The No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks (6-1) take on the Holy Cross Crusaders (3-5) at Allen Fieldhouse. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 9 and will air on EFC and ES3.
The Jayhawks were victorious over Harvard 75-69 on Saturday. Frank Mason III led all scorers on the team with 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting. The Crusaders, meanwhile, are coming off an 88-84 loss to Albany on Saturday. Anthony Thompson had a game-high 23 points.
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The Kansas Jayhawks have a defensive rating of 93.0 (ranked 51st), while the Holy Cross Crusaders have an offensive rating of 98.7 (ranked 273rd).
The Kansas Jayhawks have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking 12th in the nation with a FG% of 50.7%. When their opponents record a similar or higher FG%, the Holy Cross Crusaders are winless with a 0-2 record.
The Holy Cross Crusaders rank lower for their field goal percentage (321st) than their effective field goal percentage (276th), while the Kansas Jayhawks rank the same for both metrics (12th).
Ranked 14th in the nation, Kansas has an average of 18.9 assists per game. Holy Cross ranks lower at 205th with 13.1.
Kansas, the 97th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 39.4 rebounds per game. Holy Cross does worse, ranked 345th with 29.9.
The Holy Cross Crusaders average 5.1 steals per game. The Kansas Jayhawks are undefeated with a 5-0 record when they give up at least 5 steals.
