LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Wofford men's basketball team traveled to Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening, as the No. 2 ranked Kansas Jayhawks protected home court in a dominating fashion, defeating the Terriers 72-47.

Wofford struggled mightily shooting the ball, shooting just over 26 percent from the floor and under 20 percent from 3-point range (19.2%, 5-26).

Wofford falls to 6-3 on the season, but has a quick turnaround, hosting Kentucky Christian on Thursday (7 p.m.).

"I believe in this team," head coach Mike Young said. "There are some lessons to be learned from a game like this, and I hope we absorb them, but this team will go on to win a lot of ball games."

Just two Terriers scored in double figures. Cameron Jackson, who notched his 1,000^th career-point on Tuesday, led the way with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Matthew Pegram had 11 points and eight rebounds, both season highs for the Mt. Pleasant native.

Despite outrebounding Kansas 45-36 with 19 offensive rebounds, 12 coming from Jackson and Pegram, Wofford would only translate that effort into 12 second-chance points.

Pegram made an impact right from the start, hitting a 3-pointer to open up the scoring for Wofford. Kansas starting forward Udoka Azubuike went down with an injury at the 11:38 mark, but the Jayhawks rallied to take a 19-13 lead and force a Wofford timeout. 

"I hated to see the big kid go down," said Wofford head coach Mike Young. "But Bill (Self) has a lot of flexibility with his guys. That's just a hard group to score on, and their smaller lineup created problems for us."

It was Pegram who stopped the run, grabbing an offensive rebound and converting in the paint. Moments later, Tray Hollowell found a cutting Pegram who slammed it home and drained the free throw to make it 21-17. The Terriers would pull to within two points when Jackson drove baseline, scoring his 1,000^th career point to make the score 21-19.

Kansas looked to create some breathing towards the end of the half, but Fletcher Magee and Jackson combined for buckets as the Jayhawks went into the break with just a three-point lead.

Jackson, who struggled to get in a groove in the first half, opened up the second with three-straight buckets and a block as Wofford took a 32-29 lead.

Kansas looked to establish control of the game, responding by going on an 11-0 run to take a 40-32 lead. Wofford charged right back, as Magee drew a foul while shooting a 3-pointer, draining all three free throws to end the Terrier drought. Next time down the court, Jackson hit a 3-pointer as time expired on the shot clock. Wofford would ultimately close the gap to 42-40 when Nathan Hoover drove the lane and scored in traffic.  

The Jayhawks showed why they are the No. ranked team in the nation, taking 13 of the next 14 points, forcing a Wofford timeout at the 8:34 mark.

"They spread us out with the dribble weave," Young said. "We obviously didn't guard as well in the second half as we did in the first."

After the break, Kansas poured it on, taking a commanding 68-41 lead with four minutes to play and rolling to the 72-47 victory.

"Kansas has a ton of big guys," Young said. "You know you're playing Kansas, but guys like Devon, Grimes, and Legerald just did a great job guarding us. They are a deep, talented team."