Missouri basketball vs Kansas scouting report, score prediction

All would be forgiven with a win Sunday.

Missouri basketball had its first hiccup of the 2025-26 season Tuesday night, falling against Notre Dame on the road in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup. Mizzou’s undefeated start to the season, which had lasted eight games against almost entirely overmatched mid-major opponents, ended with that loss.

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But the Tigers (8-1) get a big opportunity to get right.

It’s time for Border War.

On Sunday afternoon in Kansas City, Mizzou and No. 21-ranked Kansas will face off at T-Mobile Center. The game is scheduled to tip off at noon and will air on ESPN2.

The Jayhawks (6-3) have been far from perfect in the nonconference with losses to North Carolina, Duke and UConn. Head coach Bill Self’s team did go 3-0 at the Player’s Era Festival in Las Vegas with wins over Notre Dame, Syracuse and Tennessee.

The last time Mizzou, which beat KU 76-67 last season in Columbia, won back-to-back Border War games was 2005-06.

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Here’s what you need to know about the Jayhawks and this Sunday’s massive game in KC:

Will star freshman Darryn Peterson play?

Kansas’ superstar freshman has missed the past seven games with a hamstring injury.

Self said Tuesday after a loss to UConn that Peterson, a shooting guard who was the No. 2-overall recruit in the 2025 class, was 90-95% but that he won’t play him until he is 100%.

That could be mean he’ll return Sunday against Mizzou.

“(Peterson) had a really good day today,” Self said Tuesday. “Tomorrow (Wednesday) will be his off day, and then hopefully, if there’s no setbacks, he’ll be practicing with us on Thursday, Friday and Saturday full-speed.”

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Peterson has played two games, against UNC and Green Bay, and 51 total minutes for Kansas. He scored 21.5 points per game in those outings, shot 50% from 3-point range and had six total assists and four steals.

The 6-5 guard is an extraordinary talent.

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