Cincinnati vs Kansas — College Basketball, Feb 21, 2026

Cincinnati beat Kansas 84–68 at Kansas on Feb 21, 2026.

FinalSat, Feb 21Conference game

Cincinnati Bearcats

18-15 · 2-11 on the road

84

Kansas Jayhawks

23-10 · 17-2 at home

#8in the poll

68

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
CIN	36	48	84
KU	34	34	68

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Cincinnati Bearcats

• Moustapha ThiamC

  28 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast
  11-17 FG

  2-5 3PT
• Baba MillerF

  18 pts · 7 reb · 8 ast
  6-8 FG

  2-2 3PT
• Jalen CelestineG

  14 pts · 8 reb · 2 ast · 4 stl
  5-9 FG

  4-8 3PT

Kansas Jayhawks

• Flory BidungaF

  18 pts · 12 reb · 3 ast · Double-double
  8-10 FG
• Darryn PetersonG

  17 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
  7-17 FG

  1-7 3PT
• Tre WhiteG

  11 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
  3-9 FG

  1-3 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

CIN	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Baba Miller	39	18	7	8	2	0	5	6-8	2-2	4-6	—
Day Day Thomas	36	10	4	0	1	0	0	4-14	2-9	0-0	—
Jalen Celestine	33	14	8	2	4	0	0	5-9	4-8	0-0	—
Moustapha Thiam	30	28	8	2	0	0	0	11-17	2-5	4-7	—
Jizzle James	19	5	1	2	1	0	0	2-7	1-4	0-0	—
Keyshuan Tillery	24	6	4	2	0	1	2	2-6	0-2	2-2	—
Sencire Harris	10	3	3	0	0	0	1	1-1	1-1	0-0	—
Tyler McKinley	9	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		84	37	16	8	1	8	31-64	12-31	10-15

KU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Melvin Council Jr.	39	7	5	4	2	0	1	3-13	0-2	1-1	—
Flory Bidunga	34	18	12	3	1	1	4	8-10	0-0	2-2	—
Darryn Peterson	32	17	4	1	1	0	0	7-17	1-7	2-3	—
Tre White	29	11	3	1	1	0	0	3-9	1-3	4-5	—
Bryson Tiller	28	4	2	1	0	1	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	—
Jamari McDowell	16	4	2	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-3	1-2	—
Elmarko Jackson	16	2	0	1	0	0	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	—
Kohl Rosario	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	—
Jayden Dawson	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	—
Totals		68	28	11	5	2	9	27-61	4-18	10-13

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

CINKU

48.4%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 31-64, home 27-61.

44.3%

38.7%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 12-31, home 4-18.

22.2%

66.7%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 10-15, home 10-13.

76.9%

40

Rebounds

29

14

Offensive rebounds

9

16

Assists

11

10

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

10

8

Steals

5

1

Blocks

2

30

Points in the paint

34

6

Fast-break points

3

13

Fouls?Fewer is better.

12

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

CIN offensevsKU defense

CIN offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups (1 by a clear margin) · KU defense in 3 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

50.5%

#215

45.2%

Stronger#4

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.7%

#195Stronger

11.9%

#341

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

30.6%

#177

30.1%

slight#165

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

20.0%

#336

19.2%

Stronger#21

KU offensevsCIN defense

KU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · CIN defense in 4 (3 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

51.6%

#170

47.3%

Stronger#27

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

13.6%

#109

16.1%

slight#81

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

29.5%

#220

27.3%

Stronger#52

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

25.0%

#199

21.3%

Stronger#55

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

CINKU

+8.1 70thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions63rd +9.2

106.3 244thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions136th 111.0

98.2 11thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)33rd 101.9

68.8 141stPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)186th 68.1

Expected pace: about 68 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  CIN turnovers

  CIN offense 14.7% (195th) vs KU defense allowing 11.9% (341st)
  +146 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

TFSSMTWTFGame

CIN

UTAH

KU

5 days rest

TFSSMTWTFGame

KU

ISU

OKST

CIN

2 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

CIN · last 10

18-15 · 5 days rest

• Feb 15 vs UTAHW 69–65
• Feb 11 @ KSUW 91–62
• Feb 8 vs UCFW 92–72
• Feb 5 vs WVUL 54–59
• Jan 31 @ HOUL 54–76
• Jan 28 vs BAYW 67–57
• Jan 24 @ ASUL 68–82
• Jan 21 @ ARIZL 51–77
• Jan 17 vs ISUW 79–70
• Jan 14 vs COLOW 77–68

6-4 in these

KU · last 10

23-10 · 2 days rest

• Feb 18 @ OKSTW 81–69
• Feb 14 @ ISUL 56–74
• Feb 9 vs ARIZW 82–78
• Feb 7 vs UTAHW 71–59
• Feb 2 @ TTUW 64–61
• Jan 31 vs BYUW 90–82
• Jan 24 @ KSUW 86–62
• Jan 20 @ COLOW 75–69
• Jan 16 vs BAYW 80–62
• Jan 13 vs ISUW 84–63

9-1 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.