The 14th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks will look to avoid their longest losing streak in 24 years when they take on their interstate rival the No.10 Kansas State Wildcats Monday night at 9:00 pm ET.
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The Wildcats (19-4, 8-2) have taken control of first place in the conference, but they have lost 45 of 48 against Kansas, including 17 of 18 in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks claimed a 59-55 win at Kansas State on Jan. 22, holding the Wildcats to 35.1 percent shooting.
That was one of 18 straight wins for Kansas (19-4, 7-3) by an average of 16.1 points, with the team shooting 48.7 percent from the field in that stretch, but the Jayhawks have since sputtered with inconsistency at both ends of the floor.
Kansas shot much better Saturday at Oklahoma -- 46.3 percent -- but struggled to recover after the Sooners hit 15 of their first 25 shots. Although his team still lost 72-66, Self felt better about the performance.
Meanwhile, Kansas State has won four in a row as it pursues its first-ever Big 12 title. The Wildcats are buoyed by a strong defense, which holds opponents to 58.3 points per game to lead the conference.
They also have four players shooting better than 36 percent from 3-point range, including leading scorer Rodney McGruder, who posted 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting in a 79-70 win against Iowa State on Saturday. Kansas State is hitting 40.6 percent from beyond the arc during its win streak.
Forward Thomas Gipson has provided a nice spark since moving to the bench, averaging 12.8 points on 61.8 percent shooting in the last four games. He posted 6.2 ppg while starting the previous 13 contests.
Shane Southwell led Kansas State with 19 points in the first meeting with Kansas while McGruder and Rodriguez struggled, combining to go 8 of 22 for 25 points.
