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03/21 03:42 CDT Kansas and St. John's square off in second round of NCAA
Tournament
Kansas and St. John's square off in second round of NCAA Tournament
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 have gone 13-7 against Big 12 teams, with an 11-3 record in
non-conference play. Kansas has a 2-0 record in one-possession games.
The Red Storm are 21-2 in Big East play. St. John's has a 24-6 record against
opponents over .500.
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 scores 12.4 more points per game (81.5) than Kansas gives up (69.1).
TOP PERFORMERS: Flory Bidunga is averaging 13.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.6
blocks for the Jayhawks. Darryn Peterson is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
Oziyah Sellers averages 1.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Red Storm, scoring
10.7 points while shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc. Zuby Ejiofor is shooting
57.0% and averaging 16.4 points over the past 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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