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Kansas to Host No. 2 Iowa State Tuesday
1/12/2026 2:27:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas (11-5, 1-2) returns home to host No. 2 Iowa State (16-0, 3-0) on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 8 p.m. (Central) and the game will be televised on ESPN.
Kansas is coming off an 86-75 loss at West Virginia on Jan. 10. Iowa State is one of five teams in NCAA Division I that remains undefeated. ISU defeated Oklahoma State, 83-71, on Jan. 10, in Ames, Iowa.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 190-69, including a 99-16 record in games played in Lawrence, 58-10 in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas is 136-24 (85.0%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 4-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 22 in the NET, which is sixth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 3, which is first in Big 12, just ahead of No. 4 Texas Tech.
Under Bill Self, since 2003-04, Kansas is 12-2 against Associated Press top-five teams in Allen Fieldhouse. KU is 4-0 versus No. 2 AP teams in the Self era in Allen Fieldhouse.
KU is averaging 77.5 points per game and has a plus-9.4 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 39.4 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.6 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.0 assists, 5.5 steals, and 6.1 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.4%, which is 12th nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 27.9%, which is ninth nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.1), which is seventh nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson has averaged 27.5 points in his last two games with a career-high 32 points against TCU (1/6) and 23 at West Virginia (1/10). Peterson leads Kansas with a 22.6 ppg has made 22 threes in seven games played this season.
Senior guard Tre White has averaged 20.0 points in his last two games with 22 points against TCU (1/6) and 18 points at West Virginia (1/10). White is second on the team averaging 15.2 points per game and his 7.0 rebounds per game are also second on the team.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 28-for-37 (75.7%) from the field in his last five games. He scores 13.9 points per contest and leads KU with 8.9 rebounds per outing. Bidunga is second in the Big 12 with 38 blocked shots, which is 16th nationally, and his 2.4 blocks per game are second in the league and 18th nationally. Bidunga's 63.5 field goal percentage is second in the Big 12 and 16th nationally.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 16.3 points in his last three games and ranks fourth on the team with 13.6 points per game on the season. He was named the Big 12 and national player of the week after his career-high 36 points at NC State (12/3), which included nine threes made, the second most in KU history. Council leads KU with 80 assists and is tied with White for the team lead with 14 steals. Council's 3.6 assist-to-turnover ratio is third in the Big 12 and 16th nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.3 ppg) is second on the team with 22 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.8 rebounds per game and has 66 boards in his last 11 outings. Tiller has started the last 13 games for Kansas.
Freshman Kohl Rasario (4.4 ppg, 13 threes) has started six games this season. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.0 ppg, 16 threes) has started five games. Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (3.9 ppg, one start) has made seven threes this season.
Kansas is coming off an 86-75 loss at West Virginia on Jan. 10. Iowa State is one of five teams in NCAA Division I that remains undefeated. ISU defeated Oklahoma State, 83-71, on Jan. 10, in Ames, Iowa.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 190-69, including a 99-16 record in games played in Lawrence, 58-10 in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas is 136-24 (85.0%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 4-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 22 in the NET, which is sixth in the Big 12. KU's strength of schedule is No. 3, which is first in Big 12, just ahead of No. 4 Texas Tech.
Under Bill Self, since 2003-04, Kansas is 12-2 against Associated Press top-five teams in Allen Fieldhouse. KU is 4-0 versus No. 2 AP teams in the Self era in Allen Fieldhouse.
KU is averaging 77.5 points per game and has a plus-9.4 scoring margin. Kansas pulls down 39.4 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.6 rebound margin.
KU averages 15.0 assists, 5.5 steals, and 6.1 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.4%, which is 12th nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 27.9%, which is ninth nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.1), which is seventh nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson has averaged 27.5 points in his last two games with a career-high 32 points against TCU (1/6) and 23 at West Virginia (1/10). Peterson leads Kansas with a 22.6 ppg has made 22 threes in seven games played this season.
Senior guard Tre White has averaged 20.0 points in his last two games with 22 points against TCU (1/6) and 18 points at West Virginia (1/10). White is second on the team averaging 15.2 points per game and his 7.0 rebounds per game are also second on the team.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga is 28-for-37 (75.7%) from the field in his last five games. He scores 13.9 points per contest and leads KU with 8.9 rebounds per outing. Bidunga is second in the Big 12 with 38 blocked shots, which is 16th nationally, and his 2.4 blocks per game are second in the league and 18th nationally. Bidunga's 63.5 field goal percentage is second in the Big 12 and 16th nationally.
Senior Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 16.3 points in his last three games and ranks fourth on the team with 13.6 points per game on the season. He was named the Big 12 and national player of the week after his career-high 36 points at NC State (12/3), which included nine threes made, the second most in KU history. Council leads KU with 80 assists and is tied with White for the team lead with 14 steals. Council's 3.6 assist-to-turnover ratio is third in the Big 12 and 16th nationally.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (8.3 ppg) is second on the team with 22 blocked shots. Tiller pulls down 5.8 rebounds per game and has 66 boards in his last 11 outings. Tiller has started the last 13 games for Kansas.
Freshman Kohl Rasario (4.4 ppg, 13 threes) has started six games this season. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (4.0 ppg, 16 threes) has started five games. Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (3.9 ppg, one start) has made seven threes this season.
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