Kansas Jayhawks basketball vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders: Projected starters, game time, TV
Now unranked, Kansas will play host to No. 10 Texas Tech on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.
Tipoff is 1 p.m. in a game that will be shown on ESPN.
Here’s everything you need to know before tipoff...
Kansas vs. Texas Tech game details
When: 1 p.m., Saturday
Where: Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence)
TV: ESPN
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita
Betting line: Kansas -3.5
PROBABLE STARTERS
P | No. | Texas Tech | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 15 | JT Toppin | 6-9 | Soph. | 17.2 |
F | 33 | Federiko Federiko | 6-11 | Sr. | 5.6 |
G | 3 | Elijah Hawkins | 5-11 | Sr. | 9.4 |
G | 24 | Kerwin Walton | 6-5 | Sr. | 4.9 |
G | 4 | Christian Anderson | 6-2 | Fr. | 10.0 |
P | No. | Kansas | Ht. | Yr. | PPG |
F | 24 | KJ Adams | 6-7 | Sr. | 8.3 |
C | 1 | Hunter Dickinson | 7-2 | Sr. | 16.8 |
G | 5 | Zeke Mayo | 6-4 | Sr. | 14.3 |
G | 3 | Dajuan Harris | 6-2 | Sr. | 9.4 |
G | 6 | Rylan Griffen | 6-6 | Jr. | 6.9 |
About No. 10 Texas Tech (21-7, 12-5)
Senior guard Chance McMillian and junior forward Darrion Williams missed Monday’s loss to Houston because of lower-body injuries. McMillian averages 15.1 points per game while shooting 45.4% from 3-point range. His 3-point percentage is best in the Big 12. ... Williams is averaging 14.9 points and 5.2 rebounds and is second on the team with 3.9 assists per game. … Tech is 6-2 on the road, matching 2018-19 (6-3 mark) and 2006-07 (6-5 record) for the most road wins in the past 20 seasons. The 1995-96 team was 11-0 on the road for the program record. …
JT Toppin against Houston scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his 12th double-double of the season and 24th in his career. Toppin is averaging 24.6 points and 11.2 rebounds per game over the past five games. He leads Tech with 17.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. … Tech is shooting 37.6% from 3-point range, with 9.7 3-point makes per game. … The Red Raiders average 80.7 points per game, which ranks third in the conference. Tech allows 66.6 points per game which is fourth best mark in the league. …. A 14.1 scoring margin of victory is the 10th best in the country. …
Tech’s 111 points against Arizona State and 93 at Oklahoma State marked the first time since the 2001-02 season with back-to-back games of 90-plus scoring games in Big 12 play. ... Elijah Hawkins leads the Big 12 with 6.5 assists per game. ... Tech has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a program record 16 games this season. ... Toppin had 41 points against Arizona State. …
Tech has won 15 games by double figure margins, including going 7-0 in Big 12 games… The Red Raiders have limited nine opponents under 60 points, including seven in conference play… Tech is 9-2 when holding Big 12 teams under 70 points. ... Coach Grant McCasland is 44-18 in two seasons at TTU.
About Kansas (19-9, 10-7)
KU leads the all-time series 43-8. Tech won last season’s only matchup between the two programs. The Red Raiders rolled 79-50 in Lubbock behind a 30-point outing from Darrion Williams. He was 12-for-12 shooting (4-of-4 from 3). … KU is 22-1 all-time against Tech in games played in Allen Fieldhouse. KU has won five in a row over Tech in Allen, the last loss 85-73 on Jan. 2, 2018. ...
Texas Tech will be the fifth top-10 opponent for Kansas this season. KU is 2-2 versus top 10 foes in 2024-25. ... Under Bill Self, Kansas is 26-5 (83.9%) against AP top-10 teams in games played in Allen Fieldhouse, including 2-1 this season. ... Kansas has 10 league wins for the 30th time in the last 31 seasons. … Self has a 607-152 record while at Kansas, 814-257 all-time. …
Hunter Dickinson has double-doubles in three consecutive games. He now has 12 double-doubles on the season and 60 for his career. Dickinson’s 13 made field goals against Colorado on Tuesday tied his season high … KJ Adams has scored in double figures nine times this season, five times in league games. … Dajuan Harris (138 starts) is No. 2 on Kansas’ all-time games started list. He trails only Danny Manning (146, 1985-88). …
Rylan Griffen has reached the 800-career point mark. … David “Diggy” Coit has made multiple 3s in three-straight games and four of his last five. He is 13-for-27 from 3 in his last five games.
