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Kansas Drops Home Contest to Cincinnati, 84-68
2/21/2026 2:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas sophomore Flory Bidunga scored a team high 18 points, but Cincinnati's Moustapha Thiam scored a career-high 28 points to lead Cincinnati to an 84-68 win over No. 8 Kansas on Saturday.
This was the second win of the season for Cincinnati (15-12, 7-7 Big 12) against a ranked team, having taken down then-No. 2 Iowa State 79-70 on Jan. 17.
Cincinnati's Thiam made 11 of 17 shots from the field and had eight rebounds. Baba Miller added 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Jalen Celeste had 14 points and eight rebounds, shooting 4 of 8 on 3-pointers. Day Day Thomas scored 10.
Bidunga led the Jayhawks with 18 points and 12 rebounds, registering his 13th double-double of his career and 11th of the season. Freshman Darryn Peterson had 17 points in 32 minutes and senior Tre White scored 11 points.
Cincinnati held a 36-34 lead after a tumultuous first half that saw nine ties and 10 lead changes. The Bearcats kept the Jayhawks (20-7, 10-4) at arm's length with timely shots to kill momentum throughout the second, only allowing Kansas to pull ahead for one possession before retaking the lead.
They delivered the final blows with a 20-8 run, surging ahead by double digits for the first time with less than five minutes to go.
The Bearcats were particularly effective from behind the 3-point line, where they made 12 of 21 attempts. The Jayhawks were 4-of-18 on 3-pointers.
Up next
Kansas: Hosts No. 2 Houston on Monday.
Cincinnati: Visits No. 13 Texas Tech on Tuesday.
This was the second win of the season for Cincinnati (15-12, 7-7 Big 12) against a ranked team, having taken down then-No. 2 Iowa State 79-70 on Jan. 17.
Cincinnati's Thiam made 11 of 17 shots from the field and had eight rebounds. Baba Miller added 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. Jalen Celeste had 14 points and eight rebounds, shooting 4 of 8 on 3-pointers. Day Day Thomas scored 10.
Bidunga led the Jayhawks with 18 points and 12 rebounds, registering his 13th double-double of his career and 11th of the season. Freshman Darryn Peterson had 17 points in 32 minutes and senior Tre White scored 11 points.
Cincinnati held a 36-34 lead after a tumultuous first half that saw nine ties and 10 lead changes. The Bearcats kept the Jayhawks (20-7, 10-4) at arm's length with timely shots to kill momentum throughout the second, only allowing Kansas to pull ahead for one possession before retaking the lead.
They delivered the final blows with a 20-8 run, surging ahead by double digits for the first time with less than five minutes to go.
The Bearcats were particularly effective from behind the 3-point line, where they made 12 of 21 attempts. The Jayhawks were 4-of-18 on 3-pointers.
Up next
Kansas: Hosts No. 2 Houston on Monday.
Cincinnati: Visits No. 13 Texas Tech on Tuesday.
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