The Kansas Jayhawks started the season in the top part of the AP college basketball rankings and while they are still considered a favorite to make a run in March, the team has slipped a bit and has dropped two of the past three games and now they have a Top 25 matchup with the Florida Gators on ESPN Tuesday night from the Stephen C. O'Connell Center starting at 7 PM and streaming online from WatchESPN.
The Jayhawks have Andrew Wiggins and they should be a key team in the mix at the end, but now they face a tough game on the road in Florida and both teams come in with 6-2 records Kansas is looking to get back on track after losing to Colorado in a close three point loss on the road and now this is their second road game in a row after having none to start the season apart from the United Center tilt against Duke. That game saw two top five teams go at it with Wiggins going up against Jabari Parker in a battle of freshmen and Kansas ended up winning that early matchup. Wiggins had 22 points in the game against Colorado and coming up in January is another game against a ranked team in San Diego State.
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The Jayhawks are averaging close to 80 points per game and they will need another solid performance on Tuesday and they come in shooting over 50 percent from the field this season to start off. The team has a tough schedule coming up with Iowa State as well as Oklahoma State and Baylor all in a row and each of those teams are currently ranked in the top 25 and that should be a nice test for the team has they head into the meat of their Big 12 schedule. The team has tough games after that as well with three matchups on the road in four games, including trips to Texas and Baylor.
Florida enters the game after a tough loss as well after falling by one to UConn last Monday and now they have Kansas coming to town before they hit the road to play against Memphis at Madison Square Garden next week and they are ranked number 16 in the nation right now. Both teams coming into the game lost on buzzer shots and now they will try and rebound against each other on Tuesday night in FLA. The Gators have a tough schedule ahead as well with the tigers and they also have matchups against Missouri and Kentucky looming on the SEC schedule.
Perry Ellis came through for Kansas in the game against Colorado with a shot that tied the game near the end and Wiggins scored over 15 points in the second half, but it wasn't enough to get the win. Billy Donovan and Bill Self both know that it's early in the season, but each team would like to get back to their winning ways and it will be interesting to see the matchup in fold on Tuesday and it will be live on ESPN.