Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball: Probable starters, facts

Eric Gay/AP

THE DETAILS

When/where: 8 p.m. Tuesday, Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence.

TV: ESPN

Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; KFH (1240 AM, 97.5 FM) in Wichita

PROBABLE STARTERS

P

No.

Texas Tech

Ht.

Yr.

PPG

F

0

Kevin Obanor

6-8

Sr.

14.8

C

11

Fardaws Aimaq

6-11

Sr.

12.0

G

23

De’Vion Harmon

6-2

Sr.

13.7

G

2

Pop Isaacs

6-2

Fr.

11.5

G

20

Jaylon Tyson

6-7

Soph.

11.1

P

No.

Kansas

Ht.

Yr.

PPG

F

24

KJ Adams

6-7

Soph.

10.7

F

10

Jalen Wilson

6-8

Jr.

19.6

G

15

Kevin McCullar

6-6

Sr.

11.1

G

4

Gradey Dick

6-8

Fr.

14.9

G

3

Dajuan Harris

6-1

Jr.

8.5

About Texas Tech (16-13, 5-11): Texas Tech had a four-game winning streak halted by TCU, 83-82, on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas. TCU’s Jakobe Coles hit two free throws with :04 left. The free throws followed a layup by De’Vion Harmon that had given Tech an 82-81 lead with 12 seconds remaining. Harmon missed on a last-second heave from beyond the arc to end the game. … Tech has defeated a top-10 opponent in nine straight seasons after its 74-67 win over the No. 6 Texas Longhorns on Feb. 13 in Lubbock. ... Tech is 3-9 against ranked opponents. … Tech is 11-5 at home, 3-6 on the road and 2-2 in neutral-court games. … Tech is 1-1 in overtime games — an 80-77 win over Iowa State and 68-63 loss to Oklahoma, both contested in Lubbock. ... Tech lost eight straight games to open Big 12 play for the first time since 2012 before topping No. 13 Iowa State. ... Mark Adams is in his second season leading the Texas Tech program where he is now 43-23 overall, 17-17 in Big 12 games and 29-5 at home. A 1979 Tech graduate, Adams led the Red Raiders to a 27-10 overall record, 12-6 conference mark, to the Big 12 tournament final and the NCAA Sweet 16 in his first season as the head coach… He was named the Associated Press Big 12 coach of the year… His 27 wins last season were the most by a first-year Tech head coach… Adams is 1-3 against Kansas as a head coach. … Tech has an 11-4 record over the past four NCAA Tournaments. ...

About No. Kansas (24-5, 12-4): Beginning in 1983-84, Kansas has won 39-consecutive games on Senior Night. Ten of the 39, including seven under head coach Bill Self, had Kansas defeating a ranked foe on Senior Night, including last year’s 70-63 overtime win over No. 21 Texas. ... .KU leads the all-time series 42-7, including a 21-1 mark in Allen Fieldhouse. KU is 4-0 versus TTU in Big 12 tournament meetings — 90-50 in the 2002 semifinals, 80-68 in the 2010 quarterfinals, 91-63 in the 2013 quarterfinals and 74-65 in the 2022 finals. KU has won 25 of the last 28 meetings between the schools. The Jayhawks are 9-3 in the last 12 meetings. ... Self is 28-6 versus Tech as KU coach. … Tech’s only win in Lawrence was 85-73 on Jan. 2, 2018. ... KU has 12 conference wins for the 23rd consecutive season, a streak which started in 2000-01 and includes every season under Self. … Kansas is 14-1 this season inside Allen Fieldhouse. KU last loss two games in a single season in Allen in 2017-18. ... Self has 24 wins for the 18th time in 20 seasons at Kansas, and the 22nd time in 30 years as a head coach. … The starting five of Dajuan Harris, Gradey Dick, Jalen Wilson, Kevin McCulllar and KJ Adams has started 21 straight games. The group has started all but one game this season. ... Tuesday’s game is to be the 352nd consecutive sellout at Allen Fieldhouse, a streak that started in the second game of the 2001-02 season. … Kansas is 22-0 when leading at halftime. … The Jayhawks have double-digit assists in every game while holding opponents to 10 games with single-digit assists. … Jalen Wilson has scored in double figures 27 times. .. Gradey Dick is fourth on KU’s freshman list for three-pointers made with 71. … KJ Adams has scored 10 or more points in 17 games. … Kevin McCullar has now hit all of his free throw attempts in 10 games.

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