Overview
- Kansas broke open a tight first half with a 23-3 burst spanning halftime to seize control at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.
- Peterson scored 17 points in 23 minutes in his first game back, playing limited second-half minutes as staff monitored his illness and recent injury.
- Tre White led the Jayhawks with 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Flory Bidunga added a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double.
- Missouri, still without guard Jayden Stone due to a hand injury, fell to 8-2, while Kansas improved to 7-3.
- The result extends Kansas' dominance in the renewed series, with Missouri dropping six of the past seven Border War meetings.