Overview
- Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. ET at Allen Fieldhouse with national TV coverage on ESPN and streaming via the ESPN app.
- Sportsbooks list Houston as a slight favorite (about -1.5 to -2.5) with a total near 138–138.5 points.
- No. 5 Houston (23-4, 11-3 Big 12) enters on a two-game skid and seeks to avoid a first three-game losing streak since 2017, having won the last three meetings with Kansas.
- No. 14 Kansas (20-7, 10-4) is coming off an 84-68 home loss to Cincinnati and slid in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
- Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson is expected to play, though his availability has been unpredictable this season and is being monitored up to tip.