Kansas Jayhawks at Tennessee Volunteers

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Kansas Jayhawks

5-2, 0-1 Away

Tennessee Volunteers

7-0, 5-0 Home

No. 17 Tennessee squares off against Kansas

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Kansas Jayhawks (5-2) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (7-0)

Las Vegas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

Volunteers -3.5; over/under is 139.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Tennessee plays Kansas in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Volunteers are 7-0 in non-conference play. Tennessee ranks sixth in college basketball with 20.7 assists per game. Ja'Kobi Gillespie leads the Volunteers averaging 5.4.

The Jayhawks have a 5-2 record against non-conference oppponents. Kansas has a 5-2 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

Tennessee makes 49.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 13.1 percentage points higher than Kansas has allowed to its opponents (36.8%). Kansas averages 7.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than Tennessee allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gillespie averages 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Volunteers, scoring 19.6 points while shooting 39.7% from beyond the arc. Nate Ament is shooting 41.7% and averaging 17.6 points.

Flory Bidunga is shooting 69.0% and averaging 16.1 points for the Jayhawks. Tre White is averaging 14.4 points.

TV Channel: Kansas at Tennessee 2021 College Basketball, week 4, is broadcasted on TNT.
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Tennessee: 62.7%

Kansas: 37.3%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

KU		TENN
W2	Streak	W7
62.9	Points Against	63.1
75.6	Points Per Game	87.3
48	Field Goal %	50
33	Three Point %	37
40.1	Rebounds Per Game	44.7
15.6	Assists Per Game	20.7
6.3	Blocks Per Game	3.9
5.0	Steals Per Game	7.6
0.7	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.1
12.3	Total Turnovers Per Game	13.7
62.9	Points Against	63.1

Game Information

Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Arizona	0-0	-	6-0
Iowa State	0-0	-	6-0
Oklahoma State	0-0	-	6-0
Colorado	0-0	-	5-0
Arizona State	0-0	-	6-1
Houston	0-0	-	6-1
UCF	0-0	-	6-1
Cincinnati	0-0	-	5-1
BYU	0-0	-	4-1
Baylor	0-0	-	4-1
Kansas	0-0	-	5-2
Kansas State	0-0	-	5-2
Utah	0-0	-	5-2
West Virginia	0-0	-	5-2
Texas Tech	0-0	-	4-2
TCU	0-0	-	3-2

2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Missouri	0-0	-	7-0
Tennessee	0-0	-	7-0
LSU	0-0	-	5-0
Vanderbilt	0-0	-	5-0
Georgia	0-0	-	6-1
Arkansas	0-0	-	5-1
Ole Miss	0-0	-	5-1
Florida	0-0	-	4-1
Auburn	0-0	-	5-2
Texas	0-0	-	5-2
Texas A&M	0-0	-	5-2
Alabama	0-0	-	4-2
Kentucky	0-0	-	4-2
Oklahoma	0-0	-	4-2
South Carolina	0-0	-	4-2
Mississippi State	0-0	-	3-3