Date: Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 Time: 1:30 p.m. CST
Location: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS
TV: FOX
Betting Line: Kansas - 19.5
Vitals: No. 11 Kansas men's basketball returns to Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, Feb. 7, to face the Utah Utes at 1:30 p.m. CST on FOX.
Kansas is riding a six-game winning streak after a gritty 64-61 road win at the Texas Tech Red Raiders, a stretch that has kept the Jayhawks in the Big 12 race. Utah enters trying to snap a four-game skid following a 71-63 loss to Arizona State.
Kansas owns a 2-1 edge in the all-time series, though Utah won the most recent meeting last season in Salt Lake City.
The Jayhawks have built their win streak on elite defense. They sit No. 12 in the NET with the nation’s third-toughest schedule and lead the Big 12 in both field-goal percentage defense and three-point defense. Kansas also tops the league in blocked shots at six per game.
Freshman star Darryn Peterson leads Kansas at 21.1 points per game, while senior Tre White adds 14.5 and leads the team in made threes and free throws. Inside, Flory Bidunga has been dominant, averaging 14.5 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.6 blocks while shooting better than 67% from the floor. Melvin Council Jr. has steered the offense with 111 assists and one of the nation’s best assist-to-turnover ratios.
Up next: Kansas hosts No. 1 Arizona Wildcats on ESPN Big Monday in another marquee Big 12 Allen Fieldhouse showdown.
Injury Report:
Projected Starting Lineups
Kansas Jayhawks
- Darryn Peterson—21.1 points per game
- Melvin Council Jr.—13.8
- Tre White—14.5
- Bryson Tiller—8.7
- Flory Bidunga—14.5
Utah Utes
- Terrence Brown
- Don McHenry
- Seydou Traore
- Keanu Dawes
- James Okonkwo