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02/23 23:02 CST White scores 23 as No. 14 Kansas rebounds with 69-56 win over
No. 5 Houston
White scores 23 as No. 14 Kansas rebounds with 69-56 win over No. 5 Houston
By DAVID SMALE
Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) --- Tre White scored a season-high 23 points and No. 14
Kansas bounced back from a surprising defeat with a 69-56 victory over No. 5
Houston on Monday night.
Freshman star Darryn Peterson added 14 points on 5-of-14 shooting in 30 minutes
for the Jayhawks (21-7, 11-4 Big 12), who fell six spots in this week's AP Top
25 following an 84-68 loss at home Saturday to unranked Cincinnati.
Bryson Tiller had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Kansas, which
handed the scuffling Cougars (23-5, 11-4) their third consecutive defeat ---
all against top-15 opponents. Melvin Council Jr. added 11 points, six rebounds
and four assists.
Kingston Flemings scored 16 on 6-of-18 shooting for Houston, which hadn't
dropped three straight games since January 2017. The Cougars shot 32% from the
field, including 5 of 24 (21%) from 3-point territory.
Kansas hasn't lost consecutive home games since the 1988-89 season, Roy
Williams' first as coach. The Jayhawks are 52-1 on ESPN's Big Monday in Allen
Fieldhouse, including 41-0 under coach Bill Self. Two weeks ago, they took down
top-ranked Arizona at The Phog.
Kansas used a 12-0 run early in the second half to turn a two-point lead into a
49-35 advantage at the under-12 timeout. The margin stretched to 20 before
Houston went on a 7-0 spurt, but the Cougars never got closer than 10 the rest
of the way.
The Jayhawks missed nine of their first 10 shots, going 8:28 without a field
goal. But they closed the first half with an 11-0 run to take a 31-27 lead into
the break.
Up next
Houston hosts Colorado on Saturday.
Kansas visits No. 2 Arizona on Saturday.
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