Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus #13 BYU on January 31, 2026 , Win , 90, to, 82
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No. 8 Kansas to Play at Oklahoma State Wednesday
2/17/2026 10:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 8 Kansas (19-6, 9-3) concludes a two-game road trip at Oklahoma State (16-9, 4-8) on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Tip from Gallagher-Iba Arena is set for 8 p.m. CT and the game will be televised on Peacock.
Kansas had its eight-game winning streak snapped with a 74-56 defeat at No. 5 Iowa State Saturday. KU is one game behind Big 12 leaders Arizona and Houston in the loss column in the league standings. Oklahoma State is looking to end a three-game losing streak after its 95-92 overtime loss against TCU on Feb. 14. OSU is 13-3 at home this season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 127-60, and the KU has won the last eight meetings, including the last three in Stillwater.
Kansas is 137-24 (85.1%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 5-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 14 in the NET, which is fourth in the Big 12. KU's seven Quad 1 (Q1) wins are tied with Houston and Texas Tech for second most in the league and fifth most nationally. Arizona is first with nine Q1 wins. KU's strength of schedule is No. 2, which only trails Auburn.
KU is averaging 77.1 points per game and has a plus-9.1 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.8 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.0 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.7 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.1 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.5%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.9%, which is 22nd nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.1), which is third nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, who is on the Wooden Award Late Midseason Watch List (1 of 20) and the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 list, leads Kansas with a 19.8 scoring average. He has six games of 20 or more points and has made a team-high 38 threes in 14 games played this season.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga was recently named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year top 10. Bidunga scores 14.8 points per contest and leads KU with 9.1 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has three double-doubles in his last three games and 10 double-doubles for the season. The Feb. 9 Big 12 Player of the Week, Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 70 blocked shots, which is fourth nationally, averaging 2.8 blocks per game, which is second nationally, and with a 67.0 field goal percentage, which is fifth nationally. At 14.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg, and 2.8 bpg, Bidunga is the only player in NCAA Division I to average more than 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game.
Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 15.4 points per game in league games and 14.1 points per contest overall. He leads KU with 127 assists and with 22 steals. Council is third in the Big 12, 22nd nationally, with a 3.10 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Senior guard Tre White has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 13.7 points per contest. White is second on the team with 37 threes made and leads KU with 99 free throws made and an 86.1 free throw percentage, which ranks second in the Big 12.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (9.0 ppg) had 18 points and eight rebounds versus Arizona (2/9). He scored a career-high 21 points with seven rebounds and made three threes against BYU (1/31). Tiller is second on the team with 35 blocked shots and pulls down 6.0 rebounds per game. He has started the last 22 games for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.8 ppg) has 19 steals. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.9 ppg, 24 threes) has started seven games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.5) has made 13 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.1 ppg) has made nine.
UP NEXT
Kansas returns home for a two-game stretch beginning with Cincinnati on Saturday, Feb. 21. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 12 p.m. CT and the contest will be televised on CBS.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series with Kansas, 6-4. As members of the Big 12, Kansas leads 2-1, including a 54-50 win at Cincinnati, on Jan. 11, 2025, in the last meeting. This series dates back to 1949.
Kansas had its eight-game winning streak snapped with a 74-56 defeat at No. 5 Iowa State Saturday. KU is one game behind Big 12 leaders Arizona and Houston in the loss column in the league standings. Oklahoma State is looking to end a three-game losing streak after its 95-92 overtime loss against TCU on Feb. 14. OSU is 13-3 at home this season.
Kansas leads the all-time series with Oklahoma State, 127-60, and the KU has won the last eight meetings, including the last three in Stillwater.
Kansas is 137-24 (85.1%) following a loss in the Bill Self era (2003-04 to present), including 5-0 this season.
Kansas is No. 14 in the NET, which is fourth in the Big 12. KU's seven Quad 1 (Q1) wins are tied with Houston and Texas Tech for second most in the league and fifth most nationally. Arizona is first with nine Q1 wins. KU's strength of schedule is No. 2, which only trails Auburn.
KU is averaging 77.1 points per game and has a plus-9.1 scoring margin. KU pulls down 38.8 rebounds per contest with a plus-3.0 rebound margin.
KU averages 14.7 assists, 5.4 steals, and 6.1 blocked shots per contest. KU leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.5%, which is fifth nationally, and three-point field goal percentage defense at 29.9%, which is 22nd nationally. KU also leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (6.1), which is third nationally.
Freshman guard Darryn Peterson, who is on the Wooden Award Late Midseason Watch List (1 of 20) and the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10 list, leads Kansas with a 19.8 scoring average. He has six games of 20 or more points and has made a team-high 38 threes in 14 games played this season.
Sophomore center Flory Bidunga was recently named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year top 10. Bidunga scores 14.8 points per contest and leads KU with 9.1 rebounds per outing. Bidunga has three double-doubles in his last three games and 10 double-doubles for the season. The Feb. 9 Big 12 Player of the Week, Bidunga leads the Big 12 with 70 blocked shots, which is fourth nationally, averaging 2.8 blocks per game, which is second nationally, and with a 67.0 field goal percentage, which is fifth nationally. At 14.8 ppg, 9.1 rpg, and 2.8 bpg, Bidunga is the only player in NCAA Division I to average more than 14.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game.
Senior guard Melvin Council Jr. is averaging 15.4 points per game in league games and 14.1 points per contest overall. He leads KU with 127 assists and with 22 steals. Council is third in the Big 12, 22nd nationally, with a 3.10 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Senior guard Tre White has five double-doubles on the season and is next in scoring at 13.7 points per contest. White is second on the team with 37 threes made and leads KU with 99 free throws made and an 86.1 free throw percentage, which ranks second in the Big 12.
Redshirt-freshman forward Bryson Tiller (9.0 ppg) had 18 points and eight rebounds versus Arizona (2/9). He scored a career-high 21 points with seven rebounds and made three threes against BYU (1/31). Tiller is second on the team with 35 blocked shots and pulls down 6.0 rebounds per game. He has started the last 22 games for KU.
Redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson (4.8 ppg) has 19 steals. Redshirt-sophomore guard Jamari McDowell (3.9 ppg, 24 threes) has started seven games. Freshman Kohl Rosario (3.5) has made 13 threes this season, while senior guard Jayden Dawson (2.1 ppg) has made nine.
UP NEXT
Kansas returns home for a two-game stretch beginning with Cincinnati on Saturday, Feb. 21. Tip from Allen Fieldhouse will be at 12 p.m. CT and the contest will be televised on CBS.
Cincinnati leads the all-time series with Kansas, 6-4. As members of the Big 12, Kansas leads 2-1, including a 54-50 win at Cincinnati, on Jan. 11, 2025, in the last meeting. This series dates back to 1949.
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