Kansas Jayhawks vs. Kansas State Wildcats

Jan 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KU	37	49	86
KSU	35	27	62

Game Recap

No. 19 Kansas finishes on 27-7 run to beat Kansas State 86-62 despite Darryn Peterson's absence. Flory Bidunga had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Elmarko Jackson added 19 points, and No. 19 Kansas overcame the absence of standout guard Darryn Peterson with a big finishing kick for an 86-62 win over Kansas State on Saturday night.

Player Stats

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
40Flory Bidunga	33	10-13	0-0	1-4	10	1	0	3	1	3	21
15Bryson Tiller	27	6-8	0-1	4-4	7	2	1	0	2	2	16
14Melvin Council Jr.	38	7-16	1-4	2-3	7	12	1	1	1	3	17
3Tre White	37	3-8	1-2	6-6	3	3	0	0	1	2	13
11Jamari McDowell	23	0-5	0-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
1Jayden Dawson	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Elmarko Jackson	27	5-7	2-3	7-7	5	0	0	0	2	3	19

TOTAL	-	31-5853.4%	4-1625.0%	20-2483.3%	35	19	2	4	9	13	86

KANSAS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Taj Manning	23	3-6	2-4	0-0	4	1	3	0	1	4	8
22Dorin Buca	26	3-6	0-1	0-2	11	0	1	1	0	2	6
4P.J. Haggerty	39	6-17	1-2	10-12	5	4	0	0	1	1	23
34Nate Johnson	35	2-8	1-5	0-0	3	4	0	0	1	3	5
10David Castillo	37	3-11	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	8
47Andrej Kostic	23	4-7	4-7	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	1	12
6Marcus Johnson	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3C.J. Jones	13	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	21-6134.4%	10-2934.5%	10-1471.4%	28	12	5	1	5	14	62

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKUKSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kansas.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Kansas State.
+2 (19:33) Bryson Tiller makes layup.
20
+3 (19:16) Taj Manning makes 25-foot three point jumper (P.J. Haggerty assists).
23
+2 (18:58) Flory Bidunga makes 13-foot jumper (Bryson Tiller assists).
43
(18:26) Dorin Buca misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:22) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Jamari McDowell misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(18:12) Dorin Buca Defensive Rebound.
(18:06) P.J. Haggerty misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:04) Dorin Buca Offensive Rebound.
(18:04) Dorin Buca misses tip in layup.
(18:04) Dorin Buca Offensive Rebound.
(18:04) Foul on Tre White.
(18:04) Dorin Buca misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:04) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:04) Dorin Buca misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:03) Jamari McDowell Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) Flory Bidunga misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(17:34) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(17:16) David Castillo misses layup.
(17:13) Taj Manning Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:12) Nate Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Taj Manning assists).
46
(16:51) Tre White misses 18-foot pullup jump shot.
(16:48) Dorin Buca Defensive Rebound.
(16:43) Nate Johnson misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:38) Dorin Buca Offensive Rebound.
(16:19) Marcus Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:15) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:55) Tre White makes 25-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
76
(15:29) P.J. Haggerty misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:26) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:18) Melvin Council Jr. makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Tre White assists).
96
(14:48) C.J. Jones misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(14:45) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:27) Bryson Tiller makes 10-foot jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
116
(14:16) Marcus Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:13) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
(14:12) Dorin Buca Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:00) Dorin Buca makes 1-foot dunk (C.J. Jones assists).
118
+2 (13:43) Bryson Tiller makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
138
(13:33) Foul on Bryson Tiller.
(13:14) Nate Johnson misses 8-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:10) Dorin Buca Offensive Rebound.
(13:08) C.J. Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:06) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Foul on Dorin Buca.
+1 (12:48) Elmarko Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2.
148
+1 (12:48) Elmarko Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2.
158
(12:39) P.J. Haggerty misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:35) Dorin Buca Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:35) Dorin Buca makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1510
(12:22) Tre White misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:17) Jamari McDowell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:11) Melvin Council Jr. makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1710
+3 (11:57) Andrej Kostic makes 24-foot three point jumper (P.J. Haggerty assists).
1713
(11:36) Elmarko Jackson bad pass turnover.
(11:36) Andrej Kostic Steal.
+3 (11:27) Andrej Kostic makes 27-foot three point jumper (C.J. Jones assists).
1716
+2 (11:07) Melvin Council Jr. makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
1916
+3 (10:57) Andrej Kostic makes 24-foot three point jumper (P.J. Haggerty assists).
1919
+2 (10:32) Elmarko Jackson makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
2119
(9:59) P.J. Haggerty misses 5-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:59) Flory Bidunga Block.
(9:58) P.J. Haggerty Offensive Rebound.
(9:58) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (9:37) Bryson Tiller makes 1-foot dunk (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
2319
(9:08) Nate Johnson misses 4-foot pullup jump shot.
(9:08) Flory Bidunga Block.
(9:03) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Bryson Tiller bad pass turnover.
(8:51) Taj Manning Steal.
(8:48) Nate Johnson turnover.
(8:22) Flory Bidunga misses dunk.
(8:19) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:17) Andrej Kostic makes 26-foot three pointer (Nate Johnson assists).
2322
+2 (8:08) Elmarko Jackson makes driving layup.
2522
(8:08) Foul on P.J. Haggerty.
+1 (8:08) Elmarko Jackson makes free throw 1 of 1.
2622
(7:50) P.J. Haggerty misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:47) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
(7:23) Foul on Nate Johnson.
(7:23) Flory Bidunga misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:23) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:23) Flory Bidunga misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:22) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(6:56) Andrej Kostic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(6:53) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Kansas State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Kansas State retains its timeout.
(6:49) Elmarko Jackson bad pass turnover.
+3 (6:24) Taj Manning makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nate Johnson assists).
2625
(6:01) Tre White misses 6-foot jumper.
(5:56) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:54) David Castillo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nate Johnson assists).
2628
(5:39) Jamari McDowell bad pass turnover.
(5:39) Dorin Buca Steal.
(5:21) David Castillo misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(5:18) Jayden Dawson Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Tre White misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:58) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) David Castillo misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:29) Melvin Council Jr. Block.
(4:26) Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:25) Foul on Taj Manning.
+1 (4:25) Melvin Council Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2728
(4:25) Melvin Council Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:24) Andrej Kostic Defensive Rebound.
(4:04) David Castillo misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:01) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:55) Melvin Council Jr. makes driving layup.
2928
(3:36) Andrej Kostic bad pass turnover.
(3:36) Bryson Tiller Steal.
(3:29) Melvin Council Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:26) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
(3:17) Flory Bidunga misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:17) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:17) Foul on Nate Johnson.
+2 (3:00) Bryson Tiller makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
3128
(2:28) Dorin Buca misses 4-foot hook shot.
(2:25) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(2:18) Jayden Dawson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:15) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
+1 (2:12) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 1 of 2.
3129
+1 (2:12) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 2 of 2.
3130
(1:52) Foul on Taj Manning.
+1 (1:52) Bryson Tiller makes free throw 1 of 2.
3230
+1 (1:52) Bryson Tiller makes free throw 2 of 2.
3330
(1:41) Foul on Flory Bidunga.
(1:41) P.J. Haggerty misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:41) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:41) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 2 of 2.
3331
+2 (1:15) Flory Bidunga makes 1-foot dunk (Tre White assists).
3531
(1:10) P.J. Haggerty misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(1:06) Dorin Buca Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:06) Dorin Buca makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3533
+2 (0:58) Melvin Council Jr. makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
3733
+2 (0:37) P.J. Haggerty makes driving layup.
3735
(0:20) Melvin Council Jr. misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(0:17) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(0:17) Tre White misses tip in layup.
(0:17) Dorin Buca Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) C.J. Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

KSU

86Points62

31-58(53.4%)Field Goal(%)21-61(34.4%)

4-16(25.0%)3-Point(%)10-29(34.5%)

20-24(83.3%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)

39(12)Rebounds(Offensive)28(13)

19Assists12

2Steals5

4Blocks1

10Turnovers8

13(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

24Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS

attendance: 9,111 (72.7%)

tv: FOX

spread: KU -4.5

over/under: 158.5