KU basketball vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys: Probable starters, tipoff time & TV info

KU basketball has dropped two of three, but there’s a chance to turn things around on Tuesday. Kansas will be facing an opponent it already beat earlier this year.

Here’s everything you need to know before Tuesday night’s tipoff against Oklahoma State...

When: 8 p.m. Tuesday

Where: Allen Fieldhouse (Lawrence)

TV: ESPN

Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City; ESPN Wichita (92.3 FM) in Wichita

PROBABLE STARTERS

About Oklahoma State (9-11, 1-6)

Oklahoma State, which won its last five nonconference games, lost its first six Big 12 contests before beating West Virginia 70-66 on Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. … OSU’s John-Michael Wright needs 10 points to reach the 2,000-mark for his college career. The senior guard scored the first 1,498 points in three seasons at High Point. … Freshman forward Eric Dailey, who averages 10.1 points per game, was a member of USA Basketball’s FIBA U19 World Cup squad. … Freshman center Brandon Garrison is a McDonald’s All-American. He averages 6.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. …

Bryce Thompson hit 22.2% of his 3s as a freshman at Kansas. At OSU, he converted 29.0% as a sophomore, 37.0% as a junior and now 34.8% (31 of 89) as a senior. … Mike Boynton is 116-100 in seven seasons at OSU. … Senior Jarius Hicklen, who played two seasons each at North Florida and Division II Oklahoma Baptist, passed the 1,400-point threshold on Jan. 16 vs. Kansas. He has made 38 of 89 3s this season for 42.7%. …

In seven of their losses this season, the Cowboys have had the ball in the final 20 seconds with a chance to tie or take the lead. … OSU averages 71.8 ppg while allowing 69.5 ppg. The Cowboys have cashed 181 of 512 3s for 35.4%. Cowboy opponents have made 117 of 356 3s for 32.9%.

About No. 8 Kansas (16-4, 4-3)

KU leads the all-time series against the Cowboys 124-60. … KU has won six straight in the series. Overall, KU has won 11 of 12 vs. OSU. … The Jayhawks defeated OSU 90-66 on Jan. 16 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Hunter Dickinson scored 21 points, while Kevin McCullar had 18, KJ Adams 16, Johnny Furphy 15 and Dajuan Harris 11 for KU. Bryce Thompson scored 20 points for OSU, which went 6-of-21 from 3. KU was 5-of-13 from 3. …

Hunter Dickinson is six points from 2,000 for his career. ... Bill Self is 27-11 versus Oklahoma State as coach of the Jayhawks. Mike Boyton is 3-11 against KU. … KU, which fell to Iowa State 79-75 on Saturday, is 118-18 following a loss in the Self era. ... KU has won 15 consecutive games at Allen Fieldhouse. ... Kansas is 4-3 in Big 12 play for the second time in the Self era, joining the 2020-21 team which also opened 4-3. . … Bill Self is 581-136 while at Kansas and 788-240 overall. …

Kansas has had double-digit offensive rebounds in eight games. … Dickinson has 11 double-doubles, which leads the Big 12. Dickinson is one of four active Division I players with at least 1,900 career points (1,994) and 1,000 career rebounds (1,012). ... Dickinson had 15 rebounds at Iowa State, the most on the road since David McCormack secured 15 rebounds on Jan. 22, 2022, at K-State. . … Johnny Furphy is 9-of-14 (64.3%) from 3 in the first half combined in the last five games. Furphy has 10-plus points in four consecutive games. … KJ Adams has scored in double figures in seven-consecutive games. … Dajuan Harris is seventh on KU’s all-time steals list with 198.