March 13, 2026Updated 7:53 pm EDT
The No. 2 seed Houston Cougars (27-5, 14-4 Big 12) are taking on the No. 3 seed Kansas Jayhawks (23-9, 12-6 Big 12) in the Big 12 tournament on Friday at T-Mobile Center, at 9:30 p.m. ET airing on ESPN.
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Stats to know
Houston’s +469 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 14.7 points per game) is a result of scoring 77.5 points per game (141st in college basketball) while allowing 62.8 per outing (second in college basketball).
Houston connects on 8.8 three-pointers per game (100th in college basketball) at a 34.4% rate (162nd in college basketball), compared to the 6.9 per game its opponents make at a 31.9% rate.
Kansas outscores opponents by 7.1 points per game (posting 76.5 points per game, 159th in college basketball, and giving up 69.4 per outing, 59th in college basketball) and has a +228 scoring differential.
Kansas connects on 7.4 three-pointers per game (209th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.1. It shoots 35.1% from deep, and its opponents shoot 30.2%.
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