Kansas (20-5, 11-14 ATS) travels to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State (16-9 SU, 14-11 ATS) on Tuesday night at 9pmET from Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Jayhawks won the first game 69-67 at home as a 10-point favorite on Dec. 31.
Kansas (7th in the NCAA Net Rankings) is in the NCAA Tournament. They are 8-4 in the Big 12, which places them a half-game behind Texas and Baylor for first place. The Cowboys are 7-5 in the Big 12 and 29th in the NCAA Net Rankings, so they are in good shape, but could use this win to put them over the top.
No. 5 Kansas has won at least a share of 19 regular-season Big 12 titles in the last 24 years. They've also won four of the last five games, but just three of the last seven Big 12 games. They beat up on Kentucky 77-68 on the road on Jan. 28 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. But winning games in the conference has been difficult for just about every team because the league is ranked first in the nation by far.
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In their last game, the Jayhawks destroyed Oklahoma on the road 78-55. Jalen Wilson scored 18 points to lead the Jayhawks, who dominated most of the game. Dajuan Harris added 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Kevin McCullar contributed 13. Kansas shot 55% from the field and held the Sooners to just 36% shooting (4-of-17) from beyond the arc.
Wilson leads the Jayhawks and the Big 12 with 20.6 points per game and 8.3 rebounds with 2.6 assists on 42.2% shooting (36.3% 3pt). Freshman Grady Dick adds 14.2 points and 5.0 rebounds with 1.5 steals per game. Overall, this is a good, but not great KU shooting team. They are averaging 76.2 points on 46.6% shooting (35.6% 3pt). They allow 67.9 points on 41% shooting (31.4% 3pt). They outrebound team by 2.9 per game.
KU has had a bunch of injuries this season, but most of the players who are out were deep on the bench though it does limit their depth.
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