Kansas basketball vs Missouri rivalry: Scouting report, prediction, 3 things to consider

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LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will face Missouri on Sunday in Columbia in the latest matchup between the rivals.

This will be the fourth-straight season the teams will have played each other. The No. 1 Jayhawks (7-1) have won the last three meetings. Kansas is coming in off of a loss at Creighton, while the Tigers (7-1) are coming off a win at home against California.

Here are a few things to think about, and a prediction, before the noon tip-off.

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It’s an opportunity for Dajuan Harris Jr. to win 1 more time in Columbia, Missouri

Kansas graduate guard Dajuan Harris Jr. is readying for what will be his last game in Columbia, and as someone who’s from there that means a great deal to him.

He won there during the 2022-23 season, and by a significant margin. He actually noted he was hoping for more of a back-and-forth game Sunday, both because it’s his last opportunity and because he didn’t get to sense what the rivalry game would be like due to the Jayhawks winning 95-67.

Harris is coming off of a game against Creighton in which he took a lot of shots, because of Creighton’s defensive game plan, and too often they didn’t fall. But he doesn’t consider those shots to be bad ideas and said coach Bill Self didn’t think so either. If Missouri tries to defend the same way Creighton did, and those shots are there for him, he’ll take them again in a matchup he considers to be one of the biggest rivalries in college basketball.

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Harris said since Dennis Gates has taken over as Missouri’s coach, he’s seen a team that looks to play fast and defend. It’ll shoot 3s. However, that was prior to him and his teammates really diving into their scout of the Tigers.

Self said Missouri is a better team this year, with some individual players like senior guard Tamar Bates getting off to great starts this season. The Tigers also have junior guard/forward Mark…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2024-12-07 09:02:00

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