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03/07 03:43 CST No. 14 Kansas and Kansas State square off for conference matchup
No. 14 Kansas and Kansas State square off for conference matchup
By The Associated Press
Kansas State Wildcats (12-18, 3-14 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (21-9, 11-6 Big
12)
Lawrence, Kansas; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jayhawks -16.5; over/under is 156.5
BOTTOM LINE: Flory Bidunga and No. 14 Kansas host PJ Haggerty and Kansas State
in Big 12 action.
The Jayhawks are 12-2 in home games. Kansas is 8-3 when it turns the ball over
less than its opponents and averages 10.3 turnovers per game.
The Wildcats are 3-14 against Big 12 opponents. Kansas State averages 12.6
turnovers per game and is 5-7 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Kansas is shooting 45.7% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points
higher than the 45.1% Kansas State allows to opponents. Kansas State has shot
at a 45.7% clip from the field this season, 7.2 percentage points above the
38.5% shooting opponents of Kansas have averaged.
The teams square off for the second time this season in Big 12 play. Kansas won
the last meeting 86-62 on Jan. 25. Bidunga scored 21 points points to help lead
the Jayhawks to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 13.3 points and five assists
for the Jayhawks. Darryn Peterson is averaging 15.4 points and 3.3 rebounds
while shooting 38.9% over the past 10 games.
Haggerty is shooting 49.5% and averaging 23.3 points for the Wildcats. Nate
Johnson is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jayhawks: 6-4, averaging 70.2 points, 34.2 rebounds, 12.7
assists, 5.6 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 71.7 points per game.
Wildcats: 2-8, averaging 68.8 points, 26.8 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 7.7 steals
and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 80.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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