Kansas Jayhawks vs. Baylor Bears basketball: Lineups, time, TV, facts and figures
THE DETAILS
When/where: 3 p.m. Saturday, Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence
TV/radio: ESPN; WHB (810 AM)
About No. 8 Baylor (19-3, 7-2 Big 12): The defending national champs bounced back from an 87-78 loss at Alabama in the Big 12/SEC Challenge to defeat West Virginia, 81-77, on Monday at Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas. Baylor trailed the Mountaineers by eight points at halftime, but rolled, 50-38, in the final half. … The Bears have won four straight Big 12 games since a home loss to Oklahoma State on Jan. 15. … Alabama snapped Baylor’s 36-game win streak in nonconference games dating to Nov. 2019. … Baylor has won nine-consecutive games against AP Top-10 ranked opponents (last loss Feb. 22, 2020 vs. No. 3 Kansas). . … The Bears are 19-4 against ranked teams over the last three seasons, including 13-3 in the last two years. … BU has defeated three teams currently in the top-25 this season – No. 12 Villanova (57-36 in Waco), No. 13 Michigan State (75-58 in Battle 4 Atlantis title game) and No. 20 Iowa State (77-72 in Ames). … BU has won 14 of its last 15 games away from home – 9-0 neutral, 5-1 road (the one loss at Alabama). The Bears are 4-0 in Big 12 road outings this season. … Baylor has been ranked No. 1 in the AP poll in four of the last six seasons. Gonzaga, Duke and Kansas are only others. … Baylor and Kansas are the only Power-5 schools to win 18+ games every year since 2008. … Ten of Baylor’s 11 starting point guards under coach Scott Drew have earned all-Big 12 recognition covering 16 of the last 17 seasons. … Drew is 6-26 versus KU.
About No. 10 Kansas (18-3, 7-1 Big 12): KU leads the all-time series with Baylor, 34-7. The Jayhawks have won four of six and 15 of 18 in the series. ... Nine of the last 12 meetings have been decided by eight points or less with six of those by five points or less. ... KU is 17-1 versus Baylor at Allen Fieldhouse. The Bears’ only win at Allen was a 67-55 decision on Jan. 11, 2020. KU handed the Bears their first loss of the season (after 18 victories) a year ago, 71-58, on Feb. 27 at Allen. That BU defeat was Baylor’s only Big 12 road loss in the last two seasons (11-1). … KU has faced the defending national champions at home three times the season after they won the title. KU beat Villanova, 74-71, on Dec. 15, 2018 at Allen. The Wildcats won the 2018 NCAA title. KU beat UCLA, 85-70, on Dec. 2, 1995 at Allen. UCLA won the 1995 NCAA crown. KU lost to Cincinnati, 64-49, on Dec. 15, 1962, at Allen. Cincy won the 1962 NCAA crown. … KU is trying to avoid losing consecutive games in Allen Fieldhouse for the first time since the 1988-89 season when the Jayhawks lost four in a row at home. KU lost its last home game to Kentucky on Jan. 29. ... Bill Self is 26-6 versus Baylor as KU coach. … KU is 3-2 in games against ranked opponents. … Self is 747-226 all-time, including 540-121 while at Kansas. With Tuesday’s victory at Iowa State, Self passed Phog Allen on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list. … The Jayhawks have shot 50% or better in 10 games. … Kansas has had four double-figure scorers two times in the conference season. … KU has had 10 or more steals in five games. … Kansas is 15-1 when leading at the half. …
PROJECTED LINEUPS
P | No. | Baylor | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 0 | Flo Thamba | 6-10 | Sr. | 4.9 |
G/F | 24 | Matthew Mayer | 6-9 | Sr. | 9.8 |
G/F | 2 | Kendall Brown | 6-8 | Fr. | 10.0 |
G | 11 | James Akinjo | 6-1 | Sr. | 13.6 |
G | 3 | Adam Flagler | 6-3 | Jr. | 12.7 |
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 33 | David McCormack | 6-10 | Sr. | 9.0 |
F | 10 | Jalen Wilson | 6-8 | So. | 9.1 |
G | 30 | Ochai Agbaji | 6-5 | Sr. | 20.9 |
G | 2 | Christian Braun | 6-7 | Jr. | 15.1 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-1 | So. | 5.6 |
