Houston Cougars at Kansas Jayhawks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
White scores 23 as No. 14 Kansas rebounds with 69-56 win over No. 5 Houston
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. Melvin Council Jr. added 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Kingston Flemings scored 16 on 6-of-18 shooting for Houston, which hadn't dropped three straight games since January 2017. The Cougars shot 32% from the field, including 5 of 24 (21%) from 3-point territory.
Kansas hasn’t lost consecutive home games since the 1988-89 season, Roy Williams’ first as coach. The Jayhawks are 52-1 on ESPN’s Big Monday in Allen Fieldhouse, including 41-0 under coach Bill Self. Two weeks ago, they took down top-ranked Arizona at The Phog.
Kansas used a 12-0 run early in the second half to turn a two-point lead into a 49-35 advantage at the under-12 timeout. The margin stretched to 20 before Houston went on a 7-0 spurt, 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 into the break.
Kansas visits No. 2 Arizona on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Chris Cenac Jr. makes 12-foot jumper | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Chris Cenac Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Kingston Flemings misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 54 - 69 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 KU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-66 | FG | 22-50 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 9-9 | FT | 18-20 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 20 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 37 | Percent Led | 58 |
Game Information
Location: Lawrence, KS
Attendance: 15,300 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 30-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 27-5 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 27-6 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 23-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 22-10 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-11 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-11 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 19-14 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |