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Kansas Overwhelms Baylor 80-62 Behind Peterson, Bidunga

Decisive runs capped a restorative week at Allen Fieldhouse for a Kansas team regaining form.

Overview

  • The win moved Kansas to 13-5 overall and 3-2 in the Big 12, while Baylor fell to 11-6 and 1-4.
  • Freshman Darryn Peterson led Kansas with 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting in 23 minutes, adding three assists without a turnover.
  • Flory Bidunga delivered 23 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, helping key a 15-3 surge to start the second half.
  • Kansas opened with a 19-4 run, Baylor briefly went ahead 37-36 late in the first half, and the Jayhawks closed the half on a 7-0 push to retake control.
  • Cameron Carr hit five 3-pointers and scored 24 for Baylor, with Tounde Yessoufou adding 20, in the teams’ first meeting as both unranked since 1966.