Towson visits No. 16 Kansas after Council’s 36-point showing

By Canadian Press on December 16, 2025.

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

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

BOTTOM LINE: No. 16 Kansas hosts Towson after Melvin Council Jr. scored 36 points in Kansas’ 77-76 overtime win over the NC State Wolfpack.

The Jayhawks are 3-1 on their home court. Kansas has a 1-0 record in one-possession games.

The Tigers are 0-3 on the road. Towson scores 70.3 points and has outscored opponents by 2.1 points per game.

Kansas’ average of 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Towson gives up. Towson has shot at a 44.4% rate from the field this season, 6.8 percentage points greater than the 37.6% shooting opponents of Kansas have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Flory Bidunga is averaging 14.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.4 blocks for the Jayhawks. Tre White is averaging 14.6 points and 7.6 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Tyler Tejada is shooting 46.3% and averaging 18.8 points 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.

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