Overview
- Freshman Darryn Peterson led Kansas with 26 points on 11-of-13 shooting in the 80-62 victory.
- Flory Bidunga added 23 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, sparking a 15-3 surge to open the second half that put the game out of reach.
- Kansas opened 19-4, Baylor briefly moved ahead 37-36 after an 8-0 run, and the Jayhawks closed the half with a 7-0 burst before controlling the rest of the night.
- Cameron Carr paced Baylor with 24 points and five 3-pointers as the Bears fell to 11-6 overall and 1-4 in the Big 12; Kansas improved to 13-5 and 3-2.
- The result follows Kansas’ midweek rout of No. 2 Iowa State, with the teams now turning to Tuesday games as the Jayhawks visit Colorado and the Bears host No. 15 Texas Tech.