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03/22 03:42 CDT Kansas Jayhawks and St. John's Red Storm meet in NCAA
Tournament second round
Kansas Jayhawks and St. John's Red Storm meet in NCAA Tournament second round
By The Associated Press
St. John's Red Storm (29-6, 21-2 Big East) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (24-10, 13-7 Big
12)
San Diego; Sunday, 5:15 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Storm -3.5; over/under is 144.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Kansas faces No. 10 St. John's in the second round of the
NCAA Tournament.
The Jayhawks' record in Big 12 play is 13-7, and their record is 11-3 against
non-conference opponents. Kansas ranks second in the Big 12 in rebounding with
35.9 rebounds. Flory Bidunga leads the Jayhawks with 9.1 boards.
The Red Storm are 21-2 in Big East play. St. John's scores 81.5 points while
outscoring opponents by 12.0 points per game.
Kansas makes 45.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.2
percentage points higher than St. John's has allowed to its opponents (42.0%).
St. John's averages 12.4 more points per game (81.5) than Kansas allows to
opponents (69.1).
TOP PERFORMERS: Tre White is shooting 45.2% and averaging 13.8 points for the
Jayhawks. Darryn Peterson is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10
games.
Zuby Ejiofor is averaging 16.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.2 blocks
for the Red Storm. Joson Sanon is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last
10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jayhawks: 5-5, averaging 69.2 points, 35.4 rebounds, 11.8
assists, 5.5 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 39.8% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points per game.
Red Storm: 9-1, averaging 74.4 points, 35.0 rebounds, 16.8 assists, 6.8 steals
and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.1% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 63.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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