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Tre White scores 30 and Tyran Stokes posts a double-double as Kansas routs Kentucky 89-69

Tre White scored 30 points and freshman Tyran Stokes had 23 points with 10 rebounds against the school he passed on as Kansas pulled away from Kentucky.

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Kansas freshman Tyran Stokes in a cream Kansas jersey and white headband looking on during a game

Kansas turned the second game of the Champions Classic into a blowout.

Fifth-year forward Tre White scored 30 points and freshman Tyran Stokes had 23 points with 10 rebounds as the Jayhawks beat Kentucky 89-69 on Tuesday night at the United Center in Chicago.

White made 11 of 16 shots. Stokes hit four 3-pointers against the program that pushed hard to land him.

Stokes shows why he was No. 1

Stokes was the top recruit in the country and is widely projected as a top pick in next year's NBA draft. Kentucky chased him deep into his recruitment before he picked Kansas.

He was in the middle of things from the start. Stokes had 13 points by halftime. Early on a scramble for a loose ball led to technical fouls on Kentucky's Ousmane N'Diaye and Kansas guard Taylen Kinney.

Trey Kaufman-Renn scored the last four points of the first half to give Kansas a 46-36 lead. He finished with 12 points, six rebounds and six assists. Kinney added eight assists.

Kentucky falls apart

The Wildcats had no answer after the break. Kansas kept forcing turnovers and turning them into easy points as the lead kept growing.

Zoom Diallo scored 24 points for Kentucky. Malachi Moreno had 19 points and 10 rebounds after early foul trouble limited him in the first half. Sharpshooter Milan Momcilovic was held to five points on 2-of-7 shooting.

Winning without a starter

Kansas did it without starting guard Melvin Council Jr., who broke his foot on Monday.

The Jayhawks are 3-0. Kentucky dropped to 2-1 in a big early test for coach Mark Pope in his third season.

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