Gary Bedore’s KU basketball notebook

¢ KU leads the all-time series, 11-0, including a 5-0 mark at Allen Fieldhouse. Ten of the 11 meetings have been while the two schools have been members of the Big 12 Conference, which was formed in 1996-97. The previous meeting was in 1967 – a KU 78-52 win in Manhattan as part of a Sunflower Double-Header.

Though Kansas has won every meeting, the last three Jayhawk-Aggie battles have been decided by 10 points or less.

¢ A win would give KU 20 victories for the 18th straight season dating to 1989-90.

¢ KU won last year’s game, 83-73, in College Station, Texas. Down by two at halftime, the Jayhawks scored the first 16 points of the final half. KU hit 33 of 44 free throws to A&M’s 19 of 26. Russell Robinson hit 12 of 13 free throws and had a career-high 24 points. Acie Law scored 17 points, and Joseph Jones 15 for A&M.

¢ KU has won three straight games and 13 of 14. KU is 12-1 at home, including 11 straight wins and a 3-0 mark in Big 12 play.

¢ KU leads the Big 12 with 6.9 blocked shots per game. Freshman forward Darrell Arthur leads the team with 38 blocked shots, four more than Julian Wright.

¢ Texas A&M leads the Big 12 in scoring defense (54.3), scoring margin (+21.5), free-throw percentage (74.8), field-goal percentage (50.5), field goal percentage defense (34.9), three-point field goal percentage defense (27.0), assists (19.0) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44).

¢ The Jayhawks are 2-0 against Top 10 teams this season with victories against No. 1 Florida (84-82, OT) on Nov. 25 and No. 9 Oklahoma State (87-57) on Jan. 10.

¢ The Jayhawks are second in the league in scoring margin (plus 17.7), field-goal percentage defense (37.6), rebound average (39.7), rebound margin (plus 6.5), steals (9.59) and assists (17.0). KU is third in the Big 12 in scoring defense (62.0), turnover margin at (plus 3.41) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.16).

¢ Sixteen of Kansas’ 19 wins have been by 10 or more points. Two victories were in overtime – 82-80 vs. Florida and 68-64 at Iowa State.