When Kansas took down No. 11 Louisville last Friday, despite a promising 90-82 exhibition scoreline and a breakout performance from five-star guard Darryn Peterson, which saw Peterson notch 26 points on his unofficial debut, there was one massive flaw that stuck out like a sore thumb. Kansas was outrebounded. Heavily.
On the day, Kansas allowed 21 offensive rebounds and 26 defensive rebounds. The Cardinals posted 13 second-chance points. And while Peterson’s breakout night was enough to push past the Louisville in the short term, those stats were a major slap in the face.
So, when Kansas was able to welcome Division-II side Fort Hays State to Allen Fieldhouse, skeptics of the team had eyes on the box score all night.