KU STARTERS
Christian Braun
Dajuan Harris Jr.
Remy Martin
Ochai Agbaji
David McCormack
SERIES INFO:
Kansas leads, 1-0
KANSAS’ WIN...
• Made Kansas 9-1 or better for the third time in the last four years and 11th time in head coach Bill Self’s 19 seasons at KU.
• Extended its non-conference win streak to 24 straight games in Allen Fieldhouse.
• Made Self 738-224 all-time, including 531-119 while at Kansas.
• Made Kansas 2,332-872 all-time.
TEAM NOTES
• Kansas knocked down 21 free throws on Saturday night. KU has made at least 20 free throws in back-to-back games after hitting 22 free throws against Missouri on Dec. 11. It is the first time with consecutive games of at least 20 FTM since Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, 2020.
• Kansas’ defense forced Stephen F. Austin into 20 turnovers, matching an opponent season-high (third time). The Jayhawks also created 20 Missouri turnovers. The last time that Kansas forced their opponent into 20 turnovers in consecutive games was Nov. 25-26, 2019 vs. Chaminade/vs. BYU in the Maui Invitational.
• Kansas held Stephen F. Austin to only four free throw attempts in the game. That is the lowest number of free-throw attempts by an opponent since Dec. 21, 2019, at Villanova (2 FTA).
• Kansas held a 38-31 advantage at the half. KU has led at the half in all 10 games this season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Junior Christian Braun recorded a game-high 21 points on 8-of-12 (66.7 percent) shooting, a team-high-tying six rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal in 36 minutes.
• Senior Ochai Agbaji shot 4-of-9 from three-point range to finish with 18 points and five rebounds in a season-high 39 minutes. Agbaji now has 1,140 career points to move him into 45th on the all-time KU scoring list, passing Wayne Hightower (1,128 points). He also moved into 12th place in three-point field goals made by a KU player with 178 career triples, passing Tyrel Reed (176 3-PT FGM).
• Agbaji started his 87th consecutive game on Saturday, he is ninth on the all-time list for consecutive starts at KU.
• Super-senior Remy Martin had 15 points, a team-high-tying four assists, and two steals in 35 minutes on the floor.
• Super-senior Mitch Lightfoot played a season-high 26 minutes and finished with six points, a season-high-tying six rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal off the bench. He was averaging 11.1 minutes per game coming into tonight’s contest.
• Redshirt-sophomore Jalen Wilson added a season-high 10 points and four rebounds in 20 minutes as a reserve.
Christian Braun
Dajuan Harris Jr.
Remy Martin
Ochai Agbaji
David McCormack
SERIES INFO:
Kansas leads, 1-0
KANSAS’ WIN...
• Made Kansas 9-1 or better for the third time in the last four years and 11th time in head coach Bill Self’s 19 seasons at KU.
• Extended its non-conference win streak to 24 straight games in Allen Fieldhouse.
• Made Self 738-224 all-time, including 531-119 while at Kansas.
• Made Kansas 2,332-872 all-time.
TEAM NOTES
• Kansas knocked down 21 free throws on Saturday night. KU has made at least 20 free throws in back-to-back games after hitting 22 free throws against Missouri on Dec. 11. It is the first time with consecutive games of at least 20 FTM since Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, 2020.
• Kansas’ defense forced Stephen F. Austin into 20 turnovers, matching an opponent season-high (third time). The Jayhawks also created 20 Missouri turnovers. The last time that Kansas forced their opponent into 20 turnovers in consecutive games was Nov. 25-26, 2019 vs. Chaminade/vs. BYU in the Maui Invitational.
• Kansas held Stephen F. Austin to only four free throw attempts in the game. That is the lowest number of free-throw attempts by an opponent since Dec. 21, 2019, at Villanova (2 FTA).
• Kansas held a 38-31 advantage at the half. KU has led at the half in all 10 games this season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Junior Christian Braun recorded a game-high 21 points on 8-of-12 (66.7 percent) shooting, a team-high-tying six rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal in 36 minutes.
• Senior Ochai Agbaji shot 4-of-9 from three-point range to finish with 18 points and five rebounds in a season-high 39 minutes. Agbaji now has 1,140 career points to move him into 45th on the all-time KU scoring list, passing Wayne Hightower (1,128 points). He also moved into 12th place in three-point field goals made by a KU player with 178 career triples, passing Tyrel Reed (176 3-PT FGM).
• Agbaji started his 87th consecutive game on Saturday, he is ninth on the all-time list for consecutive starts at KU.
• Super-senior Remy Martin had 15 points, a team-high-tying four assists, and two steals in 35 minutes on the floor.
• Super-senior Mitch Lightfoot played a season-high 26 minutes and finished with six points, a season-high-tying six rebounds, three assists, two blocks, and one steal off the bench. He was averaging 11.1 minutes per game coming into tonight’s contest.
• Redshirt-sophomore Jalen Wilson added a season-high 10 points and four rebounds in 20 minutes as a reserve.
