The No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks (16-2, 5-1 Big 12), one of the top shooting defenses in the Big 12 Conference, host the No. 14 TCU Horned Frogs (14-3, 3-2 Big 12) on Saturday. TCU topped the Kansas State Wildcats 82-68 at Ed & Rae Schollmaier Arena on Saturday.
Emanuel Miller had a standout performance with 23 points and eight rebounds. The Horned Frogs are fifth in the Big 12 Conference. Kansas lost a close one on Tuesday at Fred Bramlage Coliseum, falling to the Kansas State Wildcats 83-82 in overtime. Jalen Wilson had 38 points and nine rebounds in defeat to lead the team. The Jayhawks dropped to third in the Big 12 Conference.
The teams are meeting for the only time this season. They last met in the Big 12 Conference Tourney semifinals when the Jayhawks eliminated the Horned Frogs with a 75-62 victory at T-Mobile Center in March 2022. TCU and Kansas split their regular season matchups last season, taking one apiece. The Jayhawks won the last meeting 75-62 at T-Mobile Center in March 2022.
Ochai Agbaji led the Jayhawks with 22 points, while Mitch Lightfoot played a key role with 15 points. Chuck O’Bannon Jr. had 15 points and seven rebounds in defeat.
The Horned Frogs have been led this season by Mike Miles Jr., who is averaging 15.6 points per game. Meanwhile, Eddie Lampkin Jr. is grabbing 6.8 rebounds per game, and Damion Baugh is dishing 3.4 assists.
Wilson (20.8 ppg) has powered the Jayhawks on offense. Wilson also has posted 8.9 rebounds per game. Dajuan Harris Jr. has distributed 6.5 assists per game.
The Jayhawks rank as one of the toughest FG% defenses in the conference, holding foes to to a second-lowest rate of 40.1%.The Horned Frogs have really struggled in recent visits to Allen Fieldhouse, losing each of the last 10.
TCU is 8-2 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +14.5 (80.6-66.1). Kansas has a 9-1 record over the last 10, scoring 78.1 points per game on average while allowing 66.7 (+11.4 margin).
HORNED FROGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Damion Baugh: 23.0 | 14.1 | +8.9
Micah Peavy: 3.0 | 10.2 | -7.2
Points per game:
Damion Baugh: 13.2 | 7.9 | +5.3
Chuck O’Bannon Jr.: 4.6 | 8.0 | -3.4
Assists per game:
Damion Baugh: 5.8 | 3.4 | +2.4
JAYHAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Zuby Ejiofor: 1.0 | 3.4 | -2.4
Points per game:
KJ Adams Jr.: 16.4 | 11.1 | +5.3
Kevin McCullar Jr.: 7.0 | 9.6 | -2.6
Assists per game:
Jalen Wilson: 1.8 | 2.6 | -0.8
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Kansas -7.5 (-105)
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