Kansas vs. Samford men’s basketball tickets still available for Thursday, March 21

A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the No. 4-seed Kansas Jayhawks (22-10) hit the court against the No. 13 seed Samford Bulldogs (29-5) on Thursday at Delta Center. The matchup begins at 9:55 PM , on TBS.

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Kansas vs. Samford Game Information

• Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
• Time: 9:55 PM
• How to Watch on TV: TBS
• Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
• Venue: Delta Center
• Spread: Kansas -7.5
• Moneylines: Kansas -323, Samford +257
• Total: 153
• Tickets: Buy tickets here

Kansas Leaders

• So far this season, Hunter Dickinson is putting up 18 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
• Offensively, Kevin McCullar puts up 18.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per contest. At the other end, he delivers 1.5 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
• KJ Adams puts up 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. At the other end, he averages 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
• On a per-game basis, Dajuan Harris is averaging 8.3 points, 6.3 assists and 1.5 steals.
• Johnny Furphy averages 8.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest. On defense, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

Samford Leaders

• On the hardwood, Achor Achor is averaging 15.8 points, 1.5 assists and 6.1 rebounds per contest.
• Rylan Jones accumulates 9.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game, shooting 44.4% from the floor and 38.2% from 3-point land with 1.6 made 3-pointers per contest.
• A.J. Staton-McCray puts up 11.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest, shooting 44.6% from the floor and 42.0% from downtown with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game this season.
• From an offensive standpoint, Jaden Campbell is putting up 11.1 points per contest.
• So far this season, Jermaine Marshall posts 10.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest, shooting 50.0% from the field and 36.1% from downtown with 1.2 made 3-pointers per contest.

Jayhawks vs. Bulldogs Stats Breakdown

• The Jayhawks shoot 48.8% from the field, 5.9% higher than the Bulldogs concede defensively.
• Kansas is 12-10-1 against the spread and 19-4 straight up when shooting higher than 42.9% from the field.
• The Bulldogs shoot 49.3% from the field, 8.9% higher than the Jayhawks allow.
• This year Samford is 16-11 against the spread and 26-2 overall when shooting better than 40.4% from the field.
• The Jayhawks average 36 rebounds, 0.1 more than the Bulldogs’ average.
• The Bulldogs are 137th in rebounding in the nation, and the Jayhawks are 132nd.
• The Jayhawks post only 1.4 more points than the Bulldogs give up (73.9).
• The Bulldogs’ 86.0 points per game are 17.3 more than the Jayhawks concede.