It's been 100 minutes since No. 14 Kansas beat No. 5 Houston, 69-56, to notch Bill Self's 41st consecutive Big Monday dub

Following Kansas basketball’s win last week at Oklahoma State, so much of the national discussion around the Jayhawks centered on Darryn Peterson’s availability.

The freshman has sat out 11 of the Jayhawks’ 27 games and has played fewer than 25 minutes in seven of his 16 appearances as a result of hamstring and ankle injuries, including persistent cramping.

Earlier in February, Sampson, the Cougars’ head coach, was named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Tre White scored a season-high 23 points and No. 14 Kansas bounced back from a surprising defeat with a 69-56 victory over No. 5 Houston on Monday night.

He poured in a game-high 23 points to go along five rebounds.

The Kansas Jayhawks (19-10, 10-8) are in Houston tonight for a Big 12 showdown with winners of the regular season title, the Houston Cougars 25-4, 17-1). Bill Self’s squad has sputtered along since the start of February (4-5).

The No. 2 Arizona Wildcats and Baylor Bears play on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas, in a men's college basketball game.

Virginia won the first meeting 76-61 in Raleigh on Jan. 3, covering as a 4.5-point underdog as the Under (152.5) cashed.