Players to look
- Temple senior guard Will Cummings fills the stat sheet for the Owls, averaging 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game this season.
- Kansas freshman forward Cliff Alexander is averaging 8.7 points and 6.4 rebounds, while shooting 52.4 percent from the field, in just 19 minutes per game this season.
Some key stats for both teams
- Since losing to No. 1 Kentucky in the second game of the season, Kansas is 8-0 with four wins coming by a margin of 6 points or less.
- This will be Temple’s third game against a top-25 ranked opponent. It has lost to No. 4 Duke and No. 7 Villanova this season.
- Kansas defeated Temple 69-62 in January 2013 in the last meeting between the two teams.
- The Jayhawks are 9-1 or better to start a season for the fourth time since 2009.
- The Owls struggle from behind the 3-point line, as they shoot 29.5 percent from long distance.
- The Owls are shooting 72.1 percent from the costless-throw line.
- Kansas is shooting 74.7 percent on costless throws and averages 28.6 costless-throw attempts per contest.