After surrendering a season-high 91 points in a 29-point loss to Texas Tech last Saturday in Lubbock, Kansas allowed 49 points — its second-lowest total of the 2018-19 campaign — in a 15-point victory over Kansas State on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.
The disparity on defense might be explained via Xs and Os — KU altered its ball-screen defense against the Wildcats. Or it could be rationalized by the simple difference between playing top-notch opponents at home versus the road.
KU’s defense has yielded an average of 65.3 points per game in eight Big 12 home games compared to 75.