Kansas State Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks

Mar 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KSU	33	52	85
KU	46	58	104

Game Recap

Peterson scores 27, White and Council also star as No. 14 KU routs K-State 104-85 on Senior Day. Freshman star Darryn Peterson scored 27 points in his likely Allen Fieldhouse finale, Tre White and Melvin Council Jr. had memorable senior send-offs of their own, and No. 14 Kansas routed Kansas State 104-85 on Saturday.

Player Stats

KANSAS STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Taj Manning	29	3-5	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	3	6
21Khamari McGriff	25	6-13	0-0	5-8	7	0	1	2	1	3	17
4P.J. Haggerty	34	8-18	0-3	5-6	5	2	3	0	3	4	21
34Nate Johnson	37	7-15	2-5	5-5	7	3	2	0	3	1	21
10David Castillo	36	2-6	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	6
47Andrej Kostic	18	3-4	3-4	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	11
0Elias Rapieque	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
3C.J. Jones	15	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	5	3







TOTAL	-	30-6744.8%	8-2236.4%	17-2181.0%	26	9	8	2	8	21	85

KANSAS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Justin Cross	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
14Melvin Council Jr.	31	8-15	1-4	0-1	8	10	1	0	2	2	17
12Wilder Evers	7	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
1Jayden Dawson	14	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
3Tre White	30	9-16	5-9	0-0	11	2	0	0	3	0	23
6Samis Calderon	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
40Flory Bidunga	26	6-6	0-0	1-3	5	1	2	4	2	1	13
15Bryson Tiller	19	0-2	0-1	1-2	9	1	0	1	2	2	1
34Paul Mbiya	5	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4
0Nginyu Ngala	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Kohl Rosario	8	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	3	5
21Will Thengvall	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Jamari McDowell	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
22Darryn Peterson	29	10-15	1-2	6-7	5	4	2	0	1	1	27
13Elmarko Jackson	12	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4	5
TOTAL	-	42-7159.2%	11-2642.3%	9-1560.0%	43	23	5	6	12	19	104

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKSUKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kansas State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Kansas.
(19:35) P.J. Haggerty misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:32) Khamari McGriff Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:25) Nate Johnson makes layup.
20
(19:24) Foul on Taj Manning.
(19:24) Foul on Melvin Council Jr..
(19:05) Wilder Evers misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(19:02) Justin Cross Offensive Rebound.
(19:00) Justin Cross out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(18:45) Khamari McGriff misses 3-foot jumper.
(18:43) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(18:43) Foul on Taj Manning.
+2 (18:32) Melvin Council Jr. makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
22
(18:32) Foul on David Castillo.
(18:32) Melvin Council Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1.
(18:32) Khamari McGriff Defensive Rebound.
(18:22) Elias Rapieque misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:18) Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:07) Melvin Council Jr. misses layup.
(18:07) Khamari McGriff Block.
(18:05) Melvin Council Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(18:05) Melvin Council Jr. bad pass turnover.
(18:05) P.J. Haggerty Steal.
(17:48) Khamari McGriff misses 8-foot hook shot.
(17:45) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(17:41) Tre White misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(17:38) Khamari McGriff Defensive Rebound.
(17:29) Elias Rapieque misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:25) Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:21) Nginyu Ngala misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:18) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:58) Khamari McGriff makes layup (David Castillo assists).
42
+3 (16:39) Tre White makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
45
(16:27) Foul on Wilder Evers.
(16:18) David Castillo misses layup.
(16:18) Flory Bidunga Block.
(16:16) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
(16:05) Foul on Elias Rapieque.
(15:50) Melvin Council Jr. misses 13-foot jumper.
(15:46) Elias Rapieque Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:41) David Castillo makes 29-foot three point jumper (Elias Rapieque assists).
75
+3 (15:29) Tre White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
78
(15:08) David Castillo misses layup.
(15:05) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(15:00) Tre White misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:57) Bryson Tiller Offensive Rebound.
(14:43) Foul on C.J. Jones.
(14:41) Foul on C.J. Jones.
(14:36) Bryson Tiller misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:36) Kansas Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:36) Bryson Tiller makes free throw 2 of 2.
79
(14:35) Foul on Khamari McGriff.
+2 (14:12) Khamari McGriff makes 7-foot hook shot.
99
(13:58) Darryn Peterson misses 15-foot jumper.
(13:56) Kansas State Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Nate Johnson misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(13:31) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Melvin Council Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:23) Bryson Tiller Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:20) Melvin Council Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bryson Tiller assists).
912
+2 (13:08) P.J. Haggerty makes 5-foot step back jumpshot.
1112
(12:55) Tre White misses 15-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:52) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(12:49) P.J. Haggerty misses layup.
(12:46) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(12:41) Tre White misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:37) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Taj Manning misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:23) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:19) Darryn Peterson makes driving layup.
1114
(12:09) Nate Johnson bad pass turnover.
(12:09) Darryn Peterson Steal.
+2 (12:04) Tre White makes 1-foot dunk (Darryn Peterson assists).
1116
+2 (11:53) Taj Manning makes layup (P.J. Haggerty assists).
1316
(11:34) Darryn Peterson misses 14-foot jumper.
(11:30) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(11:27) Foul on Flory Bidunga.
(11:17) P.J. Haggerty misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(11:13) Taj Manning Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:13) Taj Manning makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1516
(11:07) Jayden Dawson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:05) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(10:59) P.J. Haggerty misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(10:57) Kansas Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Flory Bidunga traveling turnover.
(10:27) Taj Manning bad pass turnover.
(10:27) Melvin Council Jr. Steal.
(10:22) Jayden Dawson misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(10:19) Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(10:16) P.J. Haggerty bad pass turnover.
(10:16) Flory Bidunga Steal.
(10:09) Melvin Council Jr. misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(10:06) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(10:06) Tre White misses tip in layup.
(10:05) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:05) Tre White makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1518
(9:51) C.J. Jones misses 21-foot jumper.
(9:49) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:29) Flory Bidunga makes 1-foot dunk (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
1520
(9:09) Foul on Khamari McGriff.
(9:09) Khamari McGriff turnover.
+2 (8:53) Darryn Peterson makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
1522
(8:31) Nate Johnson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(8:28) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(8:19) Bryson Tiller misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:16) Flory Bidunga Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:07) Darryn Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tre White assists).
1525
(7:45) Khamari McGriff misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:43) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(7:36) Darryn Peterson bad pass turnover.
(7:36) Khamari McGriff Steal.
(7:32) Khamari McGriff misses layup.
(7:32) Flory Bidunga Block.
(7:28) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Jamari McDowell misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(7:22) Andrej Kostic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:19) Andrej Kostic makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1825
(6:50) Tre White misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(6:47) Tre White Offensive Rebound.
(6:46) Tre White bad pass turnover.
(6:37) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
+2 (6:28) P.J. Haggerty makes layup.
2025
(6:28) Foul on Bryson Tiller.
(6:28) P.J. Haggerty misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:27) Elmarko Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:21) Melvin Council Jr. makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
2027
+2 (6:11) P.J. Haggerty makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
2227
+2 (5:54) Melvin Council Jr. makes 15-foot floating jump shot.
2229
(5:33) Nate Johnson misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(5:30) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(5:29) Bryson Tiller bad pass turnover.
(5:29) Nate Johnson Steal.
+2 (5:26) Nate Johnson makes layup.
2429
(5:07) Melvin Council Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Bryson Tiller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:02) Melvin Council Jr. makes layup.
2431
(4:47) P.J. Haggerty misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(4:44) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Melvin Council Jr. misses layup.
(4:33) Andrej Kostic Defensive Rebound.
(4:30) Nate Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:27) Darryn Peterson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:22) Darryn Peterson makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
2433
(4:07) Nate Johnson misses 6-foot jumper.
(4:07) Bryson Tiller Block.
(4:05) Bryson Tiller Defensive Rebound.
(4:05) Bryson Tiller bad pass turnover.
(4:05) P.J. Haggerty Steal.
(4:05) Foul on Elmarko Jackson.
+1 (4:05) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 1 of 2.
2533
+1 (4:05) P.J. Haggerty makes free throw 2 of 2.
2633
(3:51) Flory Bidunga bad pass turnover.
(3:51) P.J. Haggerty Steal.
(3:39) P.J. Haggerty misses layup.
(3:39) Flory Bidunga Block.
(3:35) Tre White Defensive Rebound.
(3:32) Tre White misses layup.
(3:27) Kohl Rosario Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:27) Kohl Rosario makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
2635
(3:09) Khamari McGriff misses layup.
(3:09) Kohl Rosario Block.
(3:06) Flory Bidunga Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:03) Flory Bidunga makes 2-foot dunk (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
2637
(3:01) Foul on Nate Johnson.
(3:01) Flory Bidunga misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:00) Khamari McGriff Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:42) Nate Johnson makes 1-foot dunk (P.J. Haggerty assists).
2837
+2 (2:12) Flory Bidunga makes 8-foot hook shot (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
2839
(2:00) Khamari McGriff misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:00) Kansas State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:00) Khamari McGriff makes free throw 2 of 2.
2939
(1:59) Foul on Kohl Rosario.
+2 (1:45) Flory Bidunga makes 2-foot hook shot (Kohl Rosario assists).
2941
+2 (1:28) P.J. Haggerty makes driving layup.
3141
+3 (1:04) Kohl Rosario makes 23-foot three point jumper (Melvin Council Jr. assists).
3144
(0:49) Foul on Kohl Rosario.
+1 (0:49) Nate Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3244
+1 (0:49) Nate Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3344
(0:40) Melvin Council Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) P.J. Haggerty Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) C.J. Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:27) Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Foul on David Castillo.
+1 (0:06) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3345
+1 (0:06) Darryn Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3346
(0:01) Nate Johnson misses layup.
(0:01) Flory Bidunga Block.
(0:00) Melvin Council Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

KSU

85Points104

30-67(44.8%)Field Goal(%)42-71(59.2%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)11-26(42.3%)

17-21(81.0%)Free Throw(%)9-15(60.0%)

28(7)Rebounds(Offensive)45(12)

9Assists23

8Steals5

2Blocks6

8Turnovers12

21(1)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead30

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Allen Fieldhouse · Lawrence, KS

attendance: 15,300 (93.9%)

tv: CBS

spread: KU -17.5

over/under: 157.5