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No. 19 Kansas Plays at NC State Saturday
12/11/2025 3:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. — No. 19 Kansas (7-3) will play its second true road game of the season at NC State (7-3) on Saturday, Dec. 13. Tip from Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina is at 4:30 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Kansas is coming off an 80-60 win against Missouri in the StorageMart Border Showdown, Dec. 7, at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. NC State won its second-consecutive game with an 85-45 win against Liberty on Dec. 10. The Wolfpack is 6-0 at home this season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with NC State, 13-1, and the Jayhawks have won the last 13 matchups.
With its win against Missouri, Kansas improved to 135-24 (84.9%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (since 2003-04), including 3-0 this season.
Through 10 games, KU is averaging 74.6 points per game and has a plus-10.9 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 39.1 rebounds per contest with a plus-5.6 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.6 assists, 4.7 steals, and 6.4 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 blocked shots (6.4), which is sixth nationally, in 3FG Percentage Defense (24.9%), which is sixth nationally. KU is second in the Big 12 and 17th nationally in Field Goal Percentage Defense (46.1%).
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson leads Kansas with a 20.0 ppg. He missed seven contests from Nov. 11 to Dec. 2, but scored 17 points against Missouri (12/7) in his first game back. Peterson has made three threes in each of his games played this season. Sophomore center Flory Bidunga has three double-doubles in his last four games. He scores 14.7 points per game and leads KU with 9.0 rebounds per outing. Bidunga leads the Big 12 in blocked shots per game at 2.5, which is 17th nationally.
Senior guard Tre White is coming off his second double-double of the season with season highs in points with 20 and rebounds with 13 against Missouri (12/7). White is scoring 14.3 points per contest and his 7.1 rebounds per game are second on the team. White has 62 rebounds in his last seven games which is 8.9 per contest.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. (10.7 ppg) leads KU with 53 assists. His 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio is fourth in the Big 12 and 43rd nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (9.3 ppg) pulls down 6.0 rebounds per game and he has 35 boards in his last five outings. Tiller has started the last seven games for Kansas.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.6 ppg, one start) has scored 29 points in his last three games. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.2 ppg) has started three games and is second on the team with 11 threes made. Freshman Kohl Rasario (5.3 ppg, nine threes) has started four games this season.
Other KU regulars include senior guard Jayden Dawson (3.6 ppg, six threes), graduate guard Gee Ngala (4.0 ppg, 4-6 3FGs), and freshman guard Samis Calderon (6.8 minutes per game).
UP NEXT
Kansas returns home to Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 16, when it plays host to Towson. The game will start at 8 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on ESPN2.
Kansas is 3-0 all-time versus Towson in a series that started in 2006. KU won the last meeting, 88-58, on Nov. 22, 2013, in the Battle4Atlantis in the Bahamas.
Kansas is coming off an 80-60 win against Missouri in the StorageMart Border Showdown, Dec. 7, at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. NC State won its second-consecutive game with an 85-45 win against Liberty on Dec. 10. The Wolfpack is 6-0 at home this season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with NC State, 13-1, and the Jayhawks have won the last 13 matchups.
With its win against Missouri, Kansas improved to 135-24 (84.9%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (since 2003-04), including 3-0 this season.
Through 10 games, KU is averaging 74.6 points per game and has a plus-10.9 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 39.1 rebounds per contest with a plus-5.6 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.6 assists, 4.7 steals, and 6.4 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 blocked shots (6.4), which is sixth nationally, in 3FG Percentage Defense (24.9%), which is sixth nationally. KU is second in the Big 12 and 17th nationally in Field Goal Percentage Defense (46.1%).
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson leads Kansas with a 20.0 ppg. He missed seven contests from Nov. 11 to Dec. 2, but scored 17 points against Missouri (12/7) in his first game back. Peterson has made three threes in each of his games played this season. Sophomore center Flory Bidunga has three double-doubles in his last four games. He scores 14.7 points per game and leads KU with 9.0 rebounds per outing. Bidunga leads the Big 12 in blocked shots per game at 2.5, which is 17th nationally.
Senior guard Tre White is coming off his second double-double of the season with season highs in points with 20 and rebounds with 13 against Missouri (12/7). White is scoring 14.3 points per contest and his 7.1 rebounds per game are second on the team. White has 62 rebounds in his last seven games which is 8.9 per contest.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. (10.7 ppg) leads KU with 53 assists. His 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio is fourth in the Big 12 and 43rd nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (9.3 ppg) pulls down 6.0 rebounds per game and he has 35 boards in his last five outings. Tiller has started the last seven games for Kansas.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.6 ppg, one start) has scored 29 points in his last three games. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.2 ppg) has started three games and is second on the team with 11 threes made. Freshman Kohl Rasario (5.3 ppg, nine threes) has started four games this season.
Other KU regulars include senior guard Jayden Dawson (3.6 ppg, six threes), graduate guard Gee Ngala (4.0 ppg, 4-6 3FGs), and freshman guard Samis Calderon (6.8 minutes per game).
UP NEXT
Kansas returns home to Allen Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Dec. 16, when it plays host to Towson. The game will start at 8 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on ESPN2.
Kansas is 3-0 all-time versus Towson in a series that started in 2006. KU won the last meeting, 88-58, on Nov. 22, 2013, in the Battle4Atlantis in the Bahamas.
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