The No. 11 Kansas Jayhawks are hours off of what could go down as a landmark win in their season after a narrow 64-61 win over the No. 13 Texas Tech Red Raiders, where guard Darryn Peterson’s last-minute heroics pushed the Jayhawks past a stifling Tech defense.
While a lot of the talk will deservedly go towards Peterson and his clutch shot-making, the Jayhawks have also been able to continue their six-game winning streak thanks to one consistent stat: their points in the paint.
Throughout each of the last six games that KU has won, the Jayhawks have been able to at least match their opponents in the paint, and if they are not keeping up with the opposition, (barring Kansas’ 75-69 win over Colorado), they are flying past them with a 208-142 margin, which included a 26-14 difference against the Red Raiders.