955.

Despite the blocks Kansas managed, the Huskers continually attacked the rim and played better in the second half, outscoring the Jayhawks 38-35 over the final 20 minutes.

Senior guard Tai Webster led Nebraska with 22 points. Sophomore forward Ed Morrow added 16 points and seven rebounds.

Mykhailiuk came off the bench to pace the Jayhawks with 13 first-half points, going 5 of 8 as Kansas rolled to its early bulge.

Nebraska came out hot, grabbing a 10-7 lead behind four points apiece from Morrow and Webster. The Jayhawks responded, however, with nine unanswered points and never cooled off, shooting 64.7 percent for the half.

Mason added nine points and seven assists. Graham also scored nine points, including a deep 3 off an in-bounds pass to close out the half.

The Jayhawks led by as many as 22 in the first half on a 3-pointer by Mykhailiuk with 1:09 left. They outscored the Huskers 15-3 from 3-point range and 8-0 on fast-break points.

NOTES: The matchup was the first in the series since 2012. The longtime rivalry dates to 1900. The teams were both members of the Missouri Valley, Big Six, Big Seven, Big Eight and Big 12, a league Nebraska left in 2012 to join the Big Ten. ... The win was the 27th in 28 meetings for Kansas, which forged a 31-3 advantage over Nebraska as Big 12 rivals. ... Teddy Owens, director of basketball operations for Nebraska, is the son of Ted Owens, who coached at Kansas from 1964-83. Ted Owens attended the game.