Kansas faced its first major test of the season on Friday, and left North Carolina with an 87-74 loss. Freshman phenom Darryn Peterson led the way with 22 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with a North Carolina team that had four double-digit scorers.<\/p>\n
The loss dropped the Jayhawks from No. 19 to No. 25 in Monday’s AP Top 25 poll, and now they’ll look to get back on track with a home game Tuesday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. History points to a win for Kansas, which has won 21 straight nonconference games in Allen Fieldhouse dating back to 2022 and is 160-6 in home nonconference games under coach Bill Self. <\/p>\n
Tuesday’s game, along with Saturday’s home game against Princeton, are two tune-up opportunities for the Jayhawks before a marquee matchup against No. 4 Duke at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 18.<\/p>\n
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Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson (22) drives against North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center. \/ Bob Donnan-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Here’s more information on the matchup.<\/p>\n
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Texas A&M-CC Islanders head coach Jim Shaw against the Houston Cougars at the Fertitta Center. \/ Thomas Shea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
The Islanders began the year with an 83-56 win over Trinity, followed by a 69-58 loss at SMU and an 85-77 loss at Tarleton State. Going into the year, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi was picked to finish fourth in the preseason Southland Conference poll. <\/p>\n
Sheldon Williams, a 6-foot-8 senior forward, is Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s leading scorer and rebounder through three games at 15.8 points per game on 44.2% shooting, with the majority of his production coming inside the arc. Senior guard Mason Gibson is next at 13.7 points per game, and he’s a dangerous 3-point shooting threat at 42.3% on 8.7 attempts per game.<\/p>\n
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is ranked 263rd nationally by KenPom, which ranks the Islanders No. 280 in offensive efficiency, 222nd in defensive efficiency and 220th in adjusted tempo. They’ve attempted 25.7 3-pointers per game and made 32.5%, while shooting 39.1% from the field and 63.9% from the free throw line. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has out rebounded its opponents 40.7 to 39 on average and has a plus-six total turnover margin. <\/p>\n
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