WHERE: Allen Fieldhouse

WHEN: 8:00 PM, Monday | Jan. 24th

WATCH IT ON: ESPN

SERIES HISTORY: Texas Tech is 7-38 all-time against Kansas. The Red Raiders had lost four straight matchups before knocking off the Jayhawks at home just two weeks ago.

Kansas has a 16-2 record this season, and they’re leading the conference with a 5-1 record in Big 12 play. The Jayhawks are ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll and No. 7 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. They have two wins over teams in the AP Top 25 (Michigan State, Iowa State). Kansas was picked to finish first in the 2021 Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll.

In their previous matchup, the Jayhawks had a hard time slowing down the Red Raiders on the offensive end. Texas Tech scored 75 points and shot 50.9 percent from the field. Kansas is 4-0 since playing the Red Raiders with home wins against No. 15 Iowa State and West Virginia and road wins over Oklahoma and Kansas State.

The Jayhawks have been better on the offensive end this season, and they’re one of the most efficient scoring teams in the country. Kansas has the 15th ranked scoring offense, and they’re 8th in field goal percentage and 48th in three-point percentage. They’re ranked 115th in scoring defense and 147th in field goal percentage defense. The Jayhawks have been better on the defensive end as of late, and they're allowing only 64.75 points on a combined 39.1 precent from the field in their last four games.

Kansas is ranked 9th out of 358 schools in the KenPom college basketball ratings for adjusted efficiency margin. They’re 3rd in offensive efficiency and 46th in defensive efficiency. They have four wins over teams in the KenPom top 50 (Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Oklahoma).

Agbaji is the 18th leading scorer in college basketball this season, and he leads the Jayhawks with a 20.4 points per game. He’s an efficient scorer, shooting 52.3 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from behind the arc. Agbaji is solid on the glass, averaging 4.9 boards per game. He scored 24 points and was 6-of-9 from three-point range in game one against Texas Tech. Agbaji was an honorable mention All-Big 12 player the last two seasons, and he’s on pace for first or second team honors this year.

Braun does a little bit of everything on the basketball court. He’s the second leading scorer on the team with 15.3 points per game, and he's third in rebounds with a 5.8 per game. Braun is a solid distributor of the basketball and is second on the team with 3.2 assists. He gives the Jayhawks a nice presence on the defensive end of the court and is averaging 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. Braun is shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 33.9 percent from three-point range.

Wilson has been one of the hotter Jayhawks as of late and is averaging 18.3 points in their last three games. His second highest scoring total of the season was in the first game against the Red Raiders. Wilson scored 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting with 3 three-pointers and 3 steals in Lubbock two weeks ago. He’s the second leading rebounder on the Kansas roster this season, hauling in 6.5 rebounds per game. Wilson made the All-Big 12 Freshman Team and the All-Big 12 Newcomer Team a season ago.

The Big Monday rematch between two of the top teams in the Big 12 will feature the conference’s best offense against the league’s premiere defense. Kansas leads the Big 12 in scoring offense, field goal percentage, and three-point field goal percentage. Texas Tech leads the conference in field goal percentage defense, and they have the highest rated defense in the conference and 4th highest in college basketball according to the KenPom ratings. The team that’s more successful at establishing what they do well on Monday night will have the upper hand.

Texas Tech took round one when their defense was just too much for the Jayhawks to overcome. Kansas was held to just 67 points, their second lowest scoring output of the season. The Red Raiders also played shorthanded in the game with Kevin McCullar (foot) and Terrence Shannon Jr. (back) both forced to sit out due to injuries. Despite missing two key players, the Texas Tech offense was still able to score 75 points and shot 50.9 percent from the field. The Red Raiders will have the added benefit of having their whole roster available in round two.

Texas Tech scored 44 of their 75 points in the paint, and the Jayhawks had no answers for Bryson Williams in game one. Kansas will have to hope that the third time is the charm for slowing him down. Williams went off for 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists against the Jayhawks earlier this month, and he had a 23-point, 13 rebound performance at Allen Fieldhouse last year for UTEP. Williams has been a thorn in the side of the Kansas basketball program the last two seasons, and they’ll have to figure out a way to slow him down in this matchup.