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GAMETIME VITALS
Tipoff: 1pm CST
Television: ESPN
Television Announcers: Jon Sciambi (Play-by-Play) Fran Fraschilla (Analyst)
Radio Feed: Jayhawk Radio Network or Online with the Jayhawk Digital Passport
Live in Game Stats: Kansas Sidearm Stats
SUNFLOWER SHOWDOWN
No. 18/20 Kansas (10-4, 1-0) returns home to host No. 25/rv Kansas State (12-3, 2-0) in the Sunflower Showdown presented by Dillons, Saturday, Jan. 11, at 1 p.m. on ESPN. Kansas is coming off a 90-83 win at Oklahoma in its Big 12 opener on Wednesday. The victory was Kansas' 23rd-straight league-opening win dating back to 1991-92. Kansas State brings a 10-game winning streak to Allen Fieldhouse after the Wildcats won at TCU, 65-47, on Jan. 7.
Kansas has won its last seven Big 12 home openers starting in the 2006-07 season. Under Bill Self, the Jayhawks are 9-1 in conference home openers. The last team to defeat KU in a home opener was Kansas State, 59-55, on Jan. 14, 2006. Beginning in 1984, Larry Brown's first season at KU, the Jayhawks have won 29 of their last 30 conference home openers in Allen Fieldhouse.
Stats at a Glance | KU | KSU |
Record | 10-4, 1-0 | 12-3, 2-0 |
Rankings | No. 18/20 | No. 25/rv |
Points/GM | 78.6 | 67.7 |
Points Allowed/GM | 69.3 | 58.0 |
FG% | .496 | .419 |
Rebounds/GM | 38.3 | 38.1 |
Assists/GM | 15.6 | 15.0 |
Blocks/GM | 6.3 | 2.8 |
Steals/GM | 5.6 | 6.7 |