KU Jayhawks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball: Probable starters, tipoff, TV
The Kansas Jayhawks, who have won five Big 12 games in a row, and Texas Tech Red Raiders, who had a five-game win streak snapped Saturday at UCF, will meet at 8 p.m. Monday at United Supermarkets Arena.
Here’s what you need to know before tipoff:
KU basketball vs. Texas Tech: How to watch
When: 8 p.m., Monday
Where: United Supermarkets Arena (Lubbock, Texas)
TV: ESPN
Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM)
Probable starters
KANSAS (16-5, 6-2)
F (No. 40) — Flory Bidunga, 6-10, Soph., 14.5 ppg
F (15) — Bryson Tiller, 6-11, Fr., 9.0
G (3) — Tre White, 6-7, Sr., 14.8
G (14) — Melvin Council Jr., 6-4, Sr., 13.7
G (22) — Darryn Peterson, 6-6, Fr., 21.3
Texas Tech (16-5, 6-2)
F (No. 3) — LeJuan Watts, 6-6, Jr., 12.7 ppg.
F (15) — JT Toppin, 6-9, Jr., 22.4
G (12) — Donovan Atwell, 6-5, Sr., 12.1
G (4) — Christian Anderson., 6-3, Soph., 19.6
G (11) — Jaylen Petty, 6-1, Fr., 9.2
About Kansas (16-5, 6-2)
KU sophomore Elmarko Jackson (knee) was listed as questionable Sunday on the Big 12’s initial eligibility report for the game. ...
Kansas leads the all-time series 42-9. The Jayhawks have lost two straight games in the series but have won four of seven overall. KU is 13-5 in United Supermarkets Arena. … Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996-97, Kansas is 82-25 all-time on ESPN Big Monday, including a 63-17 record under coach Bill Self. ...
KU is 16-5 or better for the 19th time in Self’s 23 seasons at KU. … Kansas hit 9-of-12 3s in the first half of Saturday’s home win over BYU, most 3s made by KU in a half since Nov. 6, 2023 vs. N.C. Central. It was KU’s most in a half of a Big 12 game since Dec. 22, 2020 vs. West Virginia. … The Jayhawks shot 64.3% (18-of-28) from the field in the first half, KU’s highest percentage from the floor in any half this season. …
KU is 4-0 in games this season when scoring 90+ points. … Kansas has now had back-to-back games with five players scoring in double figures. … Darryn Peterson has scored in double figures in 11 games. Bryson Tiller has scored in double figures in nine games. …
Tre White has scored 10 or more points in 18 games this season, 66 in his career. White has scored in double figures in 11 of his last 12 games. … Melvin Council Jr. has scored in double figures in 16 games this season, 72 in his career. Council has recorded at least five assists in 11 games this season, and 35 games in his career. … Jamari McDowell has scored five or more points in nine games. …
About Texas Tech (16-5, 6-2)
The Red Raiders fell to UCF 88-80 on Saturday in Orlando. It snapped Tech’s five-game win streak. Tech opened the league slate 1-1, defeating Oklahoma State at home (102-80) before losing at Houston (69-65). Since then Tech won at Colorado (73-71), defeated Utah (88-74) and BYU (84-71) in Lubbock, won at Baylor (92-73) and won at home versus Houston (90-86). …
Tech has made a program record 17 3s in three games this season: Baylor, Oklahoma State, Lindenwood. Tech has hit 10 or more 3s in 16 of 21 games. … Tech as a team has hit 239 of 611 3s for 39.1%. …
Grant McCasland is 67-25 in three seasons at Tech. … Junior forward JT Toppin is a three-time Big 12 Player of the Week winner this season. He has 14 double doubles this season. … Christian Anderson hit a career-high eight 3-pointers at Baylor. He was 3-of-8 from 3 in Saturday’s loss at UCF…
Tech is 11-0 at home. … LeJuan Watts reached the 1,000-point career milestone at Baylor after scoring 13 points. … Jaylen Petty has 42 assists to 17 turnovers. … Texas Tech has matched its 6-2 to start Big 12 play from last season through eight conference games. Last season, the team extended its record to 9-2 through 11 games and finished second in the conference with a 15-5 record. …
The Red Raiders finished the 2024-25 season with a 28-9 overall record, including being second in the Big 12 standings with a 15-5 conference mark. Tech matched the program record with a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the program’s third Elite Eight. As a program in recent seasons, Tech has advanced to the Elite Eight (2018), NCAA Final (2019), Sweet 16 (2022), and Elite Eight (2025).
This story was originally published February 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM with the headline "KU Jayhawks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball: Probable starters, tipoff, TV."
