No. 1 Kansas fights off UNC Wilmington for Bill Self’s 800th win

Dajuan Harris Jr. led No. 1 Kansas with 17 points in head coach Bill Self’s 800th career win, an 84-66 victory over UNC Wilmington on Tuesday night in Lawrence, Kan.Hunter Dickinson had his third double-double of the season for Kansas (5-0) with 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. David Coit came off the bench to score 13 points, one of four Jayhawks with double-digit points in the victory.Self became the fourth-fastest coach to 800 wins, according to Kansas athletics, doing so in 1,048 games.Khamari McGriff paced the Seahawks (3-1) with 18 points, while Noah Ross finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.After going up 20 points with 8:00 remaining, UNCW battled back, scoring 15 of the next 22 points, including hitting 3 of 4 shots from deep to keep Kansas on its toes until the closing minutes.The Jayhawks responded, going on a six-point run that extended the home side’s lead back up to 18 points with three minutes remaining, stopping the UNCW momentum.Kansas had a five-point lead at halftime due in part to strong rebounding by the Seahawks, who had nine offensive boards in the first half.

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