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Cowboys ought to know how to do this since the top 6 in their lineup were present for last year's festivities. Will be a tall order (only a little pun intended) for Ford's crew.
Game will be carried on CBS nationally at 4 PM Eastern, 3 PM Central.
The Jayhawks will be the toughest match-up for the Cowboys so far. Kenpom shows a 69% confidence that KU will win 79-74. Even though the Cowboy offense and defense are tied with the Jayhawks, their Strength of Schedule is miles apart and is most likely the reason for the high confidence.
| Strength of Schedule | NCSOS | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Conf | W-L | Pyth | AdjO | AdjD | AdjT | Luck | Pyth | OppO | OppD | Pyth | ||||||||
| 9 | Kansas | B12 | 12-4 | 0.93 | 117.5 | 14 | 93.6 | 21 | 69 | 104 | -.013 | 291 | 0.76 | 1 | 110 | 2 | 100 | 5 | 0.72 | 12 |
| 11 | Oklahoma St. | B12 | 15-2 | 0.92 | 118.4 | 9 | 95.5 | 31 | 70 | 59 | +.013 | 141 | 0.52 | 155 | 104 | 205 | 103 | 107 | 0.46 | 245 |
Earlier this week the folks over at Rock Chalk Talk exchanged questions with Cowboys ride for free. Read each sides responses here!
| Team Stat Leaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| OKST | KU | |
| Points | M. Smart 17.9 | A. Wiggins 15.8 |
| Rebounds | L. Nash 5.9 | J. Embiid 7.4 |
| Assists | M. Smart 4.2 | N. Tharpe 5.3 |
| Steals | M. Smart 2.5 | A. Wiggins 1.0 |
| Blocks | M. Cobbins 1.5 | J. Embiid 2.6 |
Here's some more comparisons courtesy of Stat Sheet...
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