Towson visits No. 19 Kansas after Council's 36-point performance

Towson Tigers (6-4) at Kansas Jayhawks (8-3)

Lawrence, Kansas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Kansas hosts Towson after Melvin Council Jr. scored 36 points in Kansas' 77-76 overtime victory over the NC State Wolfpack.

The Jayhawks have gone 3-1 at home. Kansas leads the Big 12 with 27.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Flory Bidunga averaging 6.5.

The Tigers are 0-3 on the road. Towson is fifth in the CAA allowing 68.2 points while holding opponents to 44.5% shooting.

Kansas is shooting 45.7% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 44.5% Towson allows to opponents. Towson averages 6.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 fewer makes per game than Kansas allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bidunga is scoring 14.1 points per game with 9.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Jayhawks. Tre White is averaging 14.6 points and 7.6 rebounds while shooting 50.6% over the last 10 games.

Tyler Tejada is averaging 18.8 points and 5.7 rebounds for the Tigers. Dylan Williamson is averaging 15.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.