Howard vs. Kansas: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. Zeke Mayo

The Howard Bison traveled to Allen Fieldhouse on Monday night to open up the 2024-25 college basketball season and were decimated by the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks 87-57. The Jayhawks have a goal of cutting down the nets this season and completely dominated to get that first victory on the board.

Graduate transfer Zeke Mayo was the star of the game as he recorded a game-high 19 points off the bench in his Jayhawks debut. This game was essentially used as a tune-up game for Kansas as it prepares for a matchup against the ninth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday.

The Bison held a 4-3 lead but never had the advantage on the scoreboard again and were down 46-19 at halftime. The second half was closer, but Kansas never looked in any danger of letting its deficit drop.

Let's take a look at the box score for the Howard Bison and the Kansas Jayhawks.

Howard vs. Kansas box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Howard	19	38	57
Kansas	46	41	87

Howard Bison

Name	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Dom Campbell	F	16	0-2	0-0	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
Blake Harper	G	27	6-10	3-3	1-2	1	4	3	0	0	2	0	16
Bryce Harris	G	21	2-7	0-3	0-2	3	6	2	1	0	3	1	4
Anwar Gill	G	16	3-6	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	7
Marcus Dockery	G	24	3-9	1-5	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	7
Ayodele Taiwo	F	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Miles Stewart	F	14	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	1	1	1	2	4
Cameron Shockley-Okeke	F	21	0-5	0-3	1-2	0	1	2	0	0	2	1	1
Ose Okojie	G	13	2-3	0-0	2-4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	6
Joshua Strong	G	22	2-6	2-4	0-0	0	2	3	1	0	1	3	6
Jaren Johnson	G	24	2-8	1-2	0-0	2	6	1	1	0	1	0	5

Kansas Jayhawks

Name	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
KJ Adams Jr.	F	23	3-3	0-0	1-2	1	4	3	1	1	0	2	7
Hunter Dickinson	C	21	5-8	1-1	5-6	1	6	1	3	2	2	1	16
David Coit	G	22	3-4	2-3	0-0	0	2	4	2	0	1	2	8
Rylan Griffen	G	19	1-5	1-4	2-2	1	1	3	0	0	1	0	5
Dajuan Harris Jr.	G	22	3-4	0-1	0-0	0	3	5	0	1	3	1	6
Justin Cross	F	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Flory Bidunga	F	17	6-6	0-0	1-2	1	8	0	2	2	0	1	13
Zach Clemence	F	14	1-2	0-1	3-4	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	5
Will Thengvall	G	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Cassidy	G	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wilder Evers	G	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
AJ Storr	G	15	2-5	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	2	3	5
Rakease Passmore	G	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	2	1	0
Zeke Mayo	G	23	7-12	5-8	0-0	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	19

Howard vs. Kansas Game Summary

The Howard Bison shot 37.9%, including 36.4% from beyond the arc, and attempted 12 free throws. However, they were 5 of 12 from the free-throw line. Blake Harper led the way with 16 points.

They were able to win the offensive rebounding battle 8-5. However, the lack of fastbreak points was a notable factor in the game.

For the Jayhawks, they had a 60.4/50.0/75.0 team shooting split and were on fire from the jump. Hunter Dickinson, Flory Bidunga and Zeke Mayo all scored in double digits.

Kansas had a 23-0 advantage in fastbreak points, outscored Howard 40-20 in the paint and outrebounded it 34-26.