Lawrence, Kan.– tray white Maximum 23 points in the season and finished 14th kansas bounced back from a surprising defeat with win 69-56 above number 5 houston Monday night.
freshman star darrin peterson Added 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting in 30 minutes for the Jayhawks (21-7, 11-4 Big 12), who dropped six spots in this week’s AP Top 25 poll after an 84-68 loss to unranked Cincinnati at home on Saturday.
bryson tiller Kansas had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks, handing the struggling Cougars (23-5, 11-4) their third consecutive loss – all against top-15 opponents. melvin council jr. Added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Kingston Flemings Scored 16 on 6-of-18 shooting for Houston, which had not lost three consecutive games since January 2017. The Cougars shot 32% from the field, including 5 of 24 (21%) from 3-point territory.
Kansas has not lost consecutive home games since the 1988–89 season, Roy Williams’ first season as coach. The Jayhawks are 52-1 heading into ESPN’s Big Monday at Allen Fieldhouse, including 41-0 under coach Bill Self. Two weeks earlier, they had defeated top-ranked Arizona in The Fog.
Kansas went on a 12-0 run early in the second half to turn a two-point lead into a 49-35 lead heading into the under-12 timeout. The margin grew to 20 before Houston went on a 7–0 run, but the Cougars never got closer than 10 the rest of the way.
The Jayhawks missed nine of their first 10 shots, going 8:28 without a field goal. But they closed the first half with an 11-0 run to take a 31-27 lead at the break.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
