The Bearcats basketball team is trying to break out of a funk against No. 11 Kansas (11-3, 2-1). UC welcomes the Jayhawks to Fifth Third Arena for a 2 p.m. ET tip on ESPN+ this Saturday. UC is 0-3 in Big 12 play so far and is in the thick of its first three-game losing streak of the season.

The Jayhawks’ defense was lacking in the first half, allowing Arizona State to shoot 46.7% from the field. The Sun Devils’ 42 points in the first half was the most a team has scored against KU this season. Jayhawks coach Bill Self must have delivered one heck of a halftime speech, because KU’s defense was phenomenal in the second half.

Kansas men’s basketball used a dominant defensive second half to move past Arizona State 74-55 on Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse.

The No. 11-ranked Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team is set to face Arizona State on Wednesday. KU beat UCF on Sunday, while Arizona State defeated Colorado on Saturday. Arizona State has won the last two games in this series, which took place December 2018 and 2017.

Kansas will play host to Arizona State on Wednesday night in a battle of teams that are 1-1 in Big 12 Conference play and 10-3 overall. Here’s what you need to know before tipoff... Radio: WHB (810) in Kansas City;

Kansas basketball has a chance for its next victory during Big 12 play on Wednesday. At home, inside Allen Fieldhouse, KU is facing Arizona State.

The Jayhawks forced eight turnovers in the first half alone. Kansas did an excellent job of swarming UCF’s players in the paint and held Knights star Keyshawn Hall to 11 points on 2-for-7 shooting.