Peterson scores 27, White and Council also star as No. 14 Kansas routs Wildcats on Senior Day

Saturday, March 7

Lawrence, Kan.

1:00 p.m. CT

University of Kansas

22-9,12-6Big 12

104

Kansas State

12-19,3-15Big 12

Kansas St.

Kansas

104

Peterson scores 27, White and Council also star as No. 14 Kansas routs Wildcats on Senior Day

3/7/2026 3:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Freshman star Darryn Peterson scored 27 points, while Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. had memorable senior send-offs of their own, and No. 14 Kansas routed Kansas State 104-85 on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.

Peterson, the potential No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft, was an efficient 10 of 15 from the field for the Jayhawks (22-9, 12-6 Big 12), who clinched a double-bye in next week's conference tournament by winning on Senior Day for the 43rd consecutive year.

White, a transfer from Illinois, had 23 points and 11 rebounds to cap his lone regular season in Lawrence, while Council — who arrived from St. Bonaventure — nearly had a triple-double with 17 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists in his final game at the Phog. White recorded his second-straight double double and seventh of the season, while Council notched his second double double of the season and seventh of his career.

The Jayhawks also honored four other seniors on Senior Day as Nginyu Ngala, Jayden Dawson, Wilder Evers and Justin Cross played their final home games at Kansas.

The win was a much-needed confidence boost heading into the postseason for the Jayhawks, who had dropped four of their previous six games, and it extended their home win streak over their in-state rivals to 20 in a row.

The game was close only until midway through the first half, when Kansas ran off nine straight points to take control. It pushed the advantage to 46-33 by halftime, and the lead swelled to nearly 20 in the opening minutes of the second half.

Kansas State got within 11 on a couple of occasions, but Peterson and his senior teammates eventually poured it on. The clinching blow came with about 12 minutes to go, when C.J. Jones fouled Peterson and then was whistled for a technical foul. The ensuing free throws were part of big run by Kansas that pushed the lead to 78-54 with under 10 minutes left in the game.

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