LAWRENCE, Kan. (Interstat) — Kansas used a decisive second-quarter run and a strong interior performance from Jaliya Davis to beat Omaha 66-48 in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Tuesday at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks improved to 1-0, while the Mavericks fell to 0-1. Attendance was 2,769.

Omaha opened with energy and traded baskets with Kansas early. Mya Skoff hit a second-chance 3-pointer, Cora Olsen made a driving layup and Jade Brown converted a turnaround jumper to help the Mavericks move in front during the first quarter. Aduke Ojullu made a turnaround jump shot and then a 3-pointer to pull Omaha even late in the period. Kansas answered with two free throws from S’Mya Nichols and led after the first quarter, when Omaha scored 14 points and Kansas scored 18. Jaliya Davis and Regan Williams each made layups for Kansas in the opening period, and Libby Fandel added a layup. Brittany Harshaw also made a layup for the Jayhawks. Skoff’s 3-pointer came after an offensive rebound, and Ojullu’s late 3-pointer briefly drew Omaha level before Nichols converted two free throws.

Kansas took command in the second quarter, outscoring Omaha 21-5. Nichols converted layups and free throws during the burst. Williams added a driving layup and a free throw, and Harshaw made a layup. Omaha got a 3-pointer from Halle Dolliver and free throws from Skoff in the period, but Kansas built a commanding halftime lead. The Jayhawks’ defense limited Omaha to five second-quarter points. Kansas scored 21 points in the quarter. Ojullu made one free throw early in the second, and Olsen made a layup, but Kansas answered with a 3-pointer by Ava Markowski and a steady stream of free throws and layups. Nichols made a layup and a free throw after a second-chance opportunity, then added another layup. Fandel made two free throws, Williams made one free throw, and Harshaw made a layup. Dolliver hit a 3-pointer for Omaha late in the half, and Williams closed the second-quarter scoring with a driving layup and a free throw.

Davis paced Kansas with 20 points, eight rebounds, one assist and five blocks in 29 minutes. Williams added 13 points, nine rebounds, one assist and one block in 26 minutes. Nichols finished with 17 points, two rebounds, three assists and one block in 26 minutes. Omaha’s Jade Brown had five points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes. Kansas’s Brittany Harshaw had six points, two rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes. Omaha’s Nyaluak Dak posted four points and six rebounds in 13 minutes. Aduke Ojullu scored 10 points and had one rebound in 17 minutes. Ava Markowski added six points, one rebound and three assists in 18 minutes. Halle Dolliver finished with eight points, three rebounds and one block in 22 minutes. Kansas’s Libby Fandel chipped in four points, six rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes.

Kansas shot 23 of 54 from the floor, 0 of 11 from three-point range and 20 of 27 from the free-throw line. The Jayhawks had 10 offensive rebounds, nine assists, seven blocks and 11 turnovers. Kansas scored 66 points from 68 possessions, an offensive rating of 97.3. Omaha shot 17 of 59 from the floor, 7 of 27 from three-point range and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. The Mavericks had 12 offensive rebounds, three assists, four blocks and 17 turnovers. Omaha scored 48 points from 69 possessions, an offensive rating of 69.8. Omaha scored 15 points in the third quarter, while Kansas scored 11. Omaha added 14 points in the fourth quarter, and Kansas scored 16.

Kansas continued to protect its lead after halftime. Davis made several layups in the third quarter, and Williams scored inside. Nichols remained active at the free-throw line. Omaha did not fade, getting a layup from Brown, free throws from Dak, a 3-pointer from Dolliver and a late 3-pointer from Ali Stephens. Ava Markowski also hit a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, and Ojullu made two layups in the period. Kansas closed out the game with free throws from Tatyonna Brown and a layup from Brooklynn Renn. The Jayhawks’ lead remained comfortable through the final minutes.

In the third quarter, Davis made a layup to open the scoring, Harshaw made two free throws and Nichols made two free throws. Davis then made three more layups, Williams added a layup, and Davis scored again. Omaha answered with a layup by Brown and two free throws by Dak. Anna Gooden made a pullup jump shot for Kansas, Anistan Leu made a free throw for Omaha, and Nichols made a driving layup and a free throw. In the fourth quarter, Davis made a layup, Williams made two free throws and Nichols made a free throw. Ojullu made a layup, Dolliver made a layup, Tatyonna Brown made a free throw and Ojullu made another layup. Davis made a layup, Markowski hit a 3-pointer, Brown made a free throw, Dak made a layup, Tatyonna Brown made a free throw and Renn made a layup. Ali Stephens made a 3-pointer for Omaha in the final seconds.

Omaha next hosts Western Illinois. Kansas next hosts Drake.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected Kansas 73, Omaha 51. Interstat’s ELO system gave Kansas a 99.4 percent probability to win.