The Kansas basketball team saw its hopes of another Big 12 title slip away during an uninspired, unenergetic loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday. The Jayhawks hit just four of their 18 three-point attempts. It was a terrible home loss to a middle-of-the-pack conference team. This one was KU couldn't afford to lose.
Kansas also couldn't get any spurts going. They didn't score more than four points in a row for the entire game, and they experienced a long scoreless streak late in the game when they got stuck on 60 points. At the same time, KU couldn't seem to get any stops defensively when they needed to.
Flory Bidunga led KU in scoring with 18, and Darryn Peterson added 17 while logging 32 minutes.
Kansas is in a tie for fourth place in the conference with Texas Tech, two games back of Arizona, who has just two losses. Next up is Houston, but even a win against the Cougars won't help the Jayhawks' chances at winning the Big 12 very much.
KU needs to win out to get a first-round bye in the approaching Big 12 tournament.
Kansas vs. Houston: When and where
The Jayhawks and the Cougars will meet on Monday, February 23, at 8:00 p.m. CST in historic Allen Fieldhouse. The old barn will be rocking for this one!
Kansas vs. Cincinnati: Where to watch or stream
This game between the Kansas Jayhawks (20-7, 10-4) and the Houston Cougars (23-4, 11-3) is on ESPN. It can be streamed on FuboTV, Disney+, Hulu, or the ESPN app.Â
Kansas vs. Houston: Betting odds
College basketball betting lines aren’t made available until the day before the game. This article will be updated when those are released.Â
Projected Kansas starting lineup vs. Houston
At this time, it looks as if KU will start the same five it has whenever Darryn Peterson has played.
- Melvin Council Jr.
- Tre White
- Bryson Tiller
- Flory Bidunga
- Darryn Peterson
Jamari McDowell and Elmarko Jackson will get most of the minutes off the bench, with Kohl Rosario and Jayden Dawson in line for a few minutes if needed.
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
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