LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Tre White scored a season-high 23 points and No. 14 Kansas Jayhawks bounced back from a surprising defeat with a 69-56 victory over No. 5 Houston Cougars on Monday night.
Freshman star Darryn Peterson added 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting in 30 minutes for the Jayhawks (21-7, 11-4 Big 12), who fell six spots in this week’s AP Top 25 following an 84-68 loss at home Saturday to unranked Cincinnati.
Bryson Tiller had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Kansas, which handed the scuffling Cougars (23-5, 11-4) their third consecutive defeat – all against top-15 opponents.
Houston hadn’t dropped three straight games since 2017.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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4
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K. Flemings G | 16PTS | 2REB | 2AST | |
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3
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T. White G | 23PTS | 5REB | 1AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Flemings | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Cenac Jr. | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Uzan | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| E. Sharp | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Tugler | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Miller | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Sakho | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. McCarty | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| I. Harwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Walker Jr. | – | – | – | – |
| C. Lath | – | – | – | – |
| J. McFarland | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 56 | 28 | 7 | 14 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. White | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| D. Peterson | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Tiller | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Council Jr. | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| F. Bidunga | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. McDowell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E. Jackson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| W. Evers | – | – | – | – |
| J. Dawson | – | – | – | – |
| J. Cross | – | – | – | – |
| K. Rosario | – | – | – | – |
| W. Thengvall | – | – | – | – |
| S. Calderon | – | – | – | – |
| P. Mbiya | – | – | – | – |
| N. Ngala | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 69 | 35 | 11 | 9 |